Bert de Jong (rally driver)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | 1956 |
Died | August 2013 (aged 56–57) |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 1998, 2000, 2010 |
Rallies | 3 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 0 |
First rally | 1998 Tour de Corse |
Last rally | 2010 Rallye Deutschland |
Bert de Jong (1956 – 13 August 2013) was a Dutch rally driver. De Jong started racing in 1986 and he won the Dutch championship in 1995 and 1996 with a Ford Escort RS Cosworth.[1] De Jong then changed to a Subaru Impreza WRC and started racing in Europe. He finished first during four rally's counting for the European Rally Championship, twice the and once the and .[2] In 1999 he was involved in a severe crash in Croatia. He quit rally in 2000.[1] In 2009 De Jong returned to rallying and in 2012 he drove the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 of the team of his son .[3] On 13 August 2013 he died after a long struggle with cancer.
Career results[]
WRC results[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | WDC | Pts |
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1998 | Bert de Jong | Subaru Impreza S3 WRC '97 | SWE | KEN | 13 |
NZL | GBR | NC | 0 | |||||||||
2000 | Bert de Jong | Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | NZL | 41 |
NC | 0 | |||||||
2010 | Bert de Jong | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 | SWE | MEX | JOR | TUR | NZL | POR | BUL | FIN | GER 21 |
JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | NC | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b "Over Bob de Jong". Bobdejong-rally.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Bert de Jong overleden" (in Dutch). Motorsporza.nl. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Alexander Voorberg (14 August 2013). "Oud rallykampioen Bert de Jong overleden" (in Dutch). Autosportnieuws.be. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2013 deaths
- Dutch rally drivers
- European Rally Championship drivers
- Deaths from cancer in the Netherlands