Olivier Tielemans (born June 1, 1984 in
Weert
Weert (; li, Wieërt ) is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands located in the western part of the province of Limburg. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.
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) is a Dutch race car driver. His career started back in 1991 when he came 4th in the
Dutch Kart Championship. Between 1995 and 1997 he raced in the
Belgian Kart Championship and became Rookie of The Year. He didn't race again until 2002 when he raced in the Italian and European
Formula Renault Championships. In 2003 he finished 4th in the
Benelux
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Formula Renault Championship. In 2004 he competed in the last six races of the
FIA Formula 3000 Championship. For the 2005 season he raced in the
3000 ProSeries. In 2006 he raced in the
DTM with the
Futurecom TME
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in an
Audi A4
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. He was team mate to Belgian woman race car driver
Vanina Ickx
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. He was replaced after 3 races because of problems with the management. In 2007 he raced in the
WTCC for
Alfa Romeo
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.
In 2008 he will continue to compete in the WTCC, but for
Wiechers-Sport
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World Touring Car Championship
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in a BMW 320si.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate ''fastest lap''.)
Complete DTM results
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External links
Official website
1984 births
Living people
Dutch racing drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
Sportspeople from Weert
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Audi Sport drivers
Kolles Racing drivers
Team Astromega drivers
MP Motorsport drivers