Kurt Mollekens

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Mollekens driving for Alan Docking Racing at Silverstone during the 1995 British Formula 3 Championship season. Kurt Mollekens British F3 1995 Silverstone.jpg
Mollekens driving for Alan Docking Racing at Silverstone during the 1995 British Formula 3 Championship season.

Kurt Mollekens (born 8 March 1973 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian race car driver and team owner.

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Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford. His debut Formula Ford year was successful, him winning all three titles he challenged for – Benelux Formula Ford, Dutch Formula Ford and Belgian Formula Ford.

Mollekens during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship Kurt Mollekens - BMW 320i at The Esses at the 2004 ETCC rnds 11-12 at Donington (50897623403).jpg
Mollekens during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship

Mollekens also achieved success in the 1993 British Formula Ford season, which helped him into Formula Opel Euroseries (1994) and the British Formula 3 Championship (1995). He stayed in the latter during 1996, at which time he won the international Formula Three race at Zandvoort, [1] his biggest win. Mollekens joined Formula 3000 in 1997 and spent two years there with the Keerbergs Transport Racing team, which he owned. In 1999 he continued to run the team without driving, instead driving for Peugeot in the Belgian Pro Car Series.

He continued as an F3000 team owner until 2001, and after a hiatus as a driver in 2000, returned as a competitor in some races of the FIA GT Championship of 2001 and 2002. In 2002 his team left Formula 3000, moving to the lesser-known World Series by Nissan, and latterly, World Series by Renault, in which the team competed until 2008. After a hiatus KTR planned to return to racing in 2009 in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2004, Mollekens continued as a driver in part of the European Touring Car Championship.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1997 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Castrol Juma Racing Flag of France.svg Alain Cudini
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane De Groodt
BMW M3 Spa 3.04536th1st
1998 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renault Sport Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre-Yves Corthals
Flag of France.svg Franck Lagorce
Renault Mégane SP4743rd3rd
1999 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team Peugeot Belgique Luxembourg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Van Dalen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Tassin
Peugeot 306 GTi SP4912nd2nd
2000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Peugeot Team Belgique Luxembourg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Defourny
Peugeot 306 GTi SP4781st1st
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PSI Motorsport Flag of France.svg Stéphane Cohen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric Geboers
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT127DNFDNF
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PSI Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric Geboers
Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT312DNFDNF
2003 Flag of Germany.svg Zakspeed Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier de Radigues
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G24685th1st
2004 Flag of Germany.svg BMW Motorsport Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Garcia
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Priaulx
BMW M3 GTR G2278DNFDNF
2005 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gabriele Gardel
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT15673rd3rd
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg GLPK Carsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT15803rd3rd
2007 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PK Carsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT15293rd3rd
2008 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PK Carsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Saleen S7-R GT1255DNFDNF
2009 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PK Carsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Menten
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT15591st1st
2010 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg WRT Belgian Audi Club Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Lémeret
Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Verbist
Audi R8 LMS GT349713th5th

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PSI Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Damien Coens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Zurstrassen
Porsche 996 GT3 GTB7099th5th
2004 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PSI Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GTB69014th8th
2005 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PSI Motorsport Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Radermecker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Leo Van Sande
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GTA7467th2nd
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg GLPK Carsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Belcar 18153rd3rd
2007 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PK Carsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Hart
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.R GT3 Belcar 1DNFDNF
2009 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Delahaye Racing Team Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frédéric Bouvy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Damien Coens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christian Kelders
Ferrari F430 GT3 Belcar 1DNFDNF

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References

  1. "1996 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Formel 3 Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Three Masters
Winner

1996
Succeeded by