Peter van Merksteijn Sr. (born 10 June 1956) is a Dutch racing driver and rally driver who drove for the Van Merksteijn Motorsport team in the 2011 World Rally Championship season with Citroën DS3 WRC.[1] He also competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on three occasions, scoring a class win with co-drivers Jeroen Bleekemolen and Jos Verstappen in 2008.
 Van Merksteijn at the 2011 Acropolis Rally | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | June 10, 1956 Hengelo,Netherlands |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2007–2012 |
| Co-driver | Erwin Berkhof Hans van Beek Erwin Mombaerts Hans van Goor Eddy Chevallier |
| Teams | Van Merksteijn Motorsport |
| Rallies | 12 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 0 |
| First rally | 2007 Rallye Deutschland |
| Last rally | 2012 Monte Carlo Rally |
Racing record
edit24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Seikel Motorsport |
 Gabrio Rosa Alex Caffi |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 148 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 | Spyker Squadron |
Tom Coronel Donny Crevels |
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | GT2 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
| 2008 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport |
Jeroen Bleekemolen Jos Verstappen |
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 354 | 10th | 1st |
WRC results
edit| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRE | FIN | GER 40 |
NZL | ESP 29 |
FRA | JPN | IRE | GBR 43 |
NC | 0 |
| 2008 | van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | MON | SWE 23 |
MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA Ret |
GRE | TUR | NC | 0 | ||||||||
| Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | FIN | GER 21 |
NZL | ESP Ret |
FRA | JPN | GBR | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | IRE | NOR 20 |
CYP | POR Ret |
ARG | ITA | GRE | POL | FIN | AUS | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | van Merksteijn Motorsport | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | SWE 28 |
MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Citroën DS3 WRC | SWE | MEX | POR | JOR | ITA Ret |
ARG | GRE Ret |
FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Citroën DS3 WRC | MON Ret |
SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | GER | GBR | FRA | ITA | ESP | NC | 0 | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Van Merksteijn Jr makes Citroen switch". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2010-12-10. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
External links
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Media related to Peter van Merksteijn sr. at Wikimedia Commons