Ricardo van der Ende
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Ricardo van der Ende is a Dutch
racing driver. He won the 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries season
with the Belgian team of Vortex Motorsport. He also won the Winter Series of the British Formula Ford Championship
in 1998 and the Formula Ford Festival
in 1999. Later on he went karting and became Dutch champion of the Dutch Rotax Max Challenge in 2003. In 2004 he became European an French karting champion of ICC 125cc. After a swith to single-seater racing in 2004 and 2005 he came in contact with touring car racing, as he competed in the Dutch BMW 130i Cup in 2006. Ricardo became second that year, but crowned champion in 2007. In 2009 he competed in the Dutch GT4 Championship with a BMW M3 GT4 where he became 2nd in the final ranking. After a less successful year in the 2009 Dutch GT4 Championship (6th), he came back to win the Dutch title in 2011. At the final round of the season he became the 2011 GT4 European Cup
too, scoring enough points to keep ahead of Stefano D'Aste
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
racing driver. He won the 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries season
2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries season
The 2001 Formula Chrysler Euroseries season was the inaugural and only Formula Chrysler Euroseries season. It featured seven races at four European racing circuits during the latter half of 2001...
with the Belgian team of Vortex Motorsport. He also won the Winter Series of the British Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship
The Formula Ford Championship single seater category is a motor sport category which gives many racing drivers their first step into car racing after karting...
in 1998 and the Formula Ford Festival
Formula Ford Festival
The Formula Ford Festival is an annual meeting of Ford powered single seat racing cars which is held at the end of the British racing season, at the Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in the county of Kent, in Southern England...
in 1999. Later on he went karting and became Dutch champion of the Dutch Rotax Max Challenge in 2003. In 2004 he became European an French karting champion of ICC 125cc. After a swith to single-seater racing in 2004 and 2005 he came in contact with touring car racing, as he competed in the Dutch BMW 130i Cup in 2006. Ricardo became second that year, but crowned champion in 2007. In 2009 he competed in the Dutch GT4 Championship with a BMW M3 GT4 where he became 2nd in the final ranking. After a less successful year in the 2009 Dutch GT4 Championship (6th), he came back to win the Dutch title in 2011. At the final round of the season he became the 2011 GT4 European Cup
GT4 European Cup
The GT4 European Cup is a sports car championship created and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It is an amateur championship which follows a formula similar to the FIA GT3 European Championship, which is itself derived...
too, scoring enough points to keep ahead of Stefano D'Aste
Stefano D'Aste
Stefano D'Aste is an Italian auto racing driver.His early racing career included competing on motorcycles and the Monza International Rally...
.