![]() Van Merksteijn at the
2011 Acropolis Rally | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality |
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Born | June 10, 1956 |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2007–present |
Teams | Van Merksteijn Motorsport |
Rallies | 12 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
Total points | 0 |
First rally | 2007 Rallye Deutschland |
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.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2004 |
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Porsche 911 GT3-RS | GT | 148 | DNF | DNF |
2005 |
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Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | GT2 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
2008 |
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Porsche RS Spyder Evo | LMP2 | 354 | 10th | 1st |
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
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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 |
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