Sheldon van der Linde
Sheldon van der Linde (born 13 May 1999) is a South African motor racing driver, who currently drives for BMW Team RBM in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and BMW Motorsport works driver.
| Sheldon van der Linde | |
|---|---|
_FP2.jpg.webp) van der Linde in DTM 2019 | |
| Nationality |  South African |
| Born | 13 May 1999 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Related to | Etienne van der Linde (uncle) Kelvin van der Linde (brother) |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | BMW Team RBM |
| Car number | 31 |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2016 2015 2014 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship ADAC GT Masters TCR Benelux Audi Sport TT Cup Volkswagen Cup South Africa South Africa Polo Cup Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2014 | Volkswagen Cup South Africa South Africa Polo Cup Championship |
Career
van der Linde begun his motorsport career at the age of six, racing karts in his native South Africa. He would go on to win multiple national titles before making the transition to racing cars in 2014. In his first season of car racing, van der Linde won the South Africa Polo Cup Championship in dominant fashion. He would go on to win the Volkswagen Cup South Africa the following year.[1]
For 2016, van der Linde raced in the Audi Sport TT Cup, one of the support categories of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He would make an immediate impact, winning both races of the opening round at the Hockenheimring. Scoring multiple podiums, as well as two wins, secured van der Linde fourth in his debut season. Thereafter, he has competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, ADAC GT Masters, and both Blancpain GT Series'.
In January 2019, it was announced that van der Linde would be driving for BMW Team RBM in the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season; thereby making him the first South African driver to compete in the series.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | South Africa Polo Cup Championship | Ferodo Junior Racing Team | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 345 | 1st |
| 2015 | Volkswagen Cup South Africa | Signature Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
| 2016 | Audi Sport TT Cup | Audi Sport | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 231 | 4th |
| 2017 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | Comtoyou Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 16th |
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship - Junior | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 8th | ||
| ADAC GT Masters | Aust Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27th | |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 52nd | |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 2nd |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 22nd | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 10th | ||
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 21st | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22.5 | 10th | ||
| 2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RBM | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13th |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd | |
| 2020 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RBM | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 6th |
| ADAC GT Masters | Schubert Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | BMW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10th |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 14 |
ZOL 1 11 |
ZOL 2 5 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 9 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
ASS 1 10 |
ASS 2 15 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 7 |
LAU 1 16 |
LAU 2 11 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 16 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 13 |
13th | 42 |
| 2020 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 6 |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 15 |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 10 |
ASS 1 7 |
ASS 2 1 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 6 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 4 |
ZOL 1 6 |
ZOL 2 10 |
ZOL 1 13 |
ZOL 2 7 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 9 |
6th | 108 |
References
- "Sheldon van der Linde - BIOGRAPHY". Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- "BMW completes 2019 DTM roster with Sheldon van der Linde". 17 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
External links
- Sheldon van der Linde career summary at DriverDB.com