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Peter Van Merksteijn Sr.
Peter van Merksteijn Sr. (born 10 June 1956) is a Dutch racing driver and rally driver who drove for the Van Merksteijn Motorsport team in the 2011 World Rally Championship season with Citroën DS3 WRC. Racing record 24 Hours of Le Mans results WRC results References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Merksteijn, Peter, Sr. 1956 births Living people Dutch rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Dutch racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers American Le Mans Series drivers Sportspeople from Hengelo 24 Hours of Spa drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Acropolis Rally
The 2011 Acropolis Rally was the seventh round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 17–19 June, and was based in Loutraki, outside the country's capital, Athens. The rally was also the fourth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship. The Acropolis Rally returned to the WRC calendar for the first time since 2009, after the event was not run in 2010. Sébastien Ogier took his third victory in five starts, having overtaken team-mate Sébastien Loeb on the final day of the event. Ogier's winning margin was 10.5 seconds, with Mikko Hirvonen a further three seconds behind in third place. Juho Hänninen claimed SWRC honours with an overall eighth-place finish. Results Event standings Special stages Power Stage The "Power stage" was a live, televised stage at the end of the rally, held in Loutraki. References External links ResultsaeWRC.com {{Acropolis Rally Acropolis Acropolis An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Crevels
Donny "The Don" Crevels (born 6 February 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch racing driver. He has raced in such series as Le Mans Series, V8Star Series and the FIA GT Championship. In 1998, he won the Italian Formula Three Championship with Prema Powerteam. He previously won the 1994 EFDA Nations Cup for his country alongside Tom Coronel at Circuit Park Zandvoort - the pair were runners-up the following year. In 2004, he was the inaugural winner of the BRL V6 The Benelux Racing League V6, better known as BRL V6, was a touring car racing series held in The Netherlands and Belgium between 2004 and 2009. It is the heavier variant on the BRL Light. For 2010, BRL cars were allowed into the Dutch Supercar C ... touring-car series. 24 Hours of Le Mans results References External links Official websiteCareer statistics from Driver Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Crevels, Donny 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Amsterdam Dutch racing drivers EFDA Nations Cup drivers 24 Hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally D'Italia Sardegna
Results of Rally d'Italia Sardegna (''4º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia''), 7th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 18–20: __TOC__ Results Retirements * Daniel Carlsson - withdrew right after official rally start, before SS1; * Gareth MacHale - stopped in stage (SS8); * Mads Østberg - stopped in stage (SS8); * Luís Pérez Companc - went off the road (SS8); * Jan Kopecký - steering problems (SS12); * Sébastien Loeb - went off the road (SS13); Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links Resultson official site WRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{Rally di Sardegna Sardinia 2007 Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Argentina
Results of Rally Argentina (''27º Rally Argentina''), 6th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 3–6: __TOC__ Results Retirements * Kristian Sohlberg - mechanical - accident (SS12); * Petter Solberg - mechanical - engine (SS17); * Nasser Al-Attiyah - mechanical - lost wheel (SS18); * Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical - lost wheel (SS18); * Amjad Farrah - mechanical (SS19); * Stefano Marrini - mechanical - radiator (SS20); * Fumio Nutahara - mechanical - fuel tank (SS21); * Spyros Pavlides - mechanical - suspension (SS21); * Loris Baldacci - mechanical - driveshaft (SS22); * Fabio Frisiero - mechanical - turbo (SS22); * Mirco Baldacci - mechanical - engine (SS22); Special Stages All dates and times are ART ( UTC-3). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links Resultson official site WRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{2007 World Rally Championship season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Portugal
The 2007 Vodafone Rally de Portugal was the 41st Rally de Portugal and the fifth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season. It took place between March 30–April 1, 2007 and consisted of 18 special stages. 61 drivers finished the rally and the winner was Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, followed by Subaru's Petter Solberg and Citroën's Dani Sordo. All Ford Focus RS WRC 06 drivers were given five-minute time penalties, because the glass used in the cars' rear side windows was 0.5 mm too thin. This dropped Marcus Grönholm from second to fourth, Mikko Hirvonen from third to fifth, Jari-Matti Latvala from sixth to eighth and Henning Solberg from ninth to 11th. Results Retirements * Luís Pérez Companc - retired before SS1; * Juan Pablo Raies - retired before SS1; * Guy Wilks - rolled (SS3); * Martin Prokop - mechanical (SS5); * Mads Østberg - retired after first leg (SS7/8); * Toni Gardemeister - excluded for driving on three wheels. * Michał Kościusz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally México
The 21º Corona Rally México, the fourth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between March 9–11 2007. The rally consisted of 20 special stages, of which five were super specials. The event was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, followed by Ford drivers Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen. The drivers' championship leaders, Grönholm and Hirvonen, were the first drivers on road and lost time as they had to sweep the loose gravel. They were followed by Loeb, who was able to keep close to Subaru's Petter Solberg, who benefited from his better starting position during the first three stages. However, Solberg, in the new Subaru Impreza WRC 07, had to retire at the start of SS6 giving the lead to Loeb. After the first day, Ford identified and fixed a sensory fault in Grönholm's car. The problem had caused lack of engine power and troubled the Finn: "In the morning, I was sweeping. In the afternoon, I was sleeping". The second leg saw Grönholm quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Rally Norway ...
Rally Norway 2007, the third round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, was held on February 16 – 18 2007. Race headquarters were located in the town of Hamar. Results Retirements * Guy Wilks - went off the road (SS9); * Toni Gardemeister - engine failure (after SS14); Special Stages All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links Resultson official site WRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{2007 World Rally Championship season Norway 2007 Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swedish Rally
The 56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, second round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season took place between 9 and 11 February 2007. __TOC__ Results Retirements * Jimmy Joge - gearbox problems (SS2); * Xavier Pons - went off the road (SS5); * Petter Solberg - retired to preserve the car (SS12); * Aleksandr Dorosinski - engine problems (SS15); * Matthew Wilson - engine problems (SS16/17); * Jari-Matti Latvala - gearbox problems (SS16/17); * Mark Higgins - went off the road (SS18); * Martin Prokop - technical problems after tire puncture (SS19); * Juan Pablo Raies - excluded (after the event); * Juho Hänninen - excluded (after the event); Special Stages All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship References External links Resultson official site WRC.comResultsoeWRC-results.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{Rally Sweden Sweden 2007 Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2007 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the ) was a rallying autosports race held over four days between and , and operated out of , France. It was the first race of the 2007 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. Contested over fifteen stages at a length of , Sébastien Loeb won the race for the Citroën Total World Rally Team. Dani Sordo finished second in the other Citröen works car, with Marcus Grönholm finishing third in a Ford. Loeb, driving an all new Citroën C4 WRC car which had been in development throughout 2006, took control of the race from the outset, winning the two stages on the first day and four more stages over the following three days. His teammate Sordo kept the pressure on, winning three stages, but on Stage 6, Loeb extended his lead from 6.6 seconds to nearly 24 seconds, and from thereon became unattainable. Each stage on the first two Legs were won by either Loeb or Sordo, and it was not until Saturday afternoon on the second run of the day's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Focus WRC
The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford Europe and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for ''Rallye Sport'' and the WRC for ''World Rally Car'', the car's FIA specification. The Focus RS WRC was in competition from 1999 to 2010, winning 44 world rallies and two manufacturers' world titles (2006 and 2007). It was replaced by the Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Like all contemporary World Rally Cars, the car is heavily modified from the production version, with which it shares only the basic shape and some parts of the bodyshell. The car features four-wheel drive, rather than the front-wheel drive of the road car. The engine used in the 2007 Focus WRC is based on Ford's 2.0 Litre Duratec from other models in the Focus range as rallying rules do not permit the standard 2.5-litre engine of the Focus ST or road going RS. As with most rally cars, the 2.0-litre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porsche RS Spyder
The RS Spyder (Type 9R6) is a racing car designed by Porsche in conjunction with Penske to compete in Le Mans Prototype Class 2 (LMP2) racing. The car takes its name from the legendary Porsche 550 Spyder of the 1950s (combined with Porsche's common "RennSport" ''(lit.: racing sports)'' designation). The car marked Porsche's first return to the top level of sports prototype racing since the firm abandoned its Porsche LMP in 1999. The RS Spyder made its debut in the final event of the 2005 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) at Laguna Seca winning its class. Since then the RS Spyder has won the ALMS LMP2 Championship in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and took class honours at Le Mans in 2008 and 2009. The outright victory at the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring was the first major victory for Porsche in endurance racing for five years and it was also the first time in 14 years that the non-premier class won the 12 Hours of Sebring overall. Regulation changes for the 2011 season rendered the RS Spyder o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jos Verstappen
Johannes Franciscus Verstappen (; born 4 March 1972) is a former (Formula One) racing driver. Verstappen was the German Formula Three champion and Masters of Formula Three winner in 1993. In Formula 1, Verstappen raced for seven different teams during eight seasons. From 1994 through 2003, he scored two podium finishes in his career, the first Dutch F1 racer to do so. Since leaving F1, Verstappen won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races, winning the 24 hours of Le Mans' 2008 LMP2 class. Verstappen has coached his son Max from an early age in karting, through to Max's successes as an F1 driver becoming the 2021 and 2022 Formula One Drivers Champion. Jos has also served as a manager for Max. Early career Verstappen began karting at the age of 8, and was participating in national competitions not long after. In 1984 he became Dutch junior champion. He remained successful, and won two European titles. At the end of 1991 he made the transition to car racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
