Thomas ten Brinke (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch former racing driver who last competed in the 2021 Formula Regional Championship with ART Grand Prix. He previously finished third in the Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.
Career
Karting Ten Brinke was inspired by his father Bernhard ten Brinke's ventures in rallying, and started karting competitively in 2018. He was champion in the 2018 German Junior Kart Championship in OKJ. In 2019, also in the OKJ class, he finished third in the FIA Karting European Championship and won the FIA Karting World Championship. In addition, he finished second in the WSK Euro Series and third in the WSK Champions Cup. In 2020, he moved to OK class, but did not compete in the final round of the FIA Karting European Championship and finished thirteenth.
Lower formulae In 2020, ten Brinke made his single seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. He received coaching from former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde. Despite not competing in the first two rounds, ten Brinke finished the season third in the standings with 187 points. He took four podiums in his first five races, and took his maiden win at the final race of the season.
Formula Regional European Championship On 20 January 2021, ten Brinke was announced as an ART Grand Prix driver for the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship. He had to withdraw from the first weekend at Imola after he tested positive for COVID-19. He scored points in five of the eight races he entered. However, following his home race at Zandvoort, he made the decision to retire from racing with immediate effect, citing too much pressure to perform and a lack of enjoyment as his reasons.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2018CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport10thCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ24thGerman Karting Championship — Junior1stWSK Final Cup — OKJ10th2019Italian Championship — OKJ2ndWSK Open Cup — OKRicky Flynn Motorsport10thGerman Karting Championship — Senior22ndCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ3rdCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ1stWSK Euro Series — OKJ2ndWSK Champions Cup — OKJ3rdWSK Super Master Series — OKJ4thSouth Garda Winter Cup — OKJ30th2020WSK Euro Series — OK27thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKRicky Flynn Motorsport13thSouth Garda Winter Cup — OK16thWSK Super Master Series — OK9thWSK Champions Cup — OK14th
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2020 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 15 1 1 4 9 187 3rd 2021 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 8 0 0 0 0 28 17th
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2020 MP Motorsport NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 JAR1 JAR2 JAR3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 3rd 187
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2021 ART Grand Prix IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 17th 28
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