Indy Dontje(born 21 November 1992 inAlkmaar,North Holland) is a Dutch racing driver. After starting inADAC Formel MastersandATS Formel 3 CupDontje is now a Mercedes-Benz GT3 driver.
| Indy Dontje | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 21 November 1992 Alkmaar,North Holland |
| Related to | Milan Dontje(brother) |
| Current team | Winward Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 57 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2012-2013 | ATS Formel 3 Cup ADAC Formel Masters |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021, 2024 | 24 Hour of Daytona Pro-Am |
Career
editKarting
editFather Arthur Dontje supported his sons Indy andMilanwith their own karting team early in their careers. Arthurs chocolate company, Dobla, was the naming sponsor. Indy started racing inRotax Maxpowered classes, such as MiniMax and Junior Max.[1]After graduating into shifter karts, Dontje raced in theGerman Karting Championshipin 2009 against other young hopefuls such asJack HawksworthandHannes van Asseldonk.[2]Later in his karting career, in 2010 and 2011, the young karter competed in the USA in theSKUSASuperNationals. In 2010 Dontje finished third in the S1 class.[3]The following year Dontje finished second in a factory supportedEnergy Corsekart.[4]
Single seaters
editDontje made his single-seater debut in 2012 at age 19. Racing in theADAC Formel MastersDontje joinedTeam Motopark,part of theLotus F1junior program.[5]During the season Dontje scored one podium finish, a third place at the Sachsenring.[6]For 2013 Dontje remained at Team Motopark. He won the third race of the season, atMotorsport Arena Oschersleben.[7]The Dutchman won a second race at theRed Bull Ring.[8]Dontje was the only driver to score points every single race during the season. This placed the Dutchman sixth in the series standings.
For 2014 Dontje remained at the Lotus backed Team Motopark to race in theATS Formel 3 Cup.[9]With the German F3 championship running older machinery compared to the European F3, the German championship struggled to attract many drivers with many races being run with less than ten drivers. Dontje scored fourteen podium finishes, with a single victory, out of 23 races. Dontje won the second race during theRed Bull Ringweekend.[10]The Dutchman also competed in the2014 Zandvoort Masters.Dontje challengedNabil Jeffrifor third but had to settle for fourth place, scoring the fastest racelap in the progress.[11]
GT racing
edit
In 2015Rowe Racingnamed Dontje as one of their drivers for the2015 Blancpain Endurance Series.[12]After the opening three races, Dontje switched to the GT Russian Team for the2015 24 Hours of Spaand remained at the team for the season final.[13]
With Rowe Racing switching to BMW, Dontje remained in the AMG Customer Sports program withHTP Motorsportfor 2016. Dontje ran the full2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cupwith teammatesLuciano Bachetaand Clemens Schmid. The teams best finish was a fifth place atSilverstone.He also made his debut in the24 Hours of Nürburgringracing with fellow Mercedes-AMG teamBlack Falcon.The team retired after 57 laps.[14]For 2017 Dontje switched from the Blancpain Endurance Series to theADAC GT Masters.With theMercedes-AMG GTDontje scored two podium finishes, atZandvoortand theSachsenring,to place thirteenth in the series championship.
In 2023, Dontje joined Winward Racing in their expandedGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cupeffort, competing alongsidePhilip EllisandRussell Wardin the Gold Cup class.[15]
Results
editComplete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Black Falcon |  Rob Huff "Gerwin" Abdulaziz Al Faisal
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 | 57 | Ret | Ret |
| 2017 | Mann-Filter TeamHTP Motorsport | Kenneth HeyerBernd SchneiderPatrick Assenheimer
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 | 155 | 14th | 14th |
| 2018 | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter | Maximilian GötzChristian HohenadelRenger van der Zande
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | SP9 | 129 | 17th | 16th |
| 2019 | Wochenspiegel Team Monschau | Hendrick StillGeorg WeissLeonard Weiss
|
Ferrari 488 GT3 | SP9 | 152 | 12th | 11th |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | GT Russian Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
MOS QR |
MOS CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
MIS QR |
MIS CR |
ZAN QR 13 |
ZAN CR 9 |
26th | 2 |
Complete Blancpain Endurance Series results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rowe Racing | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro | MON 15 |
SIL 11 |
LEC Ret |
27th | 1 | ||
| GT Russian Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | SPA Ret |
NÜR 20 |
14th | 24 | ||||
| 2016 | HTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MON 21 |
SIL 5 |
LEC 40 |
SPA 21 |
NÜR 25 |
34th | 10 |
| 2017 | MANN-FILTER TeamHTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MON 14 |
SIL Ret |
LEC 51 |
SPA Ret |
BAR 40 |
- | - |
| 2019 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Silver | MON | SIL | LEC | SPA Ret |
BAR | - | - |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mercedes-AMGTeamHTP Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Junior | OSC 1 15 |
OSC 2 6 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 10 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 7 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 16 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 7 |
SAC 1 2 |
SAC 2 Ret |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 11 |
13th | 66 |
| 2018 | Mann-Filter Team HTP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Junior | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 27 |
MST 1 4 |
MST 2 16 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 16 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 17 |
ZAN 1 26 |
ZAN 2 5 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 22 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 3 |
5th | 84 |
| 2019 | Mann-Filter Team HTP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 8 |
MST 1 5 |
MST 2 6 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 2 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 21 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 5 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 7 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 5 |
3rd | 145 |
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- ^"Premierensieg für Indy Dontje im ATS Formel 3 Cup"(PDF).Formel 3 Guide.Retrieved28 January2018.
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- ^"Premiere im Flügeltürer - Dontje: Vollgas mit Rowe Racing".Motorsport Magazin.10 April 2015.Retrieved28 January2018.
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