Thomas ten Brinke
Dutch racing driver
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Thomas ten Brinke (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch former racing driver who last competed in the 2021 Formula Regional Championship with ART Grand Prix. He previously finished third in the Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.
| Thomas ten Brinke | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 23 February 2005 Zeddam, Netherlands |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 6 (8 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship |
Career
Karting
Ten Brinke was inspired by his father Bernhard ten Brinke's ventures in rallying, and started karting competitively in 2018.[1] He was champion in the 2018 German Junior Kart Championship in OKJ.[2] In 2019, also in the OKJ class, he finished third in the FIA Karting European Championship and won the FIA Karting World Championship.[1] In addition, he finished second in the WSK Euro Series and third in the WSK Champions Cup. In 2020, he moved to OK class, but did not compete in the final round of the FIA Karting European Championship and finished thirteenth.[3]
Lower formulae
In 2020, ten Brinke made his single seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[3] He received coaching from former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde.[4] Despite not competing in the first two rounds, ten Brinke finished the season third in the standings with 187 points. He took four podiums in his first five races, and took his maiden win at the final race of the season.[5]
Formula Regional European Championship
On 20 January 2021, ten Brinke was announced as an ART Grand Prix driver for the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship.[4] He had to withdraw from the first weekend at Imola after he tested positive for COVID-19.[6] He scored points in five of the eight races he entered. However, following his home race at Zandvoort, he made the decision to retire from racing with immediate effect, citing too much pressure to perform and a lack of enjoyment as his reasons.[7]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 10th |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 24th | ||
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 1st | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 10th | ||
| 2019 | Italian Championship — OKJ | 2nd | |
| WSK Open Cup — OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 10th | |
| German Karting Championship — Senior | 22nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 3rd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | 3rd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 4th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 30th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series — OK | 27th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 13th | |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 16th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 9th | ||
| WSK Champions Cup — OK | 14th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 187 | 3rd |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17th |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)