Thomas ten Brinke

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 competed in the Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.

Thomas ten Brinke
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005
Zeddam, Netherlands
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamART Grand Prix
Car number23
Starts6 (8 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2021
Previous series
2020F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Karting

Thomas was inspired by his fathers ventures in Rallying and Racing and started Karting competitively in 2018. He became champion in the 2018 German Junior Kart Championship, finished second in both the WSK Euro Series and the Italian Championship in 2019 and also won the 2019 FIA Karting World Championship in the OKJ class, whilst finishing third in the FIA Karting European Championship - OKJ and the 2019 WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior respectively.

Lower formulae

In 2020 ten Brinke made his single seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[1] Despite not competing in the first six races, ten Brinke finished the season 3rd in the standings. He ended the year with one pole position, one win and an overall nine podium finishes. Ten Brinke ended his campaign on 187 points.

Formula Regional European Championship

On the 20th of January Ten Brinke was announced as an ART Grand Prix driver for the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship.[2] He had to withdraw from the first weekend at Imola after he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

Retirement

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.[4]

Racing 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 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

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2020 MP Motorsport NAV
1		 NAV
2		 NAV
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 JER
1
2		 JER
2
4		 JER
3
3		 CRT
1
3		 CRT
2
3		 CRT
3
17		 ARA
1
4		 ARA
2
2		 ARA
3
14†		 JAR
1
4		 JAR
2
3		 JAR
3
2		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
4		 CAT
3
1		 3rd 187

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 ART Grand Prix IMO
1
WD		 IMO
2
WD		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
6		 MCO
1
16		 MCO
2
7		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
9		 ZAN
1
19		 ZAN
2
21		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 17th 28

References
  1. Allen, Peter (16 September 2020). "World junior kart champion Thomas ten Brinke debuts in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. Allen, Peter (20 January 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke moves up to Formula Regional with ART". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Hensby, Paul (16 April 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke out of FRECA opener at Imola after positive COVID-19 tests". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. Woollard, Craig (22 June 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke quits racing with immediate effect". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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