Jeroen Bleekemolen
Jeroen Bleekemolen (born 23 October 1981 in Heemstede) is a Dutch professional racing driver. In the Chrysler Viper GTS-R he drove in the FIA GT Championship, with great success. He competed in the very competitive German Formula Three Championship and drove a number of times at the Masters of Formula 3 at Circuit Zandvoort, the unofficial F3 World Championship. Together with Opel he raced in the DTM. In 2005 Bleekemolen won the ELF BRL V6 championship.
Jeroen Bleekemolen | |
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Bleekemolen at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season. | |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Heemstede, Netherlands | 23 October 1981
Related to | Michael Bleekemolen (father) Sebastiaan Bleekemolen (brother) |
IMSA Weathertec Sportscar Series driving Gas Monkey Viper GT-3 in GT Daytona Class career | |
Previous series | |
2011 2010–11 2010 2010 2009–10 2009–10 2009 2008, 2010 2008–09 2008–09 2008 2008 2007, 2009 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 2007 2006–10 2006, 2010 2006–07 2006 2005–11 2005, 2008 2005–07 2005–06 2005 2005 2005 2004–05 2003–04 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2000 1999 1998 1998 | Dutch Winter Endurance Rolex Sports Car Series Le Mans Series Toerwagen Diesel Cup Dutch GT4 Championship Dutch Winter Endurance VLN 24H Series A1 Grand Prix Dutch Winter Endurance Dutch Renault Clio Cup Shelby Can-Am BRL V6 Le Mans Series A1 Grand Prix Dutch Winter Endurance ADAC GT Masters German Mini Challenge Dutch Mini Challenge German Carrera Cup American Le Mans Series A1 Grand Prix DTM Porsche Supercup Benelux Formula Ford FIA GT Championship BRL V6 Dutch Winter Endurance Dutch Historics Dutch Porsche GT3 Cup Dutch Winter Endurance DTM British Formula 3 Clio Trophy Dutch Touring Cars V8 Star FIA GT Championship International Clio Cup Dutch Renault Clios German Formula Three Formula Palmer Audi Benelux Formula Ford Dutch Formula Ford |
Championship titles | |
2010, 2013 2008–09 2005, 2007 2001 1998 1998 | ALMS – GTC class Porsche Supercup BRL V6 Dutch Renault Clios Benelux Formula Ford Dutch Formula Ford |
Awards | |
1998 | Dutch Talent of the Year |
Jeroen Bleekemolen was the first driver for A1 Team Netherlands in the A1 Grand Prix series after replacing Jos Verstappen. Bleekemolen was a backup driver in the first season. He also participated, and took a class victory, in the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving the Van Merksteijn Motorsport's LMP2 class Porsche RS Spyder.
Bleekemolen is the son of former Formula One driver Michael Bleekemolen.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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Years | 2006– |
Teams | Racing for Holland, Spyker Squadron, Van Merksteijn Motorsport, Rebellion Racing |
Best finish | 6th (2011) |
Class wins | 1 (2008) |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
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2003 | OPC Euroteam | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 | HOC 14 |
ADR 11 |
NÜR 11 |
LAU 18 |
NOR 14 |
DON 13 |
NÜR Ret |
A1R 12 |
ZAN 7 |
HOC 15 |
14th | 2 | |
2004 | OPC Euroteam | Opel Astra V8 Coupé | HOC 12 |
EST 19 |
ADR 14 |
LAU 17 |
NOR 12 |
SHA 12‡ |
NÜR 14 |
OSC 18 |
ZAN 13 |
BRN 17 |
HOC Ret |
18th | 0 |
2006 | Futurecom TME | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | HOC | LAU | OSC | BRH 14 |
NOR 12 |
NÜR | ZAN | CAT | BUG | HOC | 20th | 0 |
‡ - Shanghai was a non-championship round.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts |
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2005 | Jetstream Motorsport | ITA | ESP | MON | GER | USA 6 |
USA 3 |
FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | BEL | NC‡ | 0‡ | |
2006 | Morellato Racing Team PZ Essen | BHR | ITA | GER1 | ESP | MON | GBR | USA | USA | FRA | GER | HUN | ITA 4 |
NC‡ | 0‡ | |
2007 | Bleekemolen Race Planet | BHR | BHR | ESP 5 |
MON 1 |
8th | 85 | |||||||||
Golden Spike Pertamina Indonesia RT | FRA Ret |
GBR 7 |
GER 1 |
HUN 2 |
TUR 1 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 2 |
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2008 | Jetstream Motorsport | BHR 2 |
BHR 2 |
ESP 2 |
TUR Ret |
MON 1 |
FRA 1 |
GBR 14 |
GER 3 |
HUN 2 |
ESP 1 |
BEL 3 |
ITA 3 |
1st | 192 | |
2009 | Konrad Motorsport | BHR 1 |
BHR 1 |
ESP 2 |
MON 3 |
TUR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER 3 |
HUN 3 |
ESP 2 |
BEL 1 |
ITA 2 |
UAE 3 |
UAE 1 |
1st | 254 |
2010 | Al Faisal Lechner Racing | BHR 5 |
BHR 2 |
ESP 3 |
MON 6 |
ESP 3 |
GBR | GER | HUN 4 |
BEL | ITA 20 |
7th | 92 | |||
2011 | Team Abu Dhabi by Tolimit | IST 6 |
CAT 5 |
MON 4 |
NNS 6 |
SIL 6 |
GER 6 |
HUN 2 |
BEL 4 |
ITA 13 |
UAE 7 |
UAE 5 |
6th | 129 | ||
2012 | Lechner Racing | BHR | BHR | ESP | MON 5 |
ESP | GBR | GER | HUN | HUN | BEL | ITA | NC‡ | 0‡ | ||
2013 | Lechner Racing | ESP | MON 4 |
GBR 11 |
GER | HUN 9 |
BEL 6 |
ITA 10 |
UAE 8 |
UAE 3 |
9th | 67 |
‡ Not eligible for points.
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Pts |
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2006–07 | Netherlands | NED SPR 9 |
NED FEA 4 |
CZE SPR 11 |
CZE FEA 9 |
BEI SPR 1 |
BEI FEA Ret |
MYS SPR 7 |
MYS FEA 9 |
IDN SPR 13 |
IND FEA DSQ |
NZL SPR 4 |
NZL FEA 5 |
AUS SPR 5 |
AUS FEA 4 |
RSA SPR 4 |
RSA FEA 6 |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA 17 |
SHA SPR |
SHA FEA |
GBR SPR 6 |
GBR SPR 5 |
5th | 57 |
2007–08 | NED SPR 3 |
NED FEA 8 |
CZE SPR 5 |
CZE FEA 2 |
MYS SPR 18 |
MYS FEA 4 |
CHN SPR 9 |
CHN FEA Ret |
NZL SPR 5 |
NZL FEA 8 |
AUS SPR 9 |
AUS FEA 8 |
RSA SPR 5 |
RSA FEA 4 |
MEX SPR 8 |
MEX FEA 4 |
CHN SPR 17 |
CHN FEA 18 |
GBR SPR 9 |
GBR SPR 6 |
7th | 87 | |||
2008–09 | NED SPR 4 |
NED FEA 5 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR 6 |
MYS FEA 8 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
RSA SPR 1 |
RSA FEA 4 |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
GBR SPR 6 |
GBR SPR 2 |
4th | 81 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
V8 Supercar results
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford FG Falcon | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
HAM R5 |
HAM R6 |
BAR R7 |
BAR R8 |
BAR R9 |
PHI R10 |
PHI R11 |
HID R12 |
HID R13 |
TOW R14 |
TOW R15 |
QLD R16 |
QLD R17 |
SMP R18 |
SMP R19 |
SAN Q |
SAN R20 |
BAT R21 |
SUR R22 10 |
SUR R23 9 |
YMC R24 |
YMC R25 |
YMC R26 |
WIN R27 |
WIN R28 |
SYD R29 |
SYD R30 |
NC | 0 † | |||||
2013 | Tekno Autosports | Holden VF Commodore | ADE R1 |
ADE R2 |
SYM R3 |
SYM R4 |
SYM R5 |
PUK R6 |
PUK R7 |
PUK R8 |
PUK R9 |
BAR R10 |
BAR R11 |
BAR R12 |
COTA R13 |
COTA R14 |
COTA R15 |
COTA R16 |
HID R17 |
HID R18 |
HID R19 |
TOW R20 |
TOW R21 |
QLD R22 |
QLD R23 |
QLD R24 |
WIN R25 |
WIN R26 |
WIN R27 |
SAN R28 12 |
BAT R29 11 |
SUR R30 2 |
SUR R31 Ret |
PHI R32 |
PHI R33 |
PHI R34 |
SYD R35 |
SYD R36 |
40th | 420 |
† Not Eligible for points
Bathurst 1000 results
Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Lap |
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2013 | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore VF | Shane van Gisbergen | 11th | 161 |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
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2014 | Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Gallardo FL2 | Pro | NOG QR 17 |
NOG CR 6 |
BRH QR 1 |
BRH CR 1 |
ZAN QR 1 |
ZAN CR 5 |
SVK QR 2 |
SVK CR Ret |
ALG QR 1 |
ALG CR 2 |
ZOL QR 3 |
ZOL CR 2 |
BAK QR 15 |
BAK CR Ret |
3rd | 115 |
2015 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 458 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
MOS QR |
MOS CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
MIS QR |
MIS CR |
ZAN QR 4 |
ZAN CR DNS |
30th | 3 |
2016 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MIS QR Ret |
MIS CR Ret |
BRH QR 16 |
BRH CR 17 |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
CAT QR |
CAT CR |
NC | 0 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship. * Season still in progress.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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2012 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Lola B11/60 | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | SEB 19 |
SPA | 45th | 4.5 | ||||||
Lola B12/60 | LMS 9 |
SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | ||||||||
2014 | AF Corse | LMGTE Am | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | COA | FUJ 5 |
SHA | BHR | SÃO | 21st | 10 |
2019–20 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 10 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 2 |
BHR 1 |
COA 11 |
SPA 6 |
LMS 8 |
BHR 6 |
6th | 101.5 |
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Christijan Albers |
Dutch Formula Ford Championship Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Vincent van der Valk |
Preceded by unknown |
Benelux Formula Ford Championship Champion 1998 |
Succeeded by Jaap van Lagen |
Preceded by Richard Westbrook |
Porsche Supercup Champion 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by René Rast |
Preceded by Alessandro Balzan Christina Nielsen |
North American/Michelin Endurance Cup GTD Champion 2017-2019 With: Mario Farnbacher (2017), Ben Keating (2017-19), Luca Stolz (2018) & Felipe Fraga (2019) |
Succeeded by Bryan Sellers Madison Snow Corey Lewis |