Rinus VeeKay

Rinus van Kalmthout (born 11 September 2000) is a Dutch racing driver, professionally known as Rinus VeeKay. He is the 2018 Champion of the Pro Mazda series, winning 7 of 16 races in his debut season. VeeKay currently drives the No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series.

Rinus van Kalmthout
Nationality Dutch
Born (2000-09-11) 11 September 2000
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
IndyCar Series career
13 races run over 1 year
Team(s)No. 21 (Ed Carpenter Racing)
First race2020 Genesys 300 (Texas)
Last race2020 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 1
Previous series
2019
2019
2018
2017
2016-17
2016
2009-2016
Indy Lights
F3 Asian Winter Series
Pro Mazda Championship
USF2000
MRF Challenge Formula 2000
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Karting
Championship titles
2019
2018
F3 Asian Winter Series
Pro Mazda Championship
Awards
2014
2020
KNAF Talent First
IndyCar Rookie of the Year

Career

Karting

Van Kalmthout started karting in 2009. The eight year old won races in the 4-stroke cadet championship with a DR chassis. He finished second in the championship.[1] During the 2009-2010 winter season Van Kalmthout won the 4-stroke cadet series. The following season the young driver graduated into the Briggs & Stratton World Formula 4-stroke class winning the Dutch and Benelux championships.[2][3] He also focused on the Rotax Max Minimax class winning the Dutch championship in 2012 and Junior championship in 2013.[4][5] Throughout 2014 and 2015 Van Kalmthout raced in various Rotax Max racing series. He finished second in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior class, behind Australian driver Pierce Lehane.[6]

Single seater

Introduced as Rinus VeeKay, Van Kalmthout signed with Carlin Benik to race in the American based USF2000. Van Kalmthout tested the Tatuus USF-17 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young Dutch driver ran constant top-ten times for the new driver, new team entry.[7] To further prepare for the 2017 season Van Kalmthout raced in the final two rounds of the French V de V Challenge Monoplace. In an MP Motorsport entered 2013 Tatuus Formula Renault 2.0 car Van Kalmthout scored five podium finishes in six races.[8]

After winning the Pro Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing, Van Kalmthout stepped up to the Indy Lights championship for 2019 again with Juncos Racing. [9]

In July 2019, it was announced Van Kalmthout would join the IndyCar test at Portland with Ed Carpenter Racing.[10] On 20 November, the team officially signed him as the replacement for Spencer Pigot.[11]

In his first IndyCar race in the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway he crashed in practice. He missed qualifying as the team couldn’t fix the car in time. In the race he crashed out on lap 38 and collected Alex Palou. At Iowa Speedway, confusion over a postponed restart led Colton Herta to launch over Van Kalmthout's car from the rear; both drivers were unharmed due to a new laminate aeroscreen introduced for 2020.[12] Van Kalmthout achieved his first top 5 finish in IndyCar at the IndyGP. He was confirmed for a return to ECR in 2021 on October 25, 2020.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace MP Motorsport 6 0 1 1 4 0 NC†
2016-17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 12 0 0 0 0 58 10th
2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship Pabst Racing Services 14 3 1 3 12 344 2nd
BOSS GP Series - Open Class Mansell Motorsport 6 2 1 1 5 116 2nd
2017-18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 16 3 2 7 11 245 3rd
2018 Pro Mazda Championship Juncos Racing 16 7 6 3 10 412 1st
BOSS GP Series - Open Class Mansell Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 22 5th
2019 Indy Lights Juncos Racing 18 6 7 6 14 465 2nd
F3 Asian Winter Series Dragon Hitech GP 9 4 2 4 8 184 1st
2020 IndyCar Series Ed Carpenter Racing 14 0 1 1 1 289 14th
2021 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 1 0 0 0 0 0 *

As van Kalmthout was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2017 Pabst Racing Services STP
3
STP
2
BAR
3
BAR
4
IMS
6
IMS
2
ROA
1
ROA
1
IOW
2
TOR
3
TOR
2
MDO
3
MDO
2
WGL
1
2nd 344

Pro Mazda Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2018 Juncos Racing STP
1
STP
1
BAR
5
BAR
4
IMS
3
IMS
14
LOR
4
ROA
5
ROA
5
TOR
1
TOR
1
MDO
1
MDO
1
GMP
1
POR
2
POR
2
1st 412

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2019 Juncos Racing STP
5
STP
1
COA
2
COA
4
IMS
3
IMS
1
INDY
3
RDA
7
RDA
1
TOR
3
TOR
9
MDO
3
MDO
3
GTW
2
POR
1
POR
2
LAG
1
LAG
1
2nd 465

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2020 Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara DW12 Chevrolet TXS
22
IMS
5
ROA
13
ROA
14
IOW
20
IOW
17
INDY
20
GTW
6
GTW
4
MDO
8
MDO
11
IMS
3
IMS
17
STP
15
14th 289

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2020 Dallara Chevrolet 4 20 Ed Carpenter Racing

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
10†
SEB
DET
WGL
ELK
LGA
PET
* *

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

References

  1. "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - Cadet 160 2010 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "Benelux 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge - Minimax 2012 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. "Dutch Championship Rotax Max Junior 2013 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. "Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior 2015 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. "2016 CHAMPIONSHIP CHRIS GRIFFIS MEMORIAL TEST RESULTS". USF2000. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  8. "V de V Challenge Monoplace 2016 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. "VeeKay confirmed with Juncos Racing for 2019 Indy Lights season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. Malsher, David (19 July 2019). "Indy Lights ace VeeKay to test for Carpenter next month". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  11. "Indy Lights runner-up VeeKay gets full 2020 Carpenter IndyCar drive". Autosport. Motorsport Network. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. Pruett, Marshall (17 July 2020). "IndyCar's aeroscreen passes its first real test at Iowa". Racer. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  13. "ECR confirms VeeKay return". Racer. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Victor Franzoni
Pro Mazda Championship
Champion

2018
Succeeded by
Kyle Kirkwood
(Indy Pro 2000 Championship)
Preceded by
Inaugural
F3 Asian Winter Series
Champion

2019
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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