Michael Bleekemolen (born 2 October 1949 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving for the family-owned Team Bleekemolen in the No. 72 Ford Mustang in the EuroNASCAR 2 class.^[1] He previously raced for the RAM and ATS teams in Formula One.

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Michael Bleekemolen

Bleekemolen in 2011
Born	(1949-10-02) 2 October 1949 (age 74) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Dutch
Active years	1977 – 1978
Teams	RAM, ATS
Entries	5 (1 start)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1977 Dutch Grand Prix
Last entry	1978 Canadian Grand Prix
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season	2019
Current team	Team Bleekemolen
Car number	72
Starts	40
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	12th in 2019, 2023
Finished last season	12th in 2023

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He graduated from Formula Vee and tried his hand at Formula One in 1977, where he failed to qualify at his home Grand Prix. Nevertheless, he returned the following year with ATS for four races, but qualified only once, at Watkins Glen.

After Formula One, he returned to Formula 3 for another three years, winning two rounds of the European Championship and finishing second in the series to Alain Prost. From there he moved to one-make Renault racing, where he remains to this day. His sons Jeroen and Sebastiaan are also racers.