Brett Van Blankers (born April 11, 1987) is a Canadian racing driver from New Westminster, British Columbia.

After karting, Van Blankers moved to Formula Renault 1600 in 2004. In 2005 he competed in FR1600 and the Formula TR 2000 Pro Series finishing 7th in points.[1] In 2006 he competed in 9 Indy Pro Series races for Brian Stewart Racing with a best finish of 7th at Watkins Glen International. He finished 9th in points.[2] He stopped competing ever since, except for a one-off outing at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2012 and some hillclimb racing.[3][4] He now operates an excavator for his family's demolition business in Vancouver.[5]

Racing record

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American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Indy Pro Series

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2006 Brian Stewart Racing HMS
8
STP1
9
STP2
11
INDY
14
WGL
7
IMS
17
NSH
10
MIL
8
KTY
15
SNM1 SNM2 CHI 9th 179

References

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  1. ^ Brett Van Blankers Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Indy Racing League, Retrieved 2010-07-18
  2. ^ Brett Van Blankers Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2010-07-18
  3. ^ "Driver: Brett van Blankers | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ Brett Van Blankers on the Ragged Edge up Knox Mountain, retrieved 2023-10-30
  5. ^ "Brett van Blankers at LinkedIn". Retrieved October 30, 2023.