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Kevin Abbring

{{short description|Dutch rally driver (born 1989)}}

{{Infobox WRC driver

| name = Kevin Abbring

| image = Kevin Abbring 2013-12-01.jpg

| caption = Kevin Abbring in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|01|20|df=y}}

| nationality = {{flagicon|NED}} Dutch

| Years = 2007–2012, 2014–2018, 2020–2021

| Co-driver = {{flagicon|NED}} Harmen Scholtalbers
{{flagicon|BEL}} Erwin Mombaerts
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bjorn Degandt
{{flagicon|BEL}} Lara Vanneste
{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Micoltte
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sebastian Marshall
{{flagicon|BEL}} Martijn Wydaeghe
{{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Tsjoen

| Teams = KNAF Talent First, Hyundai

| Races = 39

| Championships = 0

| Wins = 0

| Podiums = 0

| Stagewins = 1

| Points = 10

| First race = 2007 Rallye Deutschland

| Last race = 2021 Monte Carlo Rally

}}

Kevin Abbring (born 20 January 1989) is a Dutch rally driver. His father, Edwin Abbring, is also a well-known former rally driver.

Career

Abbring started his motorsport career in Rallycross with a 60 bhp strong buggy for newcomers, winning the 2005 and 2006 titles of the Dutch Ford RST series. In 2007 he competed in the Dutch Rally Championship with a Mitsubishi Colt. He also made his World Rally Championship debut in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. In 2008 he began competing in the Junior World Rally Championship in a Renault Clio R3, with backing from KNAF Talent First. He took his first JWRC win on the 2009 Rally Poland, on his way to fourth in the final standings for 2009.{{cite web|title=Kevin Abbring|url=http://www.ewrc-results.com/profile.php?profile=2083|work=Results|publisher=ewrc-results|access-date=2 April 2013}} In 2010 he won the JWRC in Portugal. He has also competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, winning the 2WD category in Ypres and Zlín. In October 2011 Abbring won the Driver of the academy award for the inaugural FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.

After a successful trial rally for Volkswagen Motorsport driving a Škoda Fabia S2000 car at 2011 Wales Rally GB he signed with Volkswagen for the 2012 WRC season driving one of their Fabia's, sharing the second seat alongside Sebastien Ogier with Andreas Mikkelsen. Sadly, he was offered very few outings by VW in 2012 and didn't rally in the WRC at all in 2013.

In 2013 he won the French Peugeot 208 Rally Cup, leading to Peugeot Sport offering him a drive in the European Rally Championship in their new Peugeot 208 T16 R5 car.

Plagued with technical issues, Abbring took the lead in 5 ERC events, but was forced to retire with engine trouble on all event except Azores, (where he finished 2nd after falling back from the lead with mechanical issues) and the Tour de Corse, where he finished 3rd.

In January 2015, it was announced he would be the main testdriver for Hyundai Motorsport in the World Rally Championship. While his main focus would be the development of the new Hyundai i20 WRC, Abbring and Seb Marshall were also entered on selected WRC events later in the year.{{cite web|title=Hyundai signs Kevin Abbring to part-time WRC deal for 2015|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117351/|work=autosport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|date=13 January 2015|access-date=17 October 2018}}

He took his first stage win and first points at the 2016 13º Rally d'Italia Sardinia. He won his first international rally at the wheel of a Hyundai i20 R5 at the French Rallye du Var in 2016. In 2017, he was the first Dutchman ever to win the biggest rally of Belgium, the Ypres Rally, at the wheel of a Peugeot 208 R5.

Results

=Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results=

(key)

==Supercar/RX1==

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valign="top"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! WRX

! Points

2019

! nowrap| ES Motorsport-Labas GAS

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia

| UAE

| BAR

| BEL

| GBR

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NOR
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE
4

| CAN

| FRA

| LAT

| RSA

! 16th

! 35

2020

! nowrap| GCK UNKORRUPTED

! nowrap| Renault Clio R.S. RX

| SWE

| SWE

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
{{small|13}}

| LAT

| LAT

| ESP

| ESP

|colspan=2|

! 25th

! 4

2021

! nowrap| Unkorrupted

! nowrap| Renault Mégane R.S.

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR
6

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SWE
3

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
4

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAT
8

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
7

| PRT

| GER

| GER

|

! 7th

! 97

=WRC results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! WDC

! Points

2007

! nowrap| KNAF Talent First

! nowrap| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII

| MON

| SWE

| NOR

| MEX

| POR

| ARG

| ITA

| GRE

| FIN

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
41

| NZL

| ESP

| FRA

| JPN

| IRE

| GBR

! NC

! 0

2008

! nowrap| KNAF Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| GRE

| TUR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FIN
33

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
34

| NZL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
40

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
30

| JPN

| GBR

|

! NC

! 0

2009

! nowrap| KNAF Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRE
22

| NOR

| CYP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
19

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

| GRE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

| AUS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
27

| GBR

|colspan=4|

! NC

! 0

2010

! nowrap| KNAF Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

| SWE

| MEX

| JOR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TUR
15

| NZL

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BUL
21

| FIN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| JPN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

| ESP

| GBR

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2011

! nowrap| Volkswagen Motorsport

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia S2000

| SWE

| MEX

| POR

| JOR

| ITA

| ARG

| GRE

| FIN

| GER

| AUS

| FRA

| ESP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
12

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2012

! nowrap| Volkswagen Motorsport

! nowrap| Škoda Fabia S2000

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
12

| SWE

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEX
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| POR
DNS

| ARG

| GRE

| NZL

| FIN

| GER

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR
25

| FRA

| ITA

| ESP

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2014

! nowrap| Peugeot Rally Academy

! nowrap| Peugeot 208 T16

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| POR

| ARG

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| AUS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
14

| ESP

| GBR

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2015

! nowrap| Hyundai Motorsport N

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 WRC

| MON

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SWE
11

| MEX

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POL
15

| FIN

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
11

| AUS

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

| ESP

| GBR

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

rowspan=2|2016

!rowspan=2 nowrap| Hyundai Motorsport N

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 WRC

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
15

| POL

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
9

| GER

| CHN
C

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
7

|

| AUS

|colspan=2|

!rowspan=2| 16th

!rowspan=2| 10

nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

|colspan=10|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

|colspan=3|

2017

! nowrap| Hyundai Motorsport N

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
31

| SWE

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| ESP

| GBR

| AUS

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2018

! nowrap| Kevin Abbring

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE
Ret

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS

|colspan=3|

! NC

! 0

2020

! nowrap| Kevin Abbring

! nowrap| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| EST

| TUR

| ITA

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
15

|colspan=9|

! NC

! 0

2021

! nowrap| Pieter Tsjoen

! nowrap| Volkswagen Polo GTI R5

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON
{{small|20}}

| ARC

| CRO

| POR

| ITA

| KEN

| EST

| BEL

| GRE

| FIN

| ESP

| MNZ

|colspan=4|

! NC

! 0

=WRC-2 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2016

! nowrap| Hyundai Motorsport N

! nowrap| Hyundai i20 R5

| MON

| SWE

| MEX

| ARG

| POR

| ITA

| POL

| FIN

| GER

| CHN
C

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

| ESP

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

| AUS

! NC

! 0

2018

! nowrap| Kevin Abbring

! nowrap| Ford Fiesta R5

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SWE
Ret

| MEX

| FRA

| ARG

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR
Ret

| ITA

| FIN

| GER

| TUR

| GBR

| ESP

| AUS

|

! NC

! 0

=JWRC results=

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Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! JWRC

! Points

2008

! nowrap| Knaf Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

| MEX

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JOR
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FIN
6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
8

|

! 13th

! 7

2009

! nowrap| Knaf Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRE
5

| CYP

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| POR
2

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ITA
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POL
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIN
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP
4

! 4th

! 27

2010

! nowrap| Knaf Talent First

! nowrap| Renault Clio R3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TUR
3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR
1

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BUL
7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

| ESP

|colspan=2|

! 5th

! 46

=ERC results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Points

2014

! nowrap| Peugeot Rally Academy

! nowrap| Peugeot 208 T16

| AUT

| LVA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRC
Ret

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
Ret

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PRT
2

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
Ret

| EST

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE
Ret

| CYP

| ROU

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHE
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| FRA
3

! 6

! 63

=Overall rally victories=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Year

! Event

! Car

! Championship

2016

| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Rallye du Var

! Hyundai i20 R5

| French

2017

| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Rallye de Wallonie

! Peugeot 208 R5

| Belgian

2017

| {{Flagicon|BEL}} Ypres Rally

! Peugeot 208 R5

| TER, Belgian, British

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{commons category|Kevin Abbring}}

  • [http://www.kevinabbring.com/index.php Official website] {{in lang|nl}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abbring, Kevin}}

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