Career
Van der Drift started karting at the age of 7 and in 1994 he raced his first year in cadets. After ten years of kart racing in New Zealand and also competing in Australia for two years in 2001 Japan International Cooperation Agency and 2002 Ford Kart Stars (finishing both championships in 6th), he had to take the step into racing cars. Career summary
* Season still in progress.
† Team standings.
Complete GP2 Series results
= Complete GP2 Asia Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix results
(key)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Superleague Formula
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Chris van der Drift qualified for the Super Final at Brands Hatch but was unable to compete due to suffering injuries from a large crash in race two which led to him being taken to hospital with a broken ankle, two broken ribs, a cracked shoulder blade, a dislocated shoulder and two broken fingers. His Super Final place was taken up by the seventh highest points-scorer of the weekend, Yelmer Buurman. † Non Championship round
Complete Auto General Practice World Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
