finished the season in fifth place in the Drivers' Championship, losing out to fourth-placed Alon Day, by just one point in the standings. Van Asseldonk also contested the Spa round of the British Formula 3 Championship – counting towards the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy standings – with Van Amersfoort, taking a best result of fourth place in the second race, as well as recording the fastest lap. He claimed a win and a second place during a one-off appearance in the Austria Formel 3 Cup at Hockenheim – sharing the victories with Sandro Zeller – and also finished fifth for Hitech Racing on his début at the Macau Grand Prix, finishing as the top rookie driver in the race. Following on from his Macau performance, van Asseldonk signed to compete in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport, for the 2012 championship held in January and February. Van Asseldonk made an immediate impact on the series, taking two victories at the opening meeting at Teretonga. After failing to take a podium at the second meeting at Timaru, van Asseldonk finished in third place in the opening race of the third weekend at Taupo, before winning the final race of the weekend. Although he failed to win another race during the season, he finished four of the remaining six races of the season – at Hampton Downs and Manfeild – on the podium, including three second places, to secure himself second place in the Drivers' Championship, although 176 points in arrears of the champion, team-mate Nick Cassidy. Upon his return from New Zealand, van Asseldonk signed a contract with Fortec Motorsports to contest the British Formula 3 Championship in 2012. He currently lies ninth in the Drivers' Championship after the first two meetings of the season; his best race result so far is a fourth-place finish at Monza. Racing record Career summary As van Asseldonk was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. References External links 1992 births Living people Formula BMW Pacific drivers Formula BMW Europe drivers Formula Abarth drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers People from Boekel Van Amersfoort Racing drivers Motaworld Racing drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Karting World Championship drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Sportspeople from North Brabant