| Richard Verschoor | ||
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| File:Richard Verschoor.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Dutch
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| P.o.B. | Benschop, Utrecht, Netherlands
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| D.o.B. | 16 December 2000 | |
| Début |  2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1
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| Best Finish | N/A | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 36 (36 Starts) | |
| Wins | 2 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| FLs | 1 | |
| Podiums | 3 | |
| Points | 56 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | MP Motorsport
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| Number | Standings | Points |
| 11 | 12th | 103 |
Richard Verschoor (born 16 December 2000 in Benschop, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver, who competes for MP Motorsport in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship.[1] A former Red Bull Junior Team member, Verschoor attended four F2 tests as a driver for MP Motorsport before getting his race debut at the start of 2021, having first driven an F2 car at the 2018 Yas Marina Test.[2]
Background[]
Verschoor began his career in karting at the age of ten, racing across the Netherlands and later Europe until the end of 2015, finishing third in the European CIK-FIA KF Championship in that season.[3] In 2016 Verschoor signed up to the SMP F4 Championship with MP Motorsport, and duly claimed a spot in the Red Bull Junior Team after claiming victory on his debut.[3][4] Verschoor would go on to claim the SMP F4 title in 2016, alongside a dominant championship run in the Spanish F4 Championship, with outings in the Italian and ADAC F4 series to boot.[3]
Dutch Dreamer: 2017 - 2020[]
For 2017 Verschoor moved into the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, after opening the season with a run to third in the Toyota Racing Series.[3] Unfortunately for Verschoor he would fail to hit the heights of 2016 in FR Eurocup, finishing ninth which prompted Red Bull to drop him from their roster.[3] For 2018 Verschoor swapped to Josef Kaufmann Racing from MP Motorsport, having again opened his campaign with a run to second in the TRS, although Verschoor would again rarely fight for the podium during the season.[3]
Midway through the 2018 season a shuffle of drivers within the MP Motorsport squad saw Verschoor offered the chance to join the GP3 Series, with the Dutchman taking over from the Spa round onward.[3] Verschoor went on to claim one podium finish, prompting MP to hire him a full campaign in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2019.[3] A mixed rookie season would follow for Verschoor, although he would end the season with victory on his debut in the Macau Grand Prix.[3]
A second season of FIA Formula 3 would follow for Verschoor in 2020, although despite finishing second in the second race of the season, the Dutchman failed to mount a title challenge.[3]
Formula 2 History[]
Verschoor was offered the chance to drive an FIA Formula 2 Championship car at the end of the 2018 season, after MP Motorsport offered him one day at the 2018 Yas Marina Test.[2] The Dutchman went on to set a time just two tenths off of Dorian Boccolacci, the fastest of the MP drivers at the test, before narrowly missing out on a race seat with MP for 2019 to Mahaveer Raghunathan.[5] Regardless, Verschoor would complete both of the pre-season tests with MP ahead of the 2019 season, outpacing both Raghunathan and Jordan King in both of the tests on one-lap pace.[5]
After sitting out any running of an F2 car in 2020, Verschoor was given the chance to drive for MP Motorsport again at the 2021 Bahrain Test.[6] The Dutchman duly became a favourite to claim the #11 MP seat for the 2021 season, with MP Motorsport the last of the teams to announce their full driver line-up.[6]
Post Formula 2 Career[]
Full Formula 2 Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Richard Verschoor's career in Formula 2 in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Richard Verschoor during their F2 career:
| Richard Verschoor's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2018 | MP Motorsport[2]
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10 | Dallara F2 2018 | Test Driver | ||
| 2019 | MP Motorsport[5]
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17 | Dallara F2 2018 | Test Driver | ||
| 2021 | MP Motorsport[1]
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11 | Dallara F2 2018 | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Richard Verschoor's full Formula 2 record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
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12th | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | S | S | F | |||
| Ret | 5th | 4th | 13th | 6th | 10th | 12th | Ret | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 @mpmotorsport_, 'Get ready for the first Formula 2 round', twitter.com, (Twitter: MP Motorsport, 23/03/2021), https://twitter.com/mpmotorsport_/status/1374390501760147457, (Accessed 23/03/2021)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 '2018 POST-SEASON TESTING – DAY 3: ENTRY LIST', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 30/11/2018), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2018/11_November/2018-post-season-testing--Day-3-Entry-List/, (Accessed 30/11/2018)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 'Richard Verschoor', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/richard-verschoor/, (Accessed 21/03/2021)
- ↑ Peter Allen, 'Red Bull snaps up Richard Verschoor to Junior Team', paddockscout.com, (Formula Scout, 12/05/2016), https://www.paddockscout.com/red-bull-snaps-up-richard-verschoor-to-junior-team/34459, (Accessed 21/03/2021)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 'FIA FORMULA 2 RETURNS TO ACTION AT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 25/02/2019), http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2019/02_February/FIA-Formula-2-returns-to-action-at-Jerez-de-la-Frontera/, (Accessed 25/02/2019)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Elliot Wood, 'Verschoor joins MP Motorsport for F2 pre-season testing', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 07/03/2021), https://formulascout.com/verschoor-joins-mp-motorsport-for-f2-pre-season-testing/76000, (Accessed 07/03/2021)