René Lammers
René Lammers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 July 2008 Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Father | Jan Lammers |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| F4 Spanish Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Car number | 9 |
| Starts | 21 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
René Lammers (Dutch pronunciation: [rəˈneː ˈlɑmərs]; born 13 July 2008) is a Dutch racing driver who is set to compete in Eurocup-3 for MP Motorsport.
Born and raised in Leiden, Lammers is the son of former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the senior European Championship in 2023—Lammers graduated to junior formulae. Lammers stepped up to single-seaters in Spanish F4 in 2024, finishing fourth in 2025 after securing multiple victories.
Career
Karting (2018–2023)
Lammers has had a very successful karting career, as in September 2020, he won his first major karting title, in the WSK Euro Series 60 Mini category.[1] This was followed by victory in the same category in the Andrea Margutti Trophy.[2] For 2021, Lammers stepped up to the X30 Junior and OK-Junior categories, as he won the Andrea Margutti Trophy again.[3] for 2022, he stayed in the same category, having some more success by consistently finishing in the top-ten of championships. However, 2023 was his breakout season as he moved to the OK category, winning the Karting European Championship.[4] Lammers also finished second in the Karting World Championship, driving for Parolin Motorsport.[5]
Formula 4 (2024–2025)
2024
On 13 December 2023, Lammers announced his place as a competitor in the F4 Spanish Championship for 2024, where he would join MP Motorsport.[6] Pre-season, Lammers joined the 2024 Formula Winter Series grid in preparation for his season in Spanish F4. He had a difficult season, only managing to finish 19th in the standings with a best result of 6th at MotorLand Aragón.[7][8]
In his main campaign, Lammers started the season with a double points finish.[9] However, points were hard to come by for Lammers that season, as after a fifth place finish in Portimão, he was forced to wait until the Aragón round to score points.[10] There, he had his best weekend, securing his first and only podium of the season during the second race.[11] Collecting four more points finishes in the final three rounds, Lammers placed 13th in the standings, with 55 points.[12]
2025
Lammers continued in Spanish F4 for 2025, remaining with MP Motorsport.[13]
Formula Regional (2026–)
Lammers moved up to Eurocup-3 in 2026, continuing with MP Motorsport.[14]
Formula One
In 2023, Lammers was crowned Scouting World Finals champion, and was offered a place in the Ferrari Driver Academy.[15] However, he rejected Ferrari and made it clear he preferred to stay independent for as long as he is able to in his climb to Formula 1.[16]
Personal life
Lammers' father is Jan Lammers, a former Formula One driver and winner of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans with Silk Cut Jaguar.[17]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IAME International Open — X30 Mini | Falcon Kart | 8th |
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | 24th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini | PBD Racing Team | 14th |
| WSK Champions Cup - Final B — 60 Mini | 16th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 98th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 120th | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini | 9th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | 26th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | 9th | ||
| IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini | 7th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | Falcon Kart | 28th | |
| 2020 | Winter Cup — Mini ROK | Baby Race Driver Academy | 16th |
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 7th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 5th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | 16th | ||
| Trofeo d’Autunno — Mini GR3 | 1st | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Ayrton Senna — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| ROK Cup International Final - Mini Rok | 20th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Baby Race Driver Academy | 1st |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Grifone — Mini GR3 | 1st | ||
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 27th | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie — X30 Junior | Parolin Racing | 30th | |
| WSK Euro Series - OKJ | 46th | ||
| Italian Championship - X30 Junior | 5th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | Parolin Motorsport | 110th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | NC | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 20th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 28th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 8th | ||
| 2022 | Champions of the Future Winter Series — OKJ | Parolin Motorsport | 30th |
| Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | 5th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 8th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 9th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 5th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 5th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 20th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 20th | ||
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Parolin Motorsport | 3rd |
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 15th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 11th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[18] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | MP Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 13th | ||
| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | MP Motorsport | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 3rd |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 221 | 4th | ||
| 2026 | Eurocup-3 | MP Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 3rd |
Complete Formula Winter Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JER 1 13 |
JER 2 16 |
JER 3 16 |
CRT 1 14 |
CRT 2 9 |
CRT 3 18 |
ARA 1 6 |
ARA 2 15 |
ARA 3 8 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 16 |
CAT 3 20 |
19th | 14 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JAR 1 6 |
JAR 2 8 |
JAR 3 11 |
POR 1 5 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 15 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 16 |
LEC 3 19 |
ARA 1 5 |
ARA 2 3 |
ARA 3 11 |
CRT 1 8 |
CRT 2 9 |
CRT 3 Ret |
JER 1 7 |
JER 2 12 |
JER 3 20 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 7 |
CAT 3 18 |
13th | 55 |
| 2025 | MP Motorsport | ARA 1 2 |
ARA 2 6 |
ARA 3 2 |
NAV 1 2 |
NAV 2 1 |
NAV 3 1 |
POR 1 Ret |
POR 2 11 |
POR 3 6 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 15 |
JER 1 20 |
JER 2 1 |
JER 3 2 |
CRT 1 4 |
CRT 2 2 |
CRT 3 1 |
CAT 1 29 |
CAT 2 31† |
CAT 3 12 |
4th | 221 |
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MP Motorsport | JER 1 7 |
JER 2 1 |
JER 3 3 |
POR 1 12 |
POR 2 6 |
POR 3 8 |
NAV 1 5 |
NAV 2 9 |
NAV 3 3 |
3rd | 76 |
References
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- ^ "Trofeo Andrea Margutti". Kartcom. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "0". Kartcom. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "European Championship". Kartcom. 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "OK-Junior and OK - World Karting Championship - Franciacorta". Kartcom. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-12-13). "Karting star Rene Lammers signs with MP Motorsport for F4 debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-03-03). "James Egozi gets FWinter Series win, Spanish F4 seat and RBJT spot". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Multiple rookie wins during the debut weekend of Spanish F4". MP Motorsport. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Keanu shines in Portimao". MP Motorsport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Massive weekend for MP before the summer break". MP Motorsport. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Dominance: MP Motorsport Wins Dual Titles in Spanish F4 2024 Season". MP Motorsport. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 January 2025). "Rene Lammers sticks with MP Motorsport for second year in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ "Lammers steps up for maiden Eurocup-3 season with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Woodhouse, Jamie (2023-12-15). "Ferrari unearth potential new star after 'closest World Finals ever witnessed'". PlanetF1. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Bruin, Lois de (2023-12-13). "René Lammers steps up to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ 1988: The number 2 Jaguar wins Le Mans - Le Mans Videos - Autosport.com, retrieved 2023-12-31
- ^ "Lammers Rene". Kartcom. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
External links
- René Lammers career summary at DriverDB.com