René Binder

[7] Following a scoreless opening half of the season and after missing the round at Spa due to a streptococcus infection, Binder moved to MP Motorsport.

Binder made a change of career trajectory in 2016, moving to the Charouz Racing System-run Lotus team in the rebranded Formula V8 3.5 Series.

[13][14] At the end of 2017, Binder took part in a private test with the Renault Sport F1 Team, driving a rebadged Lotus E20 at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

[18] 2019 saw Binder undertake a fully-fledged assault at the sportscar scene, as he partnered Will Stevens and Julien Canal at Panis Barthez Competition in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series.

At the start of 2021, Binder partook in the Asian Le Mans Series alongside Yifei Ye and Ferdinand Habsburg with Algarve Pro-run G-Drive Racing.

[22] The campaign began strongly, as a fortunately timed pit stop under full-course yellow conditions granted the team victory at the season opener in Dubai.

Originally slated to join G-Drive alongside Daniil Kvyat and James Allen in the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2022 season, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent withdrawal of the team forced Binder and Allen to enter the series under the Algarve Pro Racing banner, driving alongside bronze-rated Steven Thomas in the LMP2 Pro-Am category.

[34] Following a driver ranking upgrade from silver to gold in 2023, Binder returned to the European Le Mans Series with Duqueine, this time teamed up with Neel Jani and Nico Pino.

[38][39] The closest they came was at the Portimão season finale, where Binder charged from sixth to second during a weather-affected middle stint, before teammate Jani was involved in an incident later on.

[42] He returned to the team in December, as he partnered GT star Julien Andlauer and bronze driver Giorgio Roda in the Asian Le Mans Series.

[44] Binder remained at Proton for the 2024 ELMS season, being part of the team's Pro-Am lineup alongside Bent Viscaal and Giorgio Roda.

Binder competing at Silverstone during the 2014 GP2 Series .
Binder driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone .