Jeroen Slaghekke (born 3 May 1992 at

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) is a Dutch racing driver. He finished 3rd in the Suzuki Swift Cup Netherlands in 2009 and was the 2011 vice-champion in the

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Racing career

Netherlands

Jeroen started his motorsport career in go-karts in 2007, Racing in the Dutch RK-1 4 stroke karting championship. Slaghekke then moved up to touring cars in 2008 where he raced in the Suzuki Swift Cup Netherlands for the Coronel Junior Team run by

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. 2009 saw Slaghekke race a second year in Suzuki Swift Cup Netherlands with the Coronel Junior Team, in which he finished 3rd overall with 170 points.

International

Slaghekke joined the Jamun Racing Services team to compete in the

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in Great Britain. He enjoyed a maiden success in the series with a podium finish at Donington Park. For 2011 Slaghekke returned to the UK to compete in the

for a second year. Racing a

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for British team Jamun Racing Services he won 4 races, took 21 podiums, 8 pole positions and 7 fastest racing laps. He also holds the Formula Ford lap record for the Silverstone National Circuit, standing at 58.200 seconds, and the Silverstone Circuit standing at 2.08.182. In 2012 Slaghekke raced in

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for

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and finished fourth in points with a runner-up finish in his home race at

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and a win at

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. In 2013 Slaghekke signed on with Cape Motorsports to race in the American

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.Slaghekke Joins Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2013
, ''Cape Motorsports'', February 1, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-08 Slaghekke left the team after three rounds of the championship and joined Afterburner Autosport. He made appearances in two more rounds (5 starts) before leaving the series for the rest of the season. He finished 22nd in points with a best finish of eighth. In 2014 Slaghekke returned to the series with Afterburner. He switched teams after four rounds (seven races) to

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where he completed the season. He improved to 13th in points with a best finish of fourth on the oval at

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, his final start with Afterburner.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

References

External links

British Formula Ford Championship
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