Robert Doornbos

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Doornbos
Occupation	Driver
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1981(1981-09-23)
Age	43
Birthplace	Rotterdam
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	South Holland
Horoscope	Virgo

Robert Doornbos Biography

Robert Doornbos is one of the most popular and richest Driver who was born on September 23, 1981 in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.

Robert Michael Doornbos (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːbərt ˈmɑikəl ˈdoːrnbɔs] ( listen ) ; born 23 September 1981) is a Dutch racing driver who also competed with a Monégasque licence. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car World Series. He competed in the Superleague Formula racing series in 2008, and drove for the Netherlands team in A1 Grand Prix’s 2008–2009 season. In 2009, Doornbos competed in the IndyCar Series. He began the season with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, but switched to HVM Racing after the race in Kentucky Speedway.

Doornbos’s first sport was tennis. His interest in motorsport grew after he was invited to the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix as a guest of WilliamsF1. It was 1997 Formula One Champion Jacques Villeneuve who suggested that he should go for a series such as Formula Ford, as he was too big and too old to race karts. He gave up tennis and focused on racing, joining the JR racing team for the 1999 Opel Lotus UK Winter series. He had a successful season, finishing second in the championship after taking four pole positions, four fastest laps and four wins. In 2000, he competed in the Formula Ford Zetec Benelux series, finishing second in the Belgian championship and fifth overall with one pole, three fastest laps and six podiums.

Robert Doornbos Net Worth

Robert Doornbos is one of the richest Driver from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Doornbos 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Doornbos and teammate Christijan Albers would have become the first all-Dutch team line-up since Carel Godin de Beaufort and Ben Pon drove together for the Ecurie Maarsbergen team at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort were it not for the fact that Doornbos raced with a Monegasque licence.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Robert Doornbos height 182 cm Robert weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Robert Doornbos Dating?

According to our records, Robert Doornbos married to Chantal Bles. As of December 1, 2023, Robert Doornbos’s is not dating anyone.

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In his role as Formula One test and racing driver, Robert Doornbos has given several demonstrations, both on tracks during other race events, as well as on public road. In the Netherlands, he has driven a Formula One car on public roads twice. In 2005, he was one of the drivers of the Monaco aan de Maas event in his hometown of Rotterdam. On 15 August 2006, he made the news with a fundraiser for the children of the ‘Stichting Geluk en Vrijheid’ (Foundation Happiness and Freedom). At a speed of 326 km/h (204 mph), he drove his Red Bull Formula One Car over the highway A7 on the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands.

Facts & Trivia

Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Robert Doornbos celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

He thus spent most of 2006 testing at the racetracks on Fridays, ready to step into a race drive if either David Coulthard or Christian Klien were unable to race. In his role as the Red Bull test driver, he once more showed his talents as a racing driver. In the majority of the Grand Prix tests on Fridays, he was to be found in the top 10, and a number of times he achieved a top three time.