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Kees Nierop

Kees Nierop is a former professional Dutch racing driver. He won the 1983 12 Hours of Sebring race while driving a Porsche 934. He is also credited with being the only Canadian to have his name on a Porsche factory race car, which is displayed in the Porsche Museum located in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Kees Nierop
NationalityDutch
Born (1958-03-16) 16 March 1958
Purmerend, Netherlands
Debut season1978
Championship titles
1983, 1978, 1986Canadian GT-1 Championship, 12 Hours of Sebring, 1986 rothman's Porsche champion, 1987 Porsche factory driver at LeMans

Kees Nierop (born 16 March 1958 in Purmerend, the Netherlands) is a former professional Dutch racing driver. He won the 1983 12 Hours of Sebring race while driving a Porsche 934.1 He is also credited with being the only Canadian to have his name on a Porsche factory race car, which is displayed in the Porsche Museum located in Stuttgart, Germany.2

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  1. "Racing History – Kees Nierop". members.shaw.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. "Kees Nierop Biography". members.shaw.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-04-30.