Jos Verstappen

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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accusations that he drove a car into his ex-girlfriend in Roermond, but released two weeks later, after the charge was withdrawn.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
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