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Kelvin van der Linde
Van der Linde in 2024
Nationality	South African
Born	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 30) Johannesburg, South Africa
Relatives	Etienne van der Linde (uncle) Sheldon van der Linde (brother)
Formula E career
Debut season	2022–23
Current team	BMW Motorsport
Categorisation	FIA Silver (2014)^[1] FIA Gold (2015–2019) FIA Platinum (2020–)^[2]
Car number	51
Starts	5
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in 2023-24 Formula E season
Previous series
2014–20 2015 2014 2013 2011–2012 2006–2010	ADAC GT Masters TCR International Series Blancpain Sprint Series Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Cup South Africa Karting
Championship titles
2025 2025 2014, 2019 2013 2011–2012 2008, 2010	Intercontinental GT Challenge GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup ADAC GT Masters Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Cup South Africa South African Karting Championship

Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996), also known by his initials KVDL, is a South African racing driver for BMW Motorsport. He previously drove for Audi.^[3]

Van Der Linde is a two-time ADAC GT Masters champion (2014 and 2019) and a three-time 24 Hours of Nürburgring winner (2017, 2022 and 2025). He made his DTM debut with Audi in 2021, placing third after a crash with Liam Lawson in the final race. He was DTM runner-up in 2024 for Abt Sportsline. Van Der Linde moved to BMW in 2025, and won both the GT World Challenge Europe and Intercontinental GT Challenge.

Van Der Linde also competed in Formula E as a substitute driver for ABT Cupra in 2023 and 2024.

He is the older brother of Sheldon van der Linde.

Racing career

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Van Der Linde, a South African, started his career in racing in kart racing at the age of eight in 2005.^[4] ^[5]

In 2011, van der Linde became the youngest driver to compete in a National South African Circuit event at the age of 14 and also South Africa's youngest National Champion at the age of 16 in 2012.^[4]^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

In 2013, van der Linde won the International Championship. At the age of 17, van der Linde became the youngest ever winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and became a Volkswagen-supported junior driver for the 2014 season. He became the youngest ADAC GT Masters champion at the age of 18 driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.^[4]^[5]

In 2015, van der Linde was promoted to Audi factory driver, winning the 2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Suzuka 10 Hours.^[5] ^[8]

2021

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In 2021, van der Linde competed in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) for Abt Sportsline. He won four races and finished third in the drivers' championship. Going into the final round of the season, he was fighting for the drivers' championship title with Liam Lawson and Maximilian Götz.

During both of the final races of the Championship at the Norisring, van der Linde had similar incidents with Lawson. In the first race, van der Linde dived down the inside of Lawson, with Lawson finished in third. In the second race the consequences were much more serious; Lawson's car was damaged in a first-lap collision with van der Linde, who again dived down the inside of Lawson, taking Lawson out of contention for the title as he finished 18th. van der Linde was then given a five-second time penalty as a result. Towards the end of the race, van der Linde suffered a puncture in a battle with Götz and lost his chances to win the title, which eventually went to Götz after Mercedes issued team orders to the cars ahead of the latter to guarantee he finished in first.

2022

Days before the final round of the 2021 DTM season, Abt Sportsline confirmed van der Linde as their driver for the 2022 season.^[9] After finishing ninth in points in 2022, van der Linde returned to the team for 2023.^[10]

Formula E

ABT CUPRA Formula E Team (2023–2024)

2022–23 season

After Robin Frijns sustained a hand injury at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, van der Linde was called upon to replace him at ABT Cupra for the rounds at Diriyah.^[11] In his first weekend in single-seater racing, he managed to finish 16th during the first race and 18th on Saturday, which he stated gave him a base to build upon for the following event.^[12]

2023–24 season

As a reserve driver of ABT Cupra, van der Linde returned for the 2024 Berlin ePrix, replacing Nico Müller who missed the event due to clashing commitments in the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[13]

Personal life

Kelvin is the older brother of Sheldon van der Linde, a fellow BMW factory driver and 2022 DTM champion.^[14] Together, they won the 2025 Bathurst 12 Hour.^[15] Their uncle Etienne van der Linde was also a racing driver.^[16]

In 2022, van der Linde initiated the process for acquiring German citizenship after living in Kempten, Germany since 2014.^[17] In early 2024, the process was completed.^[18]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Engen Volkswagen Cup	Ferodo Racing	10	0	0	0	1	?	3rd
	Volkswagen Challenge South Africa	Ferodo Racing	16	12	16	15	12	152	1st
	Volkswagen Challenge South Africa	Autoquip	16	12	16	15	12	152	1st
2012	Volkswagen Cup South Africa	Ferodo Racing	20	7	?	?	15	429	1st
2013	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup	N/A	9	5	2	4	6	348	1st
2014	ADAC GT Masters	Prosperia C. Abt Racing	16	3	4	0	9	214	1st
2014	Blancpain Sprint Series	Prosperia Abt Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	ADAC GT Masters	C. Abt Racing	16	1	0	0	3	81	14th
	TCR International Series	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	2	0	0	0	0	13	21st
	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2016	ADAC GT Masters	Car Collection Motorsport	10	0	0	0	0	1	54th
2016	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6	Prosport-Performance GmbH	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2017	ADAC GT Masters	Aust Motorsport	14	1	0	0	2	107	5th
	Australian GT Championship	JAMEC PEM Racing	12	2	0	0	5	516	4th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Magnus	2	1	0	0	1	27	5th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team ISR	2	1	0	0	1	27	5th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Audi Sport Team ISR	4	0	0	0	0	5	33rd
	24H Series - A6	Car Collection Motorsport
	24 Hours of Nürburgring . SP9	Audi Sport Team Land	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2018	ADAC GT Masters	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	14	2	0	0	6	136	2nd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	24	53rd
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team MPC	3	1	2	1	2	40	6th
		Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing
		Audi Sport Team Land
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	5	0	0	0	1	36	8th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	5	0	0	0	1	36	8th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	Attempto Racing	10	1	0	1	3	65	3rd
	Stock Car Brasil	Blau Motorsport	3	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Audi Sport Team Land	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2019	ADAC GT Masters	HCB-Rutronik Racing	14	3	3	1	7	205	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Valvoline	4	1	0	0	1	32	13th
		Audi Sport Team Land
		Audi Sport Team WRT
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	4	0	0	0	0	10	24th
	Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe		10	0	0	1	0	24.5	10th
	24H GT Series - A6		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar	1	0	0	0	1	30	47th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Audi Sport Team Land	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	FIA GT World Cup	Audi Sport Team Rutronik	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2019–20	Formula E	Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler	Test driver
2020	ADAC GT Masters	Rutronik Racing	13	1	0	0	4	160	4th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	0	0	1	52	4th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	1	0	1	2	66	4th
	24H GT Series - GT3		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Valvoline	1	0	0	1	0	4	19th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team WRT	2	0	0	0	0	4	19th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Audi Sport Team Land	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2021	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Team Abt Sportsline	16	4	5	2	5	208	3rd
	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Phoenix Racing	2	0	0	0	1	27	9th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Team WRT	3	0	0	0	2	56	5th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		4	0	0	0	1	9.5	22nd
	24H GT Series - GT3 Pro		1	0	0	0	1	26	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team WRT	1	0	0	0	1	33	7th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Racing	1	0	0	0	1	33	7th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Audi Sport Team Land	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Team Abt Sportsline	16	0	1	1	1	90	9th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	4	1	2	0	1	27	17th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Valvoline	1	0	0	0	0	12	16th
		Audi Sport Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0
		Audi Sport Team Tresor	1	0	0	0	0
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2022–23	Formula E	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	3	0	0	0	0	0	24th
2023	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Abt Sportsline	16	1	0	1	2	119	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Scherer Sport PHX	1	0	0	0	1	24	12th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	ABT Sportsline	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2023–24	Formula E	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2024	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Abt Sportsline	16	3	3	3	6	221	2nd
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Red Bull Team ABT	4	0	0	0	1	*	*
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Red Bull Team ABT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3	Akkodis ASP Team	6	0	0	0	0	18	23rd
2025	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3	Team WRT	8	0	1	0	2	52	8th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	1	1	1	1	63	3rd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		10	2	0	0	6	88.5	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	1	0	298	28th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Team WRT	4	3	1	0	3	110	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Rowe Racing	1	1	0	0	1	110	1st
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Rowe Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Rowe Racing	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2025–26	24H Series Middle East - GT3	Team WRT
2026	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Schubert Motorsport	11	1	2	0	1	73	13th*
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Rowe Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Rowe Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Team WRT
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	Team WRT	6	2	0	1	3	49.5	1st*

^† As van der Linde was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2014	Prosperia C. Abt Racing	Audi R8 LMS ultra	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 1	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 2	LAU 1 7	LAU 2 2	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 2	SLO 1 6	SLO 2 10	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 2	SAC 1 1	SAC 2 1	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 6	1st	214
2015	C. Abt Racing	Audi R8 LMS ultra	OSC 1 17	OSC 2 6	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 17	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 11	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 12	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 Ret	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 1	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 7	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 7	14th	81
2016	Car Collection Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	OSC 1 27	OSC 2 10	SAC 1 24	SAC 2 20	LAU 1 29	LAU 2 Ret	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 16	NÜR 1 12	NÜR 2 24	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HOC 1	HOC 2			54th	1
2017	Aust Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	OSC 1 4	OSC 2 9	LAU 1 6	LAU 2 7	RBR 1 9	RBR 2 21	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 Ret	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 1	SAC 1 4	SAC 2 6	HOC 1 7	HOC 2 20			5th	107
2018	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 Ret	MST 1 9	MST 2 8	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 13	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 10	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 11	SAC 1 1	SAC 2 2	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 1			2nd	136
2019	HCB-Rutronik Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 4	MST 1 1	MST 2 4	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 3	ZAN 1 17	ZAN 2 9	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 2	HOC 1 9	HOC 2 1	SAC 1 19	SAC 2 1			1st	205
2020	Rutronik Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	LAU 1 6	LAU 2 5	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 10	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 1	SAC 1 7	SAC 2 3	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 8	LAU 1 5	LAU 2 6	OSC 1 6	OSC 2 Ret			4th	160

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2014	Prosperia ABT Racing	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Pro	NOG QR	NOG CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	SVK QR	SVK CR	ALG QR	ALG CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	BAK QR Ret	BAK CR 15	NC	0
2018	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	ZOL 1 4	ZOL 2 1	BRH 1 8	BRH 2 3	MIS 1 Ret	MIS 2 4	HUN 1 10	HUN 2 3	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 4					3rd	65
2019	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	BRH 1 5	BRH 2 4	MIS 1 7	MIS 2 14	ZAN 1 27	ZAN 2 24	NÜR 1 28	NÜR 2 12	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 10					10th	24.5
2020	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	MIS 1 2	MIS 2 5	MIS 3 7	MAG 1 5	MAG 2 6	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 11	CAT 1 7	CAT 2 4	CAT 3 4					4th	66
2021	ROFGO Racing with Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	MAG 1 11	MAG 2 Ret	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	MIS 1 23	MIS 2 3	BRH 1	BRH 2	VAL 1	VAL 2					22nd	9.5
2025	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 2	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 1	MIS 1 3	MIS 2 5	MAG 1 3	MAG 2 3	VAL 1 Ret	VAL 2 1					1st	88.5
2026	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Pro	BRH 1 3	BRH 2 6	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 1	MAG 1 7	MAG 2 Ret	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	CAT 1	CAT 2					1st*	49.5*

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2015	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MNZ Ret	SIL	LEC	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	NÜR	NC	0
2017	Audi Sport Team ISR	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MNZ	SIL	LEC 29	SPA 6H 8	SPA 12H 9	SPA 24H 9	CAT	33th	5
2018	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	MNZ 6	SIL 19	LEC Ret				CAT DNS	8th	36
2018	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	Pro				SPA 6H 1	SPA 12H 9	SPA 24H 3		8th	36
2019	Attempto Racing	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	MNZ 7	SIL Ret	LEC 8	SPA 6H 31	SPA 12H 30	SPA 24H 30	CAT	24th	10
2020	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	IMO 1	NÜR 4	SPA 6H 24	SPA 12H 49	SPA 24H Ret	LEC 5		4th	52
2021	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	MON Ret	LEC 2	SPA 6H 5	SPA 12H 2	SPA 24H 2	NÜR	CAT	5th	56
2022	Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro	IMO 1	LEC 41	SPA 6H 14	SPA 12H 14	SPA 24H Ret	HOC Ret	CAT	17th	27
2023	Scherer Sport PHX	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro	MNZ	LEC	SPA 6H 2	SPA 12H 12	SPA 24H 3	NÜR	CAT	12th	24
2025	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Pro	LEC 1	MNZ 5	SPA 6H 7	SPA 12H 9	SPA 24H 7	NÜR 10	CAT 6	3rd	63
2026	Team WRT	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Pro	LEC 4	MNZ 30	SPA 6H 2	SPA 12H 24	SPA 24H 12	NÜR	ALG	7th*	24*

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2015	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	Audi TT Cup	SEP 1	SEP 2	SHA 1	SHA 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	ALG 1 4	ALG 2 12†	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	SOC 1	SOC 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MRN 1	MRN 2	CHA 1	CHA 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	21st	13

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Ovr. Pos.	Pos."},"2":{"wt":"Class Position"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwCsg"/>Class Pos.
2016	Prosport-Performance GmbH	Fidel Leib Jonas Carlsson Thomas Bolz	Porsche Cayman Pro4	SP6	4	DNF	DNF
2017	Audi Sport Team Land / Land-Motorsport	Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS	SP9	158	1st	1st
2018	Audi Sport Team Land	Christopher Mies René Rast Sheldon van der Linde	Audi R8 LMS	SP9	133	6th	5th
2019	Audi Sport Team Land	Christopher Mies René Rast Christopher Haase	Audi R8 LMS Evo	SP9	139	DNF	DNF
2020	Audi Sport Team Land	Mattia Drudi Christopher Mies René Rast	Audi R8 LMS Evo	SP9	85	6th	6th
2021	Audi Sport Team Land	Christopher Mies René Rast Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS Evo	SP9	47	DNF	DNF
2022	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	SP9	159	1st	1st
2023	ABT Sportsline	Marco Mapelli Jordan Pepper Nicki Thiim	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	SP9	160	9th	7th
2024	Red Bull Team Abt	Marco Mapelli Jordan Pepper	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	SP9	50	5th	5th
2025	Rowe Racing	Augusto Farfus Jesse Krohn Raffaele Marciello	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	SP9	141	1st	1st
2026	Rowe Racing	Augusto Farfus Raffaele Marciello Jordan Pepper	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	SP9	49	DNF	DNF

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Pos."},"2":{"wt":"Class Position"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwC8Y"/>Class Pos.
2018	Melbourne Performance Centre	Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	241	27th	7th
2019	Melbourne Performance Centre	Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch	Audi R8 LMS	Pro	181	DNF	DNF
2020	Melbourne Performance Centre	Mattia Drudi Markus Winkelhock	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Pro	308	18th	11th
2022	Melbourne Performance Centre	Nathanaël Berthon Brad Schumacher	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro-Am	290	4th	4th
2024	Melbourne Performance Centre	Christopher Haase Liam Talbot	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	Pro	275	3rd	3rd
2025	Team WRT	Sheldon van der Linde Augusto Farfus	BMW M4 GT3	Pro	306	1st	1st
2026	Team WRT	Jordan Pepper Charles Weerts	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	Pro	262	12th	8th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2018	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	GTD	Audi R8 LMS	Audi DAR 5.2 L V10	DAY 7	SEB	MOH	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	53rd	24
2019	Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar	GTD	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi DAR 5.2 L V10	DAY 3	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	47th	30
2025	Paul Miller Racing	GTD Pro	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6	DAY 4	SEB	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		28th	298

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Rank	Points
2018	Blau Motorsport	Chevrolet Cruze	INT 1 3	CUR 1	CUR 2	VEL 1	VEL 2	LON 1	LON 2	SCZ 1	SCZ 2	GOI 1	MOU 1	MOU 2	CAS 1	CAS 2	VCA 1	VCA 2	TAR 1 Ret	TAR 2 19	GOI 1	GOI 2	INT 1	NC†	0†

^† As Albuquerque was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)


Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Points
2021	Phoenix Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1 3	DUB 2 3	ABU 1 4	ABU 2 3	4th	57

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2021	Abt Sportsline	Audi R8 LMS Evo	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 1¹	LAU 1 4²	LAU 2 3	ZOL 1 1¹	ZOL 2 8	NÜR 1 1¹	NÜR 2 Ret	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 6	ASS 1 12	ASS 2 4	HOC 1 1¹	HOC 2 10¹	NOR 1 4²	NOR 2 17²	3rd	208
2022	Team Abt Sportsline	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	ALG 1 4	ALG 2 6	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 20	IMO 1 5	IMO 2 13	NOR 1 Ret¹	NOR 2 Ret	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 4²	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 14	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 Ret	HOC 1 12	HOC 2 5	9th	90
2023	Abt Sportsline	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	OSC 1 6	OSC 2 Ret	ZAN 1 12	ZAN 2 6	NOR 1 21	NOR 2 5	NÜR 1 8	NÜR 2 20	LAU 1 3	LAU 2 8	SAC 1 5	SAC 2 13	RBR 1 1²	RBR 2 Ret	HOC 1 6	HOC 2 25	8th	119
2024	Red Bull – Team ABT	Audi R8 LMS Evo II	OSC 1 12	OSC 2 5	LAU 1 1¹	LAU 2 2	ZAN 1 13	ZAN 2 3	NOR 1 6	NOR 2 9	NÜR 1 1¹	NÜR 2 4	SAC 1 8	SAC 2 2²	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 5	HOC 1 1¹	HOC 2 12	2nd	221
2026	Schubert Motorsport	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	RBR 1 DSQ	RBR 2 6¹	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 1¹	LAU 1 10	LAU 2 9	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 DNS	OSC 1 7	OSC 2 6	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 Ret	SAC 1	SAC 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	13th*	73*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula E World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2022–23	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	Formula E Gen3	Mahindra M9Electro	MEX	DRH 16	DRH 18	HYD Ret	CAP WD	SAP	BER	BER	MCO	JAK	JAK	POR	RME	RME	LDN	LDN	24th	0
2023–24	ABT CUPRA Formula E Team	Formula E Gen3	Mahindra M10Electro	MEX	DRH	DRH	SAP	TOK	MIS	MIS	MCO	BER 11	BER 15	SIC	SIC	POR	POR	LDN	LDN	25th	0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2024	Akkodis ASP Team	LMGT3	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8	QAT Ret	IMO 14	SPA	LMS 6	SÃO WD	COA 9	FUJ 11	BHR Ret	23rd	18
2025	Team WRT	LMGT3	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6	QAT 11	IMO 2	SPA 9	LMS Ret	SÃO 10	COA 2	FUJ 4	BHR 15	8th	52

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Pos."},"2":{"wt":"Class Position"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwEGU"/>Class Pos.
2024	Akkodis ASP Team	Timur Boguslavskiy Arnold Robin	Lexus RC F GT3	LMGT3	279	34th	7th
2025	Team WRT	Ahmad Al Harthy Valentino Rossi	BMW M4 GT3 Evo	LMGT3	156	DNF	DNF

References

↑ "2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (19 November 2019). "2020 FIA Driver Categorisation List Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ Euwema, Davey (19 December 2024). "Van der Linde Joins BMW Factory Roster – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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1 2 3 4 "Kelvin van der Linde – Athlete Profile". Red Bull. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
↑ IOL Motoring Staff (29 October 2012). "Youngest champion crowned at Kyalami". IOL. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
↑ "Youngest champ rules Kyalami". News24. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
↑ Janvi Unni (20 March 2024). "Exclusive: Kelvin van der Linde on South Africa's growing motorsport presence". Pit Debrief. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
↑ "Kelvin van der Linde also in DTM with ABT Sportsline in 2022". ABT Sportsline GmbH. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
↑ "Feller & Van Der Linde Rejoin ABT For 2023 DTM Season". Dailysportscar. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
↑ "Van Der Linde To Step In For Frijns At ABT CUPRA". FIA Formula E. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
↑ Golding, Nick (31 January 2023). "Kelvin van der Linde thanks ABT CUPRA for their 'trust and patience' following single-seater debut". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ "ABT CUPRA's Van Der Linde Has 'Good Feeling' Ahead Of Formula E Return". The Official Home of Formula E. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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↑ Haidinger, Sven. ""Mir fehlt noch der Reisepass": Kelvin van der Linde will Deutscher werden". Motorsport-Total.com (in German).
↑ "RELIVE: Das Qualifying vom Samstag in Oschersleben in voller Länge". ran.de (in German). 14 July 2023. Interviewer: "Du bist letztes Jahr auch Deutscher geworden, stimmt's?" K.v.d. Linde: "Anfang dieses Jahr, ja." [Interviewer: "You became a German last year, correct?" K.v.d. Linde: "Early this year, yes."]

External links

Kelvin van der Linde career summary at DriverDB.com
Official website

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Diego Alessi
Daniel Keilwitz

ADAC GT Masters
Champion
2015
With: René Rast

Succeeded by

Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig

Preceded by

Mathieu Jaminet
Robert Renauer

ADAC GT Masters
Champion
2019
With: Patric Niederhauser

Succeeded by

Michael Ammermüller
Christian Engelhart

Preceded by

Lucas Auer
Maro Engel

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Champion
2025
With: Charles Weerts

Succeeded by

Incumbent

Teams and drivers who are competing in the GTD Pro class of the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship

Paul Miller Racing	Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports	Pfaff Motorsports
1. Connor De Phillippi / Madison Snow / Kelvin van der Linde / Neil Verhagen 48. Augusto Farfus / Dan Harper / Max Hesse / Jesse Krohn	3. Antonio Garcia / Daniel Juncadella / Alexander Sims 4. Nicky Catsburg / Tommy Milner / Nico Varrone	9. Andrea Caldarelli / James Hinchcliffe / Marco Mapelli / Jordan Pepper

Vasser Sullivan Racing	Proton Competition	Ford Multimatic Motorsports	GetSpeed
14. Ben Barnicoat / Townsend Bell / Kyle Kirkwood / Aaron Telitz	20. Matteo Cressoni / Richard Lietz / Thomas Preining / Claudio Schiavoni	64. Austin Cindric / Sebastian Priaulx / Mike Rockenfeller 65. Christopher Mies / Dennis Olsen / Frédéric Vervisch	69. Anthony Bartone / Maxime Martin / Callum Ilott / Fabian Schiller / Luca Stolz

75 Express	AO Racing	DragonSpeed	Trackhouse by TF Sport
75. Maro Engel / Jules Gounon / Mikaël Grenier / Kenny Habul	77. Klaus Bachler / Laurin Heinrich / Alessio Picariello	81. Albert Costa / Miguel Molina / Thomas Neubauer / Davide Rigon	91. Shane van Gisbergen / Ben Keating / Scott McLaughlin / Connor Zilisch

Other drivers: Roman De Angelis (Heart of Racing Team), Ross Gunn (Heart of Racing Team), Alex Riberas (Heart of Racing Team), Marco Sørensen (Heart of Racing Team)

Teams and drivers who are competing in the LMGT3 class of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship

Akkodis ASP Team	Heart of Racing Team	Iron Dames	Iron Lynx
78. Ben Barnicoat / Finn Gehrsitz / Arnold Robin 87. José María López / Clemens Schmid / Răzvan Umbrărescu	27. Mattia Drudi / Ian James / Zacharie Robichon	85. Rahel Frey / Michelle Gatting / Célia Martin	60. Andrew Gilbert / Lorcan Hanafin / Fran Rueda 61. Lin Hodenius / Maxime Martin / Christian Ried

Manthey 1st Phorm	Proton Competition	Racing Spirit of Léman	Team WRT
92. Ryan Hardwick / Richard Lietz / Riccardo Pera	77. Ben Barker / Bernardo Sousa / Ben Tuck 88. Stefano Gattuso / Giammarco Levorato / Dennis Olsen	10. Eduardo Barrichello / Derek DeBoer / Valentin Hasse-Clot	31. Timur Boguslavskiy / Augusto Farfus / Yasser Shahin 46. Ahmad Al Harthy / Kelvin van der Linde / Valentino Rossi

TF Sport	United Autosports	Vista AF Corse
33. Jonny Edgar / Daniel Juncadella / Ben Keating 81. Rui Andrade / Charlie Eastwood / Tom van Rompuy	59. Sébastien Baud / James Cottingham / Grégoire Saucy 95. Sean Gelael / Darren Leung / Marino Sato	21. François Hériau / Simon Mann / Alessio Rovera 54. Francesco Castellacci / Thomas Flohr / Davide Rigon

Other drivers:

Teams and drivers who are competing in the 2026 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Aston Martin

Comtoyou Racing
7. Nicki Thiim 8. Nicolas Baert

BMW

Schubert Motorsport
3. Kelvin van der Linde 11. Marco Wittmann

Ferrari

Emil Frey Racing
14. Matteo Cairoli 69. Thierry Vermeulen

Ford

HRT
36. Arjun Maini 64. Finn Wiebelhaus

Lamborghini

Abt	GRT
10. Marco Mapelli 130. Luca Engstler	19. Maximilian Paul 63. Mirko Bortolotti

Mercedes-AMG

Landgraf Motorsport	Winward Racing
22. Lucas Auer 84. Tom Kalender	48. Jules Gounon 80. Maro Engel

McLaren

Dörr Motorsport
16. Timo Glock 25. Ben Dörr

Porsche

Land-Motorsport	Manthey Racing
29. Bastian Buus	90. Ricardo Feller 91. Thomas Preining

v t e Winners of the Nürburgring 24 Hours
Five-time	Timo Bernhard Pedro Lamy Marcel Tiemann
Four-time	Marc Duez Romain Dumas Marc Lieb Fritz Müller Peter Zakowski
Three-time	Herbert Hechler Klaus Ludwig Christopher Mies Frank Stippler Hans-Joachim Stuck Kelvin van der Linde Markus Winkelhock
Two-time	Uwe Alzen Michael Bartels Nicky Catsburg Maro Engel Augusto Farfus Axel Felder Dieter Gartmann Christopher Haase Altfrid Heger Frank Katthöfer Lucas Luhr Jörg Müller Klaus Niedzwiedz Gerold Pankl Roberto Ravaglia Johannes Scheid Sabine Schmitz Bernd Schneider Hans-Jürgen Tiemann Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch Winfried Vogt Joachim Winkelhock
One-time	Bamber Basseng Bleekemolen Bovensiepen Bröhling Burgstaller Cairoli Cecotto Christensen Christodoulou Danner De Azevedo De Phillippi Dören Döring Edwards Eng Estre Faubel Feller Fernández Laser Frijns Geschwendtner Giroix Hahne Hammelmann Hohenzollern Holup Huisman Joisten Kaffer Kelleners Konrad Krohn Kummle Lauda Lechner Lietz Makowiecki Mamerow Marciello Marschall J-M. Martin M. Martin Mauer Mayländer Menzel Metzger D. Müller N. Müller Nissen Oberndorfer Oestreich Pilet Pirro Pittard Priaulx Quirin Rast Rensing Reuter Rockenfeller Rosterg Said Sandström Scheider Schickentanz Schiller Schmickler M. Schneider Selzer Sims Soper Stolz Strycek Tandy Thiim L. Vanthoor Walterscheid-Müller Widmann Wirdheim Wlazik Wolf Yelloly

A carregar…

Kelvin van der Linde

Racing career

2021

2022

Formula E

ABT CUPRA Formula E Team (2023–2024)

2022–23 season

2023–24 season

Personal life

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Complete TCR International Series results

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

Complete FIA Formula E World Championship results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links