24h Le Mans
Patric Niederhauser at the age of 21 is one of the great hopes of Swiss motor sport. His team mates Jeroen Bleekemolen and Michel Frey, are real Le Mans specialists. All three will race the 24 Hours 2013 driving the Oreca Judd n°34 of Race Performance.
| Music chosen by Patric Niederhauser : Paradise City - Guns N' Roses. |
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| Jeroen Bleekemolen, Patric Niederhauser, Michel Frey. |
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| Sushi. |
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| Marcel Fässler (Audi) and Skier Didier Cuche. |
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| Jaguar XJR-9. |
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| Jan Lammers. |
Born ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : 23 Oct 1981 at Heemstede, Netherlands.
Patric Niederhauser : 8th Oct 1991 at Münsingen, Switzerland.
Michel Frey : 26th Nov 1973 at Aarau, Switzerland.
Nickname ?
Patric Niederhauser : Nidi.
Childhood dream ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : To be a race driver.
Michel Frey : I had a thousand !
Most proud of ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Winning Le Mans in 2008 (LM P2).
Patric Niederhauser : Having won the Italian Formule Abarth championship.
Michel Frey : My wife and son.
A strength ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Experienced.
Patric Niederhauser : Passing.
Michel Frey : Concentration.
… and a weakness ?
Patric Niederhauser : Sometimes to emotional at the wheel.
Michel Frey : My weight, definitely…
A Motto ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Always flat out !
Patric Niederhauser : "Let there be rock"
Michel Frey : Never give up.
A Phobia ?
Michel Frey : A car pointing backwards.
A lucky charm?
Michel Frey : I change it all the time.
Music for before the race?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : I listen to the engineers.
Patric Niederhauser : Paradise City by Guns N' Roses.
Michel Frey The Foo Fighters and The Killers.
A book ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Autosport magazine .
Patric Niederhauser : The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, by Heinrich Böll.
Michel Frey : Economics of Good and Evil: by Thomas Sedlacek.
A film ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : I love cinéma… It is difficult to choose just one.
Patric Niederhauser : Very Bad Trip (2009).
Michel Frey : Hunger games (2012) and Stigmata (1999).
Favourite food ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Japanese.
Patric Niederhauser : Too many… unfortunately !
Michel Frey : Sushi.
A hobby ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : I don't have any, too busy racing.
Patric Niederhauser : Photography.
Michel Frey : My family.
Next holiday destination ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : I don't know, it will not be for a long while.
Patric Niederhauser : To Majorca.
Michel Frey : Spain.
Person you would like to meet ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : The President of the USA
Michel Frey : Warren Buffet.
Sports person who inspires you ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : I've always been a big fan of Senna.
Patric Niederhauser : Didier Cuche.
Michel Frey : Ayrton Senna.
Favourite road car ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : The Porsche Cayenne, spacious for the family.
Patric Niederhauser : The Chevrolet Camaro of 1969.
Michel Frey : BMW.
Favourite Circuit ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Le Mansand the Nordschleife.
Patric Niederhauser : Spa-Francorchamps.
Michel Frey : Le Mans and Silverstone.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Still racing, with plenty of Le Mans trophies.
Patric Niederhauser : No idea... I live in the present !
Michel Frey : Still in the cockpit, but it would be a pleasure to be still part of the family of motorsport.
First 24 Hours of le Mans ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : In 2006 with Spyker.
Patric Niederhauser : This year !
Michel Frey : In 2011 with Race Performance (Oreca Judd).
Favourite part of the cricuit ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen :The Porsche curves.
Michel Frey : The Porsche curves.
Favourite time ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Whenever I'm driving
Michel Frey : Early morning.
Best memory ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Winning in 2008 in LM P2.
Michel Frey: Taking the chequered flag in 2011.
A historic car ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : The Jaguar of 1988 with Jan Lammers.
Patric Niederhauser : The Porsche 917.
Michel Frey : One of the last Group C cars.
A former winner as a team mate ?
Jeroen Bleekemolen : Jan Lammers.
Michel Frey : I'm 100% happy with my real team-mates.
