Kurt Mollekens

Kurt Emiel Julia Mollekens (born 8 March 1973 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian race car driver and team owner.

Mollekens debuted as a driver in top-level karting during 1990, staying there until 1992 when he moved up to Formula Ford. His debut Formula Ford year was successful, him winning all three titles he challenged for – Benelux Formula Ford, Dutch Formula Ford and Belgian Formula Ford.

Mollekens during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship.

Mollekens also achieved success in the 1993 British Formula Ford season, which helped him into Formula Opel Euroseries (1994) and the British Formula 3 Championship (1995). He stayed in the latter during 1996, at which time he won the international Formula Three race at Zandvoort, his biggest win. Mollekens joined Formula 3000 in 1997 and spent two years there with the Keerbergs Transport Racing team, which he owned. In 1999, he continued to run the team without driving, instead driving for Peugeot in the Belgian Pro Car Series.

Mollekens continued as an F3000 team owner until 2001, and after a hiatus as a driver in 2000, returned as a competitor in some races of the FIA GT Championship of 2001 and 2002. In 2002, his team left Formula 3000, moving to the lesser-known World Series by Nissan, and latterly, World Series by Renault, in which the team competed until 2008. After a hiatus KTR planned to return to racing in 2009 in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. In 2004, Mollekens continued as a driver in part of the European Touring Car Championship.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1997 Castrol Juma Racing Alain Cudini Stéphane De Groodt BMW M3 Spa 3.0 453 6th 1st 1998 Renault Sport Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals Franck Lagorce Renault Mégane SP 474 3rd 3rd 1999 Team Peugeot Belgique Luxembourg Thierry Van Dalen Thierry Tassin Peugeot 306 GTi SP 491 2nd 2nd 2000 Peugeot Team Belgique Luxembourg Frédéric Bouvy Didier Defourny Peugeot 306 GTi SP 478 1st 1st 2001 PSI Motorsport Stéphane Cohen Eric Geboers Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT 127 DNF DNF 2002 PSI Motorsport Eric Geboers Markus Palttala Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GT 312 DNF DNF 2003 Zakspeed Racing Didier de Radigues Pedro Lamy Chrysler Viper GTS-R G2 468 5th 1st 2004 BMW Motorsport Antonio Garcia Pedro Lamy Andy Priaulx BMW M3 GTR G2 278 DNF DNF 2005 Larbre Compétition Christophe Bouchut Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT1 567 3rd 3rd 2006 GLPK Carsport Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 580 3rd 3rd 2007 PK Carsport Frédéric Bouvy Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R GT1 529 3rd 3rd 2008 PK Carsport Frédéric Bouvy Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Saleen S7-R GT1 255 DNF DNF 2009 PK Carsport Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen Jos Menten Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT1 559 1st 1st 2010 WRT Belgian Audi Club Stéphane Lémeret Stéphane Ortelli François Verbist Audi R8 LMS GT3 497 13th 5th

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2000 PSI Motorsport Damien Coens Louis Zurstrassen Porsche 996 GT3 GTB 709 9th 5th 2004 PSI Motorsport Frédéric Bouvy Vincent Vosse Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GTB 690 14th 8th 2005 PSI Motorsport Markus Palttala Vincent Radermecker Leo Van Sande Porsche 996 Bi-Turbo GTA 746 7th 2nd 2006 GLPK Carsport Mike Hezemans Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Belcar 1 815 3rd 3rd 2007 PK Carsport David Hart Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06.R GT3 Belcar 1 DNF DNF 2009 Delahaye Racing Team Frédéric Bouvy Damien Coens Christian Kelders Ferrari F430 GT3 Belcar 1 DNF DNF