Sheldon van der Linde


Sheldon van der Linde is a South African motor racing driver, who currently drives for BMW Team RBM in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and BMW Motorsport works driver.

Career

van der Linde begun his motorsport career at the age of six, racing karts in his native South Africa. He would go on to win multiple national titles before making the transition to racing cars in 2014. In his first season of car racing, van der Linde won the South Africa Polo Cup Championship in dominant fashion. He would go on to win the Volkswagen Cup South Africa the following year.
For 2016, van der Linde raced in the Audi Sport TT Cup, one of the support categories of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He would make an immediate impact, winning both races of the opening round at the Hockenheimring. Scoring multiple podiums, as well as two wins, secured van der Linde fourth in his debut season. Thereafter, he has competed in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, ADAC GT Masters, and both Blancpain GT Series'.
In January 2019, it was announced that van der Linde would be driving for BMW Team RBM in the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season; thereby making him the first South African driver to compete in the series.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearEntrantChassis123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2019BMW Team RBMBMW M4 Turbo DTMHOC
1
6		HOC
2
14		ZOL
1
11		ZOL
2
5		MIS
1
9		MIS
2
9		NOR
1
Ret		NOR
2
Ret		ASS
1
10		ASS
2
15		BRH
1
8		BRH
2
7		LAU
1
16		LAU
2
11		NÜR
1
7		NÜR
2
16		HOC
1
16		HOC
2
13		13th42