After a 4 months brake Poland became our second outing in the i20 WRC. A difficlut event due to the fast stages and a lack of rhythm. We finished on the 14th position and gained a lot of experience!

2015

With Pieter Tjoen to ERC Ypres

To gain rhythm I accepted Pieter Tjoen's invitation to compete in Ypres in Citroen DS3 R5 with him on my side. We took the lead from the first stage, unfortunately the rally ended with a crash.

2015

WRC debut in snowy conditions in Sweden

A dream came true! First ever rally in a WRC and the first event with Hyundai Motorsport. We finished 11th overall in our first ever snow rally.

2015

Overall victory with Porsche GT3

A nice season opener with Porsche owner Pierro Vandeputte on my side. We became outright winners after winning all the stages. A nice experience in a nice car!

2014

Victory in WRC France!

An important result for as well as Peugeot Sport. The first class victory for the 208 T16 on the highest level, the WRC.

2014

European Rally Championship for Peugeot Sport

My first ever full season (6 rounds) in a 4x4 with Seb Marshall on my side. We managed to lead nearly every round and only retired events due to technical issues. This performance brought me back to the highest level in rally, the world rally championship!

2014

Sideways through Belgium!

For the first time with a Porsche on race pace, codriven by Sharon Mylleville. We won the Moorslede rallysprint!

2013

Season final!

Pieter and myself won the rally aswell as the championship during the tricky rally Condroz in Belgium!

2013

Classic Le Mans!

Racing @ Le Mans!

2013

Historic racing

Racing the Nothelle golf with a class victory.

2013

2 out of 2

Winning the first tarmac round of the season, 2 out of 2.

2013

Classic racing!

First outing of this beautiful car since a long long time! Some action from Hockenheim.

2013

First time with the new Peugeot 208

My first rally with an R2 car, back in France again. Great feeling to win the rally amoung lots of fast drivers fighting for the championship!

2013

Driving a MK2 Escort BDA

Driving a 0 car in a very nice Belgium short rally together with 18 year old Kjell on my side. He did very very well for his first time in the codriverseat and I finally got a drive in a proper MK2 Escort! My number one...

2013

Dutch playground

A short rally on and around the Zandvoort racetrack! With a fifth place overall and a class win I pushed this car to the limit. It was great!

2013

Legend Boucles de Spa

Together with occasional German codriver Wolf-Dieter Ihle I really enjoyed the historic rally event. Despite of technical problems we were albe to drive only three special stages. Though it was fantastic to drive this 'Ex Works' Golf II over the slippy stages on German pacenotes!

2012

Historic Hillclimb

Something I've never done before, driving a rallystage without a codriver! A different discipline, a different challenge! I managed to be fastest overall out of 200 historic racingcars.

2012

WRC GB

Afer four months back in the S2000 Skoda in a rally with great memories! And so it felt, difficult without having the rithm but great. Though we showed again to be fastest in some of the stages.

2012

Audi 'Sport Quattro' Club

In the urly '80 Audi won several WRC championships, therefore Audi made the Sport Quattro. I am pleased to be part of the club that day, when club members took a ride with me on the passenger seat. (only original Sport Quattro owners are able to become a club member) Isn't this such a fantastic car?!!!

2012

Hamburger stadtpark-revivel

'VW classic parts' asked me to drive some of their most unique classic cars. As you can see I tried my best again to make 420.000 people smile!

2012

Rotterdam City Race

Amough F1 driver Nico Rosberg and F1 test driver Giedo van de Garde I was also part of this years 'City Race' show. Thanks to Lamborgini owner Michel van Westing over 450.000 people could see me having fun in the 4x4 Lambo. It was a great succes!

2012

Scirocco R cup race Nurnburgring

Second overall in my second race just 1 second behind championship leader Ola Nilsson who is doing his third year in the series. There were more guest starters such as my teammate Sebastien Ogier, aswell as Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Markku Alen.

2012

Scirocco R cup race Norisring

First ever race competed in the Scirocco R cup, at Norisring. 4th overall after being fastest in free practice

2012

One and only 'BIO GAS' rally Scirocco

A drive in one of the safetycars in a Dutch rally, the official BIO GAS Scirocco R. This car is driven by Carlos Sainz in WRC Germany as a '0 car' in 2010.

2012

WRC Potugal

Shakedown Rally Portugal, first run. Just before the drama started...

2012

WRC Mexico

A great event with lots of fantastic spectators. My first rally together with Fred Miclotte. We were able to set some fastest times in the S2000 class but unfortunately forced to retire later. (due to technical problems)

2012

First rally with a S2000 car on tarmac

My first official rally with VW Motorsport. WRC Monte Carlo it was. Not easy for the first time but a uge experience. We won the S2000 class aswell in this one. Again together with Lara Vanneste.

2011

My first rally in a S2000 car together with VW Motorsport.

Aswell as my first rally with a 4wd car on gravel. WRC Rally Wales it was. A fantastic experience to work with a factory team such as VW Motorsport. We won the S2000 class together with Lara Vanneste in the codriverseat.

2011

A drive in on of the two safety cars, special thanks to Paradigit.

Sponsors of the ‘Paradigit ELE Rally’ were able to take place in the codriverseat. Good fun to let faces smile!

2011

A switch from the Renault Clio R3 to the Citroen DS3 R3.

Due to financial reasons no J-WRC season but the French Gravel Championship in 2011. This time with Lara Vanneste on my side. We became 2wd champion and 4th overall by the end of the season. I turned 22 in 2011.

2010

Gymkhana! The first official Grid Invitation Event in LA (USA).

Me and My sponsor BIO MCN were invited by Ken Block to drive this gymkhana event. Amoung lots of American and Japanese drift teams with lots of power we managed to finish 3rd with the Nissan 350Z running on Bio Methanol

2010

My third rally in a group N car and the first time together with young codriver Lara Vanneste.

The Hellendoorn rally in Holland. We finished first in group N.

2010

Rally All Stars! Like the ‘Race of Champions’ but only rallydrivers were invited.

The event was held in the middle of Porec in Croatia. Four times WRC champion Juha Kankkunen finished 3rd, ex WRC driver Armin Schwarz finished 2nd and I won the event! I had a fantastic time with all the drivers. Will be continued…

2010

Another rally with the BIO MCN Nissan 350Z, with codriver Mark van de Brand on my side.

Though on one of the stages I had the pleasure to drive with Alexander Pechtold on my side, without pacenotes of course. Mr. Pechtold is a chairman of one of our parliamentary parties.

2010

Again we entered the European Clio R3 Tropy.

Two IRC rallies were included in this championship in 2010. In both IRC rounds we managed to win the 2wd class. Later in the season we became champion in the European Trophy. Together with Erwin Mombaerts in the co-driver seat.

2010

My first rally with a Nissan 350Z, in Holland.

We won the 350Z cup, by winning this one we were the first one winning a class with alternative fuel on board! Bio-Methanol it was. Former 3FM Radio DJ ‘Paul Rabbering’ codrove me trough this one.

2010

WRC Turkey, the first round for the 2010 J-WRC season.

We ended up third due to electrical problems. Later in the season we won the J-WRC round in Portugal. I drove the whole season again with Erwin Mombearts on my side. I turned 21 in 2010.

2009

An official Suzuki Sport test in Hungaria at the end of the year.

My first and only S1600 drive so far.

2009

Hancook tyres

Later in the year I promoted Hancook tyres by climbing up the leaderbord with the clio R3 in one of the rallies counting for the Dutch Rally Championship. Pierre Krieger codrove him trough this one. We reached the 7th place overall and first 2wd car.

2009

A belgium round of the European Clio R3 Trophy.

Aswell with Erwin Mombearts on my side. We finished second in the Trophy by the end of the year.

2009

Me and my dad driving an ex ‘Evans’ Ford Escort Maxi.

Owned by Englishman ‘Guy Woodcock’, this rallysprint took place in Amsterdam (NL). We swapped seats in between the stages.

2009

My first ever experience driving a WRC car. (test session).

This Subaru Impreza P2000 WRC was owned my Dutch rally driver ‘Martin van Iersel at that time. Richard Burns drove this car in the late ‘90s in the WRC.

2009

My second J-WRC season with a few nice highlites.

WRC Ireland was the first one that year. I won more than 50% of the stages. Unfortunately forced to stop on day one due to an electrical failure. (‘super rally’) We became second in J-WRC in the second rally in Portugal. WRC Poland was the third one which we’ve won! By winning that one I became the first Dutchman and youngest ever able to win a J-WRC round overall. Footage from WRC Ireland, Portugal, Poland and Spain. With Erwin Mombearts on my side that season. I turned 20 in 2009.

2008

Driving one of the safety cars.

Together with my main sponsor ‘Rob Gommers’ at that time, aswell as the owner of the ex ‘works’ prodrive BMW M3.

2008

My second rally with a 4wd car.

Thanks to ATM Motorsport. At that time they were in charge of our Clio R3. Bjorn Degandt guided me trough this one. We became 4th overall in a strong field.

2008

My second year of rallying and first J-WRC season with my first ever stage win in Germany.

Images from WRC Jordan, Finland, Germany, Corsica and Spain. The codriverseat was shared by Erwin Mombaerts and Bjorn Degandt.

2008

The first rally with the Renault Clio R3 ever at that time, in Holland.

Just before the first J-WRC rally Jordan. We finished first 2wd car. Bjorn Degandt was the codriver. I turned 19 in 2008

2007

My first ever WRC event.

(WRC Germany) A standard ‘group N’ car was the first 4wd car I’d ever driven. With Harmen Scholtabers in the codriverseat.

2007

My first ever rally event with a Rwd car.

An ex Prodrive ‘works’ BMW M3 it was. My Dad in the codriverseat this time.

2007

My first rally (season) ever.

Supported by the KNAF, the Dutch autosport federation. I won the Mitsubishi Colt Cup in the Dutch Rally Championship with Harmen Scholtalbers in the codriverseat. I turned 18 in 2007.

2006

I started rallying in the codriverseat.

A full Dutch rally season next to my dad. We became second in the Mitsubishi Colt Cup. I turned 17 in 2006.

2005

This is were it al started

The Ford RST was specially build for rallycross/rallyracing. A relativly slow but difficult car to handle. I became 3 times Dutch and Belgium rallyracing champion. The track record is still mine. I turned 16 in 2005.