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F3 LEGEND

VAF · MAX VERSTAPPEN · GERMAN F3 2014

Verstappen at VAF

2014 · GERMAN FORMULA 3 · HOCKENHEIM · VAF LIVERY

F2 DEBUT

VAN AMERSFOORT · F2 DEBUT SEASON

VAF enters F2

2022 · FIRST FIA F2 SEASON · DUTCH OUTFIT AT THE TOP

FORMULA 2 · ACTIVE SINCE 2022

Van Amersfoort Racing

VAF

NETHERLANDS · FOUNDED 1975

Van Amersfoort Racing, based in Zeewolde, Netherlands, is one of the oldest motorsport outfits still competing in global single-seater racing — founded in 1975 by Frits van Amersfoort. Their most famous alumni are Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, both of whom raced for VAF in European Formula 3 on their way to Formula 1. Four German F3 driver championships and ten F1 graduates define their historical legacy. They entered the FIA F2 and F3 Championships in 2022.

“The driver can't do it alone without the team, and the team can't do it without the driver.”

— FRITS VAN AMERSFOORT, VAN AMERSFOORT RACING FOUNDER — PIT DEBRIEF (50 YEARS IN RACING)

CONSTRUCTORS

MOST IN HISTORY

DRIVERS' TITLES

4 WORLD CHAMPIONS

RACE WINS

ALL-TIME 1ST

PODIUMS

ALL-TIME 1ST

SEASONS

2022–PRESENT

○ STATIC FIGURES · API UNAVAILABLE

ENGINEERING ERAS

2 CHAPTERS · 1998–PRESENT

The story told through engineering leadership and the chapters they defined.

ERA 01 · GOLDEN

German F3 Dynasty

1998–2015

VERSTAPPEN · LECLERC · MAWSON

4× GER F3

ERA 02

FIA F2 & F3 Era

2022–present

NEWEY · VILLAGOMEZ · NAËL

BUILDING

ENGINEERING SIGNATURE

MODERN ERA · 2014–PRESENT

The character of the cars built. Aggregated across chassis performance patterns in the hybrid era.

THE CAR CHARACTER

High-downforce, qualifying-oriented cars. Strong one-lap pace, historically weaker race stint management. Mechanical grip advantage in wet conditions.

Development heritageEXCEPTIONAL

VERSTAPPEN & LECLERC ALUMNI

F2/F3 competitive paceMODERATE

BUILDING F2/F3 ERA IDENTITY SINCE 2022

Dutch driver pipelineSTRONG

VILLAGOMEZ · NAËL · NATIONAL TALENT

Longevity & stabilityEXCEPTIONAL

50 YEARS IN RACING · FRITS VAN AMERSFOORT

F1 graduation rateEXCEPTIONAL

10 F1 GRADUATES INCLUDING MV1 + CL16

Championship threatMODERATE

STILL ASCENDING THE F2/F3 LADDER

DRIVER ALUMNI

ALUMNI · VERSTAPPEN

Van Amersfoort Racing was founded in 1975 and entered F2 and F3 in 2022. Their alumni include Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc from their Formula 4 and Formula 3 years.

CURRENT · F1

CURRENT · F2 / F3

Rafael VillagómezMexican junior · VAF F2 2025

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Max VerstappenGerman F3 2014 with VAF → Toro Rosso/Red Bull F1 · 4× WDC

Charles LeclercF3 European 2016 with VAF → Sauber/Ferrari F1

Mick SchumacherF3 European 2016–18 with VAF · → Haas F1

Liam LawsonF3 2020 P2 with VAF → Racing Bulls F1 2023–present

Oliver BearmanF4 with VAF programme · → Prema → Haas F1

ICONIC CARS

THE CHASSIS ARCHIVE

2 chassis that defined an era.

VAF Dallara F312 — 2014 · PEAK

2014

Max Verstappen's German F3 car

MAX VERSTAPPEN · GERMAN FORMULA 3 2014 · HOCKENHEIM

VAF Dallara F2 2024

2024

F2 era

VAN AMERSFOORT RACING · FIA F2 2024 · DUTCH OUTFIT

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