Driver
Laurens Vanthoor
Belgium
Driver
Laurens Vanthoor
Belgium
Date of Birth
Place of birth
Hasselt, Belgium
Height
180 cm
Weight
72 kg
Series
WEC + IMSA Endurance + Bathurst 12 Hours + 24h NBR (IGTC) + 24h Spa (IGTC)
about
Having been on the WEC podium twice this season, Vanthoor will be hoping to continue his streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He took class victory at the landmark race in 2018 alongside Christensen and Estre and was previously a Porsche factory IMSA driver.
A dream accomplished
Vanthoor’s Porsche journey began in GT racing, but he says he had been “dreaming of this opportunity to drive in Hypercars for a long time.
To be able to do that with Porsche is, I think, the best place you can be.” His sage advice to newcomers? "If you put in the effort and the work, things will come your way sooner or later.”
Going to Le Mans as the leader of the championship with such an amazing field... is huge.
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Career highlights
Explore the driver's triumphs and unforgettable racing moments.
| season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | World Endurance Championship (WEC) | Hypercar class |
| IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTP class: 1st spot 24h Daytona, 1st spot 12h SebringGTD class: 1st spot Long Beach | |
| 2024 | World Endurance Championship (WEC) | Hypercar class: 1st spot in the drivers´ championship with two victories, three podiums |
| 24h Nürburgring | GT3 class: 2nd spot | |
| 12h Bathurst | Pro class: 1st spot | |
| 2023 | World Endurance Championship (WEC) | Hypercar class: 3rd spot in the manufacturer championship with two podiums |
| IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTD Pro class: 1st 12h Sebring | |
| FIA GT Macau World Cup | 6th spot | |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 4th spot | |
| 2022 | 24h Daytona | GTD Pro class: 3rd spot |
| 24h Le Mans | LMGTE class: 4th spot | |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 5th spot | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) | 1st spot ADAC Westfalenfahrt | |
| 2021 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTD Pro class: 1st spot of the drivers´ championship with 1st spot 12h Sebring, 1st Road America & Long Beach & Virginia , tree 2nd spots |
| 24h Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 8th spot | |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 4th spot | |
| 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTD class: 6th spot in the drivers´ championship with one victory, 2nd spot 24h Daytona & 12h Sebring and one 3rd spot |
| International GT Challenge (IGTC) | Pro class: 3rd spot in the drivers' championship with victory 24h Spa | |
| 24h Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 6th spot | |
| 2019 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTLM class: 1st spot of the drivers´ championship with three victories, two 2nd spots and two 3rd spots |
| FIA GT Macau World Cup | 2nd spot | |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 7th spot | |
| 24h Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 9th spot | |
| 2018 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTLM class: 5th spot in the driver´ championship with one victory, one 2nd spot and two 3rd spots |
| 24h Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 1st spot | |
| 12h Bathurst | Pro class: 3rd spot | |
| VLN Endurance Racing Championship Nürburgring | Pro class: 1st spot ADAC Westfalenfahrt | |
| 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship | GTLM class: 6th spot in the drivers´ championship with two 2nd spots and one 3rd spot |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 4th spot | |
| 2016-2012 | Audi Factory Driver | |
| 2016 | FIA GT Macau World Cup | 1st spot |
| International GT Challenge (IGTC) | Pro Cup class: 1st spot of the drivers' championship with 1st spot Sepang, 3rd spot 24h Spa | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance | 3rd spot of the drivers´ championship with one 1st spot, two 2md spot and three 3rd spots | |
| 24h Dubai | 1st spot | |
| 2015 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance | 3rd spot of the drivers' championship with fvie 1st spots, one 2nd spot and one 3rd spot |
| 24h Nürburgring | Pro class: 1st spot | |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 21th spot | |
| 12h Bathurs | AP class: 4th spot | |
| 12h Sepang | GT3: 1st spot | |
| 2014 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance & Sprint | Pro class: 1st spot of the drivers´ championship |
| 24h Spa | Pro class: 1st spot | |
| 12h Bathurst | AP class: 1st spot of the class championship, 2nd spot of the overall championship | |
| 2013 | FIA GT Series | Pro Cup: 1st spot of the drivers´ championship with 3 victories |
| 12h Bathurst | A class: 5th spot | |
| 2012 | 24h Zolder | 1st spot |
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