Herman Roosdorp

Herman Roosdorp was a Dutch racing driver who lived a long period of his life in Belgium. He was born on 19 April 1895. He started as a house painter before becoming a car dealer. He was the first Dutch man to buy a Ferrari. In Antwerp (Borgerhout) he owned a garage and was dealer for Vanguard. His daughter Anni Roosdorp did also pursue a racing career.

Herman Roosdorp
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born19 April 1895 (1895-04-19)
Haarlem
Died1 January 1965 (1965-02) (aged 69)

Racing Driver

Herman was a racing driver who raced mainly between 1949 and 1954, mostly in Ferraris.[1] During these years, recording a number of good results, including a wins and numerous podiums finishes, with the majority of these at national events.[2] His greatest racing achievement, when partnered by Toni Ulmen, he finished third in the 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps.[3] He introduced the Coupe Roosdorp or Roosdorp Cup, that was awarded to the driver of the day during the National races at Zandvoort. A group of journalists chose this driver.

Racing record

Career highlights
Season Series Position Team Car
1949 DMV Grenzlanringrennen [4] 2nd Herman Roosdorp Ferrari 166 SC
Großer Preis von Nürburgring [5] 3rd Herman Roosdorp Veritas-BMW RS
1950 12 heures de Paris [6] 3rd Herman Roosdorp Ferrari 166 MM
1953 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps [7] 3rd Herman Roosdorp Jaguar C-Type

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1949 Netherlands Herman Roosdorp Belgium Adolf de Ridder Ferrari 166 MM S2.0 8th 8th
1953 Netherlands Herman Roosdorp West Germany Toni Ulmen Jaguar C-Type S 3rd 3rd

Complete 12 Hours of Paris results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Pos. Class
Pos.
1950 Netherlands Herman Roosdorp Belgium André Pilette Ferrari 166 MM S2.0 3rd 2nd

References
  1. "Herman Roosdorp (B) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01.
  2. "Herman Roosdorp (B) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01.
  3. "Spa 24 Hours 1953 - Racing Sports Cars".
  4. "F2 Register - Index".
  5. "F2 Register - Index".
  6. "Paris 12 Hours 1950 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".
  7. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-1953-07-26.--html%5B%5D
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