Introduction
Daniël de Jong (born 9 July 1992) is a professional racing driver from the Netherlands.
Career
Formula Renault 2.0
After a lengthy karting career in his native Holland and a brief stint in the Dutch Winter Endurance Series, de Jong made his single–seater debut in 2008 in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC), finishing the season 13th overall. He also contested two races in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ series, taking two pole positions and a race victory to finish the season in 8th place, and a single round of the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup at Spa–Francorchamps.
In 2009, de Jong took part in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships with MP Motorsport. In the Eurocup, he took a single points–finish at the Hungaroring to be classified in 25th place, whilst in the NEC series he took podium places at the Nürburgring and Spa–Francorchamps to finish 9th, despite missing the third round of the season at Alastaro.
2010 saw de Jong remain in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series for a second season. After finishing second to Kevin Korjus in the first race of the season at Motorland Aragón, he finished in the points on a further eight occasions to finish 9th in the standings. He also took part in selected events of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season, taking a race win at the final event of the season at the Nürburgring together with a second–place at Brno earlier in the season. He finished the year 11th in the standings, despite only taking part in six of the 18 races.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In October 2010, de Jong drove a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car for the first time, testing for Draco Racing at the first post–season test in Barcelona. A week later he tested for Comtec Racing at Motorland Aragón and it was announced in February 2011 that he had signed to race for the team in the 2011 season, partnering British Formula 3 graduate Daniel McKenzie.
Auto GP
Alongside his Formula Renault 3.5 commitments, de Jong will also contest the Auto GP season in 2011, driving for his long–time Formula Renault 2.0 team MP Motorsport. He remains with the team (now in a partnership with Manor Motorsport) for the 2012 season.
GP2 Series
In 2012, de Jong made his GP2 Series debut at the Valencia Street Circuit, driving for the Rapax team. He also drove for the team at Silverstone, and will also do so at the Hungaroring and at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He is the third Dutchman in the championship, alongside Giedo van der Garde and Nigel Melker. He missed the round at Hockenheim due to his Auto GP commitments, but returned to action in the next round at the Hungaroring. He was then replaced by Stefano Coletti for the round at Monza.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | ? | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 227th |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | MP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 13th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Finland | All races accounted for in the NEZ championship | ||||||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ | ? | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 8th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | MP Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2009 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | MP Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 9th | ||
| 2009–10 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | De Heus by Bas Koeten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100th |
| 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | MP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 9th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 11th | ||
| 2011 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Comtec Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29th |
| Auto GP | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14th | |
| 2012 | Auto GP World Series | Manor MP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 5th |
| GP2 Series | Rapax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| 2013 | Auto GP | Manor MP Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 7th |
| GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |
| 2014 | GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd |
| Trident | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st |
† As de Jong was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Comtec Racing | ALC 1 19 | ALC 2 15 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 14 | MON 1 19 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 19 | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 18 | SIL 1 18 | SIL 2 Ret | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 12 | CAT 1 16 | CAT 2 9 | 29th | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | DON 1 6 | DON 2 8 | OSC 1 6 | OSC 2 7 | VAL 1 13 | VAL 2 11 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | 14th | 19 | ||
| 2012 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 Ret | VAL 1 4 | VAL 2 4 | MAR 1 7 | MAR 2 Ret | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 12 | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 7 | CUR 1 4 | CUR 2 3 | SON 1 2 | SON 2 6 | 5th | 104 | ||
| 2013 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MAR 1 2 | MAR 2 Ret | HUN 1 7 | HUN 2 7 | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 6 | MUG 1 DNS | MUG 2 7 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 3 | DON 1 6 | DON 2 13 | BRN 2 9 | BRN 2 8 | 7th | 77 |
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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rapax Team | SEP FEA | SEP SPR | BHR1 FEA | BHR1 SPR | BHR2 FEA | BHR2 SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | VAL FEA 16 | VAL SPR 9 | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR 13 | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR 19 | SPA FEA 13 | SPA SPR 11 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | MRN FEA | MRN SPR | 26th | 0 |
| 2013 | MP Motorsport | SEP FEA Ret | SEP SPR 14 | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR 19 | CAT FEA 16 | CAT SPR 18 | MON FEA 10 | MON SPR 9 | SIL FEA 22 | SIL SPR 18 | NÜR FEA 15 | NÜR SPR Ret | HUN FEA 12 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 17 | MNZ FEA 11 | MNZ SPR 19 | MRN FEA 17 | MRN SPR 7 | YMC FEA 19† | YMC SPR 17 | 24th | 3 | ||
| 2014 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA 11 | BHR SPR 11 | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 19 | MON FEA 11 | MON SPR Ret | RBR FEA 19 | RBR SPR 21 | SIL FEA 19 | SIL SPR 14 | HOC FEA Ret | HOC SPR 16 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 18 | SPA FEA 10 | SPA SPR 13 | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 9 | SOC FEA 14 | SOC SPR 19 | YMC FEA 10 | YMC SPR Ret | 28th | 2 | ||
| 2015 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA 18 | BHR SPR 13 | CAT FEA 15 | CAT SPR 9 | MON FEA 12 | MON SPR 12 | RBR FEA 21 | RBR SPR 12 | SIL FEA 11 | SIL SPR 26† | HUN FEA 10 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR DNS | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA | SOC SPR | 23rd | 1 | ||||||
| Trident | BHR FEA 19 | BHR SPR 14 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR C | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | MP Motorsport | CAT FEA 14 | CAT SPR 17 | MON FEA 9 | MON SPR 11 | BAK FEA 8 | BAK SPR 14 | RBR FEA 14 | RBR SPR 20 | SIL FEA 19 | SIL SPR 16 | HUN FEA 15 | HUN SPR 11 | HOC FEA Ret | HOC SPR 16 | SPA FEA 17 | SPA SPR 17 | MNZ FEA 17 | MNZ SPR 19 | SEP FEA 17 | SEP SPR Ret | YMC FEA 14 | YMC SPR Ret | 21st | 6 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.