Dedicated to Holland's greatest racing driver
After huge success in lower formulae, Verstappen quickly emerged to enter Formula One - the pinnacle of international motor sport - after less than two years in single seater car racing.
After an eventful debut with the Benetton Formula One team in 1994 partnering world champion Michael Schumacer, 'Jos The Boss' (as his fans name him) then raced for many F1 teams including Simtek, Arrows, Tyrrell, Stewart and Minardi. He also contributed to many other teams over the years as test driver.
With involvment in F1 from 1993 to 2003, Jos gained his reputation as a veteren racer with an aggressive and fearless style that was highly entertaining, particularly as he usually raced for lower to mid-field teams surprising on-lookers and pushing his car to the maximum.
In his native Netherlands, Jos is well regarded and is to date, Holland's most successful racing driver. He also runs his own karting team, still passionate about the little race cars with which he began.
Since Forumula One, Jos raced in the A1 Grand Prix series winning the South African Grand prix in 2006. On completing a seaon his next step was the Le Mans series where Jos and his team won their category in 2008.
>Read Jos's full biography at Wikipedia.org
Full name: Johannes Franciscus Verstappen
Nicknames:
"Jos the Boss", "Dutch Devil" and "Vercrashen". The nick name "Vercrashen" evolved from Verstappen's various spectacular crashes and seemingly fearless style. This particular nickname was prominant in the early to mid 1990s.
Date of birth: 4 March 1972, Montfort, Holland
Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco & Montfort, Holland
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 73Kg
Hobbies: Squash, fishing, cycling, karting and model cars
Favourite food: Pasta
Prefered music: Pop / UB40
Marital status: Married to Sophie with children Max (who is also a karting champion) and Victoria
Offical website: www.verstappen.com
1982 - Started racing karts.
1989 - European Kart champion.
1991 - Belgian Kart champion.
1992 - Dutch Formula Opel champion.
1993 - 4th overall in New Zealand Atlantic series. 8 wins in German Formula 3.
1994 -Formula 1 (F1) testing for McLaren and Footwork teams. F1 debut and racing for Benetton team. 10th overall (2 x 3rd positions)
1995 - F1 racing for Simtek team.
1996 - F1 racing for Arrows team. 16th overall. Best finish: 6th.
1997 - F1 racing for Tyrrell team.
1998 - F1 test driver for Jordan and Benetton teams and racing for Stewart.
1999 - F1 test driver for Honda and Jordan teams.
2000 - F1 racing for Arrows team. 13th overall (1 x 5th & 1 x 4th position).
2001 - F1 racing for Arrows team. 18th overall (1 x 6th position).
2002 - No racing.
2003 - Formula 1 racing for Minardi team. Best finish: 9th
2004 - No racing. Retired from F1.
2005 & 2006 - A1 Grand Prix Championship. Team Netherlands. 7th overall. 1 x win, 1 x 2nd place (69 points).
2008 - Racing in Le Mans winning his category & driver's champsionship, 3 x wins
2009 - To be confirmed...
Jos in F1
Jos in A1
Jos in LeMans