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Dennis Alphons Ronald van de Laar (born 3 February 1994) is a former Dutch
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. Having started racing cars in the Formido Swift Cup, where one race win helped him to third in the championship, van de Laar moved into the
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in 2011 with
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. With a best race result of sixth at
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, the Dutchman ended up seventh in the standings. The following year yielded a step-up to
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, as van de Laar moved to the German F3 series. Remaining with Van Amersfoort, he finished ninth overall and scored a lone podium at his home track in
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. During the same year, van de Laar also made his debut in the
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, as well as competing in the
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and
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events. Van de Laar undertook his final career step in 2013, driving for VAR in the
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. In a competitive field, the Dutchman took a total of six top-ten finishes and was classified 20th overall. He once again took part in the Masters of F3 and
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races, finishing 11th and 18th respectively. After taking a win and three further podium in the Florida Winter Series at the start of 2014, van de Laar returned to European F3, this time with the title-defending
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. Even though his results improved to 14th in the table, the Dutch driver was outclassed by his teammates, who finished the season
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, and 10th respectively. Following the season, van de Laar retired from racing. Since April 2021, van de Laar has been a shareholder in Returnista, a Dutch logistics company headquartered in
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.


Racing record


Career summary

† As van de Laar was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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


Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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


Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Laar, Dennis van de 1994 births Living people Dutch racing drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Sportspeople from Haarlem Racing drivers from North Holland Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers Double R Racing drivers Carlin racing drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Porsche Supercup drivers