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Richard Verschoor (; born 16 December 2000) is a Dutch
racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
, who competes in the
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for
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
. Verschoor graduated to Formula 2 in
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with
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before switching to
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, and moved to
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, and
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in
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, and returning to
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for . He previously competed in the
FIA Formula 3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 Championship (FIA F3) is a third-tier international Open wheel car, single-seater racing championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for ...
for two years with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
. Verschoor became the first Dutch driver to win the
Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix (; ) is an annual motorsport road racing event for automobiles and motorcycles held on the Guia Circuit in Macau. The event includes the Formula Regional and Motorcycle Grand Prix title races, with other races for Touri ...
, winning at his first attempt in
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. He is a former
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member, the 2016 SMP F4 and Spanish F4 champion, where he won both
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championships in his debut year.


Career


Karting

Verschoor started
karting Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...
in 2011. He raced in several national karting series in the Netherlands from 2011 to 2013. In 2014, Verschoor moved to the European series where he won the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy. He remained victorious in 2015, when he won German Karting Championship. Also in 2015, he finished sixth and third in the World and European CIK-FIA KF Championship respectively.


Formula 4

Verschoor moved to single-seaters in 2016, joining the
SMP F4 Championship The SMP F4 Championship (also known as the F4 NEZ Championship by SMP Racing) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. It was based in the FIA's North European Zone and the Netherlands, and was only open to drivers f ...
at 15 years old. He won the opening race of the season at Sochi, taking his first single-seater victory. Following this, he had a series of ten consecutive wins and took the championship title with three races to spare, nearly 70 points ahead of fellow Dutch racer
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. Verschoor also contested the other
Koiranen GP Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport, formerly also known as Koiranen bros. Motorsport and Koiranen GP, is a Finnish auto racing team based in Lahti, Finland. The team currently fields a one car entry in the LMP3 class of Asian Le Mans Series and Prototype ...
's series, the maiden
F4 Spanish Championship The F4 Spanish Championship () is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016. Koiranen GP was the promoter of the championship for the first tw ...
with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
. He won the first race of the campaign, and proceeded to claim his second title in dominant form, winning all but three races. He also had part-time campaigns in
ADAC Formula 4 ADAC Formula 4 () was a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014. History Gerhard Berger and the FIA Single S ...
with Motopark and
Italian F4 Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth. The Italian F4 championship ...
with Bhaitech Engineering.


Toyota Racing Series


2017

In 2017, before Verschoor's main campaign, he participated in the
Toyota Racing Series The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...
with Giles Motorsport. He took two podiums in the opening round to take the championship lead early on. He picked up his first win in the series at Teretonga after
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picked up a post-race penalty. A further win in the third race stretched his lead even more. However, he would get one more win and another podium for the rest of the season. He eventually lost out on the championship and ultimately ended third in the standings.


2018

Verschoor returned to the
Toyota Racing Series The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...
in 2018, with
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. He won the opening races in the first three rounds, putting him in a championship fight. Despite winning two races in the final round, he placed as runner-up in the championship, losing out by five points to champion
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.


Formula Renault Eurocup


2017

In January 2017, it was announced Verschoor would continue his relationship with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
and step up to
Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault S ...
alongside new Red Bull Junior Neil Verhagen. He scored points in the first two rounds. He had one podium in the penultimate race of the season at
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stands ...
and finished the season ninth. However, he had a streak of seven consecutive non-scoring finishes from
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to
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. He then secured a fourth place in
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, before earning his maiden podium in the series with a third, at the final round in
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. Overall, he ended ninth overall in the standings, and fourth in the rookies'. Verschoor also took part in a part-time campaign in the Northern European Cup that year. He made his debut in
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, where he took a second place and a victory. He achieved another podium in
Hockenheim Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" ( ...
to rank ninth overall.


2018

In December 2017, it was announced that he would switch to
Josef Kaufmann Racing Josef Kaufmann Racing is a motorsport team from Germany. It mainly operates in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 as well as Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. The team was founded in 1982. History In 1982, Josef Kaufmann Racing was founde ...
, the team which won the last two Eurocup driver titles with
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and
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. However, in his first year without Red Bull, his season was not to be promising. His highlight of the season was mainly a second place in a red-flagged race at the
Red Bull Ring The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Austria, Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from t ...
. Three more points finishes followed, before he was dropped by the team. He was not replaced. Verschoor ended his season 13th overall, with one podium. Verschoor competed as a guest driver in the Northern European Cup, in one round at
Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, ho ...
. He finished the races in eighth and tenth.


GP3 Series

On 22 August 2018,
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left the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
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was promoted to replace him at
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
, leaving a vacancy in the GP3 seat. Verschoor entered the
GP3 Series The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single-seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and the ...
at the round 6 in
Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, ho ...
. He scored his first points in just his second race with seventh, having been excluded from qualifying. He scored four more points finishes over the next three rounds, including a third place podium in
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. Overall, finished 15th in the standings, with 30 points.


FIA Formula 3 Championship


2019

In 2019 Verschoor was announced to continue his relationship with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
in the newly formed
FIA Formula 3 Championship The FIA Formula 3 Championship (FIA F3) is a third-tier international Open wheel car, single-seater racing championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for ...
. In the first round in Barcelona, Verschoor qualified 15th. He did not score any points and lacked pace to finish 19th in both races. In
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, Verschoor qualified 13th and finished a place down in the first race. However in the second race, Verschoor had great pace overtaking car after car to finish fourth. At the
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, Verschoor qualified 12th and finished tenth, scoring a point after overtaking
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in the final two laps of the first race. In the second race, he dropped to twelfth, despite being in sixth position at the start of the race. Verschoor would go on and not score any points for the next three rounds. Starting 18th in
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, Verschoor finished 17th and 21st in the races. In
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, Verschoor started 16th and cruised his way up to 13th in the first race. But on the final lap, Verschoor was forced to retire with an issue. He made a decent comeback to finish 17th in Race 2. He finished 17th and 11th in
Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, ho ...
. The next two rounds were much more successful for Verschoor. He qualified eighth in
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but started third due to penalties. He took the lead in a multi-car battle on lap 4, but
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passed him just moments later. He would lose more places to
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,
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and
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to finish fifth, but was promoted to fourth following Armstrong's penalty. Verschoor followed it up with fourth in Race 2, one place behind teammate Lawson. In the final race in
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, Verschoor started 13th and worked his way up to tenth, scoring a point in the first race. In Race 2, he improved to seventh. Overall, Verschoor finished 13th in the championship with six points scoring finishes, racking up a total of 34 points. Verschoor was announced to compete in the
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for MP Motorsport. He finished fifth and four in qualifying and the qualification race. He overtook Robert Shwartzman and
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for second and sat behind
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. On lap 8 out of 15, Verschoor passed Vips and despite defending from him late in the race, Verschoor pressed on to win the Macau Grand Prix. In doing so, Verschoor become the first Dutch driver to win the Macau Grand Prix and the first rookie to win the event since
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in the 2008 edition. After the race, Verschoor revealed that he raced with bent steering after he clouted the wall whilst taking the lead.


2020

Verschoor remained in the
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, still with MP Motorsport and was partnered alongside
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and Lukas Dunner. Verschoor qualified ninth in the first race weekend at the
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and finished eighth in the first race, Lining up third for the second race, he lost a position at the start to former teammate
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. Later during the race, Verschoor overtook
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and
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to claim second and his maiden podium in the series. Verschoor qualified 11th for the second Red Bull Ring round. In treacherous conditions during the first race, he worked his way up to seventh before the race was stopped. In the second race, Verschoor dropped two positions to sixth at the start, but finished in fourth as Lawson and
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collided during the final few laps. Verschoor started Race 1 in
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eighth. He cleared the chaos at the start, and managed to finish fifth in the end before being promoted to fourth due to a penalty from
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. He achieved fifth place in the second race, this time inheriting a penalty from teammate Viscaal. Verschoor qualified 15th for
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. He finished just outside the points, in eleventh for the first race, and scored points in the second race in ninth. For the second Silverstone round, Verschoor qualified all the way down in 27th. His low position meant he only finished 19th and 18th in the races. In
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, Verschoor started tenth for Race 1. He had an uneventful race, making up a position to finish ninth. Lining up second for Race 2, Verschoor lost positions to
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and
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to slip to fourth. He would remain there for the whole of the race. For the Spa-Francorchamps round, Verschoor qualified a season best sixth. However, he dropped to tenth in the first race, giving him reverse pole. He stayed in the lead until lap 3, where Sargeant passed him on the Kemmel Straight. He would fall down the order and finish seventh. Verschoor qualified 17th in
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but started 14th due to penalties. However, due to an issue he finished 27th. In a chaotic race, Verschoor charged from the back to finish tenth. For the Mugello season finale, Verschoor started 14th and finished Race 1 in 12th place, before following it up with fifth in the second race. Overall, Verschoor scored 69 points throughout the season to rank ninth in the standings. He also achieved a total of thirteen top 10 finishes and was the highest of all MP drivers.


FIA Formula 2 Championship


2021

Verschoor took part in
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pre-season testing with
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. He was soon to continue his relationship with them for the
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, partnering F3 graduate
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. However he was only on a deal for the Bahrain round. He qualified an impressive sixth, before being promoted to fifth when
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was disqualified. His debut in sprint race 1 was not to be, as on the second lap he was tipped into a spin by
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, sending Verschoor out of the race. He made a brilliant recovery in sprint race 2, making up eight positions in the last six laps to finish fifth. Starting on the hard tyres for the feature race, Verschoor made up a place at the start, but eventually fell to tenth. He pitted under the safety car for softs, and sat in third place. He then passed
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and then a lap later, on
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to take the lead of the race on lap 20. Verschoor's lead lasted eight laps before he was overtaken by
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. He began struggling with his tyres and lost positions to Ticktum and
Liam Lawson Liam Lawson (born 11 February 2002) is a New Zealand racing driver who competes in Formula One for Racing Bulls. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, Hastings and raised in Pukekohe, Lawson began competitive kart racing aged seven. Lawson—who is ...
, and eventually finished fourth. Verschoor was retained for the Monaco round. He qualified 15th overall, and finished the first sprint race in 13th, thanks to two retirements. For the second sprint, he moved up to seventh. In the feature race, he took a solitary point with tenth. Verschoor retained his seat for the third round in Baku and qualified 16th. He had a weekend to forget, finishing the first sprint in 13th and retiring in the second sprint after
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hit the back of him, sending Verschoor into the wall. During the feature race, Verschoor hit the back of fellow Dutchman
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, with both losing a lot of time. Verschoor eventually finished 14th. In
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, Verschoor qualified an impressive third, only behind the two Alpine juniors of Piastri and Zhou. He finished tenth in the first sprint, and got reverse pole for the second sprint. Verschoor went on to pick up his first F2 win, ahead of
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. Verschoor eventually hailed his getaway as "by far the fastest". In the feature race, he lost out to Ticktum at the start. Late in the race, he would pressure Piastri for third place but ultimately had to settle for fourth. Verschoor qualified 20th in
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. In a chaotic first sprint race, he rose as high as tenth at one point but retired due to technical issues. Verschoor put up some clean overtakes in the second sprint to finish 14th. In the feature race, Verschoor lay in last after the pit stops due to double stacking. He made a charge to finish seventh, however all effort would be undone as he was disqualified, due to his car weight being below requirement. In
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, Verschoor qualified 15th and finished the only sprint race in eighth, as
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spun late on. Verschoor again finished eighth in the feature race. Unfortunately for Verschoor, due to budgetary issues, he was replaced for the last two rounds of the season by 2021 Formula 3 vice-champion
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. However, Verschoor was called in to replace
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at
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for the final round in Abu Dhabi, as the Brazilian was injured following a crash in the Jeddah round. He scored a point in the feature race with tenth. Verschoor finished the season in 11th place, with 56 points.


2022

At the end of February, Verschoor was confirmed to join
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for the 2022 Formula 2 season to be racing alongside Australian
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. This marked the end of his relationship with
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after six years. He qualified ninth for the first round of the season in Bahrain, and lined up second for the sprint race. Verschoor started his season in perfect fashion, taking the lead from
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and winning the first sprint race of the year, taking Trident's first win in the series in the process. During the feature race, Verschoor was scrapping away in the midfield, and he was hit by
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on lap 27, which saw the end of Verschoor's race. Afterwards, unrelated to that incident, Verschoor slammed
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driver
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for his dangerous driving, stating that issany"doesn't deserve a racing license." Verschoor continued his success in the second round in
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, qualifying second in a red flag filled qualifying session. In the sprint race, he finished in fifth, directly behind his teammate Williams. He got his first feature race podium after finishing second behind pole sitter Drugovich in the feature race. His excellent start saw him jump to third in the standings, only behind Drugovich and
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. This would prove to be a false dawn, as Verschoor and Trident would fail to score a single point for the next three rounds. He qualified a lowly 19th in
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, and he finished the races in 13th and 14th. In
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, Verschoor qualified 20th, and improved nine places in the sprint race to eleventh. In the feature race, a technical issue in his car hampered his pace and only could manage 18th. His weekend in
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was not too much better, as Verschoor did not participate in qualifying due to car issues but was allowed to race. He made great overtakes in the tight circuit to place 13th and 12th in the sprint and feature races respectively. In
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Verschoor was back on form to qualify in sixth. While battling for third with Lawson on the third last lap of the sprint race, Verschoor outbraked himself, sending him into the barries and damaging his front suspension. In a chaotic feature race, Verschoor steered clear to finish fifth. In
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, Verschoor finished tenth in the sprint and 14th in the feature race, having started 15th. For the Red Bull Ring round, Verschoor qualified eighth. Starting third in the sprint race, he lost positions at the start, and eventually finished sixth. In the feature race, Verschoor started on slicks, with everyone in front of him on wets. As the track dried up, Verschoor would make the right gamble and on lap 7, passed
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, who was on wets. He would win the race by several seconds, and just moments after taking the chequered flag, he ran out of fuel and stopped on track. Verschoor was disqualified for having too little fuel in his car, thus promoting
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to victory. In the Paul Ricard round, Verschoor qualified 11th. He stalled during the start of the sprint race, and his car developed a technical issue. By the time he got going, he was five laps down. During the feature race, Verschoor battled his way to ninth before a powertrain issue saw him retire on the final lap, throwing away points in the process. In
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, Verschoor started 14th and in the sprint race, finish 16th. In the feature race, Verschoor started on the harder rubber and at the end of the race, made skilful overtakes to take points and finish eighth. In
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, Verschoor qualified in seventh place. He defended from
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but ultimately the Frenchman was unable to pass him. On the final lap, Verschoor was passed by Drugovich but nevertheless wrapped up the race in fifth place. In the feature race, Verschoor chose the alternate strategy and nearing the end of the race, overtook multiple runners. He finished fourth, capping off a successful weekend. At
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, a circuit where he had not driven since 2016, He secured fourth place in qualifying and in the sprint race finished seventh. In the feature race, he made an overcut pit stop on
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, who jumped him at the start. During a safety car restart, Verschoor punted
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out of the race. Verschoor then scaled through for second place and a home podium. Despite not being penalised for the clash with Doohan, Verschoor apologised to him after the race. In
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, Verschoor qualified fifth and finished in the same position in the sprint race, but was demoted to eighth place for gaining an advantage off-track. In the feature race, he ran on the alternate strategy but a safety car and red flag mid-race ruined his chances of a good result. Despite that, a pass late in the race on
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sealed tenth place, before being promoted to ninth following
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's disqualification. In
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, Verschoor qualified tenth. From reverse pole in the sprint race, he remained in the lead until lap 10, where he was passed by Lawson. Still, he collected a second place and added another podium. In the feature race, starting on the harder tyres would prove well, as he used his fresher tyres in the end to finish seventh. Verschoor ended the year 12th in the standings with 103 points, claiming one win and three more podiums.


2023

Verschoor participated in the post-season test with
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. On his 22nd birthday, the Dutch outfit confirmed that they had signed Verschoor for the 2023 season alongside
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. Verschoor again started his season in Bahrain positively, qualifying third. He failed to score points in the sprint race and chances of them were dashed after a lap 1 feature race spin caused by
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. What followed was a storming drive, making up numerous positions in the end with fresher tyres for fifth place. In
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, Verschoor once again looked to be on the pace, however a mistake in qualifying meant he started 19th and 20th in the sprint and feature race respectively. In the feature race, Verschoor made the alternate strategy work and had amazing pace to finish 6th after starting 20th. In
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Verschoor was unlucky in qualifying with an ill timed red flag, which meant he had to start 18th for both races. He managed to finish tenth in the sprint race, and drove to seventh in what was a chaotic feature race. In
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, Verschoor qualified on reverse pole, but in the sprint race, spun into the wall at the first corner, ultimately ending his race. He would score points in the feature race, moving up to eighth place.
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was a good round for Verschoor, finishing fourth in both races due to rivals ahead suffering problems of their own. In
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, Verschoor qualified in 12th, and slowly crept up the order in the sprint race, ending in sixth. In the feature race, Verschoor rescued a point with tenth. In
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, Verschoor qualified 12th on the grid and, after spinning out of the sprint race, Verschoor went on to win the feature race due to a good tyre strategy because of a well timed safety car and subsequent late overtakes on better tyres. However Verschoor would only score one point throughout the next two rounds; most notably at
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where he failed to score points, ending his streak of scoring in every round since the 2022 Hungary round. In
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, Verschoor qualified in ninth. He would inherit the lead of the sprint race after
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's headrest came loose, and would maintain it until the penultimate lap where
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would pass him, and Verschoor settled with second place. However, he was disqualified from the race due to using an illegal throttle map. He bounced back from the disappointment with a sixth placed finish in the feature race. Verschoor qualified 14th for the Zandvoort Round. He was classified 12th in the aborted sprint race but benefitted from multiple retirements especially from the championship contenders to finish fourth in the feature race. He qualified ninth in
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. He got overtaken at the start of the sprint by Vesti and later got passed by
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but held off
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for third place, redeeming himself for the disqualification in the Belgium sprint. The feature race however would end in disaster as he finished fourth but dropped to 12th due to a five-second penalty for an unsafe release at his pitstop. Verschoor qualified seventh for the season finale in
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. In the sprint he moved into second at the start but was overtaken by Frederik Vesti halfway through the race forcing him to settle for third place, his third podium of the season. He would retire from the feature race due to an engine issue meaning he missed out the opportunity to jump
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for eighth in the standings. Verschoor finished ninth in the drivers championship with 108 points compared to teammate Juan Manuel Correa's 13. During the season he took 1 win, 3 podiums and 1 fastest laps. 2023 Macau Grand Prix
Verschoor returned to
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for the
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. He finished the race in sixth place.


2024

Verschoor returned to
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as he competes in his fourth Formula 2 season in 2024, partnering
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. After an uneventful start to the season in
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, but he overcame
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in the Jeddah sprint race to win the race. However, he would be disqualified from the race due to an incorrect throttle pedal progressivity map, making it the second time in Formula 2 that he had been stripped from a win. He finished the feature race in eighth. In
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, he qualified third. Having retired in the sprint race due to a spin, he secured a solid P6 in the feature race. A solid weekend followed in
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as he managed seventh and tenth places, scoring points in both places. Verschoor secured his first F2 pole in
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, despite stating that it was not a "perfect car". However, he was void of luck during the feature race as his car started to fail mid-race and he slowly slipped down the order, before retiring on lap 31. This was followed by three successive rounds where Verschoor failed to score points. He qualified on reverse pole in
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, and managed his tyres well on the hard tyres to claim victory once again. Once again however, he was stripped from the win due to an illegal plank. Despite that, he bounced back with third place in the feature race with a comeback towards the end, surpassing
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on the last lap for the podium. In
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, Verschoor got another podium with third place during a sprint race cut short by treacherous rain. He secured fifth during the feature race. Qualifying down in 19th for
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, a timed safety car during the feature race allowed him to pit, re-joining in a net third place which would be where he finished. Verschoor secured his second pole in
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. After finishing 17th in the sprint, he led the early laps of the feature race, but was overhauled by
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soon after. Verschoor emerged first again during the pit stops, allowing him to finally cruise to his first win of the season. The result lifted him into the top 10 in the standings for the first time that season as well. Ahead of the round in Qatar, Verschoor announced that he would return to
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for the final two rounds, replacing
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and also racing for the team during the full 2025 season. Qualifying fifth for that event, Verschoor secured a return podium with third place in the sprint race after good tyre management. In the feature race, a collision with
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in the pits left him with a puncture which derailed his race and dropped him to 17th. In Yas Marina, Verschoor qualified 14th, but moved up the field in the sprint and scored points in seventh. In the feature race, a successful alternate strategy improved him to the top positions, before passing
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on the last lap for third place. With a total of one win and six podiums, as well as 106 points, Verschoor finished eighth in the standings, his highest placing in the series to date.


2025

Verschoor is partnered by
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at
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in for his fifth season, with the Dutchman stating he is "aiming for the championship". Qualifying fourth in the Melbourne opener and finished in the same position during the sprint race. Due to grid penalties, he was set to line up second for the feature race, but it was ultimately cancelled due to treacherous rain. In
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, Verschoor was embroiled in a tense fight for the podium positions in the sprint race, and a last-lap move on
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earned him second place on the line. He finished sixth in the feature race. Verschoor qualified ninth in
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, and was promoted to start on reverse pole following a penalty for
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. Despite leading majority of the sprint race, Verschoor was given a five-second penalty for forcing
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off-track during their tussle for the lead, dropping him to fourth place. However, Verschoor sought redemption the next day, where a successful alternate strategy allowed him to exit the pits in second, before making a final lap pass on long-time leader
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to secure his first win of the season. This also moved him into the championship lead for the first time in his Formula 2 career. His second win of the season came in
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, where he took advantage of a safety car in the sprint race to switch to soft tyres and charge through the field from 11th.


Formula One

In 2016, following his maiden single-seater victory, Verschoor was one of four to be added into the
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that year. However, in December 2017, it was announced that Verschoor would cease to be part of Red Bull, the Dutchman stating that " ed Bullmainly just added pressure".


Personal life

As of July 2022, Verschoor lived in Benschop,
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.


Karting record


Karting career summary


Complete CIK-FIA Academy Trophy results


Racing record


Racing career summary

As Verschoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Season still in progress.


Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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


Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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


Complete V de V Challenge Monoplace results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) As Verschoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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


Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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


Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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


Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) As Verschoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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


Complete GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Half points were awarded, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.


Complete Macau Grand Prix results


Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.


References


External links

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Richard Verschoor profile on Red Bull Junior Team site
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