🇧🇪 Laurens Vanthoor

Racing driver from Belgium. IMSA WeatherTech, Porsche Penske Motorsport.

Driver facts

Full name

Laurens Vanthoor

Born

8 May 1991(b. 1991)

Nationality

Belgium

Current team

Porsche Penske Motorsport

Series

IMSA WeatherTech

Status

Active

Career wins

Career podiums

Career starts

Career DNFs

Racer Rating

6,537

Source · Wikimedia Commons

Racer Rating

6,537

RANK 31 / 12,285 INDEXED · -340 SEASON

FIA Categorisation

Platinum

DRIVER CATEGORISATION · FIA
SOURCE · FIA.COM

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

Laurens Vanthoor is a Belgian professional racing driver who competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Porsche Penske Motorsport. A long-time factory driver for Porsche, he built his reputation through endurance racing and has since become a fixture in the manufacturer's sports car programs, residing in Waiblingen near the marque's home base in Stuttgart. His path to prominence included success in the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he claimed the Hypercar class title in 2024 alongside Kévin Estre and André Lotterer, underscoring his standing as one of Porsche's most trusted factory talents.[1]

Across his IMSA career, Vanthoor has amassed 35 starts, six wins, and 15 podium finishes, though he has yet to secure a series championship. His Racer Rating of 6,581 places him 102nd among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale. In the 2026 season, Vanthoor has taken one win and three podiums through eight rounds, though he currently sits 32nd in the standings. He remains an active competitor with Porsche Penske Motorsport, continuing to build on a career defined by consistent front-running performances in sports car racing.[2]

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Laurens Vanthoor is a racing driver from Belgium who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Porsche Penske Motorsport. Vanthoor has recorded 6 wins and 15 podiums from 45 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,537 ranks Vanthoor 31th 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 1H AGO

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	DNFs	Pos	Gain/Loss	Rating
2026	IMSA WeatherTech	Porsche Penske Motorsport	6	0	2	0	P12	−341	6,537
2025	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	8	1	3	0	P32	−200	6,877
	IMSA WeatherTech	AO Racing	3	3	3	0	P1	+139
2024	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	8	2	5	0	P5	+437	6,939
	IMSA WeatherTech	Porsche Penske Motorsports	1	0	0	0	P15	+22
2023	WEC	Porsche Penske Motorsport	7	0	2	1	P18	+45	6,480
2022	DTM	SSR Performance	10	0	0	0	P8	−407	6,435
	WEC	Porsche GT Team	1	0	0	0	P156	−3
2021	WEC	WeatherTech Racing	1	0	0	1	P169	−155	6,845

Head-to-head

MOST-RACED RIVALS · TIMES VANTHOOR FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND

Rival	Rating	Raced	Ahead	Behind	Record
🏳️ Sheldon van der Linde	5,965	28	15	13	54%
🇳🇿 Earl Bamber	5,979	26	16	10	62%
🇳🇿 Brendon Hartley	6,415	25	13	12	52%
🇯🇵 Ryo Hirakawa	6,659	22	10	12	45%
🇩🇪 Marco Wittmann	5,897	22	13	9	59%
🇪🇸 Miguel Molina	5,577	22	11	11	50%
🇲🇨 Antonio Fuoco	5,512	22	11	11	50%
🇫🇷 Julien Andlauer	5,281	22	16	6	73%
🇨🇭 Sébastien Buemi	6,819	21	9	12	43%
🇦🇹 René Rast	6,339	21	12	9	57%

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

SYNTHESIZED FROM 2 SOURCES · UPDATED 7H AGO

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