Daniël de Jong (born 9 July 1992) is a professional

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from the

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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 The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault, Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whol ...

(NEC), finishing the season 13th overall. He also contested two races in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ series, taking two

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s and a race victory to finish the season in 8th place, and a single round of the

Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup The Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup (WEC) was a Formula Renault 2.0 championship that replaced the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 as of 2008,Spa–Francorchamps. In

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, de Jong took part in both the

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula 3.5 V8, Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to ...

and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships with MP Motorsport. In the Eurocup, he took a single points–finish at the

Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wan ...

to be classified in 25th place, whilst in the NEC series he took podium places at the

Nürburgring The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...

and Spa–Francorchamps to finish 9th, despite missing the third round of the season at

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saw de Jong remain in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series for a second season. After finishing second to

Kevin Korjus Kevin Korjus (born 9 January 1993) is an Estonian racing driver. Career Karting Kevin Korjus was born in Tallinn, the son of former sidecarcross racer Aivar Korjus. He made his pan-European karting début in 2006, competing in the Rotax Max Euro ...

in the first race of the season at

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, 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

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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 The World Series Formula V8 3.5, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005 to 2015 and the Formula V8 3.5 in 2016 and 2017, was a motor racing series promoted by RPM Racing (1998–2004) and R ...

car for the first time, testing for

Draco Racing International Draco Racing was a motorsport team. It was most well known for operating in the World Series by Renault, but had also taken part in Formula Opel Lotus, International Formula 3000 and Euro Formula 3000. Career Formula Opel Lotus E ...

at the first post–season test in

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. A week later he tested for

Comtec Racing Comtec Racing is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It competes in three championships — Formula Renault, World Series by Renault and the Auto GP World Series. History The team started out in Formula Ford from the ashes of ...

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 The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single seate ...

graduate Daniel McKenzie.

Auto GP

Alongside his Formula Renault 3.5 commitments, de Jong will also contest the

Auto GP Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series. The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...

season in

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, driving for his long–time Formula Renault 2.0 team MP Motorsport. He remains with the team (now in a partnership with

Manor Motorsport Manor Motorsport Ltd, currently trading as Manor Endurance Racing Ltd is a British motor racing company that was formed in 1990 by former single-seater champion John Booth. Manor has participated as a team in many motorsport disciplines since ...

) for the 2012 season.

GP2 Series

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, de Jong made his

GP2 Series The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Eccle ...

debut at the

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, driving for the

Rapax Rapax Team was an Italian motor racing team. The team's history can be traced back to when the GP Racing team was founded in 1997, and also to when Piquet Sports was created in 2000 by triple world champion Nelson Piquet. In 2007, Piquet Sports an ...

team. He also drove for the team at

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, and will also do so at the

and at

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has held ...

. He is the third Dutchman in the championship, alongside

Giedo van der Garde Giedo Gijsbertus Gerrit van der Garde (born 25 April 1985 in Rhenen, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver, currently competing in the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship for TDS Racing. From 2018 to 2021 he competed in the FIA World Endurance Cha ...

and

Nigel Melker Nigel Melker (born 25 January 1991) is a Dutch racing driver. Career Karting Melker was born in Rotterdam. He began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship a ...

. He missed the round at

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due to his Auto GP commitments, but returned to action in the next round at the

. He was then replaced by

Stefano Coletti Stefano Coletti (born 6 April 1989) is a Monégasque professional racing driver who races for SMP Racing in the European Le Mans Series. His sister Alexandra Coletti is an alpine skier. He is the first Monégasque driver since Louis Chiron (1931) ...

for the round at

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As de Jong was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(

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

Complete Auto GP Results

(

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

Complete GP2 Series results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jong, Daniel de 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Rotterdam Dutch racing drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 WEC drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ drivers Finland Formula Renault 2.0 drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Auto GP drivers GP2 Series drivers 24H Series drivers MP Motorsport drivers Manor Motorsport drivers Comtec Racing drivers Rapax Team drivers Trident Racing drivers