Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2 October 1949
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Dutch |
Active years | 1977 – 1978 |
Teams | RAM, ATS |
Entries | 5 (1 start) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1977 Dutch Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1978 Canadian Grand Prix |
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Team Bleekemolen |
Car number | 72 |
Starts | 40 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 12th in 2019, 2023 |
Finished last season | 12th in 2023 |
Michael Bleekemolen (born 2 October 1949 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for the family-owned Team Bleekemolen in the No. 72 Ford Mustang in the EuroNASCAR 2 class. [1] He previously raced for the RAM and ATS teams in Formula One.
He graduated from Formula Vee and tried his hand at Formula One in 1977, where he failed to qualify at his home Grand Prix. Nevertheless, he returned the following year with ATS for four races, but qualified only once, at Watkins Glen.
After Formula One, he returned to Formula 3 for another three years, winning two rounds of the European Championship and finishing second in the series to Alain Prost. From there he moved to one-make Renault racing, where he remains to this day. His sons Jeroen and Sebastiaan are also racers.
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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1977 | F&S Properties Racing | March 761 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED DNQ | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
1978 | F&S Properties / ATS Racing Team | ATS HS1 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED DNQ | ITA DNQ | USA Ret | CAN DNQ | NC | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts |
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1978 | Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B42 | Hart | THR | HOC | NÜR | PAU | MUG | VAL | ROU | DON | NOG DNQ | PER Ret | MIS | HOC 8 | — | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2003 | Team Bleekemolen | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 11 | ESP 14 | AUT 18 | MON 9 | GER 17 | FRA 12 | GBR 13 | GER 12 | HUN 11 | ITA Ret | USA 7 | USA 11 | 10th | 68 |
2004 | Team Bleekemolen | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 13 | ESP 14 | MON Ret | GER | USA | USA | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL 11 | ITA | NC‡ | 0‡ |
2006 | Team Bleekemolen | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR | ITA 16 | GER 20 | ESP | MON 11 | GBR | USA 5 | USA 12 | FRA | GER 20 | HUN 15 | ITA 17 | 13th | 48 |
2007 | Bleekemolen Race Planet | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 19 | BHR 20 | ESP | MON | FRA | GBR | GER 21 | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | 33rd | 0 | |
2008 | Racing Team Jetstream | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR | BHR | ESP | TUR | MON 20 | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN 20 | ESP 18 | BEL 20 | ITA 15 | 29th | 3 |
‡ Not eligible for points
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Points | ||
2019 | Team Bleekemolen | 69 | Ford | VAL 10 | VAL 14 | FRA 18 | FRA 28 | BRH 7 | BRH 20 | MOS 14 | MOS 13 | VEN 10 | HOC 14 | HOC 17 | 12th | 371 | ||||
70 | ZOL 10 | ZOL 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 69 | ESP DNS | ESP 15 | GBR 14 | GBR 21 | CZE Wth | CZE Wth | CRO | CRO | BEL | BEL | ITA | ITA | 26th | 70 | |||||
2022 | 72 | Chevy | ESP 31 | ESP 28 | GBR 17 | GBR 23 | ITA 17 | ITA 18 | BEL 8 | BEL 15 | CRO 18 | CRO 22 | 20th | 228 | ||||||
69 | Ford | CZE 21 | CZE 20 | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | 72 | Chevy | ESP 14 | ESP 15 | 12th | 305 | ||||||||||||||
Toyota | GBR 21 | GBR 10 | ITA 10^ | ITA 9 | CZE 16 | CZE 11 | GER 12 | GER 10 | BEL 8 | BEL 20 |
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