Jeroen Bleekemolen (born 23 October 1981 in

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) is a Dutch professional

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. In the Chrysler Viper GTS-R he drove in the

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, with great success. He competed in the very competitive

German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship t ...

and drove a number of times at the Masters of Formula 3 at

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, the unofficial F3 World Championship. Together with

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he raced in the

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. In 2005 Bleekemolen won the ELF BRL V6 championship. Jeroen Bleekemolen was the first driver for

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in the

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series after replacing Jos Verstappen. Bleekemolen was a backup driver in the first season. He also participated, and took a class victory, in the

2008 24 Hours of Le Mans The 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 76th Grand Prix of Endurance, taking place on 14–15 June 2008 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The test day was on June 1. The race was atten ...

race, driving the Van Merksteijn Motorsport's

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class Porsche RS Spyder. Bleekemolen is the son of former

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driver Michael Bleekemolen.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) ^‡ - Shanghai was a non-championship round.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ‡ Not eligible for points.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Touring car racing

V8 Supercar results

† Not Eligible for points

Bathurst 1000 results

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

External links

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