# Dennis van de Laar

Dennis Alphons Ronald van de Laar (born 3 February 1994) is a former Dutch racing driver.
Having started racing cars in the Formido Swift Cup, where one race win helped him to third in the championship, van de Laar moved into the Formula Renault Northern European Cup in 2011 with Van Amersfoort Racing. With a best race result of sixth at Most, the Dutchman ended up seventh in the standings. The following year yielded a step-up to Formula Three, as van de Laar moved to the German F3 series. Remaining with Van Amersfoort, he finished ninth overall and scored a lone podium at his home track in Zandvoort. During the same year, van de Laar also made his debut in the Formula 3 Euro Series, as well as competing in the Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix events.
Van de Laar undertook his final career step in 2013, driving for VAR in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In a competitive field, the Dutchman took a total of six top-ten finishes and was classified 20th overall. He once again took part in the Masters of F3 and Macau races, finishing 11th and 18th respectively.
After taking a win and three further podium in the Florida Winter Series at the start of 2014, van de Laar returned to European F3, this time with the title-defending Prema Powerteam. Even though his results improved to 14th in the table, the Dutch driver was outclassed by his teammates, who finished the season 1st, 5th, and 10th respectively. Following the season, van de Laar retired from racing.
Since April 2021, van de Laar has been a shareholder in Returnista, a Dutch logistics company headquartered in Amsterdam.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2010 | Formido Swift Cup | Wijzonol Bleekemolen Racing | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 3rd |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 7th |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16th |
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Aevitae Bleekemolen Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th |
| 2012 | German Formula 3 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 9th |
| 2012 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Van Amersfoort Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2012 | Macau Grand Prix | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 24th |
| 2012 | Masters of Formula 3 | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th |
| 2013 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20th |
| 2013 | Masters of Formula 3 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th |
| 2013 | Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | The Racer's Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 62nd |
| 2013 | Macau Grand Prix | Mücke Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th |
| 2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14th |
| 2014 | Porsche Supercup | McGregor powered by Attempto Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26th |
| 2014 | Florida Winter Series | Ferrari Driver Academy | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | N/A | 4th |
| 2014 | Zandvoort Masters | Double R Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th |
† As van de Laar was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 18 | SPA 2 18 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SIL 1 16 | SIL 2 Ret | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 36th | 0 |

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 7 | HOC 2 16 | HOC 3 Ret | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 18 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 22 | ASS 1 7 | ASS 2 11 | ASS 3 7 | OSC 1 9 | OSC 2 7 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 Ret | MST 1 9 | MST 2 13 | MST 3 6 | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 10 | MNZ 3 11 | 7th | 186 |

### Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Volkswagen | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 10 | MNZ 3 Ret | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 12 | SIL 3 Ret | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 6 | HOC 3 14 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 17 | BRH 3 Ret | RBR 1 23 | RBR 2 25 | RBR 3 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 18 | NOR 3 13 | NÜR 1 23 | NÜR 2 19 | NÜR 3 15 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 15 | ZAN 3 23 | VAL 1 14 | VAL 2 16 | VAL 3 9 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 9 | HOC 3 12 | | | | 20th | 22 |
| 2014 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 11 | SIL 2 9 | SIL 3 20 | HOC 1 19 | HOC 2 12 | HOC 3 13 | PAU 1 13 | PAU 2 5 | PAU 3 7 | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 12 | HUN 3 14 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 14 | SPA 3 20 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 12 | NOR 3 DNS | MSC 1 12 | MSC 2 9 | MSC 3 6 | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 14 | NÜR 1 11 | NÜR 2 12 | NÜR 3 Ret | IMO 1 12 | IMO 2 11 | IMO 3 13 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 10 | 14th | 38 |