# Meindert van Buuren

Meindert van Buuren, Jr. (born 5 January 1995) 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 Manor MP Motorsport. He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the 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

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Van Amersfoort Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21st |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | KTR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Manor MP Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 11th |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor MP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| 2013 | Auto GP | Manor MP Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 9th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 15th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Renault Sport Trophy – Elite Class | V8 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2015 | Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | V8 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2016 | Renault Sport Trophy – Pro Class | V8 Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17th |
| 2016 | Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | V8 Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| 2016 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | Bas Koeten Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 26th |
| 2016 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship – Junior | Bas Koeten Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7th |
| 2017 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | Bas Koeten Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 26th |
| 2019 | GT4 European Series – Silver | Selleslagh Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | Supercar Challenge – Supersport 2 | CP Motorsport by DRDO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 11th |
$^†$ As van Buuren 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 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 |

### 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 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

(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 | 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 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2014 | Pons Racing | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 Ret | ALC 1 14 | ALC 2 11 | MON 1 10 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 9 | MSC 1 NC | MSC 2 18 | NÜR 1 14 | NÜR 2 Ret | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 5 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 14 | JER 1 7 | JER 2 15 | 19th | 21 |
| 2015 | Lotus | ALC 1 5 | ALC 2 6 | MON 1 Ret | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 10 | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 20 |
| 2015 | Pons Racing | | | | | | | | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 Ret | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BUG 1 | BUG 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | 15th | 20 |

### Complete GP2 Series 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 | 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 |