Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries
(; born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently serving as the reserve driver for the
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
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. He is confirmed to be driving full-time in Formula 1 at
Scuderia AlphaTauri in . He won the
2020–21 Formula E World Championship and the
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship
The 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also third season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is ...
, as well as the 2010 and 2011
Karting World Championships. He was signed to the
McLaren young driver programme from January 2010 until May 2019 and
Audi Sport racing academy from October 2016 until August 2019. De Vries made his
Formula One
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debut in September 2022 for
Williams at the
2022 Italian Grand Prix.
Early career
Karting
In 2008, De Vries won the WSK World Series for the
KF3
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This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 200 ...
category, as well as the
German Junior Championship. In 2009 he retained both his German Junior and WSK World Series titles, as well as winning the European KF3 Championship. In September he won the 2010
Karting World Championship. He also won the World Championship in 2011.
Formula Renault Eurocup
2012
![Nyck de Vries 2012](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Nyck_de_Vries_2012.JPG)
In 2012, De Vries switched to single-seaters, being given a cockpit in the
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 at
R-ace GP. De Vries achieved his first podium finish at his debut race in
Alcañiz
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with a second place, and he managed to repeat this result 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 w ...
. De Vries finished the season in fifth place, beating all of his teammates. In addition, De Vries took part in several races of the
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, in which he managed a victory at his home track in
Assen
Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...
. He was on the podium four times in eleven starts in the series and ended up tenth in the drivers' standings.
2013
The following year De Vries switched to
Koiranen GP
Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport, formerly also known as Koiranen bros. Motorsport and Koiranen GP, is a Finnish auto racing team based in Lahti, Finland. The team currently fields a one car entry in the LMP3 class of Asian Le Mans Series and Prototype ...
for his second season in the
series
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. He won one race each 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 w ...
and the
Circuit de Catalunya
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stan ...
and again ended the season in fifth place in the championship.
2014
In 2014, De Vries stayed with Koiranen and competed in his third season of the
Eurocup. He won six races and finished on the podium in 11 of 14 races. With 254 points to 124, he convincingly beat the runner-up
Dennis Olsen in the championship. In addition, he took part in the entire Alpine Formula Renault season. He won 10 out of 14 races and only failed to make the podium twice.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In 2015, De Vries made the switch to the
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 ...
, racing for
DAMS
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. He was on the podium five times before winning the final race of the season at the
Circuito de Jerez
Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto (formerly known as Circuit of Jerez and Circuito Permanente de Jerez), is a racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing region in th ...
, putting him third in the final standings with 160 points, only placing behind
Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland (born 10 August 1992) is a British racing driver. He is currently competing full-time in Formula E driving for Mahindra Racing. He has previously competed for Manor Motorsport in the 2018 WEC season, and he was also previously t ...
and
Matthieu Vaxivière
Matthieu Vaxivière (born 3 December 1994) is a French racing driver from Limoges, France. He was the 2011 French F4 champion. In 2012 he raced in the V de V Endurance Cup, French GT, and 2e Grand Prix Èlectrique. In addition, he was 14th in t ...
.
GP3 Series
De Vries took part in the
GP3 Series in 2016 in with
ART Grand Prix
ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...
. He scored his first podium at the
Red Bull Ring
The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Styria, Austria.
The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from to . It was later sh ...
with a third place, then obtained his first pole in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. It wasn't until the second race at
Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
that he took his first win, a result he replicated at the
Yas Marina Circuit
The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina was ...
at the end of the season. He finished sixth in the championship, behind his teammates
Charles Leclerc
Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in .
Leclerc ...
and
Alexander Albon, who became champion and vice-champion respectively.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
2017
In 2017, De Vries switched to the
FIA Formula 2 Championship
The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebranding of the lo ...
with
Rapax
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. He achieved his first win in the
Monte Carlo
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sprint race and scored a further three podium finishes before the summer break. Before the round at
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 he ...
De Vries switched to
Racing Engineering
Racing Engineering is a Spanish racing team founded in 1999 by Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. The team's headquarters are located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, near Jerez, where all car prep ...
, with whom he scored a second place at that very round. He ended his season seventh in the championship, placing second-highest of all rookies.
2018
![FIA F2 Austria 2018 Nr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/FIA_F2_Austria_2018_Nr._04_De_Vries_%283%29.jpg)
For the
2018 season, De Vries moved to partner
Sean Gelael
Muhammad Sean Ricardo Gelael (born 1 November 1996) is an Indonesian racing driver currently competing with WRT in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He competed in GP2 Series from 2015 to 2016, and the FIA Formula 2 Championship from 2017 ...
at
Prema Racing
Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...
. His season started slowly with just two podiums from the opening third of the season putting him a fair way behind his title rivals. De Vries' first victory of the campaign in the sprint race at
Le Castellet was followed by a point-less round in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
and two finishes outside the top five in
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and B ...
. Following that however the Dutch driver's form improved, winning the feature races in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
and
Belgium
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respectively. However, even with his sixth podium of the season in the
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
feature race, De Vries was unable to finish in the top three in the standings, being beaten by
Alex Albon
Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...
and
Lando Norris
Lando Norris (born 13 November 1999) is a Belgian-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag. He won the MSA Formula championship in 2015, and the Toyota Racing Series, Eurocup Form ...
by ten and 17 points respectively.
2019
![FIA F2 Austria 2019 Nr](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/FIA_F2_Austria_2019_Nr._4_de_Vries_1.jpg)
In 2019, De Vries remained in
Formula 2
Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name return ...
, returning to his former team
ART Grand Prix
ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...
alongside
2018 GP3 vice-champion
Nikita Mazepin
Nikita Dmitryevich Mazepin ( rus, Ники́та Дми́триевич Мазе́пин, p=nʲɪˈkʲitə ˈdmʲɪtrʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐˈzʲepʲɪn; born 2 March 1999) is a Russian professional auto racing, racing driver who competes in rally ...
. His season started in strong fashion with a podium in
Baku
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and a sprint race victory in
Barcelona
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. He followed that up with a win from pole position in
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
and took the championship lead by winning the main race at
Le Castellet. A pair of third places at the
Red Bull Ring
The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Styria, Austria.
The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from to . It was later sh ...
and a podium each in
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and B ...
and
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
extended De Vries' advantage, and following another pair of thirds in
Monza
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he had put one hand onto the trophy. After his fourth and final victory of the season, which came at the penultimate round in
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
, De Vries was mathematically crowned Formula 2 champion.
FIA World Endurance Championship
![Racing Team Nederland Dallara P217 de Vries Silverstone 2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Racing_Team_Nederland_Dallara_P217_de_Vries_Silverstone_2018.jpg)
On 15 March 2018, De Vries signed at
Racing Team Nederland to compete in the LMP2 class. He won the 6 hours of Fuji on 6 October 2019 with this team, their first win in this class. De Vries drove the last stint and put the car over the finish line.
On 6 July 2020, De Vries was announced as the
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH
Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH (TGR-E), formerly Andersson Motorsport GmbH and Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), is a fully-owned and controlled entity of Toyota Motor Corporation, based in Cologne, Germany, which provides motorsport and automoti ...
test and reserve driver. His roles include testing the
Toyota TS050 Hybrid
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and Toyota's hypercar.
During the test week prior to the
2022 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 90th 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 90e 24 Heures du Mans) was a 24-hour endurance racing (motorsport), automobile endurance event for Le Mans Hypercar (Hypercar), Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and LM GTE, Le Mans Grand Touring Enduranc ...
the ACO officials prohibited
TDS Racing x Vaillante driver Philippe Cimadomo to start. Due to his reserve role for the Toyota Hypercar team, he was already on the circuit and was asked to step in. Because of the bronze status of Philippe Cimadomo and the platinum status of De Vries, the car was moved from Pro/Am to Pro.
Formula E
2019–20 season
On 11 September 2019, De Vries was announced as a driver for the new
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team was a German racing team that competed in Formula E. The team made its debut at the 2019 Diriyah ePrix as part of the 2019–20 season, and Mercedes concluded their involvement with the team at the end of the ...
for the
2019–20 Formula E season alongside
Stoffel Vandoorne
Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a Belgian professional racing driver who is currently racing for Dragon Racing in Formula E. He had previously competed in Formula One for McLaren from 2016 to 2018. He is currently a test driver of M ...
, after failing to find a seat in
Formula One
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for the
2020 Formula One season. The team finished the season with a 1–2, Vandoorne leading De Vries, who finished the season in 11th with 60 points.
2020–21 season
For the
2020–21 season, De Vries continued at the renamed
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team was a German racing team that competed in Formula E. The team made its debut at the 2019 Diriyah ePrix as part of the 2019–20 season, and Mercedes concluded their involvement with the team at the end of the ...
with Stoffel Vandoorne. He qualified on pole for the first race of the season-opening
Diriyah ePrix
The Diriyah ePrix is a race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It was first held as part of the 2018–19 season and was the first Formula E race to be held in the Middle East. Th ...
double-header, proceeding to lead every lap en route to his first-ever victory in the series. Before the second race De Vries did not take part in qualifying as Mercedes and
Venturi Racing
Venturi Racing (formerly Venturi Formula E Team) is a Monegasque motor racing team controlled by Scott Swid (Chairman and principal owner) and José M Aznar Botella. The team competes in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Venturi Racing ...
, who were both using Mercedes powertrains, were suspended from the session following the crash of
Edoardo Mortara
Edoardo "Edo" Mortara (born 12 January 1987) is a Swiss-Italian-French professional racing driver for Maserati MSG Racing. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, he holds triple nationality from all three countries. He is a former Formula Three Euroseri ...
during a practice start procedure. In the race the Dutchman finished ninth after penalties were issued to multiple cars. At the round in
Rome
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De Vries failed to score points in both races, having collided with his teammate Vandoorne and
Sam Bird
Sam Jamie Bird (born 9 January 1987) is a British professional racing driver who currently drives for Jaguar TCS Racing in the FIA Formula E World Championship.
Career
Formula BMW
Bird made his name in single seater racing in the Formula B ...
respectively in the two races. De Vries achieved his second victory of the season in
Valencia
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, where he was one of the only drivers to not run out of usable energy before the end of the race.
Following two rounds in which he only amassed a total of two points, De Vries fought for victory in both races of the
London ePrix
The London ePrix is an annual race of the single-seater, electrically powered Formula E championship, held in London, United Kingdom. It was first raced in the 2014–15 season until the 2015–16 season. The event was originally meant to ret ...
and finished in second place in both races, thus taking the lead of the championship before the final round. In the first race in
Berlin
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he did not score any points but managed to maintain his lead in the standings. Having qualified 13th for the final race of the season, De Vries was given an early advantage when title rivals
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
and
Edoardo Mortara
Edoardo "Edo" Mortara (born 12 January 1987) is a Swiss-Italian-French professional racing driver for Maserati MSG Racing. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, he holds triple nationality from all three countries. He is a former Formula Three Euroseri ...
collided at the start and fellow contender
Jake Dennis was involved in a crash shortly after the restart. De Vries finished the race in eighth place, thus winning his first ever World Championship in Formula E. The Dutchman ended the campaign with a total of two wins, four podiums and 99 points, seven ahead of vice-champion Mortara.
2021–22 season
De Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne remained with
Mercedes for their swansong season in Formula E. De Vries won the first race of season 8 in Diriyah, and got pole the next day, but finished in 10th, and ended the championship in 9th with 106 points.
De Vries left at the end of the season, securing a contract to compete in Formula One.
Formula One
![2022 French Grand Prix (52277878382)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/2022_French_Grand_Prix_%2852277878382%29.png)
De Vries was signed to the
McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2010,
and the
Audi Sport Racing Academy in 2016. He left McLaren before the 2019 season to focus on his duties at Audi, where he stayed until September 2019.
Test and reserve driver
In December 2020, De Vries and Formula E teammate Stoffel Vandoorne performed their first
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
test for the
Mercedes team at the season-ending Young Driver Test. The following year he became one of the reserve drivers for the team, partnering his
Mercedes-EQ
Mercedes-EQ is a series of battery electric vehicles manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. The first model was previewed at the Paris Motor Show in 2016 with the Generation EQ concept vehicle. Mercedes-Benz intends to produce ten EQ models by 2022, thre ...
teammate Stoffel Vandoorne in the role.
He made his Formula 1 practice debut at the
2022 Spanish Grand Prix, where he took
Alex Albon
Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...
's place at
Williams for the hour-long session. For the
French Grand Prix
The French Grand Prix (french: Grand Prix de France), formerly known as the Grand Prix de l'ACF (Automobile Club de France), is an auto race held as part of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's annual Formula One World Championsh ...
, De Vries ran in another practice session at
Mercedes, taking seven-time World Champion
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Mic ...
's place. De Vries then again drove a Mercedes in free practice for the
Mexico City Grand Prix in place of
George Russell.
In September, De Vries tested the
Alpine A521
The Alpine A521, is a Formula One car designed by the Alpine F1 Team which competed in the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It was driven by Fernando Alonso, marking his return to the sport, and Esteban Ocon. It was the first to be fielded ...
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 w ...
, alongside
Antonio Giovinazzi
Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver who currently serves as the reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo Racing. He was the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship runner-up and rac ...
and
Jack Doohan.
For the
2022 São Paulo Grand Prix, De Vries was appointed as
Lando Norris
Lando Norris (born 13 November 1999) is a Belgian-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One with McLaren, racing under the British flag. He won the MSA Formula championship in 2015, and the Toyota Racing Series, Eurocup Form ...
' replacement at
McLaren
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. McLaren is best known as a Formula One constructor, the second oldest active team, and the second most successful Formul ...
in case Norris was unable to race, as the English driver was suffering from food poisoning after a meal on Thursday. De Vries even had a sit fitting with the McLaren car. However, Norris finally recovered the next day and was able to compete the Grand Prix.
Race debut on loan to Williams (2022)
At the
Italian Grand Prix
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, De Vries took part in first practice in place of
Sebastian Vettel at
Aston Martin
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. De Vries then replaced
Alex Albon
Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...
at
Williams for third practice, qualifying, and the race, after Albon developed
appendicitis
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and was ruled out on Saturday morning. He managed to advance to Q2 and qualify thirteenth, ahead of his Williams teammate
Nicholas Latifi
Nicholas Daniel Latifi (born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian racing driver who last raced for Williams Racing under the Canadian flag in the 2022 Formula One World Championship. Latifi made his Formula One debut at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix a ...
. He started eighth after penalties were applied to multiple drivers. He finished the race in ninth position, scoring points on his race debut and rewarded with Driver of the Day by fans.
AlphaTauri (2023)
De Vries is due to drive for
Scuderia AlphaTauri for the
2023 season, replacing Alpine-bound
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly (; born 7 February 1996) is a French racing driver, currently competing in Formula One under the French flag, racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri. He is the 2016 GP2 Series champion, and the runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 ...
.
IndyCar Series
De Vries took part in an
IndyCar
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test with
Meyer Shank Racing
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History Atlantic Championship
Michael Shank as an owner of Michael Shank Racing, ...
at
Sebring International Raceway on 6 December 2021. De Vries tested alongside his Formula E teammate Stoffel Vandoorne, who tested for
Arrow McLaren SP
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, and
Callum Ilott
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and
Jack Aitken
Jack Aitken (Korean: 한세용, ''Han Se-yong''; born 23 September 1995 in London) is a British- South Korean racing driver who currently competes for Racing Team Turkey in the European Le Mans Series and for Emil Frey Racing in the ADAC GT ...
. Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner
Helio Castroneves
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helped familiarize De Vries with the
Dallara DW12
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. De Vries set the fastest times in the test amongst the four drivers.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As De Vries was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
** Season not yet started.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula E results
(
key
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Common meanings
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As De Vries was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Nyck de Vries: "I’m aiming for the title" - World Series By Renault
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1995 births
Living people
Dutch racing drivers
Dutch people of Indonesian descent
Karting World Championship drivers
People from Sneek
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
GP3 Series drivers from the Netherlands
FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
FIA Formula 2 Champions
Formula E drivers
Formula E Champions
Dutch Formula One drivers
Williams Formula One drivers
R-ace GP drivers
Koiranen GP drivers
DAMS drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
Rapax Team drivers
Racing Engineering drivers
Prema Powerteam drivers