David Hart (racing driver)
David Hart (born August 9, 1957 in Rotterdam ) is a Dutch entrepreneur, racing team owner and racing car driver .
Entrepreneur
David Hart founded DHVG in Schiedam in 1997 , a real estate company that was later renamed the David Hart Group . The company develops and sells large projects in the Netherlands. At the beginning of 2016, a 44,000 square meter logistics center was opened in Schiedam.
The David Hart Group is also an investment company and currently manages a fund of EUR 400 million.
Racing career
David Hart developed a passion for motorsport at a young age. In the 1980s he competed in various one-make cups . He was able to win the Alfa Squadra Bianca Cup three times . In the 2000s he competed in GT and sports car races . For Carsport Holland , the team of his compatriot Toine Hezemans , he finished fifth overall in the 2000 FIA GT Championship .
By the end of his professional career in 2011, Hart had 14 overall victories, with the most victories in the Belgian Racing Car Championship , or Belcar for short . Four times, in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007, he finished this championship as runner-up. He achieved overall victories in the Zolder 24-hour race in 2005 and 2006 . He competed four times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , with the best result in 2000 when he was 13th overall.
David Hart Racing
David Hart owns a large collection of historic racing vehicles that he maintains in the racing stable. With these vehicles he regularly takes part in historical racing events. The collection includes Bizzarrinis , an AC Cobra , a Porsche 962 , a Lola T70 and a Ford GT40 .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2000 | Carpsort Holland | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Mike Hezemans | Hans Hugenholtz | Rank 13 | |
2003 | Carpsort Holland | Pagani Zonda GR | Mike Hezemans | Anthony Kumpen | failure | Gearbox damage |
2007 | Racing for Holland bv | Dome S101b | Jan Lammers | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Rank 25 | |
2010 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Stéphan Grégoire | Jérôme Policand | Rank 15 |
Web links
- Official website of the David Hart Group
- David Hart Racing
- David Hart at the Driver Database
- David Hart at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
- ↑ Company information on the David Hart Group
- ↑ The David Hart Group Investment Fund ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ FIA GT Championship 2000
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hart, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch entrepreneur and racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam |