Dennis Alphons Ronald van de Laar (born 3 February 1994) is a Dutch former racing driver.
Having started racing cars in the Formido Swift Cup, where one race win helped him to third in the championship, van de Laar moved into the Formula Renault Northern European Cup in 2011 with Van Amersfoort Racing. With a best race result of sixth at Most, the Dutchman ended up seventh in the standings. The following year yielded a step-up to Formula Three, as van de Laar moved to the German F3 series. Remaining with Van Amersfoort, he finished ninth overall and scored a lone podium at his home track in Zandvoort. During the same year, van de Laar also made his debut in the Formula 3 Euro Series, as well as competing in the Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix events.
Van de Laar undertook his final career step in 2013, driving for VAR in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In a competitive field, van de Laar took a total of six top-ten finishes and was classified 20th overall. He once again took part in the Masters of F3 and Macau races, finishing 11th and 18th respectively.
After taking a win and three further podium in the Florida Winter Series at the start of 2014, van de Laar returned to European F3, this time with the title-defending Prema Powerteam. Even though his results improved to 14th in the table, the Dutch driver was outclassed by his teammates, who finished the season first, fifth, and tenth respectively. Following the season, van de Laar retired from racing.
Since April 2021, van de Laar has been a shareholder in Returnista, a Dutch logistics company headquartered in Amsterdam.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2010 Formido Swift Cup Wijzonol Bleekemolen Racing1411051603rd 2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Van Amersfoort Racing40000036th Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup2000001867th Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship600004216th FIA GT3 European Championship Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing20000054thDutch Race Drivers Organisations - Diesel class??????1st 2012 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing2400011109th Formula 3 Euro Series300000NC† Macau Grand Prix10000N/A24th Masters of Formula 3 Carlin Motorsport10000N/A13th 2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing3000002220th Masters of Formula 310000N/A11th Rolex Sports Car Series - GT The Racer's Group100001662nd Macau Grand Prix Mücke Motorsport10000N/A18th 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam3200003814th Porsche Supercup McGregor powered by Attempto Racing20000126th Florida Winter Series Ferrari Driver Academy121024N/A4th Zandvoort Masters Double R Racing10000N/A8th † As van de Laar was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2011 Van Amersfoort RacingALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2SIL1SIL2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 36th 0
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2011 Van Amersfoort RacingHOC1HOC2HOC3SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2ASS1ASS2ASS3OSC1OSC2ZAN1ZAN2MST1MST2MST3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 7th 186
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points 2013 Van Amersfoort Racing Volkswagen MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NOR1 NOR2 NOR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 20th 22 2014 Prema Powerteam MercedesSIL1SIL2SIL3HOC1HOC2HOC3PAU1PAU2PAU3HUN1HUN2HUN3SPA1SPA2SPA3NOR1NOR2NOR3MSC1MSC2MSC3RBR1RBR2RBR3NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3IMO1IMO2IMO3HOC1HOC2HOC3 14th 38
References
External links