Jan Heylen

January Heylen ( born May 1, 1980 in Geel ) is a Belgian racing driver.

Career

Like most racers began Heylen his career in karting, where he was active from 1992 to 1999. In his further career Heylen took occasionally participate in other kart race. 2000 gave the young racer his Formula racing debut in the British Formula Ford Winter Series Subsequently, he was active for two years in the British Formula Ford. After he had occupied in 2001 by winning the eleventh overall, it was founded in 2002 with three wins third in the drivers' standings. In 2003, Heylen in the newly founded Formula 3 Euro Series with the team of Colin Kolles and was team-mate of the Dutchman Charles Zwolsmann. The Belgians could not score points and was three race weekends replaced before the end of the later champion Jamie Green. In the overall classification, he finished 28th place.

Mid-2004 Heylen in the international Formula 3000 Championship, which was held as part of the Formula 1, for Belgian Team Astro Mega and was team mate of his compatriot Nico Verdonck. Although he was able to score a point, achieving better results than Verdonck, he was replaced after four races by Olivier Tielemans. At the end of the season, he finished 16th overall. He also began this year in the German Formula 3 Cup, where he won six races and finished third in the championship. 2005 Heylen was no cockpit in Formula racing and he joined the Renault Megane Eurocup, which he won with six wins.

In 2006, Heylen to America in the Champ Car series. Dale Coyne Racing For starting, he finished the season 14th overall. His best result was a fifth place. After 2007 initially found no cockpit, he moved to the fourth round of the Champ Car series for Conquest Racing. With a second place as best result Heylen took the end of the season 16th in the championship. The last two races of the season had to be handed over to the cockpit Nelson Philippe, because his team had financial difficulties Heylen.

After the Champ Car series had gone together in 2008 with the IndyCar Series and Heylen had received no cockpit, he played only four races in various GT racing series. In 2009, he originally wanted to go to the start in the Indy Lights and had signed a contract with Team E, but neither the team nor Heylen took part in a race in the championship. However, in the 2010 season, this constellation came for the opening race, which ended the Belgians in second place, to pass. Other inserts it did not. At the end of the season, he finished 24th overall.

2011 Heylen returned to Europe and compete in the FIA ​​GT3 European Championship.

Heylen was supported temporarily by Mercedes.

Career stations

  • 2003: Formula 3 Euro Series ( No. 28 )
  • 2004: Formula 3000 ( 16th place)
  • 2004: German Formula 3 Cup ( 3rd place)
  • 2005: Renault Megane Eurocup (Master)
2003 Formula 3 Euro Series season 2004 International Formula 3000 season Team Astromega German Formula Three Championship 2006 Champ Car season 2007 Champ Car season Grand tourer 2010 Indy Lights season 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season Mercedes-Benz in motorsport
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