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Laurens van Hoepen will race full-time in Formula 2 next year with Trident, after joining the team for the last three rounds of the 2025 season.
A 19th place was the 20-year-old Dutchman’s best result in a qualifying session from his short spell on the grid, and his highest place finish in a race was 14th in the sprint race at Yas Marina Circuit last weekend.
For the last two years his main focus has been on racing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with ART Grand Prix. He was 13th in the 2024 standings with three sprint race podiums, including second place on debut, and came 12th this season with two sprint race podiums.
“I’m excited to compete in [F2] next season with Trident,” said van Hoepen. “The experience gained in the three appearances I made in this championship has been very useful in preparing for this step. Together with the technical staff, we made progress that will be fundamental for next year. We have an intense and challenging season ahead of us.”
Next year will be the first since 2021 in van Hoepen’s career in which he has not raced for ART GP. Before F3, he did two Formula Regional European Championship seasons with the team.
“We are very pleased to announce that Laurens van Hoepen will contest the 2026 F2 championship with Trident,” said the team’s manager Giacomo Ricci.
“He is a driver we’ve had the chance to get to know and appreciate in the final part of this season. After his positive debut in Baku, van Hoepen immediately felt comfortable with the team. I am sure the Dutch driver has all the qualities required to do a great job with our technical staff and to compete in a highly competitive season.”