Racing Team Nederland

Racing Team Nederland is a Dutch endurance racing team founded by F1 driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers and businessman Frits van Eerd.[1][2]

Racing Team Nederland

Founded	2016
Current series	FIA World Endurance Championship
Former series	European Le Mans Series
Noted drivers	Frits van Eerd Jan Lammers Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries Job van Uitert Rubens Barrichello

History

Frits van Eerd was with his company (Jumbo Supermarket) one of the sponsors of Racing for Holland, owned by Lammers from 2001 onwards. [3] During this sponsorship Frits and Jan have said: "... and since then we said it would be nice to do one day Le Mans together.".

The main sponsor for the team is the Dutch orientated supermarket concern Jumbo of which Frits is one of the owners. The colours of the team are mainly influenced by the Jumbo colours, which have been influenced by the early years (1985-1992) of the Minardi F1 Team.[4][5]

2017

The team started in the 2017 European Le Mans Series with a Dallara P217 ending the season on 11th place in LMP2 with 12.5 points.[1] During the Le Mans race that year the third driver was former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello. Jan and Rubens know each other from when Rubens tested a Formula Opel Lotus from Jan years ago. [6][7] In 2017 they have finished Le Mans 13th overall (11th in class).[8]

2018

Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217 with de Nyck Vries driving at 6 Hours of Silverstone 2018

One season later the team made the step to the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship.[9][10]

For the WEC Superseason Racing Team Nederland has added ex-Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde as their new driver.[11] After the 2018 race of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jan Lammers has stepped down as an active driver for Racing Team Nederland. Formula 2 driver Nyck de Vries has taken over the seat from Lammers for the rest of the season.[12]

In the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans they have finished 7th in class and 11th overall.[13]

2019

Racing Team Nederland Oreca 07 at WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone 2019

In 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans they have finished 15th in class and 26th overall.[14][15][16] They finished the 2018-2019 WEC season in 6th place.[17]

They entered the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship with a new team and a new car. They were operated by TDS Racing and entered an Oreca 07.[18][19][20] They finished 3rd in the 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone in the first race with their new car, which was their first podium.[21][22] They continued their good form in the next race with their first victory, in the 2019 6 Hours of Fuji, in what was described as 'LMP2 thriller' by media.[23]

Results

European Le Mans Series

Year	Class	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Pts
2017	LMP2	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Jan Lammers	SIL 11	MNZ 10	RBR 7	LEC 12	SPA 11	ALG 8	17th	12.5

FIA World Endurance Championship

Year	Class	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2018–19	LMP2	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Jan Lammers Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries	SPA 7	LMS 5	SIL 5	FUJ 7	SHA 5	SEB 5	SPA 6	LMS 6	6th	85
2019–20	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert Nyck de Vries	SIL 3	FUJ 1	SHA 5	BAH 5	COA 5				4th*	76*

*Season in progress

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Class	Chassis	Engine	Drivers	Pos	Class Pos
2017	LMP2	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Jan Lammers Rubens Barrichello	13	11
2018	LMP2	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Jan Lammers Giedo van der Garde	11	7
2019	LMP2	Dallara P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 V8	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries	26	15

References

1. "Racing Team Nederland Dallara Breaks Cover – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
2. [email protected] (30 January 2017). "Racing Team Nederland testing at Paul Ricard this week". Endurance info. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
3. European Le Mans Series Official, Meeting with Jan Lammers, retrieved 7 January 2019
4. Nederland, Racing Team (30 December 2018). "Minardi, de inspiratie voor ons logo, kleuren en livery. Minardi, the inspiration of our logo, colours and livery. Grazie Giancarlo!pic.twitter.com/XN3alUkwa3". @RacingTeamNL. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
5. "Jan Lammers On The Past Present & The Future – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
6. "Racing Team Nederland". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
7. 24 Heures du Mans, 24 Heures du Mans 2017 - Le rêve de Rubens Barrichello, retrieved 7 January 2019
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10. Dagys, John. "Racing Team Nederland Steps Up to WEC – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
11. "Van der Garde lands WEC LMP2 drive". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
12. "De Vries joins Racing Team Nederland WEC squad". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
13. "FIA WEC 86º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Final Classification by Class" (PDF). alkamelsystems.com. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
14. "24 Hours of Le Mans – Racing Team Nederland (LMP2)". lemans.org.
15. "The 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans for Racing Team Nederland (LMP2)". lemans.org.
16. "FIA WEC 87º Edition des 24 Heures du Mans Race Final Classification by Class" (PDF). alkamelsystems.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
17. "2018-2019 LMP2 FIA World Endurance Teams Trophy Round 8 Le Mans After Race" (PDF). alkamelsystems.com. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
18. "Racing Team Nederland Confirm Switch To Oreca With TDS For 2019/20 WEC – dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com.
19. Lloyd, Daniel. "Racing Team Nederland Switches to Oreca for 2019-20 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com.
20. Kilbey, Stephen (30 August 2019). "4H Silverstone Preview: Part 1, LMP2". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
21. "FIA WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification by Class" (PDF). alkamelsystems.com. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
22. Weller, Adam. "Toyota Finishes 1-2 In Thrilling Season Opener". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
23. Kilbey, Stephen. "#8 Toyota Dominates At Fuji". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 6 October 2019.