John Von der Sanden is a racing driver from Netherlands who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Giti Tires Motorsport by WS Racing. Von der Sanden has recorded 0 wins and 2 podiums from 4 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,169 ranks Von der Sanden 15772th of 40,700 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.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife BMW M240i | P2 | +134 |
| 2026-04-19 | Nürburgring Nordschleife BMW M240i | DNF | −93 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +137 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +134 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2026 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Giti Tires Motorsport by WS-Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +134 | 2,169 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Giti Tires Motorsport by WS Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −93 | ||
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | PTerting Sports by Up2Race | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +778 | 2,128 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Sven Markert | 3,413 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Nico Silva | 2,681 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Kevin Wambach | 2,452 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Huang | 2,044 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇨🇭 Thomas Alpiger | 1,675 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇨🇭 Michael Neuhauser | 1,665 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Lorcan HanafinFIA Silver | 4,084 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo BuganeFIA Bronze | 3,118 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Moran GottHigher-rated, 1× champion | 3,028 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,763 | 🏳️ Timo Moelig | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,171 |
| 15,764 | 🇫🇷 Adrien Paviot | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,170 |
| 15,765 | 🏳️ Jon Allen | NASA | 2,170 |
| 15,766 | 🏳️ Will Dodd | SCCA Regionals | 2,170 |
| 15,767 | 🏳️ Abdulla AlHammadi | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,169 |
| 15,768 | 🏳️ Adrian Wolf | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,169 |
| 15,769 | 🇩🇪 David Binkowska | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,169 |
| 15,773 | 🇧🇪 de Wilde" Ugo | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,169 |
| 15,770 | 🇮🇹 Francesco Rizzi | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,169 |
| 15,771 | 🇺🇸 Jerri WALTERS | Ferrari Challenge | 2,169 |
| 15,772 | 🇳🇱 John Von der Sanden | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,169 |
| 15,774 | 🏳️ David White | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,168 |
| 15,775 | 🏳️ Fabio Dreher | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,168 |
| 15,776 | 🏳️ Griff Asplundh | PCA Club Racing | 2,168 |
| 15,777 | 🇧🇪 Josef Georges Krinkelt Franz | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,168 |
| 15,778 | 🇮🇹 Massimo Colnago | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,168 |
| 15,779 | 🇩🇪 Nils Bartels | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,168 |
| 15,780 | 🏳️ Paul Georgeson | PCA Club Racing | 2,168 |
| 15,781 | 🏳️ Steven Coates | SCCA Majors | 2,168 |
| 15,782 | 🇩🇪 Andreas Schettler | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,167 |
| 15,783 | 🏳️ Christian Rönnefarth Maik | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,167 |
John von der Sanden is a competitive amateur racing in national multiclass endurance championships at the Nürburgring. He races BMW M240i Racing cars for Giti Tires Motorsport by WS Racing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and contested the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, sharing the car with teammates across both series.[1]
Across four starts since 2025, von der Sanden has taken two podiums. He finished on the podium in one of his three Langstrecken-Serie races and has already secured a podium finish in his sole outing at the 24 Hours, which continues this season.[2]
Von der Sanden races in a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals. Against the dominant four-time defending Langstrecken-Serie BMW M240i champion Sven Markert, an entry-level professional, he typically finishes behind; against semi-professional Nico Silva he usually finishes ahead. His results include a single finish ahead of Lorcan Hanafin, a professional with European Le Mans Series and GT World Challenge Europe experience, and Edoardo Bugane, an entry-level professional with 50 Langstrecken-Serie starts.