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René Lammers
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2008-07-12) 12 July 2008 (age 16)
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Related toJan Lammers
F4 Spanish Championship career
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number9
Starts9
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishcurrently 14th in 2024
Championship titles
2023Karting European Championship

René Lammers (born 12 July 2008) is a Dutch racing driver who is based in Zandvoort. He is the current OK Karting European champion, and he currently competes in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[1]

Career

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Karting

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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.[2] This was followed by victory in the same category in the Trofeo Andrea Margutti.[3] For 2021, Lammers stepped up to the X30 Junior and OK-Junior categories, as he won the Trofeo Andrea Margutti again.[4] for 2022, he stayed in the same category, having some more success by consistently finishing in the top 10 of championships. However, 2023 was his breakout season as he moved to the OK category, winning the Karting European Championship.[5] Lammers also finished 2nd in the Karting World Championship, driving for Parolin Motorsport.[6]

Formula 4

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On 13 December 2023, Lammers announced his place as a competitor in the Spanish F4 championship for 2024, where he will be racing for MP Motorsport. MP Motorsport made a deal with Lammers despite the Ferrari Driver Academy selecting him as the Scouting World Finals champion, therefore winning a place in the Junior Team.[7] The young Dutchman rejected Ferrari and has made it clear he prefers to stay independent for as long as he is able to in his climb to Formula 1.[8] 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.[9][10]

Personal life

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His father is Jan Lammers is a former Formula One driver, and he is also the winner of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans with Silk Cut Jaguar.[11]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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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
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 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
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 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 ChampionshipOKJ NC
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 20th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 28th
WSK Final CupOKJ 8th
2022 Champions of the Future - Winter Series — OKJ Parolin Motorsport 30th
Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ 5th
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 8th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ 9th
Champions of the Future - Euro Series — OKJ 5th
Champions of the Future - Euro Series — OK 5th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 8th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 5th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 20th
WSK Final CupOK 20th
2023 WSK Super Master SeriesOK Parolin Motorsport 3rd
WSK Euro SeriesOK 15th
Champions of the Future - Euro Series — OK 11th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 1st
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 2nd
Sources:[12]


Racing record

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Racing career summary

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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 9 0 0 0 0 20 14th*

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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(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

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(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

CAT
2

CAT
3

12th* 51*

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-12-13). "Karting star Rene Lammers signs with MP Motorsport for F4 debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. ^ "WSK – Euro Series". Kartcom. 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ^ "Trofeo Andrea Margutti". Kartcom. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ^ "0". Kartcom. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ^ "European Championship". Kartcom. 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ^ "OK-Junior and OK - World Karting Championship - Franciacorta". Kartcom. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ^ Woodhouse, Jamie (2023-12-15). "Ferrari unearth potential new star after 'closest World Finals ever witnessed'". PlanetF1. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  8. ^ Bruin, Lois de (2023-12-13). "René Lammers steps up to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". MP Motorsport. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  9. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-03-03). "James Egozi gets FWinter Series win, Spanish F4 seat and RBJT spot". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  11. ^ 1988: The number 2 Jaguar wins Le Mans - Le Mans Videos - Autosport.com, retrieved 2023-12-31
  12. ^ "Lammers Rene". Kartcom. Retrieved 2023-12-31.