Wim Eyckmans (born 23 March 1973,
Herentals
Herentals () is a city in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and . In 2021, Herentals had a total population of 28.194. The total area is . Saint Waltrude is the patron saint ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
) is a Belgian racecar driver who starting in
karting in 1986 has been in prototype racing since 2003. He participated in
Formula 3000
Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines.
Formula 3000 championships
...
in 1994 and 1995 and ran the
Indy Lights
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a progra ...
series in 1998. In 1999, he competed in the
Indianapolis 500
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on behalf of
Cheever Racing Cheever Racing was an auto racing team founded in 1996 by Eddie Cheever as Team Cheever in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. They fielded a car for Cheever for much of its existence, but occasionally ran two cars, almost always for the Indianap ...
, finishing 23rd. He now owns a successful
Karting company.
Career results
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
American open–wheel results
(
key)
Indy Lights results
IndyCar
External links
Official WebsiteDriver Database statsRacing Reference - USA Stats
1973 births
Belgian racing drivers
Living people
Indianapolis 500 drivers
IndyCar Series drivers
Indy Lights drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
People from Herentals
EFDA Nations Cup drivers
Sportspeople from Antwerp Province
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Cheever Racing drivers
20th-century Belgian people