Meindert van Buuren
Meindert van Buuren Jr. is a Dutch former racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje.
Career
Karting
Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max DD2 category by 2011, when he finished in fourth position in the Rotax Max Wintercup.Formula Renault 2.0
2011 saw his début in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Van Buuren finished 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round of the championship, at Monza. He also contested four rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but only finished one race inside the top twenty placings.He remained in both series for the 2012 season, but switched to [Marussia Manor Motorsport|Manor Racing|Manor] MP Motorsport. He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the [2012 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season|Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season|Eurocup], he recorded four top-twenty finishes.
Auto GP
Van Buuren continued his collaboration with Manor MP Motorsport into the Auto GP in 2013. He finished ninth in the drivers' standings with a podium at Donington Park and another nine point-scoring finishes.Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In 2014, Van Buuren will graduate to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Pons Racing.Racing record
Career summary
† As van Buuren was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Van Amersfoort Racing | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 Ret | 39th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | KTR | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 21 | SIL 2 27 | LEC 1 25 | LEC 2 26 | CAT 1 25 | CAT 2 32 | 39th | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Manor MP Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 15 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 Ret | MSC 1 22 | MSC 2 21 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 23 | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 Ret | 32nd | 0 |
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 22 | HOC 3 17 | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 Ret | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 20 | ASS 1 10 | ASS 2 20 | ASS 3 10 | OSC 1 17 | OSC 2 12 | ZAN 1 18 | ZAN 2 9 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 Ret | MST 3 Ret | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | 21st | 85 |
| 2012 | Manor MP Motorsport | HOC 1 DNS | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 Ret | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 11 | OSC 1 15 | OSC 2 Ret | OSC 3 9 | ASS 1 11 | ASS 2 6 | RBR 1 18 | RBR 2 7 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 28 | MST 3 16 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 4 | ZAN 3 3 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 18 | 11th | 161 |
Complete Auto GP results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
| 2013 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 10 | MAR 1 Ret | MAR 2 6 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 Ret | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 4 | MUG 1 10 | MUG 2 6 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 DNS | DON 1 8 | DON 2 2 | BRN 2 12 | BRN 2 9 | 9th | 57 |
Complete GP2 Series results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | ESP FEA | ESP SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | AUT FEA | AUT SPR | GBR FEA | GBR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | BEL FEA | BEL SPR | ITA FEA Ret | ITA SPR DNS | RUS FEA | RUS SPR | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | ABU FEA | ABU SPR | NC | 0 |