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🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der Garde

Racing driver from Netherlands. IMSA WeatherTech, TDS Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Giedo Van Der Garde
Born
25 April 1985(b. 1985)
Nationality
Netherlands
Current team
TDS Racing
Series
IMSA WeatherTech
Status
Retired
Championships
12008
Career wins
13
Career podiums
44
Career starts
206
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
5,286
Giedo Van Der Garde
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,286
Rank 809 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Giedo Van Der Garde is a racing driver from Netherlands who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for TDS Racing. Van Der Garde is a one-time champion (2008), with 13 wins and 44 podiums from 206 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,286 ranks Van Der Garde 809th of 38,983 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2023-10-14Road Atlanta LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP2+85
2023-09-17Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP5−82
2023-08-06Road America LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP2+71
2023-07-09AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA LMP2WECP4+55
2023-06-25Watkins Glen International LMP2IMSA WeatherTechP4+14
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+161AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE 2023WECP1
+155FUJI SPEEDWAY 2019WECP1
+150Hungaroring 2009GP2 SeriesP1
+127Monza 2009GP2 SeriesP1
+124Spa-Francorchamps 2009GP2 SeriesP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Zandvoort5 starts+40
Monaco9 starts+19
Hungaroring13 starts+16
Lausitzring4 starts+8
Struggles
Monza9 starts-23
LE MANS6 starts-17
Spa-Francorchamps11 starts-12
Silverstone9 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023▸IMSA WeatherTechTDS Racing702000P4−645,286
▸WECUnited Autosports311000P12+147
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechRacing Team Nederland303000P16+1825,203
2021▸WECRacing Team Nederland500000P10+295,021
▸European Le Mans SeriesRacing Team Nederland100000P24−74
▸IMSA WeatherTechRacing Team Nederland100000P17−117
2020▸WECRacing Team Nederland402000—+534,952
2019▸WECRacing Team Nederland712000P7−105,126
2018▸WECRacing Team Nederland500000P7−4334,964
2016▸WECExtreme Speed Motorsports400100P18−1525,574
2013▸Formula 1Caterham1900300P19↑284−6745,726
2012▸GP2 SeriesGreaves Motorsport2226040P6−536,116
2011▸GP2 SeriesBarwa Addax Team1405020P5+176,169
2010▸GP2 SeriesBarwa Addax Team1704000P5+36,152
2009▸GP2 SeriesiSport International1533000P5+2456,149
2008▸Formula V8 3.5P1 Motorsport1358020P1+3585,905
2007▸Formula V8 3.5Victory Engineering1600000P6+1445,546
2006▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesASM Formule 31714010P7+845,402
2005▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesTeam Rosberg1302010P8+1135,318
2004▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesOpel Team Signature1802100P9+3,8555,205
▸Formula 3 MacauSignature200000—−187
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Van Der Garde finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Davide ValsecchiFIA Platinum6,17071442762%
🇬🇧 Max ChiltonFIA Platinum5,11763392462%
🇫🇷 Romain GrosjeanFIA Platinum5,15858223638%
🇫🇷 Charles Pic5,23155292653%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum6,88454104419%
🇬🇧 Paul Di RestaFIA Platinum5,22054193535%
🇧🇷 Luiz Razia5,42653312258%
🇻🇪 Pastor MaldonadoFIA Platinum5,98552124023%
🇷🇴 Michael Herck4,6305243983%
🇲🇽 Esteban GutiérrezFIA Platinum5,25250173334%
🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion8,6384974214%
🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion7,9003362718%
🇲🇽 Sergio PérezFIA Platinum6,80842123029%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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803🇫🇷 Yvan MullerFIA World Touring Car Cup5,294
804🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever JrIndyCar5,290
805🇺🇸 Lyn St. JamesIndyCar5,290
806🇺🇸 Scott HarringtonIndyCar5,289
807🏳️ Wade CunninghamIndyCar5,287
808🇫🇷 Evan GiltaireSuper Formula Lights5,286
809🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der GardeIMSA WeatherTech5,286
810🇯🇵 Ritomo MiyataFormula 25,285
811🇫🇷 Théophile NaëlFormula 35,285
812🇮🇹 Matteo Malucelli24H Series5,284
814🇫🇷 Éric BernardFIA GT Championship5,283
813🇨🇭 Gregor FoitekFormula 15,283
815🇬🇧 Jamie GreenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,281
816🇺🇸 Ricky TaylorIMSA WeatherTech5,281
817🇺🇸 Russell WardIMSA WeatherTech5,281
818🇺🇸 Jesse LoveNASCAR Xfinity5,279
819🇧🇷 Ricardo SperaficoStock Car Pro Series5,279
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Giedo Van Der Garde is a racing driver from Netherlands who last raced in IMSA WeatherTech for TDS Racing. Van Der Garde is a one-time champion (2008), with 13 wins and 44 podiums from 206 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,286 ranks Van Der Garde 809th of 38,983 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, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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