Robert de Haan (born 22 June 2006) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the

Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland The Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, (currently known as Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland; known as Porsche 944 Turbo Cup between 1986–1989) is a One-Design, one-make racing series by Porsche based in Germany. Champions Circuits * Adria I ...

and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup with

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and Team 75 Bernhard. He made his racing debut in the 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship after winning the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, and he also won the 2021 FEED Racing France Shootout.

Career

Karting

In 2018 De Haan became Junior champion at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. In 2019 he won the German Junior Kart Championship.

Ginetta Junior Championship

In December 2020 De Haan won the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, following a test in the Ginetta G40 at Blyton Park, to compete in the full 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship. He contested the season with Richardson Racing, taking three overall wins throughout the season. He finished the season fourth in the drivers' championship and as the highest place rookie.

Formula 4

In 2021 De Haan also won the FEED Racing shootout, which utilizes the Mygale M14-F4 car and is organised by

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and

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. At the end of the year De Haan joined

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to contest the season finales of the

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and ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In the latter he even took a rookie win in the second race at the

Nürburgring The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s ...

. In 2022 De Haan joined Pinnacle Motorsport in the

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from the third round onwards. He then joined Monlau Motorsport to compete in the

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. He finished the season in tenth and took a single podium at

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Porsche competition

In 2023 De Haan rejoined Richardson Racing to compete in the

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and

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. Ahead of the main season he already won the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe with the team. In the Porsche Carrera Cup GB he took three wins, becoming the youngest overall race winner in the history of the

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and finished sixth in the championship. In the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux he became the overall and rookie champion. He also joined Richardson Racing as guest driver in the

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race of the

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, in which he claimed second place. De Haan also joined HRT Performance to compete in the

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round of the

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, in which he took a podium. In 2024 he made the step up to a full time seat with BWT Lechner Racing in the

alongside duties in Carrera Cup Deutschland with Team 75 Bernhard. Many victories, poles and podiums were seen over the year. De Haan provided some great one on one duels throughout the year and clearly got to many of the more experienced drivers in both series. Some of these standout moments were his battle with Ghiretti in Monaco for Rd.2 of the Supercup. His high heat battle with

Larry ten Voorde Larry ten Voorde (born 2 October 1996, in Enschede) is a Dutch racing driver. A longtime competitor in various Porsche series, ten Voorde won the Porsche Supercup in 2020, 2021 and 2024, as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2020, 2021, ...

in the Nurburgring in the closing stages of the race post FCY intervention was one for the books. It is clear De Haan has great potential for 2025 and many are already backing him as favourite for both PCCD and PMSC titles.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record