Charles Zwolsman Jr. (born June 15, 1979, in Lelystad, Netherlands) is a race car driver who formerly competed in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver Charles Zwolsman Sr., who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.onore:Charles 'Sjarrel' Zwolsman
Zwolsman started racing go karts before competing in Formula Ford, Formula Renault and Formula 3 in Europe. He finished 16th and 17th during his two seasons in the Formula 3 Euro Series before moving his career to the United States.
In 2005, Zwolsman made his debut in the Toyota Atlantic series with Condor Motorsports. He made an impression quickly; he was fastest in qualifying in the first race at Long Beach. However, his car failed the technical inspection and he was forced to start last. During the race, he moved up steadily to finish third. Zwolsman went on to win three races that season and clinch the championship over rivals Tõnis Kasemets and Katherine Legge. The newly crowned Atlantic champion made his Champ Car debut in the season finale in Mexico City for Team Australia.
In 2006, Zwolsman competed in a full season of the Champ Car series with Mi-Jack Conquest Racing, finishing 13th in the season standings with two seventh-place finishes as his best results. He did not return in 2007, and has not competed in American open wheel racing since. In 2009, Zwolsman drove for the Kolles LMP1 team in the Le Mans Series. The team also ran the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, where they placed seventh overall despite team driver Narain Karthikeyan not being able to compete due to a non-racing related injury just prior to the start.
In 2011, Zwolsman was charged in the Netherlands with involvement in money laundering. According to the prosecutors, Zwolsman financed his racing career with the proceeds of the criminal activities of his father. The prosecution has asked for a 240-hour community service sentence, a 15-month suspended prison sentence and a 20,000 euro fine.OM eist werkstraf voor Zwolsman jr. (De Telegraaf, 22 November 2011, ) Zwolsman Jr. has denied all charges.Justitie zet proces tegen Zwolsman jr. door (De Telegraaf, 26 October 2011, )
Zwolsman proceeded to fight these allegations and after some major investors/sponsors where acquitted in 2013. Zwolsman himself was also cleared of all charges in 2016.
Motorsports career results
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2003 Kolles Dallara F303/012 HWA-Mercedes HOC11 HOC12 ADR1 ADR2 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR2 LMS1 LMS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 A1R1 A1R2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC21 HOC22 MAG1 MAG2 19th 7 2004 Manor Motorsport Dallara F302/090 HWA-Mercedes HOC11 HOC12 EST1 EST2 ADR1 ADR1 PAU1 PAU2 NOR1 NOR1 MAG1 MAG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 BRN1 BRN2 HOC21 HOC22 16th 9
American open–wheel racing results (key)
Atlantic Championship YearTeam123456789101112RankPointsRef 2005 Condor MotorsportsLBHMTYPOR1POR2CLE1CLE2TOREDMSJODENROAMTL 1st 306
Champ Car Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 2005 Team Australia 25LBHMTYMILPORCLETOREDMSJODENMTLLVGSRFMXC 27th 8 2006 Conquest Racing 34LBHHOUMTYMILPORCLETOREDMSJODENMTLROASRFMXC 13th 162
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Kolles Narain Karthikeyan André Lotterer Audi R10 TDI LMP1 369 7th 7th
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