Philippe. The Belgian also won the Golden Helmet in 2004 for his performances in Formula One with the Minardi F1 Team. From 2005, Leinders was a regular racer in the FIA GT Championship with Belgian Racing, driving a Belgian-built Gillet Vertigo. In 2011 he became the team principal of the rebranded Marc VDS Racing, which was also his last year as full-time driver. In 2014, he ran the entire season of the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with Marc VDS Racing's Toyota Camry in the Elite 1 category. He finished the season in 14th place in the standings with two Top 5 finishes, one at Brands Hatch and one at Le Mans. After Marc VDS's victory in the 2015 24 Hours of Spa, Leinders announced he parted ways with the team. In 2016, Leinders became sporting manager of the McLaren GT factory programme and team manager of Garage 59. In 2018 he joined Optimum Motorsport. Leinders has also worked as color analyst at Formula One broadcasts on Telenet's Play Sports. Racing record Career summary Career highlights 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Marc VDS Racing Team 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship – Marc VDS Racing Team 2009 FIA GT Championship – Ford GT 2008 FIA GT Championship – Gillet Vertigo 1st G2 2007 FIA GT Championship – Gillet Vertigo 1st G2 2006 FIA GT Championship – Gillet Vertigo 1st G2 2005 FIA GT Championship – Gillet Vertigo – 3 class wins 2004 Formula One World Championship test driver in Minardi-Cosworth F1 Team. Did not participate in races 2003 3rd place – Superfund World Series – 2 wins. 2003 Winner TA Class 24 hours of Zolder in a BMW M3 GTR 2002 24 h of Spa in a Chrysler Viper GTS-R 2002 3rd place – Telefónica World Series – 2 wins . 2002 4th in 24 hours of Zolder in a BMW Z3 2001 Formula 3000 Championship – KTR 2-second places. 2000 Formula 3000 Championship – Kid Jensen Racing. 1999 Formula 3000 Championship – Witmeur Team KTR . 1999 3rd 24 hours of Spa 1998 German Formula 3 Champion 1998 2nd 24 hours of Zolder 1997 7th German Formula 3 Championship 1996 European Formula Opel Champion 1995 British and European Formula Ford Champion 1994 Benelux Formula Ford Champion 1992 Vice-European and Belgian Kart Champion 1991 Belgian Kart Champion 1990 European Kart Champion Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate