Joey Hanssen (Venray, 1 July 1991) is a Dutch racing driver. He currently races in the CIK Stars of Karting Series in the KZ2 class.
| Joey Hanssen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 1 July 1991 Venray, Netherlands |
| Karting KZ2 career | |
| Current team | Hanssen Motorsport |
| Car number | 201 |
| Engine | TM Racing |
| Championships | 12 [[Maxxis cup Champion 2003,2004,2005 - World cup KZ2 2011 - Australian Cik Stars OF Karting Champion 2013,2014 - Dutch Chrono Champion 2017,2018,2019 Formula Gloria Dutch Champion 2007 - Formula Gloria Eurocup winner 2007 - Formula Toyota Eurocup Winner 2011]] |
| Previous series | |
| 1997-2008 2007 2007-2008 2008 2009 2010-present | Karting Formula Azzurra BRL Light Formula Gloria Dutch Formula Ford Zetec BRL V6 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Formula Gloria |
| Awards | |
| 2009 | NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Rookie of the Year |
| Last updated on: August 3, 2013. | |
| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
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| 13 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 40 (DJK Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 8 | ||||||
| First race | 2009 Tufoil 250 | ||||||
| Last race | 2009 Z-Line Designs 250 | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of 3 August 2013. | |||||||
Career history
editKarting
editJoey started kart racing competitively in 1997. He raced under the NAB-NFK sanctioning body, which then organized the official Dutch karting championships. He won his first title in 2003 in the Junior ICA class. In the Dutch championship Junior ICA, Joey finished second. At 15 years old he stepped over to the shifter karts. Until 2008 Joey had raced mainly in the Netherlands. In 2008 Joey would compete in the DSKM in Germany. He also competed in the WSK International Series and the European championship KZ2. This resulted in a tenth place in the DSKM, a twelfth place in the WSK International Series and a sixth place at the European championship.
Auto racing
editIn 2007 Joey made his debut in formula racing. The Formula Gloria was an amateur spec racing class, it is based on the Formula Azzurra. Joey finished second in the first race and won the second race.[1] Eventually Joey went on to win six out of nine races and securing the championship.[2] As a reward for winning the championship Joey competed in two races of the Formula Azzurra championship at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Joey finished fourth in the first race and seventh in the second race.
Joey also made his touring car racing debut in 2007, in the BRL Light. The first race for Joey was at the TT Circuit Assen halfway through the season. The BRL Light held two support races during 2007 Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix weekend. Joey won the second race for a crowd of 61,200 fans. For 2008 Joey failed to secure a full-time race seat. Instead he focused on karting. He raced one race weekend in the Dutch Formula Ford 1800 winning both races. Joey also focused on 2009 for which he secured a full-time race seat in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. His seat was funded by lifelong sponsor Primechamp, one of the largest producers of mushrooms in the Netherlands.
In 2009 Joey raced a Dodge Avenger for DJK Racing. He made his oval debut at Autodrome St. Eustache where he finished fifteenth and was the last car running. He achieved his best result at Barrie Speedway he started the race nineteenth but finished in eighth position. Whole season long fellow rookie Dexter Stacey was his main rival fighting for top rookie honors. By finishing way in front of Stacey in the final round at Kawartha Speedway, Joey Hanssen secured the rookie title. Joey Hanssen finished thirteenth in the final standings just in front of Dexter Stacey who was fourteenth.
Return to kartracing
editAfter failing to secure an autoracing seat for 2010, Joey returned to kartracing halfway through the season. He drove in the KZ2 class in a Lenzo Kart. The following year, 2011, Hanssen was signed by the Lenzo Kart factory team Luxor Racing Team. His biggest achievement was to win the CIK-FIA World Cup for KZ2. In 2012 Joey returned to the DSKM championship securing a fourth place in the championship. Driving for Lenzo Kart Australia Joey moved to Australia to race in the CIK Stars of Karting Series in the KZ2 class.[3] Winning the 2013 Stars of Karting in 2013 and 2014 with the famous CRG-Shamick racing Team. Hanssen moved back to the Netherlands. Where he continued Stacking up Championships. Winning the 2017 ,2018 and 2019 Dutch KZ2 Championship With his home build Engines. Hanssen retired at the end of the 2019 season and started his own kart team specialized in KZ.
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Canadian Tire Series
edit| NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NCTSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2009 | DJK Racing | 40 | Dodge | ASE 15 |
DEL 14 |
MSP 23 |
ASE 10 |
MPS 15 |
EDM 9 |
SAS 19 |
MSP 21 |
CTR 9 |
CGV 29 |
BAR 8 |
RIS 14 |
KWA 11 |
13th | 1536 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "DNRT: 15-jarige Joey Hanssen wint zondagrace Formule Gloria". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "DNRT: Joey Hanssen kampioen Formule Gloria". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "JOEY HANSSEN TO LINE UP IN 2013 STARS OF KARTING". CIK Stars of Karting Series. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ "Joey Hanssen – 2009 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
External links
edit- Joey Hanssen driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Joey Hanssen career summary at DriverDB.com
- Joey Hanssen's profile at NASCAR Hometracks