Thierry Vermeulen (born 29 July 2002) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing for
Emil Frey Racing
Emil Frey Racing is a Swiss racing team and racecar constructor. The team is named after the Emil Frey Gruppe, a Swiss car dealership for Jaguar, Lexus and other marques. Emil Frey Racing was founded in 2011, competing in the Blancpain GT Series ...
in the
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He previously competed in the
ADAC GT Masters
The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...
, scoring a podium alongside
Mattia Drudi
Mattia Drudi (born 16 July 1998) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe for Attempto Racing.
Career Early career
Drudi begin his karting career in 2005, at the age of 7, in his native Italy. In 2009, ...
.
Early career
Vermeulen began his racing career in 2020, competing for Team GP Elite in the GT4 CS class of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux. He would experience a dominant campaign, winning every race but one on his way towards the title. During the same year, he would also make an appearance in the
GT4 European Series at
Le Castellet alongside Max Koebolt.
In 2021, the Dutchman would continue in Porsches, switching to the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. He won a race at
Assen and placed sixth in the standings. Other appearances that season included three drives in the
24H GT Series and a one-off in the
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.
During the winter, Vermeulen contested the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East, where he amassed five podiums.
GT3 career
2022
Having made his first
GT3 outing at the
Kyalami 9 Hours in February, Vermeulen made a switch to the category with a campaign in the
ADAC GT Masters
The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...
, driving an
Audi R8 LMS Evo II for Car Collection Motorsport.
He and teammate
Mattia Drudi
Mattia Drudi (born 16 July 1998) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe for Attempto Racing.
Career Early career
Drudi begin his karting career in 2005, at the age of 7, in his native Italy. In 2009, ...
collected a lone podium at Vermeulen's home track in
Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam ...
, however this would only be enough for 23rd in the standings. Nevertheless, Vermeulen had spent the year improving his speed thanks to his teammate's coaching according to team manager Denis Ferlemann.
2023
Vermeulen performed double-duties the following year, driving for
Emil Frey Racing
Emil Frey Racing is a Swiss racing team and racecar constructor. The team is named after the Emil Frey Gruppe, a Swiss car dealership for Jaguar, Lexus and other marques. Emil Frey Racing was founded in 2011, competing in the Blancpain GT Series ...
in both the
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, where he was paired up with
Albert Costa, and the
DTM
DTM may refer to:
Sport
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995
Computing
* Deterministic T ...
.
In the former, the Dutchman struggled to keep pace with race-winning teammate
Jack Aitken, though he would become a regular top-ten finisher during the second half of the season, leaving him 16th overall with a best result of fifth at the
Sachsenring
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. The latter series saw him and Costa take three podiums at the back end of the season, missing another when Vermeulen was penalised for colliding with
Dries Vanthoor at the final corner in
Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" () and Bertha Benz M ...
, which resulted in fourth place in the championship.
2024
For the 2024 season, Vermeulen returned to contest the
DTM
DTM may refer to:
Sport
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995
Computing
* Deterministic T ...
with Emil Frey and remained with the team in the
GTWC Sprint Cup, this time partnering
Giacomo Altoè
Giacomo Altoè (born 5 October 2000) is an Italian Lamborghini racing driver. Having previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship and TCR Middle East Series amongst others.
Racing career
Altoè began his career in 2015 in Karting. In 2 ...
.
At the opening DTM round in
Oschersleben, the Dutchman collided with
René Rast, resulting in an incensed Vermeulen showing the German the
middle finger — he later received a reprimand for causing the collision and a warning for the gesture.
Personal life
As of 2023, Vermeulen lives in
Monaco
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. His father Raymond is the manager of three-time
Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen
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. As of 2023, Vermeulen was being mentored by
Jos Verstappen.
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Vermeulen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux results
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key
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Common meanings
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
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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 GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(
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)
*Season still in progress.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 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)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vermeulen, Thierry
2002 births
Living people
Dutch racing drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
Emil Frey Racing drivers
GT4 European Series drivers
24H Series drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
W Racing Team drivers
Audi Sport drivers
Racing drivers from Bavaria
Sportspeople from Munich
Sportspeople from Venlo
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux drivers