Bert de Jong (rally driver) explained

Bert de Jong
Birth Date:1956
Nationality: Dutch
Races:3
Championships:0
Wins:0
Podiums:0
Stagewins:0
First Race:1998 Tour de Corse
Last Race: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 Rally Hellendoorn and once the Rally Croatia and Rally Andorra.[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 Bob.[3] On 13 August 2013 he died after a long struggle with cancer.

Career results

WRC results

YearEntrantCar1234567891011121314Pts
1998Bert de JongSubaru Impreza S3 WRC '97MONSWEKENPORESPFRA
13
ARGGRCNZLFINITAAUSGBRNC0
2000Bert de JongSubaru Impreza S4 WRC '98MONSWEKENPORESPARGGRCNZLFINCYPFRAITAAUSGBR
41
NC0
2010Bert de JongMitsubishi Lancer WRC 05SWEMEXJORTURNZLPORBULFINGER
21
JPNFRAESPGBRNC0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Over Bob de Jong. Bobdejong-rally.com. 10 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130716052618/http://www.bobdejong-rally.com/Joomla/index.php/team-bob-de-jong. 16 July 2013.
  2. Web site: Bert de Jong overleden . Dutch . Motorsporza.nl . 15 August 2013 . 10 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233054/http://www.motorsporza.nl/autosport/wrc-rally/bert-de-jong-overleden/ . 25 May 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Alexander Voorberg . Oud rallykampioen Bert de Jong overleden . Dutch . Autosportnieuws.be . 14 August 2013 . 10 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233740/http://www.autosportnieuws.be/nieuws/279898/Oud%20rallykampioen%20Bert%20de%20Jong%20overleden . 25 May 2014 .