🏳️ Kelvin van der Linde

Racing driver from South Africa. DTM, Schubert Motorsport.

Driver facts

Full name

Kelvin van der Linde

Born

20 June 1996(b. 1996)

Nationality

South Africa

Current team

Schubert Motorsport

Series

DTM

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

5,312

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

5,312

RANK 182 / 12,285 INDEXED · +72 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

Kelvin van der Linde is a South African driver who built his early reputation in GT racing, winning the ADAC GT Masters championship in 2014 and again in 2019, and later adding victories in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring in 2017, 2022 and 2025. His path into the DTM began with Abt Sportsline before he moved to Schubert Motorsport, where he currently competes. Alongside his touring car career, van der Linde has also ventured into formula racing, making a Formula E debut at the 2023 Diriyah ePrix as a substitute driver for ABT Cupra.[1]

In the DTM, van der Linde has started 73 races, taking 8 wins and 16 podiums without yet securing a series championship. His Racer Rating of 5,312 places him 182nd among active drivers on a scale where the leading names in the sport reach into the 10,000 to 11,500 range, reflecting a competitive but not top-tier current standing. Through the 2026 season he has recorded 2 podiums from 8 rounds without a win, sitting 87th in the standings, indicating a season with limited results so far relative to his overall career output. He remains an active competitor with Schubert Motorsport in the DTM.[2]

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Kelvin van der Linde is a racing driver from South Africa who competes in DTM for Schubert Motorsport. van der Linde has recorded 8 wins and 16 podiums from 73 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,312 ranks van der Linde 182th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. 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

RACERDB · REFERENCE FOR EVERY RACING SERIESAGGREGATED FROM 1 SOURCES · SYNCED 2H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Poles	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	DTM	Schubert Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	P19	+72	5,312
2025	WEC	Team WRT	8	0	2	1	0	P87	−801	5,240
	IMSA WeatherTech	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	0	0	P103	+43
2024	DTM	Abt Sportsline	16	3	6	0	3	P12	+643	5,998
	WEC	Akkodis ASP Team	6	0	0	2	0	P108	−980
2023	DTM	Abt Sportsline	14	1	2	0	0	P6	−245	6,335
2022	DTM	Team ABT Sportsline	12	0	1	0	0	P4	−200	6,580
2021	DTM	Team ABT Sportsline	15	4	5	0	5	P4	−219	6,781

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES VAN DER LINDE FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🇩🇪 Marco Wittmann	5,897	53	30	23	57%
🇦🇹 Lucas Auer	6,387	50	26	24	52%
🏳️ Sheldon van der Linde	5,965	50	31	19	62%
🇮🇳 Arjun Maini	5,572	44	29	15	66%
🇮🇹 Mirko Bortolotti	5,504	42	15	27	36%
🇲🇨 Maro Engel	6,695	38	21	17	55%
🇦🇹 Thomas Preining	6,198	38	17	21	45%
🇨🇭 Ricardo Feller	5,671	38	22	16	58%
🇩🇪 Luca Stolz	6,170	37	17	20	46%
🇦🇹 René Rast	6,339	34	15	19	44%

WHEEL-TO-WHEEL ONLY · SAME CLASS, DIFFERENT CAR · TEAM-MATES EXCLUDED

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 0H AGO

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS[2] Wikipedia