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Stoffel Vandoorne (; born 26 March 1992) is a Belgian professional racing driver who is currently racing for
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in Formula E and Peugeot TotalEnergies in WEC. He had previously competed in Formula One for
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 ...
from 2016 to 2018. He was champion of the
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and the
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. He currently resides in both Monte Carlo ( Monaco) and Roeselare ( Belgium). Vandoorne serves as the reserve driver for the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team.


Early life

Stoffel Vandoorne was born in Kortrijk, West Flanders. Vandoorne was introduced to motorsport at the age of six during a visit to the kart track of World Karts in Kortrijk in Flanders, Belgium, with his father. Vandoorne started karting after the owner of the track gave him a mini-kart.


Early career


Karting

Initially, lack of funding restricted Vandoorne to race 3 to 4 races per year. By age 16 he was Belgian KF2 Champion. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category. The same year he won the 'steering wheel' competition held by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. The prize money of 45,000 euros helped him start his car racing career in
F4 Eurocup 1.6 French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates ...
.


Formula Renault


2010

In
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, Vandoorne moved up to
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racing, joining the
F4 Eurocup 1.6 French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting graduates ...
series. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes. The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to 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 ...
the following year. He also earned a place in the FIA Driver Academy.


2011

In
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, he graduated to competing in 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 ...
with Kurt Mollekens' KTR team. He finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight-point-scoring finishes throughout the season. He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.


2012

For the 2012 season Vandoorne remained in the Eurocup, but left KTR to join Josef Kaufmann Racing. He won the championship by ten points after a tight battle between himself and
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-backed
Daniil Kvyat Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat ( rus, Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят, p=dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian professional racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2014– ...
. Between them they won 11 of the 14 races and finished over 100 points ahead of their nearest challenger. Vandoorne finished the season with four wins and six podiums to his name. He also contested selected events in the Northern European Cup, where he won five of the seven races that he started, and finished on the podium in a sixth race.


2013

In
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, Vandoorne raced in
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, where he replaced
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champion Robin Frijns at Fortec Motorsport. He finished runner-up to Kevin Magnussen with four wins and 10 podiums, including a victory at his home track of
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.


GP2 Series


2014

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Vandoorne would make his debut in GP2, racing with ART. In the opening race at Bahrain, Vandoorne claimed his first victory of the season in the feature race. He followed this up with four consecutive pole positions, three more wins at the Hungaroring,
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and
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and six additional podiums. Despite being a rookie, he finished runner-up to 2014 champion
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.


2015

Vandoorne reunited with ART for
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, as well as was considered the main title contender. He was partnered by 2014 Japanese Formula Three champion
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. After five feature race wins, twelve podiums and four pole positions, Vandoorne took the title in
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, 108 points over his nearest rival Alexander Rossi. Vandoorne holds the
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for all-time most wins, most feature race wins, most pole positions and most consecutive pole positions, most podiums, most podiums in a season, most points and most points in a single season in GP2 history, with the series being rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship at the end of the following year.


Super Formula

On 12 February 2016, it was announced that Vandoorne would race a Honda in
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for Dandelion Racing. He finished fourth overall, the highest ranking among Honda engine users, with two wins and one pole position at
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in wet conditions throughout the season.


Formula One career

In February 2013, Vandoorne joined
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's Young Driver Programme, under the tutelage of his then manager Richard Goddard, in collaboration with the team's sporting director Sam Michael and its head of communications Matt Bishop, to whom Vandoorne had been introduced in 2011 by
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. In January 2014, he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1 also taking up driving duties in the GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix.


McLaren (2016–2018, 2020–2022)


2016 season

On 31 March 2016, it was announced Vandoorne would be replacing regular driver
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at the
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after the Spaniard was ruled unfit to drive following a major accident during the
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. After qualifying 12th ahead of Jenson Button, Vandoorne finished 10th and became the first reserve driver to score points on debut since
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022 for BMW Sauber, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Toro Rosso, Red Bull Racing, Red Bull, Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari, and Aston Martin in Formula One ...
at the
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. On 3 September 2016, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, it was announced by McLaren that Jenson Button would not be racing in 2017, and that Vandoorne would be replacing him to partner Alonso for the season.


2017 season

In his debut full season at
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, Vandoorne established himself as a considerable rookie next to veteran F1 Champion,
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. With the uncompetitive McLaren, Vandoorne racked up 13 points compared to Alonso's 17. The key issues lay in the reliability and performance of the car which resulted in 1 DNS and 5 DNFs throughout the 20 race season. Nevertheless, he managed to crack into the top 10 in Hungary, Malaysia and Singapore. On 23 August 2017, it was announced that Vandoorne would be retained for the season.


2018 season

In the new McLaren Renault partnership, Vandoorne enjoyed a good start to the season with 3 points finishes in the first 4 races. However, as the season progressed, he struggled to maintain this momentum which left him with 8 points by the Japanese Grand Prix. Moreover, the lack of a competitive package in the McLaren resulted in a long drought in points finishes between the
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 2018 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. The race was the 4th round of the 2018 Formula One World ...
and the
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. Vandoorne ended the season in 16th ahead of 4 other drivers in the drivers' championship. However, the last few Grands Prix saw Vandoorne in some impressive battles, particularly in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with
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and Romain Grosjean, which led him to finish 8th on the Formula 1 Power Rankings. It was announced on 3 September 2018 that Vandoorne would leave McLaren at the end of the 2018 season.


Reserve driver (2020–2022)

Vandoorne was the simulator driver for the
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team in 2020 and was named as one of the team's reserve drivers in 2021, but in 2022 was not chosen as the driver for the final pre-season test Bahrain after Daniel Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19.


Mercedes (2019–2022)

Vandoorne was the simulator driver for the
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team in 2019 and was named as one of the team's reserve drivers in 2020, but in the end was not chosen as the driver for the
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after
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tested positive for COVID-19. Vandoorne drove for Mercedes in the season-ending 2020 Abu Dhabi Young Drivers Test alongside Formula E teammate Nyck de Vries. Vandoorne was also made available as reserve driver for
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in 2020 and McLaren from 2020 to 2022, as part of an agreement between Mercedes and both teams.


Aston Martin (2023–)

Vandoorne was announced to be joining
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for the
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as a reserve and simulator driver, sharing duties with 2022 Formula 2 champion
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. Additionally, he was also made a reserve driver for
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 August, Vandoorne drove the Aston Martin AMR23 during a tyre test 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 ...
. Vandoorne remained the reserve driver for Aston Martin for the 2024 season and drove an
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during a tyre test at Spa-Francorchamps.


Formula E


HWA Racelab (2018–2019)


2018–19 season

It was confirmed on 15 October 2018 that Vandoorne would drive for HWA Racelab for the 2018–19 Formula E season. He would be joining Britain's Gary Paffett to complete the driver lineup for
HWA Racelab HWA Team, also known as HWA RACELAB, is the auto racing team of HWA AG, a German company based in Affalterbach, that also develops and builds vehicles and components for Mercedes-AMG race cars. It is named after founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht. ...
. Vandoorne would go on and start his Formula E debut just 3 weeks after leaving Formula 1 and would come 17th in his first race. He has also achieved his first qualifying
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in Formula E at a wet
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. However, he retired from the race after having a driveshaft issue. He came third in the
2019 Rome ePrix The 2019 Rome ePrix (formally the 2019 GEOX Rome E-Prix) was a Formula E electric car race held at the Circuto Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR residential and business district of the Italian capital of Rome on 13 April 2019. It was the seventh r ...
and booked his first podium in
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. Vandoorne finished his debut season in 16th position in the driver's standings with 35 points.


Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team (2019–2022)


2019–20 season

In the 2019–20 season, Vandoorne drove for
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with 2019 Formula 2 Champion, Nyck de Vries. Vandoorne took 2 consecutive podiums in the two first races. The E-Prix of Mexico and Marrakesh saw a series of poor finishes, and at the time of the season's suspension due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, he sat 29 points below the championship leader, António Félix da Costa. Following the resumption of the season for six races in Berlin, he finished in the points in four of the six races, including his first win in the season finale. He ultimately finished 2nd in the standings, though behind Félix da Costa by 71 points.


2020–21 season

Vandoorne continued to drive for the renamed Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team for the 2020–21 season, again partnering Nyck de Vries. Vandoorne achieved one win at the second race of
2021 Rome ePrix The 2021 Rome ePrix was a pair of Formula E Electric motorsport, electric car races held at the Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR in the EUR, Rome, EUR residential and business district of the Italian capital of Rome on 10 and 11 April 2021. It mark ...
, and two third place finishes at
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and
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. de Vries secured his first Drivers' Championship, as Vandoorne finished ninth in the standings. Vandoorne and de Vries' total points haul allowed Mercedes to achieve their first Teams' Championship that season. Vandoorne and de Vries' partnership will continue for the 2021-22 season.


2021–22 season

Vandoorne and de Vries continued to race with the Mercedes-EQ team for the 2021–22 season, Mercedes' final in Formula E. The team started out with promising pace at the opening round in Diriyah, showcased by Vandoorne taking the first pole position of the season. During the race however, the Belgian fell behind his teammate after missing the Attack Mode activation point and eventually finished second. The following day, Vandoorne fought back to seventh and set the fastest lap of the race, having started from twelfth. After being taken out of a points-paying position by
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near the end of the Mexico City ePrix, the Belgian returned to the rostrum in Rome, converting a pole position into third place on Saturday. Monaco brought the highlight of the year, as Vandoorne dominated the second half of the race to take his first victory of the season. More success - in the form of a pair of third places in Berlin - followed, before he took more points for his championship challenge at
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and
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. With two of his title rivals, namely Jean-Éric Vergne and Edoardo Mortara, experiencing a difficult weekend at the
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, Vandoorne was able to capitalise by way of a fourth and a second place, which put him at the top of the standings. At the penultimate event in London, Vandoorne repeated his results from the previous round, most impressively performing a comeback drive from 13th to fourth on Sunday. These results, coupled with a technical problem for closest title rival
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, put Vandoorne 36 points ahead of the Kiwi before the season finale in Seoul. In the South Korean capital, Evans took victory on Saturday, though he would not gain much ground as Vandoorne finished fifth. On Sunday, Vandoorne finished second, clinching the title and bringing a second drivers' and teams' world championship to the departing Mercedes outfit.


DS Penske (2023–2024)


2022–23 season

In October 2022, it was announced that Vandoorne would be joining the newly formed
DS Penske DS Penske (formerly Dragon Racing) is an American auto racing team that is involved in many areas of motorsport. Dragon Racing was founded in 2007 by Jay Penske and Stephen J. Luczo. The team competed in the IndyCar Series from 2007 until 201 ...
outfit alongside fellow champion Jean-Éric Vergne for the
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. The introduction of the
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chassis to competition posed a challenge to Penske, leading to a disappointing season for Vandoorne. With no podiums, a first in the Belgian's Formula E career, and a lone pole in São Paulo, Vandoorne ended up eleventh in the standings, 51 points behind teammate Vergne.


2023–24 season

Vandoorne and Vergne were retained by
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for the 2023–24 season. Vandoorne would depart the team after two mediocre seasons with the team at the conclusion of the season.


Maserati MSG Racing (2024–)


2024–25 season

Vandoorne would switch to
Maserati MSG Racing Maserati Monaco Sports Group Racing is a Monegasque racing team that competes in Formula E, which is organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The team was formed from Venturi Racing and made its debut in the series in ...
for the 2024–25 season, lining up alongside
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.


FIA World Endurance Championship


2019

In April 2019, it was announced that Stoffel Vandoorne would compete for two races in the WEC for 2018-2019 for SMP Racing. He will drive the Russian BR1 No.11 prototype along with Vitaly Petrov and
Mikhail Aleshin Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin ( rus, Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, p=mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn, born 22 May 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the For ...
in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the
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. In the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Vandoorne, alongside Petrov and Aleshin, finished 3rd place in the LMP1 Class. Vandoorne drove the first stint during weather conditions of snow, hail and rain. At the 24 hour of Le Mans he finished 3rd place.


2022

Vandoorne was set to test the 2023 Peugeot Hypercar at the Bahrain International Circuit during November 2022, but was not able to take part in it after being diagnosed with appendicitis.


2023

For 2023, Vandoorne was appointed as the reserve driver for the Peugeot Sport in the Hypercar category. However, he replaced an injured Nico Müller at Peugeot for the 6 Hours of Fuji, where he finished in seventh place.


2024

Vandoorne would race with Peugeot Sport full-time in the
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship The 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship is the twelfth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The ser ...
alongside Nico Müller and
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.


IndyCar Series

On 17 November 2021, it was announced that Vandoorne will take part in an IndyCar Series test with Arrow McLaren SP at
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on 6 December 2021.


Racing record


Karting career summary


Racing career summary

As Vandoorne was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.


Complete F4 Eurocup 1.6 results

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


Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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


Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 GP2 Series 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 Super Formula 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 Formula One 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) Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.


Complete Formula E 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 FIA World Endurance Championship 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) * Season still in progress.


Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results


Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship 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)


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