Kas Haverkort (Dutch pronunciation: [kɑs ˈɦaːvərkɔrt]; born 18 November 2003) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently set to compete in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Team GP Elite, having previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship between 2021 and 2023. He was champion of the F4 Spanish Championship in 2020, driving for MP Motorsport.
| Kas Haverkort | |
|---|---|
 Haverkort racing in the 2024 Porsche Supercup at the Red Bull Ring. | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 18 November 2003 Hardenberg, Netherlands |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 27 |
| Starts | 60 (60 entries) |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup F4 Spanish Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship |
Career
editKarting
editHaverkort started karting in 2011. His major karting highlights included 2nd in the WSK Final Cup - OK, 1st in the 2017 German Junior Kart Championship, 3rd in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy in 2016, 2nd in the 2013 Chrono Karting Winter Series, 1st in the 2012 Chrono Rotax Max Winter Cup Micromax and 3rd in the 2012 Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge - Micromax.
Lower formulae
editIn 2020 Haverkort made his car racing debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[1] He dominated the championship, taking 13 victories and a total of 17 podium finishes from 21 races. The Dutchman finished 111 points ahead of teammate Mari Boya and took the title during the penultimate round of the campaign at Jarama, having won all three races of the weekend.[2]
Formula Renault Eurocup
editHaverkort made some appearances in Formula Renault as a guest driver for rounds 6 and 7 with MP Motorsport.[3] In his first Qualifying session he set the 8th fastest time at Catalunya he finished the first race 9th and the second race 5th. At Spa he finished 5th in both races. Kas was ineligible for points as he was a guest driver.
Formula Regional European Championship
edit2021
editIn December 2020 Haverkort did the group test at Paul Ricard for MP Motorsport. Three months later the team announced that he would be driving for them in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship, partnering Franco Colapinto and fellow F4 graduate Oliver Goethe.[4] His first points finish came in the fourth round of the season when he ended up seventh at Le Castellet, and he followed that up with a sixth place at his home race in Zanvoort. The Dutchman went scoreless for the next three events, but he would finish in the points on three occasions in the final four races, getting a season-best fourth in Monza.[5] Haverkort ended his season in 16th place with a total of 35 points.
2022
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For the 2022 season Haverkort switched to Van Amersfoort Racing.[6] He stated that joining Van Amersfoort would be "key to reaching [his] goals for the [2022] season" after setting the fastest laptime in a test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[7]
2023
editHaverkort remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[8]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge — Micromax | 4th | |
| 2011-12 | Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Winter Cup — Micromax | 1st | |
| 2012 | Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors | 5th | |
| Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge — Micromax | 3rd | ||
| 2013 | Chrono Karting Winter Serie — Micromax | 2nd | |
| 2016 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 3rd | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | CRG Keijzer Racing | DNF | |
| 2017 | German Karting Championship — Junior | CRG Keijzer Racing | 1st |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 17th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 15th | ||
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | CRG Nordam | 10th |
| German Karting Championship — Senior | Zanardi Racing Team | 4th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 33rd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Zanardi Racing Team | 16th | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 27th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 2nd | ||
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG Keijzer Racing | 6th |
| German Karting Championship — Senior | 4th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 23rd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — KZ2 | DNF | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 14th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KZ2 | DNF | ||
| FIA Karting International Super Cup — KZ2 | DNF | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 11th |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 383 | 1st |
| Formula Renault Eurocup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 16th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 186 | 5th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 174 | 4th |
| 2024 | Porsche Supercup | Uniserver by Team GP Elite | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 8th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team GP Elite | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 137 | 7th | |
| Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Pro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 5th |
† As Haverkort was a guest driver he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | NAV 1 1 |
NAV 2 1 |
NAV 3 1 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 4 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 17 |
JER 3 1 |
CRT 1 1 |
CRT 2 1 |
CRT 3 1 |
ARA 1 2 |
ARA 2 3 |
ARA 3 1 |
JAR 1 1 |
JAR 2 1 |
JAR 3 1 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 1 |
CAT 3 2 |
1st | 383 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MP Motorsport | IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 25 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 17 |
MCO 1 14 |
MCO 2 11 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 15 |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 6 |
SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 18 |
RBR 1 29 |
RBR 2 Ret |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 14 |
MUG 1 10 |
MUG 2 7 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 4 |
16th | 35 |
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 4 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 DSQ |
MCO 1 3 |
MCO 2 4 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 2 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 15 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 12 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 12 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 14 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 5 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 10 |
5th | 186 |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 1 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 13 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 7 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 5 |
LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 11 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 7 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 7 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 14 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 3 |
4th | 174 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UNISERVER by Team GP Elite | IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 Ret |
OSC 1 13 |
OSC 2 5 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 6 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 1 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
6th* | 79* |
*Season still in progress.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Team GP Elite | IMO 6 |
MON 4 |
RBR 5 |
SIL 7 |
HUN 3 |
SPA 17 |
ZAN 6 |
MNZ 29† |
8th | 73 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ Allen, Peter (6 February 2020). "Dutch karter Kas Haverkort moves up to Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2020-11-07). "Kas Haverkort crowned Spanish F4 champion with Jarama hat-trick". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (7 October 2020). "Spanish F4 leader Kas Haverkort to make Eurocup debut at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (24 March 2021). "Kas Haverkort seals Formula Regional Europe step with MP Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (31 October 2021). "Hadjar wins FREC season finale after Prema rivals collide at Monza". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (3 December 2021). "Haverkort switches from MP to VAR for second FREC season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 November 2021). "Haverkort fastest for VAR on day two of FREC winter test at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (9 March 2023). "Haverkort back in Formula Regional Europe with VAR for another year". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
External links
edit- Kas Haverkort career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website (in Dutch)