Herman Roosdorp

Herman Roosdorp
Herman Roosdorp
Nationality	Dutch
Born	19 april 1895; Haarlem
Died	1 January 1965

Herman Roosdorp was a Dutch racing driver who lived a long period of his life in Belgium. He was born on the 19th of April 1895. He started as a house painter before becoming a car dealer. He was the first Dutch man to buy a Ferrari. In Antwerp (Borgerhout) he owned a garage and was dealer for Vanguard. His daughter Anni Roosdorp did also pursue a racing career.

Racing Driver

Herman was a competent racing driver who raced mainly between 1949 and 1954, mostly in Ferraris.[1] During these years, recording a number of good results, including a wins and numerous podiums finishes, with the majority of these at national events.[2] His greatest racing achievement, when partnered by Toni Ulmen, he finished third in the 24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps.[3] He introduced the Coupe Roosdorp or Roosdorp Cup, that was awarded to the driver of the day during the National races at Zandvoort. A group of journalists chose this driver.

Racing record

Career highlights

Season	Series	Position	Team	Car
1949	DMV Grenzlanringrennen [4]	2nd	Herman Roosdorp	Ferrari 166 SC
	Großer Preis von Nürburgring [5]	3rd	Herman Roosdorp	Veritas-BMW RS
1950	12 heures de Paris [6]	3rd	Herman Roosdorp	Ferrari 166 MM
1953	24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps [7]	3rd	Herman Roosdorp	Jaguar C-Type

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Pos.	Class Pos.
1949	Herman Roosdorp	Adolf de Ridder	Ferrari 166 MM	S2.0	8th	8th
1953	Herman Roosdorp	Toni Ulmen	Jaguar C-Type	S	3rd	3rd

Complete 12 Hours of Paris results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Pos.	Class Pos.
1950	Herman Roosdorp	André Pilette	Ferrari 166 MM	S2.0	3rd	2nd

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References

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[1] ttp://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Herman-Roosdorp-B.html

[2] ttp://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Herman-Roosdorp-B.html

[3] ttp://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Spa-1953-07-26.html

[4] ttp://www.formula2.net/F249_24.htm

[5] ttp://www.formula2.net/F249_20.htm

[6] ttp://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Montlhery-1950-07-23.html

[7] ttp://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-1953-07-26.--html%5B%5D