Michael Bleekemolen (born 2 October 1949 in
Amsterdam
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, the Netherlands) is a
racing driver who currently competes in the
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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, driving for the family-owned Team Bleekemolen in the No. 69
Ford Mustang in the Elite 2 class.
He previously raced for the
RAM
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and
ATS teams in
Formula One
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.
He graduated from
Formula Vee
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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
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. From there he moved to one-make
Renault
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racing, where he remains to this day. His sons
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and
Sebastiaan are also racers.
Racing record
Complete Formula One results
(
key)
Complete European Formula Two Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ Not eligible for points
Complete NASCAR results
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
References
Sources
Profile at www.grandprix.com*
Career summaryon ''Driver Database''
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1949 births
Living people
Dutch racing drivers
Dutch Formula One drivers
ATS Wheels Formula One drivers
Sportspeople from Amsterdam
Porsche Supercup drivers
RAM Racing Formula One drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Sports car racing team owners
NASCAR drivers
BMW M drivers