Tom van Rompuy
{{short description|Belgian racing driver (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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Tom van Rompuy (born 8 September 1987) is a Belgian amateur racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for TF Sport in the LMGT3 class.{{Cite web |last=Dagys |first=John |date=2023-12-11 |title=Andrade, Van Rompuy Complete No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Lineup – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/andrade-van-rompuy-complete-no-81-tf-sport-lineup/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}{{cite web |date=20 December 2024 |title=TF Sport targeting wins with new-look LMGT3 line-up for 2025 |url=https://www.fiawec.com/en/news/tf-sport-targeting-wins-with-new-look-lmgt3-line-up-for-2025/8179 |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=FIA World Endurance Championship |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest}}
His career highlights include finishing second in the T4 class of the Belgian Touring Car Series in 2011, taking third place in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, and scoring the first ever LMGT3 pole in the WEC in Qatar.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-01 |title=CORVETTE RACING AT QATAR: First Pole for Corvette Z06 GT3.R {{!}} SpeedwayMedia.com |url=https://speedwaymedia.com/2024/03/01/corvette-racing-at-qatar-first-pole-for-corvette-z06-gt3-r/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |language=en-US}}
Racing record
= Racing career summary =
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!Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |
2008
| align="left" |24 Hours of Zolder | align="left" |First Motorsport |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |8th |
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rowspan="2" |2009
| align="left" |Belgian GT Championship | rowspan="2" align="left" |First Motorsport |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13 |27th |
align="left" |24 Hours of Zolder
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |6th |
2010
| align="left" |Belgian Touring Car Series - T3 | align="left" |Denospi Racing |11 |0 |0 |0 |0 |59 |9th |
rowspan="3" |2011
| align="left" |Belgian Touring Car Series - T4 | align="left" |Euroracing |13 |7 |1 |1 |12 |148 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd |
align="left" |Belcar Endurance Championship
| align="left" |Belgium Racing |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |19 |28th |
align="left" |Bridgestone Special Open Trophy
| align="left" |Westfield Hasselt |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |
rowspan="2" |2015
| align="left" |BMW M235i Racing Cup Belgium | align="left" |Tuytte |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |11 |36th |
align="left" |Supercar Challenge - Supersport
| align="left" |EMG Motorsport |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |
2017
| align="left" |24H Series - SP2 | align="left" |VDS Racing Adventures |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |
rowspan="2" |2018
| align="left" |Belgian Endurance Championship | align="left" |VR Racing/Qvick Motors |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |29.5 |33rd |
align="left" |24H GT Series - European - SP2
| align="left" |Qvick-VR Racing |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
2019
| align="left" |24H Series - European - SPX | align="left" |Vr Racing by Qvick Motors |2 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |
2021
| align="left" |Belcar Endurance Championship - GT | align="left" |VR Racing by Qvick Motorsport |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |NC† |
rowspan="2" |2022
| align="left" |European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | align="left" |DKR Engineering{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=14 February 2022 |title=ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/elms-reveals-42-car-full-season-entry-list/ |access-date=14 February 2022 |website=sportscar365.com |publisher=John Dagys Media}} |5 |0 |0 |0 |2 |56 |5th |
align="left" | Ligier European Series - JS P4
| align="left" | DKR Engineering by HRC |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |12th |
rowspan="3" |2023
| align="left" |Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | rowspan="3" align="left" |DKR Engineering{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=7 February 2023 |title=Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Full Entry With Most Drivers Named |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/02/07/asian-le-mans-series-confirm-full-entry-with-most-driver-named.html |access-date=7 February 2023 |publisher=Dailysportscar}}{{cite news |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=6 February 2023 |title=European Le Mans Series Confirm 42 Car Full Season Entry |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/02/06/european-le-mans-series-confirm-42-car-full-season-entry.html |access-date=6 February 2023 |publisher=Dailysportscar}} |4 |1 |0 |0 |1 |43 |4th |
align="left" |European Le Mans Series - LMP2
|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |28 |13th |
align="left" |24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |15th |
rowspan="3" |2024
| align="left" |Prototype Winter Series - LMP3 | align="left" |DKR Engineering |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |10.715 |11th |
align="left" |FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
| rowspan="2" align="left" |TF Sport{{Cite web |title=TF Sport Confirms Eastwood, Andrade & Van Rompuy |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/12/11/tf-sport-confirms-eastwood-andrade-and-van-rompuy-for-81-corvette.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=www.dailysportscar.com}} | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 10th |
align="left" |24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |15th |
rowspan="2" |2025
|align=left| Middle East Trophy - GT3 |align=left| Comtoyou Racing | | | | | | | |
align=left| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3
|align=left| TF Sport | | | | | | | |
† As van Rompuy was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
= Complete European Le Mans Series results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
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!Year !Entrant !Class !Chassis !Engine !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !Rank !Points |
2022
!nowrap| DKR Engineering ! LMP3 !nowrap| Duqueine M30 - D08 !nowrap| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO | MNZ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALG ! 5th ! 56 |
2023
!nowrap| DKR Engineering !nowrap| LMP2 Pro-Am !nowrap| Oreca 07 !nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT |style="background:#DFFFDF"|LEC |style="background:#DFFFDF"|ARA |style="background:#DFFFDF"|SPA |style="background:#DFFFDF"|POR |style="background:#DFFFDF"|ALG !12th !32 |
= Complete Asian Le Mans Series results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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|+ ! Year ! Team ! Class ! Car ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! Pos. ! Points |
2023
!nowrap| DKR Engineering ! LMP3 !nowrap| Duqueine M30 - D08 !nowrap| Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DUB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ABU ! 4th ! 43 |
= 24 Hours of Le Mans results =
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Year
! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
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rowspan="2"| 2023
|rowspan="2" align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|LUX}} DKR Engineering |rowspan="2" align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|BEL}} Maxime Martin |rowspan="2" align="left" nowrap| Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | rowspan="2"| 311 | rowspan="2"| 32nd | 15th |
LMP2 Pro-Am
!style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
2024
|align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} TF Sport |align="left"nowrap| {{flagicon|ANG}} Rui Andrade |align="left"nowrap| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R | LMGT3 | 267 | 43rd | 15th |
=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Car ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! Rank ! Points |
2024
!nowrap| TF Sport ! LMGT3 !nowrap| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R !nowrap| Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| QAT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SÃO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| COA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ | BHR ! 16th* ! 23* |
* Season still in progress.
References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|tom-van-rompuy}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:van Rompuy, Tom}}
Category:Belgian racing drivers
Category:European Le Mans Series drivers
Category:Asian Le Mans Series drivers
Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers