Val Hillebrand
Val Hillebrand (born June 22, 1981 in Wickede ) is a former Belgian racing driver .
Racing career
Monoposto
Val Hillebrand began his career in the late 1990s to the single-seater -Nachwuchsformeln Renault and Ford . In 1999 he was third overall in the Dutch Formula Ford 1800 Championship. In 2000 he played a full season in the German Formula 3 championship . He drove a Dallara 399 for JB Motorsport and scored 15 points in 16 races, which was in the final championship standings (overall winner Giorgio Pantano , ahead of Alexander Müller , Pierre Kaffer , André Lotterer , Stefan Mücke and Patrick Friesacher ).
Sports car
In 2001 Val Hillebrand switched to sports car racing . He became a team member at Racing for Holland , Jan Lammers' racing team . The racing team reported a Dome S101 in the FIA Sports Car Championship , where it achieved some success. After third places in the 1000 km race in Monza , the 2.30 hour race at Spa-Francorchamps and the 2.30 hour race in Donington, Lammers and Hillebrand won the last race of the season, the 2.30 Hour race on the Nürburgring .
In 2002 Lammers and Hillebrand won the overall championship with three wins this season. With 97 points, the two were well ahead of third-placed Courage C60 pilot Jean-Christophe Boullion , who was 20 points behind with 77 points. After he did not contest any races in 2003, he returned as a driver in 2004 and drove a Chrysler Viper GTS-R in the FIA GT Championship . He competed three times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans , was registered in several races in the Le Mans Series in 2006 and had his last race appearance in the 24 Hours of Zolder in 2007 , where he finished sixth overall.
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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2001 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101 | Donny Crevels | Jan Lammers | failure | battery |
2002 | Racing for Holland bv | Dome S101 | Tom Coronel | Jan Lammers | Rank 8 | |
2005 | G-Force Racing Bokkenrijders | Courage C65 | Gavin Pickering | Frank Hahn | failure | Power transmission |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Dutch Formula Ford 1800 Championship
- ↑ German Formula 3 Championship 2000
- ^ Monza 1000 km race 2001
- ↑ 2.30-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps 2001
- Jump up ↑ 2001 Donington 2.30-hour race
- ↑ 2.30-hour race on the Nürburgring 2001
- ↑ FIA Sportscar Championship 2002
- ↑ Zolder 24-hour race 2007
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hillebrand, Val |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wickede |