Johannes Antonius"Jan"Lammers(born 2 June 1956) is a Dutchracecar driver,most notable for winning the1988 24 Hours of Le Mansworld endurance race,forSilk CutJaguar/TWR;after four seasons inFormula Oneracing, from 1979 through 1982, for the F1 teams ofShadow,ATS,EnsignandTheodore,respectively. After a world-record setting ten-year hiatus, Lammers made a brief Formula One comeback, for two races, with teamMarchin 1992. Aside from racing in these two of the highest leagues of global auto-sports, Lammers has raced in an exceptionally wide number of racing series and competitions, domestic and abroad, over four decades.
 Lammers at the2017 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Born | 2 June 1956 Zandvoort,Netherlands |
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| Formula OneWorld Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Active years | 1979–1982,1992 |
| Teams | Shadow,ATS,Ensign,TheodoreandMarch |
| Entries | 41 (23 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1979 Argentine Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1992 Australian Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Manscareer | |
| Years | 1983–1984,1987–1990,1992–1993,1998–2008,2011,2017,2018 |
| Teams | Richard Lloyd Racing,GTi Engineering,Tom Walkinshaw Racing,ToyotaTeamTom's,Racing for Holland,Hope Racing, Racing Team Nederland |
| Best finish | 1st(1988) |
| Class wins | 1(1988) |
Later in life, Lammers became a team owner as well, first setting up his own Formula Opel Lotus team, Vitaal Racing, winning the EFDA Opel Lotus Euroseries with Peter Kox in 1989, then creating theRacing for Hollandoutfit that raced in sportscars class in 2001-2007. Between 2005 and 2009, he was the seatholder of theDutch A1 Grand Prix team.During his Racing for Holland days, Lammers combined racing and management duties to win the2002and2003FIA Sportscar Championship.
One of the most versatile drivers in modern motor racing history, Lammers started in touring cars, to become the youngest Dutch champion in history in 1973 while repeating the act in 1976. He also raced in the EuropeanRenault 5 TurboCup, taking the 1983 and 1984 European titles. As a single-seater driver, his steps towardsFormula Oneinclude securing the title in the1978European Formula 3 Championship.He remains the only Dutch driver to have done so. At the zenith of his career inGroup C sports-prototypes,Lammers lifted the crown in the1992Japanese Sportscar Championship.
Lammers has further raced inFormula Ford,Formula 2,IndyCar racing,International F3000,Japanese F3000,theBritish Touring Car Championship(BTCC),BPR Global GT,FIA GT,theEuropean Le Mans Series,theIMSA SportsCar Championship,theAmerican Le Mans Series,Grand-Am,and theDakar Rally.
Guest appearances include theGrand Prix Masters for retired F1 drivers,theBMW M1 Procar Series,theDutch Supercar Challenge,theDubai 24 HoursandGulf 12 Hoursendurance races, the VW Scirocco R-Cup and the Dutch domesticTulpenrallye.
In recent years, Lammers was an important figurehead / ambassador for reviving theDutch Formula One GPon the coastal dunes situatedZandvoort circuit,achieved since 2021.
Early career
editTouring cars
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Born in Zandvoort, Lammers grew up washing cars at the nearby school for advanced and anti-skid driving skills training, run by Dutch touring-car legendRob Slotemaker.Encouraged by Slotemaker, and while still under-age for a regular Dutch driving licence, the teenager nicknamed ‘Jantje’ (‘Little John’) was also hired to teach drivers on a private, closed track, how to safely recover a car from a skid situation. Having recognised Lammers' talent, Slotemaker set him up in aSimca Rallye 2for the 7,500-9,000 guilder Group 1 production car class in the 1973 Dutch Touring Car Championship.[1]At 16 years of age, Lammers won his first-ever car race and continued to take the season title in his rookie year, becoming the youngest Dutch national auto racing champion in history.
Two more years in the Simca followed in a revised 8,000-10,000 guilder class, Lammers taking four more wins in 1974 but narrowly missing out on a title repeat.[2]Wins elude him in 1975 but his name has already been made.[3]In 1976, he switched to an Opel Dealer Team Holland-run Opel Kadett GT/E to take his second Dutch title.[4]
Road to Formula One
editFormula Ford
editDovetailing his 1976 touring-car campaign with a first season inFormula Ford,Lammers quickly realises his future is in single-seaters. Driving aCrossléin the Benelux, German and European Championship, the touring-car boy wonder surprises everyone by grabbing pole position at his first race, winning at theJyllandringand Mengen and shining in the soaking wet finale of theFormula Ford FestivalatBrands Hatch.[5]
Formula 3
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Stepping up with Hawke toFormula 3in1977proves to be a false dawn, as the Hawke proves no match for the Marches and the Ralts. For 1978, he switches to the Racing Team Holland outfit run byAlan Docking,with fellow future Formula 1 driverHuub Rothengatterand later Indy 500 winnerArie Luyendijkas his team mates. This is an inspired move as it leads to Lammers winning the1978 European Formula 3 Championshipafter a close battle with SwedeAnders Olofsson,while beating highly touted rivals such asAlain Prost,Nelson Piquetand Nigel Mansell. Lammers takes wins atZandvoort,Magny-Cours,Karlskogaand in the famous Lotteria race atMonzato lift the crown. At the time, leadingBritish magazine Autosportpredicts: "He just has to be a World Champion of the eighties."[5]
Formula 2
editHaving received an offer from the worksMarchFormula 2team, Lammers decides to jump the category to go straight intoFormula OnewithShadowin1979.He will make his single Formula 2 appearance in 1980, driving a March-BMW in his home race atZandvoort,where he retires from third place.[5]
Formula One
editLammers spends four seasons inFormula One,racing largely uncompetitive machinery and failing to score a World Championship point in any of his 41 appearances.[6]His talent is universally recognised, though, and the Dutchman only narrowly misses out on the chance to joinFerrariin 1982 as a replacement ofGilles Villeneuvewho was killed atZolderearlier in the year. The drive goes toPatrick Tambayinstead.
In1979,Lammers and fellow rookieElio de Angelisjoin Shadow, but the team led by AmericanDon Nicholsis in its death throes, and the pair fail to make an impact with a poor car, with de Angelis scoring the team's only points that year, being an excellent fourth place, at Watkins Glen. Lammers’ best result isa ninth place in the Canadian GP.Both are invited byColin Chapmanto test forLotus,withDe Angelisgetting the job for1980,as Lammers is unwilling to wait for Chapman’s decision. Instead, he decides to sign for theGerman-owned ATS team.
The underfunded outfit hands Lammers the old D3 car while team leaderMarc Surerdebuts with the newD4,but when Surer breaks his legs in an accident, Lammers gets his hands on the new D4. He immediately qualifies fourth on the grid at Long Beach but the car breaks on the opening lap of the race. This would remain the highpoint of his F1 career.[7]Other notable ATS performances include battlingJody Scheckter’sFerrariatZolder,and retiring from a points-scoring position atJarama.When Surer makes a return to ATS, Lammers is forced to jump ship toEnsign.In contrasting fortunes, his former teammateDe Angelishas a fine season atLotuswhile Lammers fails to qualify the cumbersome Ensign on several occasions.
For1981,Lammers is invited for a test to becomeNelson Piquet’s teammate atBrabham,but team principalBernie Ecclestonechooses to go with Mexican pay driverHector Rebaque.[5]Instead, Lammers rejoinsATSand shines in the controversial non-championshipSouth African GPat Kyalami where he fightsDe Angelisfor second place until he is hit by brake problems. When SwedeSlim Borguddarrives with healthy funding from pop bandABBA,Lammers has to move over.
In1982,Lammers switches toTheodorebut the underfunded team fails to hand him the opportunity to shine. AtMonaco,Lammers’ TY02 has to stay on nude rims for a day because the team doesn't get any tyres. Still seen as a natural talent, he is asked byRenaultto replace the injuredProstatDetroit,only for the championship leader to recover in time. Lammers steps back into the Theodore but before the start of the first session he is approached byFerrarito replaceGilles VilleneuvefromZandvoorton. In a twist of fate, the Theodore’s throttle sticks during the session and Lammers hits the wall to break his thumb. As a result,Patrick Tambaysigns the Ferrari contract.[5]At Zandvoort, instead of driving the Ferrari, Lammers takes part in his last Grand Prix beforeTommy Byrnetakes over the seat.
Late1985,Lammers is given a test byTolemanatEstorilbut with the team unable to get a tyre contract for 1986, plans for a Formula One return fall through. In 1989, another Formula One opportunity comes to nothing when Lammers is asked by KenTyrrellto replaceMichele Alboreto,but the Dutchman decides to stick withTWR Jaguar,and Tyrrell signs upJean Alesiinstead.[5]
Then in1992,Lammers makes a surprise Formula One comeback when he steps in atMarchfor the final two races of the season – a full ten years after his initial final Grand Prix, a record career gap in Formula One. ReplacingKarl Wendlinger,Lammers laps sixth fastest in wet free practice atSuzuka,before retiring from the race with a broken gearbox. AtAdelaide,he finishes 12th. Looking set to continue with March in 1993, his Formula One ambitions receive a blow when the team is denied an engine deal by Ilmor unless bills are paid. This leaves Lammers a spectator atKyalami,after which the team folds.[8]
Another Formula One option hits the rocks when Lammers is signed by theDAMSF3000team for its debut season in1996,having already tested theirGD-01car all through 1995. The project remains stillborn when DAMS fails to gather sufficient funding.[5]
Sportscars
editFed up with driving inferior machines at the back of theFormula Onegrid, Lammers decides to switch tosportscar racingwhere he becomes a mainstay for the next three decades, both as a driver and a team owner.[9]His time inGroup Cincludes seasons withRichard Lloyd Racing’s privatePorsche 956,the worksJaguarteam and the worksToyotateam, while in the days ofLMP900andLMP1,Lammers runs his ownRacing for Hollandteam with the JapaneseDome S101chassis. His final call atLe Manscomes in2017and2018when he races theRacing Team NederlandDallarainLMP2,sharing withRubens BarrichelloandJumbo SupermarketsCEO and team owner Frits van Eerd.[10]
Prototypes
editHaving turned his back onFormula One,Lammers starts hisWorld Sportscar Championshipcareer in1983by joining top Porsche privateerRichard Lloyd Racing,taking several podium finishes withThierry Boutsen,Keke RosbergandJonathan Palmer,while finishingsixth on his Le Mans debut.In1984,he is paired with Palmer, and the Canon-liveried956takes victory over the works cars atBrands Hatch.The two add podiums atMonza,theNürburgring,Sandown ParkandImola,and retire fromLe Mansin a winning position.
A mid-season switch sees Lammers snapped up byTom WalkinshawatTWR Jaguar,and on his debut for the team at a very hotShah Alamin Malaysia he brings home the Jag in second place. Meanwhile, he makes hisIMSA GTPdebut racing a March-Buick at Miami withRoberto Guerrero.In the1986 Daytona 24 Hours,driving the BF GoodrichPorsche 962,he is heading for victory when his brakes fail, leading to a sizeable crash that he is lucky to escape from. Later in the season, when his promising IndyCar adventure collapses with the disappointing Eagle, Walkinshaw is quick to lure Lammers back to TWR. The Dutchman is immediately competitive with second atSpaand third atJerez,before racing forNissanatWatkins GleninIMSA GTP.
In1987,Lammers joins TWR Jaguar – now sponsored bySilk Cut– as a proper works driver, and is teamed with Grand Prix veteranJohn Watson.They win atJarama,MonzaandFujiand take podiums atSilverstone,Brands HatchandSpa.AtLe Mans,third driverWin Percycrashes their car out of the race. Team orders mean that they finish second in the championship.
1988would become Lammers’ most successful season in Group C racing. Now paired with ex-LotusFormula One driverJohnny Dumfries,the two finish second atSpaand third atBrno,before being joined byAndy Wallaceat theLe Mans 24 Hours.Lammers drives for 13 hours to be the anchor in a popular win for TWR Jaguar, the first for the marque since 1957. For this, he is congratulated byQueen Elizabeth IIand rewarded with the title of Honorary Member of theBRDC.In IMSA, Lammers is part of the crew that wins theDaytona 24 Hours,after he is moved over from his retired car to joinMartin Brundle,Raul BoeselandJohn Nielsenin the lead Jaguar entry, winning the race. With regular teammateDavy Jones,Lammers wins atDel Marand ends up on the podium atWest Palm Beach,Lime Rock,Mid-OhioandSears Point.[11]
In1989,the Jaguars were outclassed by the resurgentMercedeseffort, with Lammers only managing to score a second place atJaramawithPatrick Tambay.In the US, Lammers is more successful, winning inPortlandandDel Mar,taking second in theDaytona 24 Hours,Lime Rock,Mid-OhioandRoad Americaand third atSears PointandTopeka.The following year, Lammers wins theDaytona 24 Hoursagain, this time paired withAndy WallaceandDavy Jones,before taking third in theSebring 12 Hours.In theWSC,however, Jaguar’s new turbo engine proves fast but unreliable, and together with Wallace, Lammers only picks up a pair of second places. Switching to the proven atmospheric V12 forLe Mans,Jaguar takes the double, but Lammers is in the second Jaguar across the line, having to recover from an earlier crash by teammateFranz Konrad.
Having opted for a switch toToyota,Lammers decides to wait in the wings for the new programme to come alive in 1992. In theWorld Championship,mated withGeoff Lees,Lammers takes two podium finishes, second atSuzukaand third atMagny-Cours.In theJapanese Sports-Prototype Championship,however, two wins atFujiandMineadd up to another title for the Dutchman. One more Toyota appearance follows in 1993, finishing sixth for the Japanese constructor in theLe Mans 24 Hours.
In 1995, Lammers returns to IMSA to compete atDaytonaandSebringin the Auto Toy StoreSpice-Chevrolet SE90.WithAndy Wallace,he wins the Sebring 12 Hours on the road but a timekeeping error declares the Fermín Velez/Andy Evans/Eric van de Poele Ferrari 333SP as the winner, while as a guest driver, Lammers joinsDerek WarwickandMario Andrettiin aCourage-Porsche C36to finish sixth in the1996 Le Mans 24 Hours.
In 1999 and 2000, Lammers returns to prototype racing, asKonrad Motorsportmoves up to the LMP class with a Ford-enginedLola B98/10,followed by aB2K/10,while in the US he joins J&P Motorsports to race aPanoz LMP-1 Roadster-S.In the meantime, he progresses with setting up his own team for 2001. At Konrad, teaming up with countrymenTom CoronelandPeter Koxserves as a prequel to that.
Lammers embarks on a new era of sportscar success in 2001 when he rekindles his ties withJapanese manufacturer Dometo race their Judd-enginedS101,entering it in the newFIA Sportscar Championshipand theLe Mans 24 Hourswith young Dutch-born but Belgian-licensed Val Hillebrand as his teammate. For Le Mans, the Dutchman offers small segments of bodywork to small, private sponsors, giving the car the look of a driving chequered flag. A contribution of 2200 euros is enough to become aRacing for Hollandsponsor. Lammers and Hillebrand dominate the final round ofthe championshipbefore going into the new season as clear favourites, while placing themselves amongst the Audis atLe Mans.With three wins and five podiums Lammers and Hillebrand indeedtake the 2002 titlein the leading SR1 class, beforedoubling up in 2003,again with three wins and five podiums. Meanwhile in 2002, Lammers races theCrawford SSC2KatDaytonaand joinsChampionforSebringto take third in theirAudi R8.
When the FIA Sportscar Championship collapses after 2003, the Dome continues at Le Mans, where Lammers takesseventh in 2004along withElton Julianand countryman John Bosch, the trio copying the result in2005.In the meantime, the Dutchman guests at Doran-Lista to take fourth in the2004 Daytona 24 Hoursand withDyson RacingatSebringand thePetit Le Mans,finishing third in the latter. In the2005 Daytona 24 Hours,Lammers steps into theHoward-Boss MotorsportsCrawford DP03to claim another US podium with third. Rejoining them for2006,their second cooperation gains no results.
With the start of theLe Mans Seriesin2005,Racing for Holland signs up for assorted rounds in 2005,2006and2007,but by now the Dome is outclassed by the more recent LMP1 designs. After he shuts down the team while continuing to pay off its debts well into the next decade, Lammers returns as a gun for hire in 2008. In anLMP2season dominated byJos Verstappenand the Van MerksteijnPorsche RS Spyder,Lammers teams up with the Swiss Horag-Lista team’sRS Spyderto finish the year fourth in class, along with teammateDidier Theys.AtLe Mans in 2008,he joins Greg Pickett andKlaus Grafin theCharouz Racing SystemLola-Judd B07/17, but the car fails to finish.
Having gone into semi-retirement from 2010, Lammers hooks up withHope Racingto race the experimental SwissHyTech Hybrid-enginedORECA 01,and does one2016 Le Mans Cupround in the Racing Team HollandLigier-Nissan JSP3,but waits until 2017 for his final foray in top-level prototype racing, signing up for a three-year spell withRacing Team Nederland,the team funded by Dutch supermarket mogul Frits van Eerd. Racing theirDallara-Gibson P217in the LMP2 class of theEuropean Le Mans Series,Lammers and Van Eerd claim a seventh and eighth as their best results in a full2017 ELMS season.In2018and2019,Lammers acts as third driver to Van Eerd andGiedo van der Gardeat Le Mans before closing the curtain on his active career.[12]
GTs
editOn the back of the failed DAMS Formula One project, Lammers joins theLotus Racingoutfit forBPR Global GTin1996.The GTI team is headed by countrymanToine Hezemansalong with Ian Foley and George Howard-Chappell and runs a pair ofLotus Esprit V8sin theGT1category. Teamed with Alex Portman,Perry McCarthy,Chris Goodwin,Andy Wallace,Fabien Giroixand Mike Hezemans, he claims pole at theNürburgringand takes second atSilverstone,but apart from that the car proves very unreliable. In1997,itsLotus Elise GT1successor is outclassed byMcLaren-BMWandMercedesin the inauguralFIA GT Championship.After the Lotus takeover byProton,the GT1 programme is quickly canned.
In 1998, Lammers races the Bitter GT1 for Team Hezemans before switching to GT2 withRoock RacingandKonrad Motorsport,while helping to developNissan’s newR390 GT1car. AtLe Mans,he joinsErik ComasandAndrea Monterminito finish sixth, as the Nissans get beaten byPorsche’s 911 GT1.Late in the season, Lammers returns to Konrad to share a911 GT2with Franz Konrad in thePetit Le Mans,followed by a win atLaguna Seca.
Following a five-year GT break, the Dutchman teams up withProdriveto drive theirFerrari 550 Maranelloin the2003 Petit Le Mans,finishing fourth in the GTS class, and then in 2008, having closed down his own team, Lammers makes a few guest appearances in GT racing, driving the Spa 24 Hours in theLamborghini Murciélago R-GTfor the IPB-Spartak team. Meanwhile, he does a full season ofADAC GTsharingReiter Engineering’sLamborghini Gallardo GT3with countryman Marius Ritskes, with three second places as his best results. Continuing in 2009 under the Racing Team Holland banner (not to be confused with Racing for Holland), the duo fails to score any more points. A one-off at Spa in the team’s GT4Ford Mustang FR500Cfails to materialise.
Another single GT4 appearance takes place in 2016 with aGinetta G55 GT4drive in the Paul Ricard 24 Hours for Team Africa Le Mans. His final two GT races come at his farewell weekend atLe Mans in 2019,sharing aBentley Continental GT3with Greg Mills for the same Team Africa Le Mans.[13]
Other championships
editIndyCar
editIn1985,Lammers grabs the opportunity to make hisIndyCardebut, taking a drive with the small AMI Racing team. His strong performance in theirMarch-Cosworth 85Callows him to be snapped up by theForsythe-Green team,racing theirLola-Cosworth T800andT900in the final three races of the season, The Dutchman immediately scores points for them with fifth atLaguna Seca.At Miami, Lammers challengesDanny Sullivanfor victory before making a mistake towards the end. This leads toDan Gurney’sAll-American Racerssigning Lammers as their lead driver for the 1986 season, but that year’s Eagle GC86 proves uncompetitive and Gurney withdraws the team ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Taking over theMachinists UnionGC86 for three races later in the season leads to an eighth atLaguna Secaand ninth at Miami.[5]
F3000
edit1986 is a season that proves Lammers’ ultimate versatility, as he races in IndyCars, the WSC and Formula 3 while also taking up on an offer fromEddie Jordan Racingto replaceRussell Spencein the team’s March-Cosworth 86B. His single appearance at the Le Mans-Bugatti circuit results in an 11th-place finish.
In 1991, while waiting for Toyota’s new sportscar programme to come on song, Lammers is in Japan to helpDomewith the development of the Mugen-engined F102, their new F3000 car. Rewarded with a one-off race outing at Suzuka, he takes third in his single appearance in theAll-Nippon F3000 Championship.
More F3000 follows in1993after his Formula One deal with March fails to materialise. Accepting an offer to join the ItalianIl Barone Rampanteteam to follow in the footsteps ofRubens Barrichello,Lammers takes fourth at Enna as his best result before the team is forced to close shop before the end of the season.
Two years later, Lammers is back in F3000 as he joins the Vortex team owned by Dutch transport magnate Henny Vollenberg. He wins the F3000 South African GP at Kyalami, beatingKenny Bräckand teammateTarso Marques,and does three more European rounds before quitting the team when key staff decide to leave.[5]
Macau GP
editMaking a surprise return toFormula 3,Lammers joins theMacau GP grid in 1985,racing a Ralt-Volkswagen RT30 forIntersport Racing.He embarrasses many of the regulars by qualifying and finishing third. In1986,he repeats the trick with Murray Taylor Racing’s similar Ralt, again finishing third. Returning to Intersport in1987,Lammers goes one better to take second place in their Ralt-Toyota RT31, storming up from 11th on the grid, while his final Macau appearance comes in1988,again with Intersport. This time, he hauls his Ralt-Toyota RT32 up to sixth from 17th on the grid.[5]
BTCC
editAfter his less successful 1993 season, Lammers makes a surprise move to join the touring car trail during theBTCC’s burgeoningSuper Touringera. Teaming with his old friends fromTWR,he becomes teammate toRickard Rydellin a pair ofVolvo 850 SEcars. With its estate shape, the 850 SE is a crowd puller but it lacks ultimate pace and Lammers finishes no higher than fifth.[5]
One-make series
editBMW Procar
editIn 1980, during his time at ATS and Ensign, Lammers takes part in the second season of theBMW M1 Procar Seriesthat is run on Grand Prix weekends, with several Grand Prix drivers such asJones,Lauda,PironiandPiquetbeing part of the show. Lammers wins the opening race atDonington Park,finishes second atAvusand theNorisring,starts from pole position atMonacoand is the title favourite untilHans-Joachim Stuckdrives him off the track atImola.[5]
Renault 5 Turbo Cup
editIn his finalFormula Oneseason, Lammers becomes a regular in the EuropeanRenault 5 TurboCup, representing Renault Netherlands and taking home one win. He continues in the series in 1983 to take four wins and the championship, and repeats the trick in even more dominant fashion in 1984, lifting eight victories on his way to the title.[5]
Grand Prix Masters
editIn 2005 and 2006, theGrand Prix Mastersare set up as a one-make motor racing series featuring retired Formula One drivers. Lammers takes part in the sole event of 2005, finishing ninth at Kyalami, and also races in both 2006 events, taking seventh at Losail and retiring from the race at Silverstone.[14]
VW Scirocco R-Cup
editHaving already retired as a full-time professional driver, Lammers guests in four races across three seasons (2010, 2011 and 2013) of the VW Scirocco R-Cup, with ninth in the 2013 Hockenheim round as his best result.[14]
Other appearances
editRallies
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As further proof of his versatility, Lammers adds the DutchTulpenrallyeto his portfolio in 1979, driving for the Opel Dealer Team.[5]Over two decades later, he is invited to join Frits van Eerd’s newDakar Rallyenterprise in 2010. In the first of five Dakar outings in the Ginaf X2222 4x4 truck, Lammers fails to finish, before returning in the Ginaf works team in 2011, finishing 19th, and three more years with his own Ginaf-supported team, with 25th place in 2013 as his best result. In 2012, Lammers revives the chequeredRacing for Hollandlivery for a sponsorship concept similar to the one he explored in the previous decade.[14]
Team principal
editNext to his career as a professional racing driver, Lammers has acted as the team principal of his own team on three very different occasions.
Vitaal Racing
editBetween 1989 and 1991, Lammers runs his Opel Dealerteam Holland-supported Vitaal Racing outfit in Formula Opel Lotus. In his first year, he joins forces with Marlboro Challenge winnerPeter Kox,and together they win the EFDA Opel Lotus Euroseries as well as the Benelux series. In 1990, Lammers takes on another Marlboro Challenge winner, asMarcel Albersis promoted fromFormula Ford,resulting in sixth in the final European standings.[5]
Racing for Holland
editSetting upRacing for Hollandat the start of the 21st century proves to be the birth of Lammers’ final period of sportscar success at the highest level. With theirDome-Judd S101,Racing for Holland takes two consecutive titles in theFIA Sportscar Championshipin 2002 and 2003 and continues with the Dome until 2007. Lammers later revives the Racing for Holland moniker – and a similar sponsorship scheme – for three of his Dakar outings in the following decade.
A1GP
editNot known as Racing for Holland as such, the team is the seatholder for the Netherlands in theA1 Grand Prix seriesthat runs between 2005 and 2009. Lammers starts off withJos Verstappenas his driver, who takes victory at Durban in theopening 2005-’06 season,whileJeroen Bleekemolenacts as the team’s reserve driver. Bleekemolen steps up into the leading role for in2006-’07,winning the Beijing street race, asRenger van der Zandetakes his place as a backup driver, himself taking part in three races. Bleekemolen continues in 2007-’08, now supported byArie Luyendyk Jr.Ditching its cheap Avon-shodLola-Zytekchassis for pukka Michelin-tyred Ferrari cars, the A1GP organisation hurry into bankruptcy in a final2008-‘09season in whichRobert DoornbosandJeroen Bleekemolentake turns at the wheel, each winning a sprint race on their way to fourth for the Netherlands in the final standings.
New responsibilities
editDutch GP
editAfter his decision to go into full retirement after the 2019 season, Lammers quickly assumes another duty, as he steps in to become sporting director of the organisation founded to revive theDutch GPatZandvoort.Starting in 2020, Lammers is more than just an ambassador for the event, and after a Covid-induced postponement in 2020, the Dutch dream is finally realised in 2021, when thefirst Dutch GP since 1985is staged.[15]
Personal life
editLammers has two children from his marriage with Fardous Hashem.
Currently, Lammers is in a relationship since 2001 with Mariska Hoyinck. Together they have a son, René.
Lammers’ youngest sonRené Lammersis currently competing in karts. The 15-year-old is a frontrunner in the FIA European Karting Championship, having won both theWSK Super Masters SeriesandWSK Champions Cupin 2021 as well as theWSK Euro Seriesin 2020 in the 60 Mini category. Young Lammers is also a two-time winner of the Trofeo Andrea Margutti and also competed in the shootout for a place in theFerrari Driver Academy.[citation needed][16]
Racing record
editComplete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
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| 1979 | Shadow Racing Team | ShadowDN9 | Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8 | ARG Ret |
BRA 14 |
RSA Ret |
USW Ret |
ESP 12 |
BEL 10 |
MON DNQ |
FRA 18 |
GBR 11 |
GER 10 |
AUT Ret |
NED Ret |
ITA DNQ |
CAN 9 |
USA DNQ |
NC | 0 | |
| 1980 | Team ATS | ATSD3 | Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8 | ARG DNQ |
BRA DNQ |
RSA DNQ |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| ATSD4 | USW Ret |
BEL 12 |
MON NC |
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| UnipartRacing Team | EnsignN180 | Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8 | FRA DNQ |
GBR DNQ |
GER 14 |
AUT DNQ |
NED DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
CAN 12 |
USA Ret |
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| 1981 | Team ATS | ATSD4 | Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8 | USW Ret |
BRA DNQ |
ARG 12 |
SMR DNQ |
BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | CPL | NC | 0 | |
| 1982 | Theodore Racing Team | TheodoreTY02 | Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8 | RSA | BRA | USW | SMR | BEL DNQ |
MON DNQ |
DET DNQ |
CAN | NED Ret |
GBR DNQ |
FRA DNQ |
GER | AUT | SUI | ITA | CPL | NC | 0 |
| 1992 | March F1 | MarchCG911 | Ilmor2175A 3.5V10 | RSA | MEX | BRA | ESP | SMR | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | JPN Ret |
AUS 12 |
NC | 0 |
Complete World Sportscar Championship results
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- Footnotes
- ^No drivers' Championship.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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24 Hours of Daytona
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PPG Indycar Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AMI Racing | 43 | March 85C | FordCosworth DFX | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR 16 |
MEA 12 |
CLE DNS |
MCH | ROA | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | 26th | 11 | [21] | |||||
| Forsythe Racing | 33 | Lola T900 | LAG 5 |
PHX 20 |
MIA 13 |
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| 1986 | Curb-Agajanian Racing | 98 | Eagle 86GC | FordCosworth DFX | PHX 9 |
LBH 14 |
INDY DNQ |
MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MCH | POC | MDO | SAN | MCH | ROA | 22nd | 13 | [22] | |||
| Machinists Union Racing | 59 | LAG 8 |
PHX 23 |
MIA 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indianapolis 500
edit| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Eagle | Ford-Cosworth | DNQ | Curb-Agajanian Racing | |
Source:[18]
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Complete European Formula Two Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | March Racing Ltd | March 802 | BMW | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | SIL | ZOL | MUG | ZAN Ret |
PER | MIS | HOC | NC | 0 |
Source:[18]
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Complete International Formula 3000 results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Jordan Racing | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL | VAL | PAU | SPA | IMO | MUG | PER | ÖST | BIR | BUG 11 |
JAR | NC | 0 |
| 1993 | Il Barone Rampante | Reynard 93D | Cosworth | DON 9 |
SIL 9 |
PAU 10 |
PER 4 |
HOC 7 |
NÜR Ret |
SPA | MAG | NOG | 15th | 3 | ||
| 1995 | Vortex Motorsport | Reynard 95D | Cosworth | SIL 11 |
CAT 10 |
PAU 10 |
PER | HOC | SPA | EST | MAG | NC | 0 | |||
Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Dome | March 87B | Cosworth | SUZ 4 |
FUJ 12 |
MIN | SUZ 11 |
SUZ 7 |
SUG | 8th | 34 | |||||
| Cosworth-Yamaha | FUJ 1 |
SUZ | SUZ Ret |
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| 1991 | Team LeMans | Dome F102 | Mugen | SUZ 3 |
AUT 9 |
FUJ 5 |
MIN Ret |
SUZ 10 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ C |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ Ret |
11th | 7 |
Source:[17]
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Complete British Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Volvo 850 Racing | Volvo 850 SE/GLT | THR 1 Ret |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 16 |
SNE 1 11 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 16 |
OUL 1 13 |
DON 1 14 |
DON 2 15 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 16 |
SIL 1 12 |
KNO 1 NC |
KNO 2 12 |
OUL 1 7 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 5 |
SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 17 |
DON 1 13 |
DON 2 16 |
15th | 18 |
Complete FIA GT Championship results
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | GT1 Lotus Racing | Lotus Elise GT1 | GT1 | HOC Ret |
SIL Ret |
HEL | NÜR 11 |
SPA Ret |
A1R Ret |
SUZ | DON 17 |
MUG 11 |
SEB 11 |
LAG 9 |
NC | 0 |
| 1998 | Team Hezemans | BitterGT1 | GT1 | OSC | SIL Ret |
HOC DNS |
DIJ | HUN | NC | 0 | ||||||
| Roock Racing | Porsche 911 GT2 | GT2 | SUZ 7 |
DON | A1R | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| Konrad Motorsport | HOM Ret |
LAG Ret |
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| 2008 | IPB Spartak Racing | Lamborghini MurciélagoR-GT | GT1 | SIL | MNZ | ADR | OSC | SPA 8 |
BUC | BUC | BRN | NOG | ZOL | SAN | 31st | 8 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Racing for Holland | LMP1 | DomeS101 | JuddGV4 4.0V10 | SPA | MNZ 7 |
SIL Ret |
NÜR 8 |
IST | 30th | 3 | |
| 2006 | Racing for Holland | LMP1 | DomeS101Hb | MugenMF408S 4.0V8 | IST Ret |
SPA | 23rd | 6 | ||||
| JuddGV5 5.0V10 | NÜR 3 |
DON | JAR | |||||||||
| 2007 | Racing for Holland | LMP1 | DomeS101.5 | JuddGV5.5 S2 5.5V10 | MNZ 8 |
VAL Ret |
NÜR 7 |
SPA | SIL | INT | 33rd | 3 |
| 2008 | Horag Racing | LMP2 | Porsche RS SpyderEvo | PorscheMR6 3.4V8 | CAT 6 |
MNZ 3 |
SPA 2 |
NÜR 12 |
SIL 2 |
5th | 25 | |
| 2017 | Racing Team Nederland | LMP2 | Dallara P217 | GibsonGK428 4.2V8 | SIL 11 |
MNZ 10 |
RBR 7 |
LEC 12 |
SPA 11 |
ALG 8 |
17th | 12.5 |
Complete Grand Prix Masters results
edit(key) Races inboldindicate pole position, races initalicsindicate fastest lap.
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Team LG | Delta MotorsportGPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5V8 | RSA 9 |
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| 2006 | Team LG | Delta MotorsportGPM | Nicholson McLaren 3.5V8 | QAT 7 |
ITA C |
GBR Ret |
MAL C |
RSA C |
Source:[18]
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Racing Team Nederland | LMP2 | Dallara P217 | GibsonGK428 4.2V8 | SPA 7 |
LMS 5 |
SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | 14th | 21 |
Books
edit- Klis, Hans van der (2007, 3rd ed.),Dwars door de Tarzanbocht: de dertien Nederlandse Formule 1-coureurs.Amsterdam, pp. 98–115,ISBN9789046700495.
- Koense, Mark (2020). Jan Lammers, De biografie van een leven met 300 km/h. Amgini Autosport Store, 2020, no ISBN.
References
edit- ^De Jong, Frank."Nederlands Toerwagen Kampioenschap - 1973".touringcarracing.net.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^De Jong, Frank."Nederlands Toerwagen Kampioenschap - 1974".touringcarracing.net.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^De Jong, Frank."Nederlands Toerwagen Kampioenschap - 1975".touringcarracing.net.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^De Jong, Frank."Nederlands Toerwagen Kampioenschap - 1976".touringcarracing.net.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^abcdefghijklmnoDe Roos, Arjan; Diepraam, Mattijs."8W - Who? - Jan Lammers".8w.forix.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Jan Lammers Career History | FIA Results and Statistics".fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^Koense, Mark."De sensatie van Long Beach".rtlgp-magazine.nl.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Jan Lammers | | The" forgotten "drivers of F1".f1forgottendrivers.26 September 2019.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Feature: 10 drivers who did better in sportscars after leaving F1".Motorsport Week.1 April 2020.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Group C's Top 10 Drivers – Part 1".goodwood.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Sportscar Heroes: Jan Lammers, Part 1 | dailysportscar".dailysportscar.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Sportscar Heroes: Jan Lammers, Part 2 | dailysportscar".dailysportscar.Retrieved22 November2022.
- ^"Jan Lammers".RacingSportscars.
- ^abc"Jan Lammers | Racing career profile | Driver Database".driverdb.Retrieved22 November2022.
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- ^abcdefgh"Jan Lammers Results".Motorsport Stats.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^abcdefgh"Jan Lammers".Motor Sport.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^abcd"Complete Archive of Jan Lammers".Racing Sports Cars. pp.2,3,4,5,6.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^"Jan Lammers".Automobile Club de l'Ouest.Retrieved12 January2024.
- ^"Jan Lammers – 1985 CART Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Jan Lammers – 1986 CART Results".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.Retrieved17 August2023.
- ^"Jan Lammers race results".TouringCars.net.Retrieved12 January2024.
External links
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Media related toJan Lammersat Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Jan Lammers onTwitter
- Jan Lammersas a speaker
