Kurt Mollekens

Mollekens driving for Alan Docking Racing at Silverstone during the 1995 British Formula 3 Championship season.

Kurt Mollekens (born 8 March 1973 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian race car driver and team owner.

Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford. His debut Formula Ford year was successful, him winning all three titles he challenged for – Benelux Formula Ford, Dutch Formula Ford and Belgian Formula Ford.

Mollekens during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship

Mollekens also achieved success in the 1993 British Formula Ford season, which helped him into Formula Opel Euroseries (1994) and the British Formula 3 Championship (1995). He stayed in the latter during 1996, at which time he won the international Formula Three race at Zandvoort,[1] his biggest win. Mollekens joined Formula 3000 in 1997 and spent two years there with the Keerbergs Transport Racing team, which he owned. In 1999 he continued to run the team without driving, instead driving for Peugeot in the Belgian Pro Car Series.

He continued as an F3000 team owner until 2001, and after a hiatus as a driver in 2000, returned as a competitor in some races of the FIA GT Championship of 2001 and 2002. In 2002 his team left Formula 3000, moving to the lesser-known World Series by Nissan, and latterly, World Series by Renault, in which the team competed until 2008. After a hiatus KTR planned to return to racing in 2009 in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2004, Mollekens continued as a driver in part of the European Touring Car Championship.

Racing record

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Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1997 Belgium Castrol Juma Racing France Alain Cudini
Belgium Stéphane De Groodt
BMW M3 Spa 3.0 453 6th 1st
1998 Belgium Renault Sport Belgium Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals
France Franck Lagorce
Renault Mégane SP 474 3rd 3rd
1999 Belgium Team Peugeot Belgique Luxembourg Belgium Thierry Van Dalen
Belgium Thierry Tassin
Peugeot 306 GTi SP 491 2nd 2nd
2000 Belgium Peugeot Team Belgique Luxembourg Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Belgium Didier Defourny
Peugeot 306 GTi SP 478 1st 1st
2001 Belgium PSI Motorsport France Stéphane Cohen
Belgium Eric Geboers
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT 127 DNF DNF
2002 Belgium PSI Motorsport Belgium Eric Geboers
Finland Markus Palttala
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT 312 DNF DNF
2003 Germany Zakspeed Racing Belgium Didier de Radigues
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Chrysler Viper GTS-R G2 468 5th 1st
2004 Germany BMW Motorsport Spain Antonio Garcia
Portugal Pedro Lamy
United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
BMW M3 GTR G2 278 DNF DNF
2005 France Larbre Compétition France Christophe Bouchut
Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
Belgium Vincent Vosse
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT1 567 3rd 3rd
2006 Belgium GLPK Carsport Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 580 3rd 3rd
2007 Belgium PK Carsport Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 529 3rd 3rd
2008 Belgium PK Carsport Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Saleen S7-R GT1 255 DNF DNF
2009 Belgium PK Carsport Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Netherlands Jos Menten
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 559 1st 1st
2010 Belgium WRT Belgian Audi Club Belgium Stéphane Lémeret
Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Belgium François Verbist
Audi R8 LMS GT3 497 13th 5th

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2000 Belgium PSI Motorsport Belgium Damien Coens
Belgium Louis Zurstrassen
Porsche 996 GT3 GTB 709 9th 5th
2004 Belgium PSI Motorsport Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Belgium Vincent Vosse
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GTB 690 14th 8th
2005 Belgium PSI Motorsport Finland Markus Palttala
Belgium Vincent Radermecker
Belgium Leo Van Sande
Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GTA 746 7th 2nd
2006 Belgium GLPK Carsport Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Belcar 1 815 3rd 3rd
2007 Belgium PK Carsport Netherlands David Hart
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.R GT3 Belcar 1 DNF DNF
2009 Belgium Delahaye Racing Team Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Belgium Damien Coens
Belgium Christian Kelders
Ferrari F430 GT3 Belcar 1 DNF DNF

References

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  1. ^ "1996 starting grid" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Formel 3 Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Three Masters
Winner

1996
Succeeded by