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Robert de Haan
Robert de Haan (born 22 June 2006) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup with Lechner Racing and Team 75 Bernhard. He made his racing debut in the 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship after winning the Ginetta Junior Scholarship,[1] and he also won the 2021 FEED Racing France Shootout.[2] CareerKartingIn 2018 De Haan became Junior champion at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.[3] In 2019 he won the German Junior Kart Championship.[2] Ginetta Junior ChampionshipIn December 2020 De Haan won the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, following a test in the Ginetta G40 at Blyton Park, to compete in the full 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship.[4] He contested the season with Richardson Racing, taking three overall wins throughout the season. He finished the season fourth in the drivers' championship and as the highest place rookie.[5] Formula 4In 2021 De Haan also won the FEED Racing shootout, which utilizes the Mygale M14-F4 car and is organised by Jacques Villeneuve and Patrick Lemarié.[2][6][7] At the end of the year De Haan joined Van Amersfoort Racing to contest the season finales of the Italian F4 Championship and ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[5] In the latter he even took a rookie win in the second race at the Nürburgring.[7][8] In 2022 De Haan joined Pinnacle Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship from the third round onwards.[3][9] He then joined Monlau Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship.[8] He finished the season in tenth and took a single podium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Porsche competitionIn 2023 De Haan rejoined Richardson Racing to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux.[10] Ahead of the main season he already won the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe with the team. In the Porsche Carrera Cup GB he took three wins, becoming the youngest overall race winner in the history of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and finished sixth in the championship.[11] In the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux he became the overall and rookie champion.[12][13][14] He also joined Richardson Racing as guest driver in the Silverstone race of the Porsche Supercup, in which he claimed second place.[15][16][17] De Haan also joined HRT Performance to compete in the Zandvoort round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, in which he took a podium.[18] In 2024 he made the step up to a full time seat with BWT Lechner Racing in the Porsche Supercup alongside duties in Carrera Cup Deutschland with Team 75 Bernhard. Many victories, poles and podiums were seen over the year. De Haan provided some great one on one duels throughout the year and clearly got to many of the more experienced drivers in both series. Some of these standout moments were his battle with Ghiretti in Monaco for Rd.2 of the Supercup. His high heat battle with Larry Ten Voorde in the Nurburgring in the closing stages of the race post FCY intervention was one for the books. It is clear De Haan has great potential for 2025 and many are already backing him as favourite for both PCCD and PMSC titles. Karting recordKarting career summary
Racing recordRacing career summary
* Season still in progress. Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
*Season still in progress. Complete Porsche Supercup results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
†As de Haan was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. References
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