Herman Roosdorp

Herman Roosdorp
Nationality	Dutch
Born	19 April 1895 Haarlem
Died	1 January 1965

Herman Roosdorp was a Dutch racing driver who lived a long period of his life in Belgium. He was born on 19 April 1895. He started as a house painter before becoming a car dealer. He was the first Dutch man to buy a Ferrari. In Antwerp (Borgerhout) he owned a garage and was dealer for Vanguard. His daughter did also pursue a racing career.

Racing Driver[]

Herman was a competent racing driver who raced mainly between 1949 and 1954, mostly in Ferraris.^[1] During these years, recording a number of good results, including a wins and numerous podiums finishes, with the majority of these at national events.^[2] His greatest racing achievement, when partnered by Toni Ulmen, he finished third in the 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps.^[3] He introduced the Coupe Roosdorp or Roosdorp Cup, that was awarded to the driver of the day during the National races at Zandvoort. A group of journalists chose this driver.

Racing record[]

Career highlights[]

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Pos.	Class Pos.
	Herman Roosdorp		Ferrari 166 MM	S2.0	8th	8th
1953	Herman Roosdorp	Toni Ulmen	Jaguar C-Type	S	3rd	3rd

Complete 12 Hours of Paris results[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Pos.	Class Pos.
	Herman Roosdorp	André Pilette	Ferrari 166 MM	S2.0	3rd	2nd

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