Charles Zwolsman, Jr.

Charles Zwolsman, Jr.
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1979-06-15) June 15, 1979 Lelystad, Netherlands
Achievements	2005 Toyota Atlantic Champion
Champ Car career
15 race(s) run over 2 year(s)
Years active	2005-2006
Team(s)	Team Australia (2005) Conquest Racing (2006)
Best finish	13th - 2006
First race	2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate (Mexico City)
Last race	2006 Gran Premio Telmex (Mexico City)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Charles Zwolsman Jr. (born June 15, 1979, in Lelystad, Netherlands) is a race car driver who formerly competed in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver Charles Zwolsman Sr., who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.^[1][2]

Zwolsman started racing go karts before competing in Formula Ford, Formula Renault and Formula 3 in Europe. He finished 16th and 17th during his two seasons in the Formula 3 Euro Series before moving his career to the United States.

In 2005 Zwolsman made his debut in the Toyota Atlantic series with Condor Motorsports. The unknown driver made an impression quickly; he was fastest in qualifying in the first race at Long Beach. However, his car failed the technical inspection and he was forced to start last. During the race, he moved up steadily to finish third. Zwolsman went on to win three races that season and clinch the championship over rivals Tõnis Kasemets and Katherine Legge. The newly crowned Atlantic champion made his Champ Car debut in the season finale in Mexico City for Team Australia.

In 2006 he competed in a full season of the Champ Car series with Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, finishing 13th in the season standings with two seventh place finishes as his best results. He did not return in 2007, and has not competed in American open wheel racing since. In 2009 Zwolsman is driving for the Kolles LMP1 team in the Le Mans Series where he is currently placed 9th in the LMP1 driver standings.^[3] The team also ran the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they placed 7th overall despite team driver Narain Karthikeyan not being able to compete due to a non-racing related injury just prior to the start.

In 2011, Zwolsman, Jr. was charged in the Netherlands with involvement in money laundering. According to the prosecutors, Zwolsman jr. has financed his racing career with the proceeds of the criminal activities of his father. The prosecution has asked for a 240 hour community service sentence, a 15-month suspended prison sentence and a 20,000 euro fine.^[4] Zwolsman jr. has denied all charges.^[5]

Motorsports career results

Complete Formula Three Euroseries results

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American open–wheel racing results

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Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2005	Condor Motorsports	LBH 3	MTY 1	POR1 2	POR2 8	CLE1 1	CLE2 1	TOR 12	EDM 2	SJO 3	DEN 3	ROA 6	MTL 6	1st	306

Champ Car

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2005	Team Australia	LBH	MTY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	MTL	LVG	SRF	MXC 13		27th	8
2006	Conquest Racing	LBH 12	HOU 15	MTY 12	MIL 9	POR 12	CLE 15	TOR 9	EDM 10	SJO 9	DEN 10	MTL 8	ROA 7	SRF 7	MXC 11	13th	162

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2009	Kolles	Narain Karthikeyan André Lotterer	Audi R10 TDI	LMP1	369	7th	7th

References

1. ↑ http://www.dpna.org/drugissues/failure_of_dutch_drug_policy.htm
2. ↑ onore:Charles 'Sjarrel' Zwolsman (Dutch)
3. ↑ http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s55_stat_archive_courses/s55p04_documents.php?id_course=12
4. ↑ OM eist werkstraf voor Zwolsman jr. (De Telegraaf, 22 November 2011, (Dutch))
5. ↑ Justitie zet proces tegen Zwolsman jr. door (De Telegraaf, 26 October 2011, (Dutch))

External links

• Official website
• Charles Zwolsman, Jr. driver statistics at Racing Reference