Michael Bleekemolen

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.

Michael Bleekemolen
Bleekemolen in 2011
Born (1949-10-02) 2 October 1949
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Active years1977 – 1978
TeamsRAM, ATS
Entries5 (1 start)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1977 Dutch Grand Prix
Last entry1978 Canadian Grand Prix
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamTeam Bleekemolen
Car number72
Starts28
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2019
Finished last season20th in 2022

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)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
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

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(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
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)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
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

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
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

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

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