Bert de Jong

Bert de Jong (1956 – 13 August 2013) was a Dutch rally driver. De Jong started racing in 1986 and he won the Dutch championship in 1995 and 1996 with a Ford Escort RS Cosworth. De Jong then changed to a Subaru Impreza WRC and started racing in Europe. He finished first during four rally's counting for the European Rally Championship, twice the Rally Hellendoorn and once the Rally Croatia and Rally Andorra. In 1999 he was involved in a severe crash in Croatia. He quit rally in 2000. On 13 August 2013 he died after a long struggle with cancer.

Career results

WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts 1998 Bert de Jong Subaru Impreza S3 WRC '97 MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA13 ARG GRC NZL FIN ITA AUS GBR NC 0 2000 Bert de Jong Subaru Impreza S4 WRC '98 MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRC NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR41 NC 0 2010 Bert de Jong Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 05 SWE MEX JOR TUR NZL POR BUL FIN GER21 JPN FRA ESP GBR NC 0