Van der Zande returns to WEC and will participate in 24 Hours of Le Mans again

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20:55, 05 Jan 2021

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Renger van der Zande will return to the World Endurance Championship next season, where he will compete for the LMP2 team Inter Europol together with Alex Brundle and Kuba Smiechowski.

Comeback to WEC and Le Mans

Van der Zande has been competing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for several years, where he will be competing alongside Kevin Magnussen for Ganassi Racing next season. The driver will also compete in the WEC, and will participate in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

"It is a privilege to add this WEC program to my IMSA program with Ganassi," said Van der Zande in conversation with the Dutch branch of Motorsport.com. "Given the prototypes that are coming into the WEC, I think it is important to remain active in this class as well. It is very important to continue to gain experience in this area.

"However, IMSA is my priority. I've been racing in America for years and I feel at home in that class. The WEC has always been an outing in recent years and will be in 2021. Inter Europol has been working hard over the last few years to get into the front LMP2, so I'm happy with this deal," added Van der Zande.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Van der Zande returns to WEC and will participate in 24 Hours of Le Mans again

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