Jos Verstappen : biography
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Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen (born 4 March 1972 in Montfort) self-styled "Jos the Boss" is a Dutch racing driver. He is the most successful Dutch Formula One driver, and has also won races in A1 Grand Prix and Le Mans Series LMP2 races. Prior to his F1 début in 1994, he was also the German Formula Three champion and Masters of Formula Three winner in 1993.
Personal life
Verstappen was married to the Belgian ex-kart driver Sophie Kumpen, with whom he has two children: Max (b. 1997) and Victoria. Max is currently competing in kart racing and has won several cadet championships in the Benelux region. In December 2008, with the couple effectively separated, it was reported that he has appeared in court in Tongeren, Belgium, charged with assaulting her. He was not found guilty of assault, but was found guilty of threatening her in text messages and violating a previous restraining order. He was fined and was sentenced to three months probational suspended jail time.
Verstappen had been previously convicted of assault in October 2000 over an incident at a karting track in 1998, in which a man suffered a fractured skull. He and his father were given five-year suspended sentences after reaching an out-of-court settlement with the victim. On 29 November 2011 the media reported allegations that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend; Verstappen claimed to only have had a discussion with her. In January 2012, he was arrested on attempted murder charges following accusations that he drove a car into his ex-girlfriend in Roermond, but released two weeks later, after the charge was withdrawn.
Racing career
Complete Formula One 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 | WDC | Points |
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1994 | Mild Seven Benetton Ford | Benetton B194 | Ford V8 | BRARet | PACRet | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRARet | GBR8 | GERRet | HUN3 | BEL3 | ITARet | POR5 | EURRet | JPN | AUS | 10th | 10 | |
1995 | MTV Simtek Ford | Simtek S951 | Ford V8 | BRARet | ARGRet | SMRRet | ESP12 | MONDNS | CAN | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
1996 | Footwork Hart | Footwork FA17 | Hart V8 | AUSRet | BRARet | ARG6 | EURRet | SMRRet | MONRet | ESPRet | CANRet | FRARet | GBR10 | GERRet | HUNRet | BELRet | ITA8 | PORRet | JPN11 | 16th | 1 | |
1997 | Tyrrell | Tyrrell 025 | Ford V8 | AUSRet | BRA15 | ARGRet | SMR10 | MON8 | ESP11 | CANRet | FRARet | GBRRet | GER10 | HUNRet | BELRet | ITARet | AUT12 | LUXRet | JPN13 | EUR16 | NC | 0 |
1998 | Stewart Ford | Stewart SF02 | Ford V10 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA12 | GBRRet | AUTRet | GERRet | HUN13 | BELRet | ITARet | LUX13 | JPNRet | NC | 0 | |
2000 | Arrows F1 Team | Arrows A21 | Supertec V10 | AUSRet | BRA7 | SMR14 | GBRRet | ESPRet | EURRet | MONRet | CAN5 | FRARet | AUTRet | GERRet | HUN13 | BEL15 | ITA4 | USARet | JPNRet | MAL10 | 12th | 5 |
2001 | Orange Arrows Asiatech | Arrows A22 | Asiatech V10 | AUS10 | MAL7 | BRARet | SMRRet | ESP12 | AUT6 | MON8 | CAN10 | EURRet | FRA13 | GBR10 | GER9 | HUN12 | BEL10 | ITARet | USARet | JPN15 | 18th | 1 |
2003 | European Minardi Cosworth | Minardi PS03 | Cosworth V10 | AUS11 | MAL13 | BRARet | SMRRet | ESP12 | AUTRet | MONRet | CAN9 | EUR14 | FRA16 | GBR15 | GERRet | HUN12 | ITARet | USA10 | JPN15 | 22nd | 0 |