Richard Verschoor
Richard Verschoor (born 16 December 2000) is a Dutch racing driver. He is a former Red Bull Junior Team member, reigning SMP F4 and Spanish F4 champion, where he won both single-seater championships in his debut year[1] and is currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
| Richard Verschoor | |
|---|---|
 Verschoor behind the wheel of an F3 car in Austria | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 16 December 2000 Benschop, Netherlands |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Car number | 6 |
| Starts | 34 (34 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2017–18 2017–18 2017–18 2016 2016 2016 | GP3 Series Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC Toyota Racing Series SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2016 2016 | Macau Grand Prix F4 Spanish Championship SMP F4 Championship |
Verschoor became the first Dutch driver to win the Macau Grand Prix, winning at his first attempt in 2019.
Career
Karting
Verschoor started karting in 2011. He raced in several national karting series in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2013. In 2014, Verschoor moved to the European series where he won the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy.[2] He remained victorious in 2015, when he won German Karting Championship.[3] Also in 2015, he finished sixth and third in the World and European CIK-FIA KF Championship respectively.
Formula 4
Verschoor moved to single-seaters in 2016, joining the SMP F4 Championship. He won the opening race of the season at Sochi and after that became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[4] Following this, he had a series of ten consecutive wins and took the championship title with three races to spare.
Verschoor also contested the other Koiranen GP's series F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport, where he claimed his second title in dominant form.[5] He also had part-time campaigns in ADAC Formula 4 with Motopark[6] and Italian F4 with Bhaitech Engineering.
Formula Renault
In January 2017, it was announced Verschoor would continue his relationship with MP and step up to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 alongside new Red Bull Junior Neil Verhagen.[7] He had one podium in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and finished the season ninth.[8]
In December Verschoor was dropped from the Red Bull programme.[9] The same day it was also announced that he will switch to Josef Kaufmann Racing, the team which won the last two Eurocup driver titles with Lando Norris and Sacha Fenestraz.
GP3 Series
On 22 August 2018, Roberto Merhi left the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship. Dorian Boccolacci was promoted to replace him at MP Motorsport, leaving a vacancy in the GP3 seat. Verschoor entered the GP3 Series at the round 6 in Spa-Francorchamps.[10][11]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Verschoor was announced to continue his relationship with MP Motorsport in the newly formed FIA Formula 3 Championship.[12]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP F4 Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 339 | 1st |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 20 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 387 | 1st | ||
| V de V Challenge Monoplace | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15th | |
| Italian F4 Championship | Bhaitech Engineering | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 21st | |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 9th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 9th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 843 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 13th |
| Formula Renault NEC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| GP3 Series | MP Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15th | |
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 911 | 2nd | |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13th |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 69 | 9th |
* Season still in progress.
† As Verschoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA 17 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 8 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
SOC FEA 4 |
SOC SPR 3 |
YMC FEA 14 |
YMC SPR 7 |
15th | 30 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA 19 |
CAT SPR 19 |
LEC FEA 14 |
LEC SPR 4 |
RBR FEA 10 |
RBR SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 17 |
SIL SPR 21 |
HUN FEA 27† |
HUN SPR 17 |
SPA FEA 17 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
SOC FEA 10 |
SOC SPR 7 |
13th | 34 | ||
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | RBR FEA 8 |
RBR SPR 2 |
RBR‡ FEA 7 |
RBR SPR 4 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 9 |
SIL FEA 19 |
SIL SPR 18 |
CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 4 |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA 27 |
MNZ SPR 10 |
MUG FEA 12 |
MUG SPR 5 |
9th | 69 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
References
- Allen, Peter (4 September 2016). "Richard Verschoor takes SMP F4 title with another hat-trick". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "German Kart Championship 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- Allen, Peter (12 May 2016). "Red Bull snaps up Richard Verschoor to Junior Team". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Full line-up for MP Motorsport in the F4 Spanish Championship". F4Spain.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Red Bull Junior in ADAC Formula 4". 13 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- "Red Bull adds Ticktum, Verhagen to Junior Team for 2017". 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Waring, Bethonie (29 October 2017). "Sacha Fenestraz crowned Eurocup champion as Shwartzman wins again at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Dutch teen Verschoor to lose Red Bull junior status". Motorsport.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Dorian Boccolacci steps up to Formula 2 with MP Motorsport - Formula 2". www.fiaformula2.com. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- "Richard Verschoor graduates to GP3 with MP Motorsport – MP Motorsport". Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- Khorounzhiy, Valentin (10 March 2019). "Red Bull junior Lawson and Verschoor complete MP's FIA F3 line-up". Autosport.
External links
- Official website
- Richard Verschoor career summary at DriverDB.com
- Richard Verschoor profile on Red Bull Junior Team site
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Niko Kari |
SMP F4 Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Christian Lundgaard |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
F4 Spanish Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Christian Lundgaard |
| Preceded by Jehan Daruvala |
New Zealand Grand Prix Winner 2018 |
Succeeded by Liam Lawson |
| Preceded by Dan Ticktum |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 2019 |
Succeeded by Hon Chio Leong |