René Lammers

René Lammers is a Dutch racing driver who is set to compete in Eurocup-3 for MP Motorsport.
Born and raised in Leiden, Lammers is the son of former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the direct-drive European Championship in 2023—Lammers graduated to junior formulae. Lammers stepped up to single-seaters in Spanish F4 in 2024, finishing fourth in 2025 after securing multiple victories.

Career

Karting (2018–2023)

Lammers has had a very successful karting career, as in September 2020, he won his first major karting title, in the WSK Euro Series 60 Mini category. This was followed by victory in the same category in the Andrea Margutti Trophy. For 2021, Lammers stepped up to the X30 Junior and OK-Junior categories, as he won the Andrea Margutti Trophy again. for 2022, he stayed in the same category, having some more success by consistently finishing in the top-ten of championships. However, 2023 was his breakout season as he moved to the OK category, winning the Karting European Championship. Lammers also finished second in the Karting World Championship, driving for Parolin Motorsport.

Formula 4 (2024–2025)

2024

On 13 December 2023, Lammers announced his place as a competitor in the F4 Spanish Championship for 2024, where he would join MP Motorsport. Pre-season, Lammers joined the 2024 Formula Winter Series grid in preparation for his season in Spanish F4. He had a difficult season, only managing to finish 19th in the standings with a best result of 6th at MotorLand Aragón.
In his main campaign, Lammers started the season with a double points finish. However, points were hard to come by for Lammers that season, as after a fifth place finish in Portimão, he was forced to wait until the Aragón round to score points. There, he had his best weekend, securing his first and only podium of the season during the second race. Collecting four more points finishes in the final three rounds, Lammers placed 13th in the standings, with 55 points.

2025

Lammers continued in Spanish F4 for 2025, remaining with MP Motorsport.

Formula Regional (2026–)

Lammers moved up to Eurocup-3 in 2026, continuing with MP Motorsport.

Formula One

In 2023, Lammers was crowned Scouting World Finals champion, and was offered a place in the Ferrari Driver Academy. However, he rejected Ferrari and made it clear he preferred to stay independent for as long as he is able to in his climb to Formula 1.