Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996) is a South African racing driver currently competing as a substitute driver in Formula E with ABT Team. He made his GT Masters debut in 2014, also winning the championship that year, a feat he repeated in 2019. He won the 2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
Born and raised in South Africa, Kelvin van der Linde started his racing career in Karting at the age of 8 in 2005.
In 2011, he became the youngest ever driver to compete in a National South African Circuit event at age 14 and then went on to become South Africa’s youngest ever National Champion at the age of 16 years and 128 days the following year.
2013 was a breakthrough year when he won his first International Championship. At the age of 17, Van Der Linde became the youngest ever winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and earned his place as a Volkswagen supported Junior driver for the 2014 season. Leading on from the previous year’s success, he wrapped up back to back European titles when he became the youngest ever ADAC GT Masters Champion at age 18 driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.
In 2015, Van Der Linde was promoted to the role of Audi factory driver, winning some of the world’s most prestigious events in the years that followed, including the 2017 Nürburgring 24H and Suzuka 10H.
2021
In 2021, Van Der Linde competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Abt Sportsline. He won four races and finished third in the drivers' championship. Going into the final round of the season, he was fighting for the drivers' championship title with Liam Lawson and Maximilian Götz.
During both of the final races of the Championship at the Norisring, Van Der Linde had similar incidents with Lawson. In the first race, Van Der Linde dived down the inside of Liam, with Liam finished in 3rd. In the second race the consequences were much more serious; Lawson's car was damaged in a first-lap collision with Van Der Linde, who again dived down the inside of Lawson, taking Lawson out of contention for the title as he finished 18th. Van Der Linde was then given a five-second time penalty as a result. Towards the end of the race, Van Der Linde suffered a puncture in a battle with Götz and lost his chances to win the title, which eventually went to Götz after Mercedes issued team orders to the cars ahead of the latter to guarantee he finished 1st.[1]
The move was widely condemned, with some believing Van Der Linde did it deliberately. Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko called for him to be banned, [2] and Lawson himself did not hold back his anger after the race, stating Kelvin was an 'idiot' and the 'dirtiest guy I'd ever raced against.'[3] Van der Linde would later apologize.[4]
2022
Days before the final round of the 2021 DTM season, Abt Sportsline confirmed him as their driver for the 2022 season.[5]
^Thukral, Rachit; Haidinger, Sven (11 October 2021). "Lawson hits out at "idiot" van der Linde after losing DTM title". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^Media, TEAMTalk. "Red Bull's Marko calls for SA DTM driver Kelvin Van der Linde to be banned". Wheels. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^Crebolder, Finley (11 October 2021). "Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson rages over lost DTM title". PlanetF1. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^"Kelvin van der Linde apologises for taking out Liam Lawson in DTM finale". VelocityNews. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
^"Kelvin van der Linde also in DTM with ABT Sportsline in 2022". ABT Sportsline GmbH. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^"Van Der Linde To Step In For Frijns At ABT CUPRA". FIA Formula E. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
External links
Kelvin van der Linde career summary at DriverDB.com
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Kelvin van der Linde born 20 June 1996 is a South African racing driver currently competing as a substitute driver in Formula E with ABT Team He made his GT Masters debut in 2014 also winning the championship that year a feat he repeated in 2019 He won the 2017 24 Hours of Nurburgring Kelvin van der LindeVan Der Linde in the 222 car racing at the 2020 Bathurst 12 HourNationalitySouth AfricanBorn 1996 06 20 20 June 1996 age 26 Johannesburg South AfricaRelated toEtienne van der Linde uncle Sheldon van der Linde brother Formula E careerDebut season2022 23Current teamABT CUPRA Formula E TeamCar numberTBAStarts0Wins0Poles0Fastest laps0Best finishTBD in 2022 23Previous series2015201420132011 20122006 2010TCR International SeriesBlancpain Sprint SeriesVolkswagen Scirocco R CupVolkswagen Cup South AfricaKartingChampionship titles2014 201920132011 20122008 2010ADAC GT MastersVolkswagen Scirocco R CupVolkswagen Cup South AfricaSouth African Karting Championship Contents 1 Racing career 1 1 2021 1 2 2022 1 3 2023 2 Racing record 2 1 Career summary 2 2 Complete ADAC GT Masters results 2 3 Complete TCR International Series results 2 4 Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results 2 5 Complete Asian Le Mans Series results 2 6 Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results 2 7 Complete Formula E results 3 References 4 External linksRacing career EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Van Der Linde placed fourth in the 2017 Australian GT Championship driving an Audi R8 LMS Born and raised in South Africa Kelvin van der Linde started his racing career in Karting at the age of 8 in 2005 In 2011 he became the youngest ever driver to compete in a National South African Circuit event at age 14 and then went on to become South Africa s youngest ever National Champion at the age of 16 years and 128 days the following year 2013 was a breakthrough year when he won his first International Championship At the age of 17 Van Der Linde became the youngest ever winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup and earned his place as a Volkswagen supported Junior driver for the 2014 season Leading on from the previous year s success he wrapped up back to back European titles when he became the youngest ever ADAC GT Masters Champion at age 18 driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra In 2015 Van Der Linde was promoted to the role of Audi factory driver winning some of the world s most prestigious events in the years that followed including the 2017 Nurburgring 24H and Suzuka 10H 2021 Edit In 2021 Van Der Linde competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Abt Sportsline He won four races and finished third in the drivers championship Going into the final round of the season he was fighting for the drivers championship title with Liam Lawson and Maximilian Gotz During both of the final races of the Championship at the Norisring Van Der Linde had similar incidents with Lawson In the first race Van Der Linde dived down the inside of Liam with Liam finished in 3rd In the second race the consequences were much more serious Lawson s car was damaged in a first lap collision with Van Der Linde who again dived down the inside of Lawson taking Lawson out of contention for the title as he finished 18th Van Der Linde was then given a five second time penalty as a result Towards the end of the race Van Der Linde suffered a puncture in a battle with Gotz and lost his chances to win the title which eventually went to Gotz after Mercedes issued team orders to the cars ahead of the latter to guarantee he finished 1st 1 The move was widely condemned with some believing Van Der Linde did it deliberately Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko called for him to be banned 2 and Lawson himself did not hold back his anger after the race stating Kelvin was an idiot and the dirtiest guy I d ever raced against 3 Van der Linde would later apologize 4 2022 Edit Days before the final round of the 2021 DTM season Abt Sportsline confirmed him as their driver for the 2022 season 5 2023 Edit After Robin Frijns sustained a hand injury at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix Van Der Linde was called upon to replace him at ABT Cupra for the next two rounds at Diriyah 6 Racing record EditCareer summary Edit Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F Laps Podiums Points Position2011 Engen Volkswagen Cup Ferodo Racing 10 0 0 0 1 3rdVolkswagen Challenge South Africa Ferodo Racing 16 12 16 15 12 152 1stAutoquip2012 Volkswagen Cup South Africa 20 7 15 429 1st2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R Cup 9 5 2 4 6 348 1st2014 ADAC GT Masters Prosperia C Abt Racing 16 3 4 0 9 214 1stBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Prosperia Abt Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2015 ADAC GT Masters C Abt Racing 16 1 0 0 3 81 14thTCR International Series Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 0 0 0 0 13 21stBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2016 ADAC GT Masters Car Collection Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 1 54th24 Hours of Nurburgring SP6 Prosport Performance GmbH 1 0 0 0 0 N A NC2017 ADAC GT Masters Aust Motorsport 14 1 0 0 2 107 5thAustralian GT Championship JAMEC PEM Racing 12 2 0 0 5 516 4thIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Magnus 2 1 0 0 1 27 5thAudi Sport Team ISR24 Hours of Nurburgring SP9 Audi Sport Team Land 1 1 0 0 0 N A 1stBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team ISR 4 0 0 0 0 5 33rd2018 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 14 2 0 0 6 136 2ndIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team MPC 3 1 2 1 2 40 6thAudi Sport Team Absolute RacingAudi Sport Team LandBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 1 36 8thMontaplast by Land MotorsportBlancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Attempto Racing 10 1 0 1 3 65 3rdWeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Montaplast by Land Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 24 53rdStock Car Brasil Blau Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nurburgring SP9 Audi Sport Team Land 1 0 0 0 0 N A 6th2019 ADAC GT Masters HCB Rutronik Racing 14 3 3 1 7 205 1stIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Valvoline 4 1 0 0 1 32 13thAudi Sport Team LandAudi Sport Team WRTBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 4 0 0 0 0 10 24th24 Hours of Daytona GTD Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar 1 0 0 0 1 30 3rd24 Hours of Nurburgring SP9 Pro Audi Sport Team Land 1 0 0 0 0 N A NCFIA GT World Cup Audi Sport Team Rutronik 1 0 0 0 0 N A 10th2019 20 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Test driver2020 ADAC GT Masters Rutronik Racing 13 1 0 0 4 160 4thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 0 0 1 52 4thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 1 0 1 2 66 4th24 Hours of Nurburgring SP9 Audi Sport Team Land 1 0 0 0 0 N A 6thIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Valvoline 1 0 0 1 0 4 19thAudi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 02021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 4 5 2 5 208 3rdAsian Le Mans Series LMP2 Phoenix Racing 2 0 0 0 1 27 9thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT 3 0 0 0 2 56 5thGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 4 0 0 0 1 9 5 22nd24H GT Series GT3 Pro 1 0 0 0 1 26 NCIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 1 33 7thAudi Sport Team Sainteloc Racing 1 0 0 0 124 Hours of Nurburgring SP9 Pro Audi Sport Team Land 1 0 0 0 0 N A DNF2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 0 1 1 1 90 9thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 1 2 0 1 27 17thIntercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team ValvolineAudi Sport Team WRTAudi Sport Team Tresor2022 23 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team As Van Der Linde was a guest driver he was ineligible for points Season still in progress Complete ADAC GT Masters results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points2014 Prosperia C Abt Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra OSC12 OSC21 ZAN13 ZAN22 LAU17 LAU22 RBR110 RBR22 SLO16 SLO210 NUR16 NUR22 SAC11 SAC21 HOC110 HOC26 1st 2142015 C Abt Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra OSC117 OSC26 RBR110 RBR217 SPA1Ret SPA211 LAU1Ret LAU212 NUR13 NUR2Ret SAC1Ret SAC21 ZAN1Ret ZAN27 HOC13 HOC27 14th 812016 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC127 OSC210 SAC124 SAC220 LAU129 LAU2Ret RBR1Ret RBR216 NUR112 NUR224 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 54th 12017 Aust Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC14 OSC29 LAU16 LAU27 RBR19 RBR221 ZAN12 ZAN2Ret NUR16 NUR21 SAC14 SAC26 HOC17 HOC220 5th 1072018 Montaplast by Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC12 OSC2Ret MST19 MST28 RBR15 RBR213 NUR1Ret NUR210 ZAN12 ZAN211 SAC11 SAC22 HOC13 HOC21 2nd 1362019 HCB Rutronik Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC12 OSC24 MST11 MST24 RBR14 RBR23 ZAN117 ZAN29 NUR13 NUR22 HOC19 HOC21 SAC119 SAC21 1st 205Complete TCR International Series results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points2015 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Audi TT Cup SEP1 SEP2 SHA1 SHA2 VAL1 VAL2 ALG14 ALG212 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 SOC1 SOC2 RBR1 RBR2 MRN1 MRN2 CHA1 CHA2 MAC1 MAC2 21st 13 Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90 of the race distance Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Edit Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 2018 Jamec Pem Racing Garth Tander Frederic Vervisch Audi R8 LMS APP 241 27th 7th2019 Audi Sport Team Valvoline Garth Tander Frederic Vervisch Audi R8 LMS APP 181 DNF DNFComplete Asian Le Mans Series results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Co Drivers Car Engine Class No 1 2 3 4 Pos Points2021 Phoenix Racing Matthias Kaiser Nicki Thiim Simon Trummer Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 P2 5 DUB13 DUB23 ABU14 ABU23 4th 57Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points2021 Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo MNZ14 MNZ21 LAU14 LAU23 ZOL11 ZOL28 NUR11 NUR2Ret RBR15 RBR26 ASS112 ASS24 HOC11 HOC210 NOR14 NOR217 3rd 2082022 Team Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG14 ALG26 LAU1Ret LAU220 IMO15 IMO213 NOR1Ret NOR2Ret NUR12 NUR24 SPA15 SPA214 RBR18 RBR2Ret HOC112 HOC25 9th 90Complete Formula E results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points2022 23 ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Formula E Gen3 Mahindra M9Electro MEX DRH DRH HYD CAP SAP BER BER MCO JAK JAK POR RME RME LDN LDN 0 Season still in progress References Edit Thukral Rachit Haidinger Sven 11 October 2021 Lawson hits out at idiot van der Linde after losing DTM title Motorsport com Retrieved 13 October 2021 Media TEAMTalk Red Bull s Marko calls for SA DTM driver Kelvin Van der Linde to be banned Wheels Retrieved 4 September 2022 Crebolder Finley 11 October 2021 Red Bull junior driver Liam Lawson rages over lost DTM title PlanetF1 Retrieved 4 September 2022 Kelvin van der Linde apologises for taking out Liam Lawson in DTM finale VelocityNews 14 October 2021 Retrieved 4 September 2022 Kelvin van der Linde also in DTM with ABT Sportsline in 2022 ABT Sportsline GmbH 7 October 2021 Retrieved 5 January 2022 Van Der Linde To Step In For Frijns At ABT CUPRA FIA Formula E 18 January 2023 Retrieved 19 January 2023 External links EditKelvin van der Linde career summary at DriverDB com Official websiteSporting positionsPreceded byDiego AlessiDaniel Keilwitz ADAC GT MastersChampion2015 With Rene Rast Succeeded bySebastian AschLuca LudwigPreceded byMathieu JaminetRobert Renauer ADAC GT MastersChampion2019 With Patric Niederhauser Succeeded byMichael AmmermullerChristian Engelhart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelvin van der Linde amp oldid 1134783329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
