Michael Bleekemolen

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Michael Bleekemolen
Michael Bleekemolen 2011.jpg
Bleekemolen in 2011
Born (1949-10-02) 2 October 1949 (age 74)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Active years 19771978
Teams RAM, ATS
Entries5 (1 start)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums0
Career points0
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 teamTeam Bleekemolen
Car number72
Starts40
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2019, 2023
Finished last season12th in 2023

Michael Bleekemolen (born 2 October 1949) is a Dutch 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.

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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.

Racing record

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDCPoints
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 NC0
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
NC0

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112PosPts
1978 Fred Opert Racing Chevron B42 Hart THR HOC NÜR PAU MUG VAL ROU DON NOG
DNQ
PER
Ret
MIS HOC
8
0

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
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
10th68
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
13th48
2007 Bleekemolen Race Planet Porsche 997 GT3 BHR
19
BHR
20
ESP MON FRA GBR GER
21
HUN TUR ITA BEL 33rd0
2008 Racing Team Jetstream Porsche 997 GT3 BHR BHR ESP TUR MON
20
FRA GBR GER HUN
20
ESP
18
BEL
20
ITA
15
29th3

‡ Not eligible for points

Complete NASCAR results

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPoints
2019 Team Bleekemolen69 Ford VAL
10
VAL
14
FRA
18
FRA
28
BRH
7
BRH
20
MOS
14
MOS
13
VEN
10
HOC
14
HOC
17
12th371
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 26th70
2022 72 Chevy ESP
31
ESP
28
GBR
17
GBR
23
ITA
17
ITA
18
BEL
8
BEL
15
CRO
18
CRO
22
20th228
69 Ford CZE
21
CZE
20
2023 72 Chevy ESP
14
ESP
15
12th305
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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References

  1. "Team Bleekemolen joins NASCAR Whelen Euro Series". hometracks.nascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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