Racing for Holland is a Dutch motor racing team started by Jan Lammers in 1999. The team is initially specialised in endurance races such as 24 hours of Le Mans and FIA sportscars series. The team also participated in the A1 Grand Prix as the A1 Team The Netherlands. It would eventually continue as Racing Team Nederland under ownership of Frits van Eerd and Jumbo.
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Jan Lammers |
| Folded | 2009 |
| Base | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Team principal(s) | Jan Lammers |
| Former series | FIA Sportscar Championship A1 Grand Prix Le Mans Series Superleague Formula |
| Noted drivers |  Jeroen Bleekemolen John Bosch Val Hillebrand Jan Lammers Jos Verstappen |
| Teams' Championships | 2002 FIA Sportscars 2003 FIA Sportscars |
History
editRacing for Holland was incepted in 1999 as Talkline Racing for Holland. The team would participate in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans in collaboration with German Konrad Motorsport, with drivers Jan Lammers, Tom Coronel and Peter Kox, and Talkline serving as mainsponsor. Talkline would withdraw sponsorship after the 2000 race, in which the team was disqualified after Tom Coronel left the car for more than 30 meter to collect his lost rear tire, starting a struggle to find funding. In 2001 Racing for Holland for the first time took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans without help of Konrad Motorsport, resulting again in a DNF. However, Racing for Holland were showing a fast pace ever since their debut on Le Mans and they finished for the first time in 2002, in 8th place, and a year later a best ever finish in 6th place.
Sportscar Racing
editRacing for Holland has for many years campaigned a Dome S101 sportscar powered by a Judd engine in the FIA Sportscar Championship, Le Mans Series, and the most of all the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including a best of sixth place overall in 2003.
With the Dome-Judd combination, Racing for Holland was successful in winning the FIA Sportscar Championship in 2002 and 2003 after having finished third in 2001. In the Le Mans Series, Racing for Holland has not had as much success, finishing ninth in the LMP1 standings in both 2005 and 2006.
Sponsors
editUnable to find one major sponsor for the team after Talkline's withdraw from sponsorship, Jan Lammers started an unusual sponsor programme. Instead of a few major sponsors, he set out to find many minor sponsors. The team sold small square spaces on the car, either in white lettering on a black background or vice versa. This gives the car a chequered appearance with the only other notable colours being red, blue (colours of the Dutch flag) and orange (the colour of the Dutch royal house).
Later on, after the team's success in various events, the cars became more prominently styled with large orange or black and silver colours; however a hint of the chequered sponsorship squares always remains visible.
Shortly before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Racing For Holland liveried their cars for the 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans in the motif of a soccer ball, having received support from Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruijff.[1] The move was also intended to show their support for the Dutch team.
Complete series results
edit| A1 Grand Prix Results[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2005-06 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7th | |
| 2006-07 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 5th | |
| 2007-08 | Lola A1GP-Zytek | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 7th | |
| 2008–09 | A1GP-Ferrari | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 4th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Class | No | Tyres | Car | Drivers | Pole | Fast lap |
Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1999 | LMP | 26 | D | Lola B98/10 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 with |
no | no | 213 (DNF) |
28th | 12th | |
| 2000 | LMP900 | 20 | D | Lola B2K/10 Ford (Roush) 6.0L V8 with |
no | no | 38 (DNF) |
42nd | 18th | |
| 2001 | LMP900 | 9 | M | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 156 (DNF) |
24th | 7th | |
| 2002 | LMP900 | 16 | M | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 341 | 8th | 7th | |
| 2003 | LMP900 | 15 | M | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 360 | 6th | 4th | |
| LMP900 | 16 | M | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 |
no | no | 316 (DNF) |
31st | 10th | ||
| 2004 | LMP1 | 15 | D | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 341 | 7th | 7th | |
| LMP1 | 16 | D | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 313 (NC) |
28th | 10th | ||
| 2005 | LMP1 | 10 | D | Dome S101 Judd GV4 4.0L V10L V8 |
no | no | 348 | 7th | 5th | |
| 2006 | LMP1 | 14 | M | Dome S101Hb Judd GV5 5.0L V10 |
no | no | 182 (DNF) |
37th | 9th | |
| 2007 | LMP1 | 14 | M | Dome S101.5 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 |
no | no | 305 | 25th | 8th | |
| FIA Sportscar Championship results[4] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Class | Car | Drivers | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | T.C. |
| 2001 | SR1 | Dome S101-Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 1 | 82 | 3rd | |||
| 2002 | SR1 | Dome S101-Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 3 | 97 | 1st | |||
| 2003 | SR1 | Dome S101-Judd GV4 4.0L V10 | 4 | 62 | 1st | |||
- T.C. = Teams' Championship position, DNF = Did not qualify, NC = Not Classified.
References
edit- ^ "Johan Cruijff - La passione per le belle auto". MotorAge New Generation (in Italian). 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ A1GP complete Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com
- ^ 24h of Le Mans complete results Archived 2011-02-22 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz
- ^ FIA Sportscar complete results Archived 2009-05-21 at the Wayback Machine wsrp.ic.cz