Hans Weijs

Hans Weijs Jr. (born 19 December 1986) is a Dutch rally driver. He has won two rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship, finishing runner-up in the standings in 2010.

Hans Weijs
Personal information
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1986-12-19) December 19, 1986
Elst, Netherlands
World Rally Championship record
Active years2006–2013
TeamsKNAF Talent First
Rallies28
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points0
First rally2006 Rallye Deutschland
Last rally2013 Wales Rally GB

His father, Hans Weijs, Sr., is also a rally driver and runs his own garage in Elst.

Career

In 2004 Weijs entered for a selection day of KNAF Talent First, a program run by the Dutch national motorsport federation to find and support new young talent, which he won.[1]

He made his debut in the World Rally Championship in 2006, on Rallye Deutschland, in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII, finishing in 39th position. He also finished Wales Rally GB in a Ford Fiesta ST. 2007 saw Weijs enter six rounds of the WRC in an Evo IX.

Weijs entered the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) in 2008 in a Citroën C2 R2 Max with the continued support of KNAF Talent First programme. He scored two points in his first season, finishing 17th in the final standings. 2009 saw considerable improvement in results after switching to a more competitive C2 S1600. He finished third in JWRC on Rally de Portugal, and won at the end of the year on Rally Catalunya. He finished the season fifth in the standings.

In 2010 Weijs won in Germany and scored two further podiums prior to the final round of the season in Catalunya. Weijs led on the final day of the rally, which would have seen him beat Aaron Burkart to the title. However, a crank sensor failure dropped him to third, which allowed Burkart, who finished the rally fourth, to win the title.

Weijs finished Second on his Super 2000 debut on the Ypres Rally, a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in a Škoda Fabia S2000.

In 2012 Hans Weijs competes in the South African Rally Championship, running for the South African Volkswagen Rally team in a Volkswagen Polo S2000

Career results

Complete WRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Points
2006 Hans Weijs Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MON SWE MEX ESP FRA ARG ITA GRE GER
39		 FIN JPN CYP TUR AUS NZL NC 0
Ford Fiesta ST GBR
60
2007 Hans Weijs Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA
27		 GRE NZL FRA JPN IRE
32		 GBR
31		 NC 0
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FIN
Ret
Knaf Talent First Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX GER
22		 ESP
31
2008 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 R2 MON SWE MEX ARG JOR
Ret		 ITA
27		 GRE TUR FIN
40		 GER
Ret		 NZL FRA
37		 JPN GBR NC 0
Citroën C2 R2 Max ESP
Ret
2009 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 S1600 IRE
Ret		 NOR CYP POR
22		 ARG ITA
21		 GRE POL
17		 FIN
43		 AUS ESP
12		 GBR NC 0
2010 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 S1600 SWE MEX JOR TUR NZL POR
Ret		 BUL
14		 FIN GER
22		 JPN FRA
24		 ESP
18		 GBR NC 0
2011 Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER
13		 AUS FRA ESP GBR NC 0
2012 Qatar World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP
Ret		 NC 0
2013 Hans Weijs Citroën DS3 R3T MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE ITA FIN GER AUS FRA ESP GBR
17		 NC 0

JWRC results
Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2008 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 R2 MEX JOR
Ret		 ITA
8		 FIN
8		 GER
Ret		 FRA
12		 17th 2
Citroën C2 R2 Max ESP
Ret
2009 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 S1600 IRE
Ret		 CYP POR
3		 ARG ITA
6		 POL
4		 FIN
7		 ESP
1		 5th 26
2010 Knaf Talent First Citroën C2 S1600 TUR POR
Ret		 BUL
2		 GER
1		 FRA
2		 ESP
3		 2nd 76

References
  1. "Biography Hans Weijs Jr". Hans Weijs Motorsport. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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