Neil Verhagen | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States | February 18, 2001
GTWC Europe Endurance Cup career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | BMW Junior Team - ROWE Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 26 |
Starts | 5 (5 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 11th in 2022 |
Previous series | |
2020-2021 2019 2017-18 2015-2016 2015 | Nürburgring Endurance Series BRDC British F3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 F1600 Championship Series F2000 Championship Series |
Championship titles | |
2016 | F1600 Championship Series |
Awards | |
2016 | Team USA Scholarship |
Neil Verhagen (born February 18, 2001) is a racing driver from the United States of America. Verhagen is the youngest to win the SCCA National Championship Runoffs, having accomplished this in the Formula F category.
Neil started indoor karting along with his brother Alex. The duo trained and raced at the Grand Prix New York facilities in Mount Kisco, New York, under the instruction of racing driver Stevan McAleer. McAleer raced many classes and won the 2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the ST class. [1] After racing at the Oakland Valley Race Park club scene, Verhagen joined the WKA and various Rotax Max racing series. [2] In 2012 the young driver finished second in the Florida Winter Tour Minimax series. Verhagen beat many hopefuls such as Logan Sargeant, Patricio O'Ward and Trenton Estep. [3]
To increase their sons chances at a successful racing career, the Verhagen family moved form Ridgefield, Connecticut, to Mooresville, North Carolina, in 2014. The family exchanged the WKA scene for the United States Pro Kart Series.
Verhagen made his auto racing debut at Road Atlanta in the Skip Barber Winter Series. The young driver won the first three races of the championship at Road Atlanta and Sebring International Raceway. Verhagen, racing a Mazda powered Reynard chassis, finished second in the championship. [4] Later in 2015 Verhagen debuted in the F1600 Championship Series. At the Pittsburgh International Race Complex Verhagen competed in a Spectrum. [5] At the F2000 Championship Series finale at Pittsburgh Verhagen finished tenth in a RFR F2000.
For 2016 Verhagen joined K-Hill Motorsports in the F1600 Championship Series. [6] The young driver won the championship beating teammate Peter Portante both racing Mygale SJ11 chassis. [7] Verhagen also competed in the SCCA club racing scene. Winning the SCCA Majors Tour Northeast Conference Verhagen qualified for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. [8] Verhagen went on to become the youngest driver to win the Runoffs at 15 years and 242 days. [9] Winning the Runoffs, Verhagen qualified for the 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout.
In 2017, Verhagen was inducted into the Red Bull Junior Team and moved up to the Formula Renault Eurocup with MP Motorsport, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Richard Verschoor. [10] He had one podium at Hungaroring and finished the season eleventh, behind his Dutch teammate. [11]
The following year, Verhagen returned to the Eurocup with Tech 1 Racing, where he finished the championship eleventh. [12]
In 2019, Verhagen lost his backing from Red Bull and moved to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Double R Racing. [13] He ended the season fifth overall, having taken seven podiums throughout the campaign.
Verhagen moved to sportscar racing in 2020, driving for Walkenhorst Motorsport as part of the BMW Junior Team in two rounds of the Nürburgring Endurance Series. This included the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, which the American won in the SP8T category driving a BMW M4 GT4. [14]
For the 2021 season, Verhagen stepped up to the SP9 Pro class to partner Daniel Harper and Max Hesse in a full-time campaign of the Nürburgring Endurance Series, where the trio would compete in a BMW M6 GT3 car. [15] Verhagen ended up second in the standings, having taken two victories. [16]
The GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup would be Verhagen's destination in 2022, racing for the BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing, once more alongside Harper and Hesse. [17] After taking their first points in Imola with a fourth-placed finish, the trio ended up fifth in the 24 Hours of Spa, beating their teammates in the sister car. [18] A further points finish at the Hockenheimring left the American eleventh in the championship, one place ahead of the more experienced line-up of the other Rowe Racing entry. [19]
As a result of their accomplishments, Verhagen, Hesse and Harper were introduced as fully-fledged BMW works drivers before the 2023 season. [20]
Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
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2016 | Mid-Ohio | Mygale SJ11 | Honda Fit | Formula F | 1 | 1 | Running |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | K-Hill Motorsports | ATL 4 | ATL 1 | ATL 5 | WGL 3 | WGL 2 | WGL 2 | VIR 1 | VIR 4 | VIR 7 | MDO 2 | MDO 14 | MDO 1 | PIT 1 | PIT 1 | PIT 4 | NJMP 3 | NJMP 1 | NJMP 1 | VIR 1 | VIR 2 | VIR 1 | 1st | 832 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
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2017 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 17 | MNZ 2 4 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 16 | PAU 1 DNS | PAU 2 9 | MON 1 12 | MON 2 12 | HUN 1 3 | HUN 2 11 | HUN 3 24 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 Ret | RBR 1 18 | RBR 2 25 | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 12 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 5 | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 Ret | CAT 3 17 | 11th | 59 |
2018 | Tech 1 Racing | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 9 | MNZ 1 11 | MNZ 2 Ret | SIL 1 10 | SIL 2 12 | MON 1 6 | MON 2 7 | RBR 1 4 | RBR 2 8 | SPA 1 25 | SPA 2 22 | HUN 1 14 | HUN 2 14 | NÜR 1 13 | NÜR 2 12 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 6 | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 7 | 11th | 59 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
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2019 | Double R Racing | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 2 | OUL 3 5 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 38 | SNE 3 Ret | SIL1 1 2 | SIL1 2 151 | SIL1 3 5 | DON1 1 6 | DON1 2 81 | DON1 3 7 | SPA 1 18 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 5 | BRH 1 8 | BRH 2 45 | BRH 3 7 | SIL2 1 10 | SIL2 2 15 | SIL2 3 3 | DON2 1 7 | DON2 2 36 | DON2 3 3 | 5th | 357 |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Points |
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2020 | FK Performance Motorsport | BMW M240i Racing | SP8T | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | 4th | 11.25 | ||||||
Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 | NÜR 4 2 | NÜR 5 4 | |||||||||||
BMW M240i Racing | Cup 5 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 5 | NÜR 3 1 | NÜR 4 | NÜR 5 | 20th | 15.83 | ||||||
2021 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 Ret | NÜR 3 1 | NÜR 4 1 | NÜR 5 DNS | NÜR 6 2 | NÜR 7 3 | NÜR 8 Ret | 2nd | 39.22 | |
2022 | BMW Junior Team | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 2 | NÜR 4 | NÜR 5 | NÜR 6 | NÜR 7 | NÜR 8 | NÜR 9 | NC† | 0 |
BMW M Motorsport | BMW M4 GT4 Concept | SP85 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | NÜR 4 Ret | NÜR 5 | NÜR 6 | NÜR 7 | NÜR 8 | NÜR 9 | NC | 0 | |
2023 | BMW Junior Team | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 3 | NÜR 3 1 | NÜR 4 | NÜR 5 | NÜR 6 | NÜR 7 | NÜR 8 | NÜR 9 | NC† | 0 |
†As Verhagen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2020 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | Dan Harper Max Hesse | BMW M4 GT4 | SP8T | 78 | 19th | 1st |
2021 | BMW Junior Team Shell | Augusto Farfus Dan Harper Max Hesse | BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | 54 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | BMW Junior Team Shell | Dan Harper Max Hesse | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | 86 | DNF | DNF |
2023 | BMW Junior Team | Dan Harper Max Hesse | BMW M4 GT3 | SP9 | 96 | DNF | DNF |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | IMO 15 | LEC 4 | SPA 6H 11 | SPA 12H 2 | SPA 24H 5 | HOC 9 | CAT 13 | 11th | 36 |
2023 | ROWE Racing | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | MNZ 2 | LEC 6 | SPA 6H 4 | SPA 12H 53† | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 11 | CAT 12 | 10th | 33 |
*Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2024 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD Pro | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | DAY 3 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | 3rd* | 319* |
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