Charles Zwolsman, Jr.

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Charles Zwolsman, Jr. : biography

June 15, 1979 –

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Charles Zwolsman Jr. (born June 15, 1979, in Lelystad, Netherlands) is a race car driver who formerly competed in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver Charles Zwolsman Sr., who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.http://www.dpna.org/drugissues/failure_of_dutch_drug_policy.htm

Zwolsman started racing go karts before competing in Formula Ford, Formula Renault and Formula 3 in Europe. He finished 16th and 17th during his two seasons in the Formula 3 Euro Series before moving his career to the United States.

In 2005 Zwolsman made his debut in the Toyota Atlantic series with Condor Motorsports. The unknown driver made an impression quickly; he was fastest in qualifying in the first race at Long Beach. However, his car failed the technical inspection and he was forced to start last. During the race, he moved up steadily to finish third. Zwolsman went on to win three races that season and clinch the championship over rivals Tõnis Kasemets and Katherine Legge. The newly-crowned Atlantic champion made his Champ Car debut in the season finale in Mexico City for Team Australia.

In 2006 he competed in a full season of the Champ Car series with Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, finishing 13th in the season standings with two seventh place finishes as his best results. He did not return in 2007, and has not competed in American open wheel racing since. In 2009 Zwolsman is driving for the Kolles LMP1 team in the Le Mans Series where he is currently placed 9th in the LMP1 driver standings.http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s55_stat_archive_courses/s55p04_documents.php?id_course=12 The team also ran the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they placed 7th overall despite team driver Narain Karthikeyan not being able to compete due to a non-racing related injury just prior to the start.

Zwolsman jr. is currently on trial in the Netherlands. He has been charged with involvement in money laundering. According to the prosecutors, Zwolsman jr. has financed his racing career with the proceeds of the criminal activities of his father. The prosecution has asked for a 240 hour community service sentence, a 15 month suspended prison sentence and a 20,000 euro fine. (De Telegraaf, 22 November 2011, ) Zwolsman jr. has denied all charges. (De Telegraaf, 26 October 2011, )

Motorsports career results

Complete Formula Three Euroseries results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2003 Kolles Dallara F303/012 HWA-Mercedes HOC11 HOC12 ADR1 ADR2 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR2 LMS1 LMS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 A1R1 A1R2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC21 HOC22 MAG1 MAG2 19th 7
2004 Manor Motorsport Dallara F302/090 HWA-Mercedes HOC11 HOC12 EST1 EST2 ADR1 ADR1 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR1 MAG1 MAG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRN1 BRN2 HOC21 HOC22 16th 9

American open–wheel racing results

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Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2005 Condor Motorsports LBH MTY POR1 POR2 CLE1 CLE2 TOR EDM SJO DEN ROA MTL 1st 306

Champ Car

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2005 Team Australia USA}}LBH Mexico}}MTY USA}}MIL USA}}POR USA}}CLE Canada}}TOR USA}}EDM USA}}SJO USA}}DEN Canada}}MTL USA}}LVG Australia}}SRF MXC   27th 8
2006 Conquest Racing LBH HOU MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA SRF MXC 13th 162

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos.|Overall Position}} ClassPos.|Class Position}}
2009 Kolles Narain Karthikeyan André Lotterer Audi R10 TDI LMP1 369 7th 7th