Thomas Hylkema (born 20 August 1988) is a Dutch racing driver, who drove for

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in the

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in 2011. He is the brother of Bart Hylkema, a British Formula 3 racer.

Career

Like most racing drivers, Hylkema started his career in

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, where he was active until 2005. In 2006 he moved to Touring Car racing, where he was 14th in the BRL Light. Hylkema then moved to Formula Racing. He raced in several

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championships.

GP3 Series

In 2011 GP3 Series season, Hylkema moved to the GP3 Series. He replaced

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Complete GP3 Series results

(

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

References

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