Antoine Emile Hezemans (born 15 April 1943, in Eindhoven) is a Dutch former touring and prototype racing car driver in the 1960s and 1970s. After retiring from racing, Hezemans started manufacturing karting engines. He developed the Rotax 100 cc engines into a World championship winner in his new factory at Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands. His Rotax engines won ten times the world championships in various classes and wiped out the Italian karting competition. He sold his company Bombardier Rotax Holland b.v. back to Bombardier in Canada in 1996. In 2000, he started his own team with Dodge Vipers and won numerous races in the Gt 1 Championship. He made a deal with GM in the US and got hold of two Corvettes C6 and was successful privateer Team, winning 2 times the 24 hours of Spa. One of the drivers was his son, Mike Hezemans. Even today, he has a European NASCAR team where his sons Loris Hezemans and Liam Hezemans won the European NASCAR championships three times. Since 1978, he is very active in real estate projects in Miami, Brussels and Amsterdam.Toine Hezemans profile on SnapLap: Toine Hezemans profile on SnapLap, accessdate: 11. heinäkuuta July
Hezemans won the European Touring Car Championship in 1970 with Alfa Romeo GTAm and in 1973 with BMW 3.0 CSL and in 1975 the Euro GT class with Porsche 934. In the 1970s Hezemans drove also Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 prototype racers, winning the 1971 Targa Florio with Nino Vaccarella in an Alfa Romeo 33/3.
In 2022, Team Hezeberg joined the NASCAR Cup Series, fielding a Ford Mustang. Team Hezeberg was a partnership between Hezemans and Ernest Berg. Jacques Villeneuve did the first race for the team and after that Loris Hezemans drove five races. Daniil Kvyat was added to the roster by fielding a Toyota Camry. Due to training limitations Team Hezeberg stopped at the end of 2022 season.
Toine has three sons: Mike Hezemans, Loris Hezemans and Liam Hezemans.
Wins Winner of the European Touring Car Championship 1970 and 1973 Winner of the Targa Florio 1971 Winner of the Spa 24 Hours 1973 Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the TS category 1973 and GTS category in 1975 Winner of the European GT Championship 1976 Winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona 1978 Winner of the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen 1978
24 Hours of Le Mans results +YearTeamCo-Driver(s)CarClassLapsPosClass Pos1970 Autodelta SpA Masten GregoryAlfa Romeo T33/3P 3.05DNFDNF1973 BMW Motorsport Dieter QuesterBMW 3.0 CSLTS 5.030711th 1st1975 Gelo Racing Team Gijs van LennepPorsche 911 Carrera RSRGTS3165th1st John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti1976 Gelo Racing Team Tim SchenkenPorsche 934Gp.4 GT27716th 2nd 1977 Gelo Racing Team Tim SchenkenPorsche 935Gr. 5269DNFDNF Hans Heyer1978 Weisberg Gelo Team John FitzpatrickPorsche 935/77Gr.5 +2.019DNFDNF
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