| Jos Menten | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 22 May 1981 Roermond, Netherlands |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold (until 2015) FIA Silver (2016–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2004 | Porsche Endurance Trophy Belgium Supercar Challenge – GT |
Petrus Josephus Maria Lisa "Jos" Menten Jr. (born 22 May 1981) is a Dutch racing driver who last raced in the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup for Scherer Sport PHX.
Career
[edit]Menten made his single-seater debut in 1999, racing in Formula Arcobaleno Netherlands. Spending two seasons in the series, Menten won the Junior championship in 2000,[1] before switching to Formula Renault 2.0 Germany for the following two years, whilst also entering the sportscar scene with a podium at the 2002 Zolder 10 Hours.[2]
Switching to sportscars full-time in 2003, Menten made his debut at the Spa 24 Hours that year for AD Sport, finishing second in the G2 class.[3] The following year, Menten joined Marcos Racing International to race in the Supercar Challenge, scoring three wins as he won the GT class title alongside Cor Euser.[4] Menten then joined PSI Motorsport for the 2005 Belcar Series alongside Fred Bouvy,[5] taking a win at Brands Hatch and ending the year third in the GTA standings.[6] During 2005, Menten also raced at the Spa 24 Hours for Selleslagh Racing Team, finishing seventh in the GT1 class.[7]
Joining PSI Experience to race in the Le Mans Series the following year,[8] Menten scored a lone podium at Spa and ended the year 13th in the GT1 standings.[9] During 2006, Menten also competed part-time in the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship, in which he most notably finished second at Le Castellet.[10]
In 2007, Menten joined All-Inkl.com Racing to race full-time in the FIA GT Championship alongside Peter Kox.[11] After racing with the team through the first five races, Menten switched to Reiter Engineering to complete the season,[12] as well as a part-time schedule in ADAC GT Masters, winning both races at Zolder and race one at Sachsenring.[13][14] During 2007, Menten also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Team Modena, finishing tenth in the GT1 class.[15]
The following year, Menten primarily raced in BRL V6, as well as racing part-time in the FIA GT Championship,[16] and returning to the GT1 class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Team Modena, finishing eighth in class in his second appearance at the event.[17] In 2009, Menten only partook in two races, driving for DKR Engineering at the Silverstone round of the FIA GT Championship season,[18] before teaming up with Mad-Croc Racing to race at the 24 Hours of Spa, which he won alongside Kurt Mollekens, Mike Hezemans and Anthony Kumpen.[19] Once again racing on a part-time basis for 2010, Menten made his debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Matt Connolly Motorsports,[20] as well as making select appearances in the FIA GT1 World Championship, most notably winning the qualifying race at Spa.[21]
In the following three seasons, Menten made various one-off appearances in the Blancpain Endurance Series with Blancpain Reiter,[22][23] most notably finishing sixth in the Pro-Am class at the 2012 24 Hours of Spa and ninth in the Pro class at Navarra the same year.[24][25] Menten then primarily raced in Benelux across the next four years, most notably winning the New Year's Race of the 2016–17 Dutch Winter Endurance Series season.[26]
Returning to PG Motorsport for 2018, Menten began the year in the Dutch Winter Endurance Series, in which he scored a class win at Zandvoort in January,[27] ahead of return to the Belcar Endurance Championship.[28] Racing in all but one rounds, Menten scored a lone podium at Spa as he ended the year fifth in the Belcar 1 standings.[29] Following that, Menten made a one-off appearance in the 2019 24H GT Series for PG Motorsport,[30] before spending the next four seasons racing part-time in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie.[31][32] In 2023, Menten also returned to Belcar Endurance Championship, winning the Porsche Endurance Trophy Belgium alongside Koen Wauters.[33]
Personal life
[edit]Menten is the CEO of Jos Menten Metaalrecycling, a company founded by his grandfather in 1937.[34]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Formula Arcobaleno Netherlands | Har Vaessen Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11th |
| 2000 | Formula Arcobaleno Netherlands | Har Vaessen Racing | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 5th |
| Formula Lista Junior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13th | ||
| 2001 | Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | GM Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63rd | ||
| 2002 | Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | MA-con Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 18th |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2003 | Zolder Touring Cup | AD Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| Spa 24 Hours – G2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | ||
| 2004 | Supercar Challenge – GT | Marcos Racing International | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ?? | 1st |
| Belcar Endurance | AD Sport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ?? | 20th | |
| Spa 24 Hours – G2 | PSI Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNS | |
| 2004–05 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 159th | |
| 2005 | Belcar Series – GTA | PSI Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ?? | 3rd |
| FIA GT Championship – GT1 | Renstal Excelsior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st | |
| Belcar Endurance Cup | AD Sport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| 2006 | Le Mans Series – GT1 | PSI Experience | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13th |
| FIA GT Championship – GT1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.5 | 15th | ||
| Zakspeed Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Belcar Endurance Cup | Selleslagh Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| 2007 | FIA GT Championship – GT1 | All-Inkl.com Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15th |
| Reiter Lamborghini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ADAC GT Masters | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 7th | ||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 | Team Modena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 10th | |
| 2008 | FIA GT Championship – GT1 | Team Rbimmo / B-Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Phoenix Carsport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – GT1 | Team Modena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 8th | |
| BRL-V6 | Kuijpers Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15th | |
| 2009 | FIA GT Championship – GT1 | DKR Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11th |
| PekaRacing nv | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | Rolex Sports Car Series – GT | Matt Connolly Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 56th |
| FIA GT1 World Championship | Reiter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 22nd | |
| Mad-Croc Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 24 Hours of Spa – GT3 | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 7th | |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro-Am | Blancpain Reiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Belcar – GT3 | Reiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26th | |
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro | Blancpain Reiter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20th | ||
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro | Blancpain Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 | Raceunion Teichmann Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | |
| 2014–15 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | Heezen Racing Team | 8 | 58th | |||||
| 2015 | BMW M235i Cup Belgium | Dreszer Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 14th |
| 2016 | Supercar Challenge – GTB | Power Race Products | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13th |
| 2017–18 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series – Division 1 | PG Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7th |
| 2018 | Belcar Endurance Championship – Belcar 1 | PG Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 5th |
| 2019 | 24H GT Series – 991 | PG Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | NC |
| 2020 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V4 | rent2drive-FAMILIA-racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 40th |
| 2021 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V4 | TM-Racing by PLUSLINE AG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup X | Teichmann Racing GT4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 8th | |
| 2023 | Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring – Cup2 | Mühlner Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 31st |
| 2024 | Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – Cup2 Pro | Scherer Sport PHX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Sources:[35][36] | |||||||||
† As Menten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Renstal Excelsior | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | GT1 | MNZ | MAG | SIL | IMO | BRN | SPA 6H 4 |
SPA 12H 6 |
SPA 24H 5 |
OSC | IST | ZHU | DUB | BHR | 21st | 8 |
| 2006 | PSI Experience | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | GT1 | SIL | BRN | OSC | SPA 6H 9 |
SPA 12H 6 |
SPA 24H 5 |
LEC 2 |
DIJ | MUG | HUN | ADR | 15th | 14.5 | ||
| Zakspeed Racing | Saleen S7-R | DUB 8 |
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| 2007 | All-Inkl.com Racing | Lamborghini Murcélago R-GT | GT1 | ZHU 11 |
SIL Ret |
BUC Ret |
MNZ 10 |
OSC 5 |
15th | 11 | ||||||||
| Reiter Lamborghini | SPA 6H 12 |
SPA 12H 11 |
SPA 24H Ret |
ADR 6 |
BRN 8 |
NOG | ZOL 6 |
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| 2008 | Team Rbimmo / B-Racing | Saleen S7-R | GT1 | SIL 13 |
MNZ Ret |
ADR Ret |
OSC | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| Phoenix Carsport Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
BUC 1 |
BUC 2 |
BRN | NOG | ZOL | SAN | ||||||||
| 2009 | DKR Engineering | Corvette C6.R | GT1 | SIL 7 |
ADR | OSC | 11th | 12 | ||||||||||
| PekaRacing nv | SPA 6H ? |
SPA 12H ? |
SPA 1 |
BUC | ALG | LEC | ZOL | |||||||||||
Complete Le Mans Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PSI Experience | GT1 | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | IST Ret |
SPA 3 |
NUR Ret |
DON 4 |
JAR 4 |
13th | 16 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Reiter Lamborghini | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
OSC 1 WD |
OSC 2 WD |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
ZOL 1 1 |
ZOL 2 1 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 Ret |
7th | 30 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Team Modena
|
 Antonio García Christian Fittipaldi
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 318 | 17th | 10th |
| 2008 | Team Modena
|
 Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 302 | 30th | 8th |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Reiter | Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670 R-SV | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
SIL QR 6 |
SIL CR 3 |
BRN QR |
BRN CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ALG QR 14 |
ALG CR 8 |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
INT QR |
INT CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
22nd | 27 | ||||
| Mad-Croc Racing | Corvette C6.R | SPA QR 1 |
SPA CR Ret |
NÜR QR 18 |
NÜR CR 18 |
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Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blancpain Reiter | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | MNZ |
NAV |
SPA 6H ?? |
SPA 12H ?? |
SPA 24H Ret |
MAG |
SIL |
NC | 0 | |
| 2012 | Blancpain Reiter | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ |
SIL |
LEC |
SPA 6H ?? |
SPA 12H ?? |
SPA 24H 11 |
NÜR |
20th | 21 | |
| Pro | NAV 11 |
20th | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Blancpain Racing | Lamborghini LP 600 FL2 | Pro | MNZ |
SIL |
LEC WD |
NC | 0 | |||||
| Lamborghini LP 560–4 | Pro-Am | SPA 6H ? |
SPA 12H ? |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR |
NC | 0 | ||||||
References
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- ^ "Zege voor Thijs Heezen en Jos Menten in het Winter Endurance Kampioenschap". autosportnieuws.be. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "DNRT: Van Riet en De Borst winnen spectaculaire Nieuwjaarsrace op Circuit Zandvoort". autosport.nl (in Dutch). 6 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Jos Menten maakt comeback in Belcar bij PG Motorsport". autosport.be (in Dutch). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
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- ^ "Koen Wauters en Jos Menten beklinken titel met podiumplaats". autosport.be (in Dutch). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ ""Metal can be recycled up to 100%!"". european-business.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ "Jos Menten Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Jos Menten | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jos Menten career summary at DriverDB.com