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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World Endurance Championship (WEC) | Hypercar class |
| 2023 | World Endurance Championship (WEC) | Hypercar class: 6th spot of the class championship with two 3rd positions |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTP & GTD Pro class: 3rd place in the manufacturers’ championship with two podiums & 1st spot of the GTD Pro class championship in Daytona, 10th spot in the GTP class championship at Petit Le Mans | |
| FIA GT Macau World Cup | 6th spot of the overall championship | |
| Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 3rd spot of the overall championship | |
| VLN Endurance Racing Championship Nürburgring | 11th spot in the DMV 4-Hours race | |
| 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTD Pro class: 3rd spot of the class championship in Daytona |
| Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 5th spot of the overall championship | |
| VLN Endurance Racing Championship Nürburgring | 1st spot in the ADAC Westfalenfahrt | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | LMGTE class: 4th spot of the class championship | |
| 2021 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTD Pro class: 1st spot of the class championship with three 2nd and four 1st positions |
| Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 4th spot of the overall championship | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 8th spot of the class championship | |
| 2020 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTD class: 6th spot of the class championship with one 3rd, three 2nd and one 1st position |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Pro Cup class: 3rd spot of the drivers' championship with one 1st position | |
| Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12h | P class: 8th spot of the class championship | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 6th spot of the class championship | |
| 2019 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTLM class: 1st spot of the class championship with two 3rd, two 2nd and three 1st positions |
| FIA GT Macau World Cup | 2nd spot of the overall championship | |
| Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 7th spot of the overall championship | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 9th spot of the class championship | |
| 2018 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTLM class: 5th spot of the class championship with two 3rd, one 2nd and one 1st position |
| Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12h | APP class: 3rd spot of the class championship | |
| VLN Endurance Racing Championship Nürburgring | 1st spot in the ADAC Westfalenfahrt | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | LMGTE Pro class: 1st spot of the class championship | |
| 2017 | IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship | GTLM class: 6th spot of the class championship with one 3rd and two 2nd positions |
| Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 4th spot of the overall championship | |
| 2016 | FIA GT Macau World Cup | 1st spot of the overall championship |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Pro Cup class: 1st spot of the drivers' championship with one 3rd, one 2nd and one 1st position | |
| Blancpain GT Series | 3rd spot of the overall championship with three 3rd, two 2nd and one 1st position | |
| Hankook 24h Dubai | 1st spot of the overall championship | |
| 2015 | Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 21th spot of the overall championship |
| Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12h | AP class: 4th spot of the class championship | |
| Blancpain GT Series | 3rd spot of the drivers' championship with one 3rd, one 2nd and five 1st positions | |
| 12 Hours of Sepang | GT3: 1st spot of the overall championship | |
| ADAC Zurich 24h Race Nürburgring | 1st spot of the overall championship | |
| 2014 | Total 24 Hours of Spa | Pro class: 1st spot of the overall championship |
| Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12h | AP class: 1st spot of the class championship, 2nd spot of the overall championship | |
| Blancpain GT Series | 1st spot of the drivers' championship with three 3rd and eight 1st positions | |
| Blancpain Endurance Series | Pro class: 1st spot of the overall championship | |
| 2013 | Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12h | A class: 5th spot of the overall championship |
| FIA GT Series | Pro-Cup: 1st spot of the overall championship with 3 victories | |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Zolder | 1st spot of the overall championship |
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