Patrick Huisman

Patrick Huisman

Nation:	Netherlands
DTM
First race:	Hockenheimring 2001
Teams (manufacturers)
2001–2002 Manthey · 2003 Rosberg (all Mercedes )
statistics
Starts Victories Poles SR 22nd - - -
Podiums:	2
Overall wins:	-
Points:	63
As of August 18, 2009

Patrick Huisman (born August 23, 1966 in The Hague ) is a Dutch automobile racing driver . He is the older brother of Duncan Huisman .

life and career

In 1990 Huisman drove a private BMW M3 in the Dutch Touring Car Championship . In the following year, he became Dutch Touring Car Champion as a works driver for BMW Holland . In 1992 he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and became the best newcomer. In the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring , he celebrated a class win with a BMW M3. In 1993 he took part in the Dutch Touring Car Championship again and became runner-up.

In 1994 he finished this championship again in second place. He also took part in the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , finishing fifth after initially leading and later being thrown back by technical problems. In the same year, he took part in the Le Mans 24-hour race for the first time in a Porsche 964 RSR from Konrad Motorsport . He achieved tenth place overall and third place in his class. He also contested five races in the Porsche Supercup , in which his best result was eighth place. In 1995 he contested a full season in the Porsche Supercup and finished fourth in the championship.

In 1996 he improved to third place. He also contested three races in the FIA GT Championship and the Zolder 24-hour race , which he finished third. In 1997 he won the championship in the Porsche Supercup for the first time. He also performed successfully in the Belgian GT Championship and finished second in the championship. This time he won the Zolder 24-hour race. In 1998 he defended his title in the Porsche Supercup. After four years, he entered the Le Mans 24-hour race again. He drove an ORECA Chrysler Viper GTS-R but retired with electronics problems. He finished fourth in the GT3 class in the Sebring 12-hour race . At the 24-hour race of Spa-Francorchamps he was only 15th due to electrical problems. In the Belgian GT championship he took the title and, as in the previous year, he won the 24-hour race in Zolder. He also took part in three races of the FIA ​​GT Championship.

In 1999 he defended his title in the Porsche Supercup for the second time in a row. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans he started as a works driver for Porsche in the new Porsche 911 GT3-R and won in his class. He finished the Sebring 12-hour race with a class win in the GT2 cars. In the GT3 class, he finished third in the Daytona 24-hour race and eighth in the Petit Le Mans . In 2000 he achieved the fourth championship victory in a row in the Porsche Supercup. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans he drove again for ORECA and crossed the finish line in twelfth place overall and fifth in his class. However, he was unable to finish the Daytona 24-hour race due to an engine failure. At the end of the season he won the Guia Race in Macau. After the season he withdrew from the international sports car business. Huisman found a new task in 2001 in the DTM . There he started in a Mercedes-Benz CLK from Manthey Racing and he had a successful season. He made it onto the podium twice and won the sprint race at the season finale at the Hockenheimring , securing pole position for the race. Due to a collision with Uwe Alzen , however, he lost his chances of his first race win and could not finish the race. Nevertheless, he achieved a good season result with the sixth championship place. In 2002 he competed in the DTM again. However, this season was far less successful for him. He only got one vehicle from last year, which meant that he was not competitive and could mostly only drive at the bottom of the field. During the season he therefore remained without points and so, after initially contesting two races for Team Rosberg in 2003, he withdrew from the DTM. After a two-year break, Huisman returned to the Porsche Supercup in 2003 and took fourth place in the championship.

In 2004 he was fifth at the end of the season. He also took part in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring again. In an Audi TT -R from Abt Sportsline , he drove with Frank Stippler , Karl Wendlinger and Christian Abt to fourth place in the overall standings. In the same year Huisman completed an official test drive with the Formula 1 team Minardi . However, it was a test drive and so Huisman was again at the start in the 2005 Porsche Supercup. There he was able to improve compared to the previous year and he was second in the championship. In 2006 he won the race on the Hungaroring and finished the championship in fourth place. In 2007 he celebrated victories in Monaco and Spa-Francorchamps and again took fourth championship place. In a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR from Konrad Motorsport, he started again in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring, but retired on the first lap due to an accident. At the beginning of 2008, Huisman was given the opportunity to compete in the Daytona 24-hour race. He finished the run with Richard Lietz , Steven Johnson and Robert Doornbos after a collision with Doornbos in the back midfield. In addition, after a year break, he was back in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. His main focus in 2008 and 2009 was the Porsche Supercup, which he finished third in 2008 and fourth in 2009, albeit without a race win.

successes

• 1991: Dutch touring car champion
• 1997: Champion of the Porsche Supercup
• 1997: Winner of the Zolder 24-hour race
• 1998: Champion of the Porsche Supercup
• 1998: Belgian GT champion
• 1998: Winner of the Zolder 24-hour race
• 1999: Champion of the Porsche Supercup
• 2000: Champion of the Porsche Supercup

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1994	Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 964 RSR	Cor Euser	Matiaz Tomlje	Rank 10
1998	ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Karl Wendlinger	Marc Duez	failure	Electrics
1999	Manthey Racing	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Uwe Alzen	Luca Riccitelli	Rank 13 and class win
2000	ORECA	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Tommy Archer	Marc Duez	Rank 12

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1998	G&W Motorsports	Porsche 993	Danny Marshall	Steve Marshall	Rank 14
1999	Martin Snow Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Martin Snow	Melanie Snow	9th place and class win

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