Jos Verstappen

Formula One World Championship career Active years 1994–1998, 2000–2001, 2003 Teams Benetton, Simtek, Footwork, Tyrrell, Stewart, Arrows and Minardi Races 107 (106 starts) Championships 0 Wins 0 Podiums 2 Career points 17 Pole positions 0 Fastest laps 0 First race 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix Last race 2003 Japanese Grand Prix 24 Hours of Le Mans career Participating years 2008–2009 Teams Van Merksteijn Motorsport, Aston Martin Racing Best finish 10th (2008) Class wins 1 (2008)

Johannes Franciscus "Jos" Verstappen (pronounced [ˈjɔs vɛrˈstɑpə(n)]; born 4 March 1972) is a Dutch former racing driver. Some considered Verstappen the most successful Dutch F1 racing driver before he retired.

Early career

Verstappen began karting at the age of 8, and it was not long until he started at national competitions. In 1984 he became Dutch junior champion. He remained successful, and won two European titles.

At the end of 1991 he started car racing.

Nicknames

During his professional career, Verstappen was nicknamed "Jos the Boss" and "Dutch Devil".

Jos Verstappen Media

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  Verstappen driving the Benetton B194 at the 1994 British Grand Prix.

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  Verstappen's 1998 Stewart SF02, which he drove for the Stewart Grand Prix team

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  Honda RA099 front-left1 Honda Collection Hall

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  Verstappen testing for the Arrows team at the Monza circuit in 2000.

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  Verstappen driving for Minardi at the 2003 British Grand Prix

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  Verstappen driving for A1 Team Netherlands at the A1 Grand Prix in Durban, 2006

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  Van Merksteijn RS Spyder Side

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  Jos Verstappen at Circuit Park Zandvoort on the grid of the 2014 Zandvoort Masters.