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🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor
Racing driver from Belgium. IMSA WeatherTech, BMW M Team WRT. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Dries Vanthoor
Born
20 April 1998(b. 1998)
Nationality
Belgium
Current team
BMW M Team WRT
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Active
Championships
12021
Career wins
30
Career podiums
68
Career starts
168
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
5,856
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,856Rank 343 of 40,349 indexed, +338 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Dries Vanthoor is a racing driver from Belgium who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for BMW M Team WRT. Vanthoor is a one-time champion (2021), with 30 wins and 68 podiums from 168 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,856 ranks Vanthoor 343th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-10-03 | Road Atlanta GTP | P2 | +109 |
| 2026-09-27 | Fuji HYPERCAR | P7 | +28 |
| 2026-09-20 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC GTP | P1 | +140 |
| 2026-09-06 | Circuit of the Americas HYPERCAR | P8 | +20 |
| 2026-08-02 | Road America GTP | P11 | −167 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +165 | LE MANS 2017 | WEC | P1 |
| +152 | SAO PAULO 2026 | WEC | P1 |
| +140 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +136 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 2026 | WEC | P2 |
| +135 | Fuji 2024 | WEC | P2 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Misano12 starts+41
Brands Hatch9 starts+23
Magny-Cours6 starts+21
Dubai Autodrome6 starts+18
Struggles
LE MANS7 starts-63
Nürburgring4 starts-22
Daytona International Speedway4 starts-17
Red Bull Ring4 starts-14
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | BMW M Team WRT | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +88 | 5,856 |
| ▸WEC | BMW M Team WRT | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +217 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Paradine Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −40 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +72 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | BMW M Team RLL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −6 | 5,518 |
| ▸WEC | BMW M Team WRT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −592 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +22 | ||
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P2 | +476 | 6,093 |
| ▸WEC | BMW M Team WRT | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −167 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ROWE RACING | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +22 | ||
| ▸Bathurst 12 Hour | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −207 | ||
| ▸British GT Championship | Century Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −139 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge America | Team WRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +116 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | BMW M Team RLL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −121 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −212 | ||
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P3 | +264 | 6,326 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ROWE RACING | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +104 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Team WRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +43 | ||
| ▸DTM | Schubert Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −10 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +57 | ||
| ▸WEC | Racing Team Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −201 | ||
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 13 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +446 | 6,068 |
| ▸ADAC GT Masters | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −178 | ||
| ▸WEC | WRT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +80 | ||
| ▸24H Series | MS7 by WRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P6 | +74 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +83 | ||
| 2021 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 13 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P1 | +569 | 5,563 |
| ▸ADAC GT Masters | Team WRT | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | −503 | ||
| ▸24H Series | WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +33 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −203 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | AUDI SPORT TEAM PHOENIX Audi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | +12 | ||
| ▸WEC | Hub Auto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −127 | ||
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +548 | 6,000 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Audi Sport Team Audi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −226 | ||
| ▸24H Series | MS7 by WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +49 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | WRT Speedstar Audi Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +80 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Audi Sport Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +60 | ||
| 2019 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −36 | 5,636 |
| ▸24H Series | MS7 by WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +78 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Montaplast by Land Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −177 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +123 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Audi Sport Team Land | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | −19 | ||
| 2018 | ▸24H Series | MS7 by WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −27 | 5,524 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | AUDI SPORT TEAM WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | ↑121+53 | ||
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | ↑650+110 | 5,303 |
| ▸WEC | JMW Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +165 | ||
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Bonk Motorsport KG BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −76 | 4,396 |
| 2015 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +2,881 | 4,231 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Vanthoor finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,978 | 97 | 65 | 32 | 67% |
| 🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum | 5,674 | 92 | 46 | 46 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Jules GounonFIA Platinum | 5,612 | 90 | 54 | 36 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,319 | 80 | 39 | 41 | 49% |
| 🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,406 | 80 | 56 | 24 | 70% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,617 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 51% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher MiesFIA Platinum | 5,020 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 62% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,119 | 64 | 37 | 27 | 58% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,197 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 71% |
| 🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold | 5,177 | 63 | 52 | 11 | 83% |
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,754 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 7,220 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Pascal WehrleinFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,966 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | 🇬🇧 Alan Brown | Formula 1 | 5,870 |
| 334 | 🇦🇺 Alan Jones | Formula 1 | 5,869 |
| 335 | 🇮🇹 Vincenzo Sospiri | IndyCar | 5,869 |
| 336 | 🇦🇷 Carlos Menditeguy | Formula 1 | 5,868 |
| 337 | 🇦🇹 Rene Rast | WEC | 5,868 |
| 338 | 🇦🇷 Onofre Marimón | Formula 1 | 5,866 |
| 339 | 🇺🇸 Carroll Shelby | Formula 1 | 5,861 |
| 340 | 🇫🇷 Olivier Panis | FIA GT Championship | 5,859 |
| 341 | 🇯🇵 Bertrand Baguette | Super GT | 5,857 |
| 342 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Streiff | Formula 1 | 5,857 |
| 343 | 🇧🇪 Dries Vanthoor | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,856 |
| 344 | 🇦🇷 Ricardo Zunino | Formula 1 | 5,855 |
| 345 | 🇬🇧 Chris Irwin | Formula 1 | 5,854 |
| 346 | 🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli | Formula 1 | 5,852 |
| 349 | 🇫🇷 Érik Comas | Formula 1 | 5,852 |
| 347 | 🇯🇵 Kazuki Hiramine | Super GT | 5,852 |
| 348 | 🇳🇱 Larry ten Voorde | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,852 |
| 350 | 🇬🇧 Gary Paffett | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,849 |
| 351 | 🇨🇦 Lance Stroll | Formula 1 | 5,847 |
| 352 | 🇪🇪 Juri Vips | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,845 |
| 353 | 🇬🇧 Emil Bernstorff | GP2 Series | 5,844 |
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