Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996) is a South African and German[1] sports car racing driver for BMW Motorsport.
At the age of 17, van der Linde became the youngest ever winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and became a Volkswagen-supported junior driver for the 2014 season.
[6] After Robin Frijns sustained a hand injury at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix, van der Linde was called upon to replace him at ABT Cupra for the rounds at Diriyah.
[8] As a reserve driver of ABT Cupra, van der Linde returned for the 2024 Berlin ePrix, replacing Nico Müller who missed the event due to clashing commitments in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
[4] In 2022, van der Linde initiated the process for acquiring the German citizenship after living in Kempten, Germany, since 2014.