Giedo
Van der Garde

Giedo van der Garde was born on 25 April 1985 in Rhenen in the Netherlands. He started karting at the age of nine and became Super A world champion in 2002. He progressed through Formula Renault 2000 and the Formula 3 Euro Series to Formula Renault 3.5, which he won in 2008 with P1 Motorsport. He raced in GP2 from 2009 to 2012, taking his first victory in Hungary in 2009 and finishing seventh in the standings in 2009 and 2010, then sixth in 2012.

In Formula One he began as Caterham's reserve driver in 2012. In 2013 he became a full-time driver alongside Charles Pic and finished 18th on his debut in Australia. He qualified 15th in Monaco and 14th in Belgium, and his best race result was 14th in Hungary. He started 19 races without scoring a point and ended the year 22nd in the championship. In 2014 he was Sauber's reserve and test driver and took part in first practice at seven Grands Prix.

Van der Garde moved to sportscar racing in 2016. Driving an LMP2 car for G-Drive Racing with Simon Dolan and Harry Tincknell, he won the European Le Mans Series in his first season and made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also competed in the World Endurance Championship and took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times. He also became a commentator and pundit for the broadcaster Viaplay.

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