Thierry Vermeulen is a racing driver from Netherlands who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Emil Frey Racing. Vermeulen has recorded 1 win and 16 podiums from 119 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,041 ranks Vermeulen 1128th of 40,308 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.
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P3 | +106 |
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P1 | +115 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P15 | +20 |
| 2026-07-19 | Misano | P4 | +117 |
| 2026-07-19 | Misano | P5 | +101 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +163 | Zandvoort 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | P2 |
| +143 | Brands Hatch 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P2 |
| +141 | Sachsenring 2024 | DTM | P3 |
| +139 | Red Bull Ring 2025 | DTM | P2 |
| +132 | Misano 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +534 | 5,041 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Asia | Absolute Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −322 | ||
| ▸DTM | Emil Frey Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −15 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | REALIZE KONDO RACING with Rinaldi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑45−51 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Razoon - More Than Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −30 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Conquest Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −80 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | REALIZE KONDO RACING with Rinaldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −155 | ||
| 2025 | ▸DTM | Emil Frey Racing | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P11 | −97 | 5,115 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Verstappen.com Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +444 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Team Motopark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P34 | −211 | ||
| 2024 | ▸DTM | Emil Frey Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P16 | −114 | 4,979 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +577 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Konrad Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −557 | ||
| ▸24H Series | racing one | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −158 | ||
| 2023 | ▸DTM | Emil Frey Racing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑325+162 | 5,231 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +782 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Team GP-Elite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +68 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Schnitzelalm Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −183 | ||
| 2022 | ▸ADAC GT Masters | Car Collection Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | ↑1,185−218 | 4,077 |
| ▸24H Series | RABDAN Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑525−83 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Tresor by Car Collection | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −88 | ||
| 2021 | ▸24H Series | Red Camel-Jordans.nl | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | ↑775+1,406 | 2,756 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,215 | 87 | 34 | 53 | 39% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,358 | 78 | 17 | 61 | 22% |
| 🇦🇹 Lucas AuerFIA Platinum | 5,677 | 77 | 19 | 58 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca EngstlerFIA Gold | 4,853 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 49% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,111 | 65 | 29 | 36 | 45% |
| 🇹🇷 Ayhancan GüvenFIA Platinum | 5,614 | 58 | 22 | 36 | 38% |
| 🇿🇦 Kelvin van der LindeFIA Platinum | 5,655 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 20% |
| 🇦🇹 Thomas PreiningFIA Platinum | 5,588 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 22% |
| 🇸🇪 Gilles MagnusFIA Gold | 4,452 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 80% |
| 🇬🇧 Jack AitkenFIA Platinum | 6,068 | 50 | 16 | 34 | 32% |
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,679 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇯🇵 Sho TsuboiFIA Platinum, 5× champion | 6,799 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,770 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,118 | 🇮🇹 Raffaele Giammaria | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,048 |
| 1,119 | 🏳️ Noah Stromsted | Formula 3 | 5,047 |
| 1,120 | 🇳🇴 Dennis Olsen | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,046 |
| 1,121 | 🇪🇸 Alex Riberas | WEC | 5,045 |
| 1,122 | 🇯🇵 Jean-Karl Vernay | WEC | 5,044 |
| 1,123 | 🇬🇧 Russell Spence | International Formula 3000 | 5,044 |
| 1,124 | 🇺🇸 Rodrigo SALES | European Le Mans Series | 5,043 |
| 1,125 | 🇧🇷 Klaus Ludwig | FIA GT Championship | 5,042 |
| 1,126 | 🇬🇧 Alex Lloyd | SKUSA SuperNationals | 5,041 |
| 1,127 | 🇬🇧 Gary Evans | International Formula 3000 | 5,041 |
| 1,128 | 🇳🇱 Thierry Vermeulen | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,041 |
| 1,129 | 🇬🇧 Ben Barnicoat | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,040 |
| 1,130 | 🇩🇰 Theodor Jensen | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,040 |
| 1,131 | 🇧🇷 Ana Beatriz | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,039 |
| 1,132 | 🇮🇹 Arturo Merzario | Formula 1 | 5,039 |
| 1,133 | 🇩🇪 Lucas Luhr | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,039 |
| 1,134 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Müller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,038 |
| 1,135 | 🇬🇷 Uwe Alzen | International GT | 5,031 |
| 1,136 | 🇬🇧 Keith Greene | Formula 1 | 5,030 |
| 1,137 | 🇺🇸 Spencer Pigot | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 5,030 |
| 1,138 | 🇫🇮 Jesse Krohn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,029 |
Thierry Vermeulen is an established professional racing driver, FIA Gold graded, competing primarily in endurance and touring car championships. He races for Emil Frey Racing, one of the stronger teams in his field, across two main platforms: the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he competes solo in a single-class field mixing amateurs and graded professionals, and GT World Challenge Europe, where he shares a car in similar fields. Across six seasons from 2021 to 2026, he has accumulated 119 starts in indexed racing.[1]
His record spans endurance racing in multiclass and single-class championships, including the 24-hour 24H Series where he pilots Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery shared with teammates, and several appearances in international GT and touring series. In GT World Challenge Europe, his primary series, he has taken one win and eight podiums from 43 starts. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, where he has raced since 2023, has yielded four podiums from 43 starts. He has also competed in the ADAC GT Masters, Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, and made single appearances in IMSA WeatherTech and GT World Challenge Asia in 2026. Across all indexed racing, he holds one win and 16 podiums.[2]
Vermeulen races in a field including established professionals and Platinum-graded champions. Ricardo Feller, a 2021 ADAC GT Masters champion and regular opponent across multiple series, runs closely matched with him in their recurring meetings. Maro Engel, the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion and another established professional they encounter regularly, usually finishes ahead. Vermeulen has finished ahead of Sho Tsuboi, a four-time Super GT champion and multiple-time Super Formula champion, and Scott McLaughlin, a two-time Supercars champion with substantial IndyCar and IMSA experience, once each, results that register as outliers against drivers of that elite standing rather than indicators of a consistent pattern against them. He took his maiden GT World Challenge Europe win in 2026 at Zandvoort.