Brett Van Blankers

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Brett Van Blankers (born April 11, 1987) is a Canadian racing driver from New Westminster, British Columbia.

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After karting, Van Blankers moved to Formula Renault 1600 in 2004. In 2005 he competed in FR1600 and the Formula TR 2000 Pro Series finishing 7th in points. [1] In 2006 he competed in 9 Indy Pro Series races for Brian Stewart Racing with a best finish of 7th at Watkins Glen International. He finished 9th in points. [2] He stopped competing ever since, except for a one-off outing at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2012 and some hillclimb racing. [3] [4] He now operates an excavator for his family's demolition business in Vancouver. [5]

Racing record

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Indy Pro Series

YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints
2006 Brian Stewart Racing HMS
8
STP1
9
STP2
11
INDY
14
WGL
7
IMS
17
NSH
10
MIL
8
KTY
15
SNM1 SNM2 CHI 9th179

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References

  1. Brett Van Blankers Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Indy Racing League, Retrieved 2010-07-18
  2. Brett Van Blankers Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-18
  3. "Driver: Brett van Blankers | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. Brett Van Blankers on the Ragged Edge up Knox Mountain , retrieved 2023-10-30
  5. "Brett van Blankers at LinkedIn" . Retrieved October 30, 2023.