Archive

Tulpenrallye 2008

The story of 2008: This year the Tulpenrallye started in Annecy. It was beside Lake Annecy that the idea for the Tulpenrallye was first discussed, back in 1948. 60 years later the event returned there for the start of its 55th edition. The magnificent Impérial Palace was chosen as headquarters, and it was here that the cocktail party for all competitors and officials was held on the Sunday afternoon. 184 crews came to the start. To make the Expert class a little more exciting still, and to draw a clearer distinction between the Expert and the Sport class, an evening stage was added to the Expert class route. It was run largely in the dark and was scheduled this year for the Wednesday. Halfway through the rally, and running through the wine country around Riquewihr in the Vosges, with a great many small roads that were not easy to find, the Expert competitors enjoyed a fine evening, whilst the other crews were treated to the hospitality of Riquewihr. The evening stage included a good number of gravel roads and a ford through a river. This year the organisers decided to support a good cause. In April the Stichting Kinderen Kankervrij KiKa christened its new tulip, in the presence of a large number of Tulpenrallye cars and competitors. RTL presenters Rick Nieman and Roderick Veelo took part in the rally on KiKa's behalf in a magnificent Porsche 911 from Pon Porsche Import. At the prize-giving they handed KiKa chairman Frits Hirschstein a cheque for 10,000 euros, a sum the competitors doubled during the evening by means of a raffle. The Tulpenrallye also recognised that sustainability was becoming an ever more important theme, and entered into a partnership with the newly founded Stichting Oud voor Behoud. Together with them and Staatsbosbeheer, the Tulpenrallye wood was planted at the end of the year, so as to make a tangible contribution towards offsetting the CO2 emitted during the rally. The wood was financed by the Tulpenrallye organisation and by a large number of competitors who supported the initiative. In the weeks before the rally a great deal of snow fell in the Alps, which left route planners Brugmans and Daamen with a good deal of work in checking the routes all over again. In the end the problems proved less serious than feared, and only the route over the highest mountain, the Col de la Croix on the way to the ski area of Les Diablerets, had to be altered. For the first two days the route ran over the highest mountains in the Alps. There was still snow along the roadside everywhere, and the two tests laid out on those days in ski resort car parks also ran over tracks with some snow still lying on them. After an earlier brief visit to Switzerland, the organisers this year took up the challenge of running rather more of the route in Switzerland. From the Portes-Du-Soleil ski area, where lunch was taken on the Tuesday, the route went on to Lyss, the Tuesday night halt, and the caravan did not return to France until the Wednesday afternoon. By way of both Ballons d'Alsace the crews reached Riquewihr on the Wednesday evening. On the Thursday the route once again led to a country new to the Tulpenrallye: Germany. The finish was in Bad Kreuznach, where the competitors were welcomed by a large number of spectators in the Kurpark. On the Friday the crews drove to Kasteel Vaeshartelt, by way of a test at the Nürbürgring among other things. On the Saturday the route ran through the Netherlands, with a number of demanding map-reading sections in Brabant and a test on the kart circuit at Eindhoven. The crew of Rutger Reinders and Erwin Berkhof won the 55th International Historic Tulpenrallye in convincing fashion. The young crew took the lead in the Expert class on the second leg and then extended it further all the way to the finish on the Saturday at the Grand Hotel "Huis ter Duin" in Noordwijk, never giving it up again. The battle in the Sport class was exceptionally close throughout the week in which the rally was run, and was settled in the end in favour of the crew of Janhein de Rooij and Fred Hak in a 1965 Porsche 356. The Touring class was won by father and daughter Pim and Stéphanie Brunet de Rochebrune in a 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL. This year the rally was run in exceptionally fine weather on every day and over a great many mountainous sections. With 19 retirements, this was a decidedly tough edition of the Tulpenrallye!

Winners

  • ExpertRutger ReindersErwin BerkhofPorsche 911 s ·
  • SportingJanhein de RooijFred HakPorsche 356 c ·
  • TouringPim Brunet de RochebruneStaphanie Brunet de RochebruneMercedes-benz 280 sl ·

This edition

Kilometres
2,500
At the start
184
At the finish
165
Start
Annecy (F)
Finish
Noordwijk (NL)
Rally director
Abe van den Brink

Final standings: lowest total penalty points wins. Crews that did not finish are listed at the bottom and do not count towards position. Every column is sortable.

50 crews
127Rutger ReindersNetherlandsErwin BerkhofNetherlandsPorsche911 s1
240Pim JanusNetherlandsFred FrogerNetherlandsMgmgb2
34Jan EbusNetherlandsJan BerkhofNetherlandsMercedes-benz300 sl roadster3
420Daan ReekersNetherlandsPieter van KruisdijkNetherlandsPorsche911 2.0 s4
59Frans FrogerNetherlandsJaap VerplankenNetherlandsPeugeot4045
631Thom HougNetherlandsHerry HougNetherlandsLotuselan s36
725Cees de JongNetherlandsValentijn de JongNetherlandsVolvo123 gt7
86Rinus SinkeNetherlandsBart den HartogNetherlandsAustin-healey100/6 roadster8
916Jayne WignallUnited KingdomPeter RushforthUnited KingdomSubeamtiger9
1045Daan PetersNetherlandsMaarten PetersNetherlandsSaab9910
1142Peter DutmanNetherlandsAndré v.d. GeijnNetherlandsAlfa romeo1750 gtv11
1241Leendert de HaanNetherlandsInez v.d. PollNetherlandsFiat124 spider12
1343Theo VerhouffNetherlandsMaurits VerhoeffNetherlandsMgmgb gt13
1414Marius HoogendamNetherlandsCees de JongNetherlandsFordlotus cortina14
1547Hans van DalenNetherlandsErik BruênsNetherlandsAlfa romeo2000 gtv15
167Rob MühringNetherlandsAndré KivitNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk ii16
1722Georg BögershausenGermanyHans Werner MüllerGermanyNsu1000 tt prinz17
1826Jan Peter ZijlNetherlandsYolanda ZijlNetherlandsMgmgb gt18
1933Pieter BartelseNetherlandsRobert WeitmannNetherlandsMgmgb gt19
2011Wim v. LieshoutNetherlandsMichiel CapelleNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk ii20
2121Albert BoekelNetherlandsJoep WandersNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia 1600 s21
2234Olaf PothovenNetherlandsRob v.d. BergNetherlandsVolvo122 s22
2312Patrick DiemerGermanyChristian ZedlitzGermanyAlfa romeogiulia 160023
2424Mark MoermanNetherlandsEdward van DongenNetherlandsAlfa romeo1300 gt junior24
2537Jaco de HoogNetherlandsBas de RijkNetherlandsPorsche911 t targa25
2619Michiel HehenkampNetherlandsRon NakkenNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia 1600 s26
278John AlbistonUnited KingdomGraham WatsonUnited KingdomAlfa romeogiulietta sprint27
2835Stef MooimanNetherlandsEd BijsterNetherlandsBmw1600-228
2932Sijmen VerveerNetherlandsBas StapelNetherlandsFiat850 coupé29
3044Cor BakkerNetherlandsWouter BakkerNetherlandsTriumphtr 630
3128Maarten van LithNetherlandsPeter van HoofNetherlandsMgmgb31
3230Loek de RooijNetherlandsRosita OffingaNetherlandsAustinmini cooper mk i32
3317Arie van ErkelNetherlandsTheo van ErkelNetherlandsPorsche911 coupé33
3446Wouter LimpensNetherlandsJacques LimpensNetherlandsAlfa romeo1750 berlina34
3550Hans LampierNetherlandsEric LampierNetherlandsLanciafulvia1.3 s coupé35
3648Maries DinauxNetherlandsEric v. StraatenNetherlandsTriumphtr 6c36
3723Colin EvansUnited KingdomJohn TaylorUnited KingdomMgmgb gt37
3852Rob VersteeghNetherlandsFred HartmanNetherlandsMaserati3500 gti38
391Jack BerkNetherlandsJip BarthNetherlandsSunbeamalpine mk i roadster39
4051Yu Mey KweeNetherlandsTjoe Houw KweeNetherlandsLotuseuropa s 240
415Michael AxhausenGermanyMonika AxhausenGermanyTriumphtr 341
423Henk JanusNetherlandsFrank de HaasNetherlandsAston martindb 2/4 mk ii42
4310Robert v.d. KampNetherlandsOnno den BoerNetherlandsMaserati3500 gt
4439Rolf LieNorwayTom GranliNorwayPorsche911 t
4538Harm LamberigtsNetherlandsArthur DenzlerNetherlandsFordescort 1600
4615Renger GulikerNetherlandsPim ‘t HartNetherlandsFiat1600 s
4749Rob v.d. RijstNetherlandsBen v.d. RijstNetherlandsBmw2002ti
4829Dries JettenNetherlandsAndré JettenNetherlandsOpelkadett rallye 1900
492Peter PrattUnited KingdomDave WilsonUnited KingdomTriumphtr 2
5018Aad LourensNetherlandsPiter den BoefNetherlandsMercedes-benz250 se coupé
87 crews
199Janhein de RooijNetherlandsFred HakNetherlandsPorsche356 c1
2144Ron Lopes CardozoNetherlandsBrigitte StekelenburgNetherlandsBmw2002 tii2
3125Edmond PlanteydtNetherlandsMarijke BenningshofNetherlandsVolvo1313
4103Bram JagerNetherlandsAnja LieuwmaNetherlandsVolvo1214
5102Peter de MunnikNetherlandsDennis Lans van RijnNetherlandsVolvo122 s5
676Charles SerryNetherlandsJacquline SerryNetherlandsJaguarxk 150 fhc6
7108Maarten BosNetherlandsHelma WortleboerNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia sprint gt7
8135Hans BakkersNetherlandsMartijn LevertNetherlandsPorsche911 s8
9131Oscar UhlhornNetherlandsJoep GoethartNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia super9
1088Michel PerridonNetherlandsRoel RosbagNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia sprint gt10
11143Herman v. OldenmarkNetherlandsJack FidderNetherlandsDatsun240z11
12107Boudewijn BoekenNetherlandsJan VoskuijlNetherlandsMgmgb gt12
1361Nick MarksUnited KingdomBill GrangerUnited KingdomLanciaaurelia b 2013
14147Martin AalderingNetherlandsHenco BouwmanNetherlandsJaguarxk 120 ots14
15122Ruud OudmanNetherlandsJurgen v.d. RijkeNetherlandsAlfa romeo1600 gt veloce15
16140Daan HartgersNetherlandsPiet MozesNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia super 1600 l16
1792Susanne ToninoNetherlandsBart ToninoNetherlandsBmw700 cabrio17
18113Han MachielsenNetherlandsHenri v.d. LugtNetherlandsVolvo13118
19121Hans KuijvenhovenNetherlandsPieter KuijvenhovenNetherlandsVolvo123 gt19
2074Willem KokNetherlandsFrank SperlingNetherlandsAustin-healey100/6 roadster20
21117Cees HogendoornNetherlandsCor VerbruggeNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia 1600 s21
2296Bart v.d. KloetNetherlandsMiriam v.d. KloetBelgiumAlfa romeogiulia gtc22
23137Patrick DarleyFranceOlivier SussotFranceMorriscooper s23
2478Frank HoltrigterNetherlandsEwout v. HuyssenNetherlandsMgmga 160024
2580Ransom AltmanNetherlandsSimon SuesanNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk ii25
2668Bau WinkelNetherlandsRob MeijerNetherlandsFiat1100 103 e26
27100Jake v. BeestSwitzerlandThomas HeikensNetherlandsPorsche911 s27
2862Bas KempsNetherlandsSjef KolstersNetherlandsJaguarxk 120 dhc28
29127Theo HuijbreghtsNetherlandsAuke v.d. BrinkNetherlandsPorsche911 t29
3072Rob VermaasNetherlandsArno v. HoutumNetherlandsPeugeot203 c30
31128Frans de ZoeteNetherlandsAd v. DolderBelgiumMgmgc31
32126Peter BoonNetherlandsPeter JansenNetherlandsTriumphvitesse mk i32
3367Wim v.d. LagemaatNetherlandsKlazien v.d. LagemaatNetherlandsPeugeot203 c33
3493Hans In der MaurNetherlandsBart MeyersNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia sprint gt34
35124Poen BuijsNetherlandsRogier BuijsNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia super35
36133John VanderkliftNetherlandsPeter SchetsNetherlandsPorsche91136
3794Harry KoorstraNetherlandsPeter KoorstraNetherlandsPorsche356 sc37
3887Hans ReijnenNetherlandsGerry BouwmansNetherlandsVolvop 1800 s38
39106Ronald ZieltjesNetherlandsJoke SchoonNetherlandsSunbeamtiger39
40130Robert MousNetherlandsFrans SmitsNetherlandsPorsche911 t40
41101Marc BuijsNetherlandsBastiaan BuijsNetherlandsJaguare-type41
42134Pieter WalravenNetherlandsHermine VlasNetherlandsLotuselan plus 242
43119Peter BeukNetherlandsLilian v.d. TogtNetherlandsVolvo123 gt43
44141Alain RemyFranceMichel ThomasFranceAlfa romeojunior bertone44
45118Joris BuijsNetherlandsDavid BuijsNetherlandsPorsche911 targa45
4690Ronald VersluisNetherlandsGeert-Jan v.d. SnoekNetherlandsAlfa romeo1600 sprint gt46
47142Frans DiepeveenNetherlandsJoan v.d. LustgraafNetherlandsAlfa romeogt 1300 junior47
48105Roel KosterNetherlandsGuy DanneelsBelgiumCitroënid 19 b48
4984Alan PettitUnited KingdomAlex BackUnited KingdomTriumphtr 449
50132Klaus LigensaGermanyHansi SuenkelerGermanyBmw200250
5195Jan Piet v.d. MeerNetherlandsBarbara v.d. MeerNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii51
52111Mark HagenziekerNetherlandsRemco HagenziekerNetherlandsJaguare-type fhc52
5363Henk MaanicusNetherlandsAlbert BijlsmaNetherlandsAustin-healey100/453
54110Hugo RepkoNetherlandsFrank RepkoNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii54
5581Willem VermeulenNetherlandsEllen VermeulenNetherlandsPeugeot203 c55
56115Jeroen LevertNetherlandsMarjolein SutmullerNetherlandsCitroënds 21 cabrio56
5770Gerard RooksNetherlandsGerard WeckNetherlandsAustin-healey100/6 roadster57
58112Bernie WolfNetherlandsJuul SeijlhouwerNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii58
5977Nico v. DordNetherlandsDavid v. DordNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulietta sprint59
6064Kees v. DisseldorpNetherlandsEric van DijenNetherlandsAustina50 cambridge60
6182Guus BenistantNetherlandsJoost DullNetherlandsVolvo12261
6279Dick SchiferliNetherlandsJohn v.d. BoomNetherlandsPorsche356 b s90 gt62
6389Jan ScholtensNetherlandsCarlijn ScholtensNetherlandsMgmgb63
6486Paul VermeeNetherlandsKees TrompNetherlandsDkw1000 s64
65148Mark SchmidtNetherlandsRoelie SchmidtNetherlandsAlfa romeogt65
6683Peter EcuryNetherlandsJulie ReimusNetherlandsAustina 40 farina speedwell66
6758Harm AltenaNetherlandsEelco v. DijkNetherlandsBentleyderby special67
68129Ernst FreiSwitzerlandHarry WohlgrothSwitzerlandTriumphtr 5 pi68
6985Jan ZwaanNetherlandsRob JohnNetherlandsMercedes-benz300 se69
70136Martijn VerveerNetherlandsHans VerveerNetherlandsFiat124 coupé70
7169Frank van DeudekomNetherlandsSven AartsenBelgiumTriumphtr 371
72109Don PlatteelNetherlandsMarc ReynhoudtNetherlandsPanhard24 ct72
7373Frits JanusNetherlandsEdmond v.d. SandeNetherlandsAston martindb 2 mk iii73
7491Joost MighgelsenNetherlandsKees WezenaarNetherlandsPorsche356 c74
75104Hans Mart GroenNetherlandsWim v. RootselaarNetherlandsPorsche911 s coupé
7659Ruud WesselinkNetherlandsMiriam WesselinkNetherlandsCitroënta 7c cabrio
7765Willem BroensNetherlandsHarry BolandNetherlandsJaguarxk 140 ots
7866Jan RijninkNetherlandsClaire RijninkNetherlandsTriumphtr 3
7971Niels SerryNetherlandsJeroen v.d. HekNetherlandsJaguarxk 150 fhc
8075Sijbrand v.d. MastNetherlandsTaco v.d. MastNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulietta spider
81138Bert MeulenbeldNetherlandsUleke OordtNetherlandsPorsche911 t coupé
82120Ans BerkelaarNetherlandsHuib BerkelaarNetherlandsDatsun2000 sport
8398Hank MelseNetherlandsNicole MelseNetherlandsPorsche911
84116Aasmund KleveNorwayOdvar MolandNorwayVolvo123 gt
8597Paul WijnsBrazilEric DuffhuisNetherlandsTriumph2000 mk i
86146Rob VersteeghNetherlandsFred HartmanNetherlandsMaserati3500 gti
87123Frans v. BuerenNetherlandsMieke v. BuerenNetherlandsVolvop 1800 s
55 crews
1191Pim Brunet de RochebruneNetherlandsStaphanie Brunet de RochebruneNetherlandsMercedes-benz280 sl1
2163Wolfgang StübbeGermanyDaniel SchulzGermanyWartburg311-0082
3196Frans HeijblomNetherlandsJean-Paul v.d. BliekNetherlandsPorsche911 t3
4165Marc de BruijnNetherlandsBart de BruijnNetherlandsCitroënds 19 cabrio4
5197Roeland IJdenburgNetherlandsMirjam VerlindenNetherlandsDaf55 t5
6176Jan ten CateNetherlandsRob PorsNetherlandsAston martindb 56
7182Bjørn BurumNorwayAre BurumNorwayVolvo142 s7
8187Paul ZweersNetherlandsLex v. LammerenNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia 1600 s8
9166Bas ’t JongNetherlandsJoke ‘t JongNetherlandsJaguare-type ots9
10175Simon v.d. HedenNetherlandsReyndert v. AspertNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulia super10
11169Marcel FruytierNetherlandsBart de BruijnNetherlandsTriumphtr 3a11
12188Jaap BeckNetherlandsJoke BeckNetherlandsMgmgb12
13164Wolfgang RuhsGermanyCarl-Michael EmerGermanyPorsche356 b13
14185Wil de JongNetherlandsJos KleijnNetherlandsTriumphtr 25014
15177Armin v. EwijkNetherlandsVera v. EwijkNetherlandsPorsche91115
16208Roel BloemNetherlandsInez BloemNetherlandsVolvo13116
17157Bert HaasjesNetherlandsNicole HaasjesNetherlandsAustin-healey100/617
18183Paul de BieNetherlandsIneke de BieNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii18
19186Joep AlkemadeNetherlandsJan AlkemadeNetherlandsBmw1600 ti19
20160Martjan v.d. KnoopNetherlandsLidy v.d. KnoopNetherlandsMgmga 1600 roadster20
21180Dick v. DijkNetherlandsArie v. BarneveldNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii21
22189Fried v. OirschotNetherlandsWim v. OirschotNetherlandsMercedes-benz23022
23154Henk DibbetsNetherlandsDaniëlle HamersNetherlandsTriumphtr 323
24159Herman HemkeNetherlandsPiet HemkeNetherlandsAustin-healey100/624
25181Wil v.d. VenNetherlandsNico v. DintherNetherlandsVolvo123 gt25
26153Neil FenderUnited KingdomKeith FenderUnited KingdomTriumphtr 226
27202Roderick VeeloNetherlandsRick NiemanNetherlandsPorsche911 carrera27
28167Jean Paul VantorreBelgiumMarc BasynBelgiumAustin-healey3000 mk ii28
29205Ed VinkNetherlandsMaarten v. EykNetherlandsBmw200229
30190Ronald MeliesteNetherlandsRob EngelkesNetherlandsNsuro 8030
31193Ton v.d. BroekNetherlandsTheo v.d. BroekNetherlandsAlfa romeo1750 gtv31
32158Henk v.d. BergNetherlandsPeter ten BruggencateNetherlandsTriumphtr 3a32
33207Jaap SterkNetherlandsChloë SterkNetherlandsMercedes-benz250 sl33
34172Hans PadbergNetherlandsFernando HampsinkNetherlandsFordtaunus 17m34
35198Frank BemelmansNetherlandsCoeb SpeeNetherlandsMgmgb gt35
36155René HuizengaNetherlandsCees RodenburgNetherlandsAustin-healey100/636
37195Stefan SennemaNetherlandsSander BoerboomNetherlandsAlfa romeo1750 gtv37
38199Arvid BakkerNetherlandsRutger GerritzNetherlandsMaseratimexico38
39184Arno BloklandNetherlandsRozanne BrakNetherlandsPorsche911 e targa39
40204Jan Jaap KuiperNetherlandsDino ten HaveNetherlandsBentleyt140
41201Jan de CroonNetherlandsHarry MarschNetherlandsJaguare-type41
42200Aart BroereNetherlandsBert v. HouwelingenNetherlandsAlfa romeogt 1300 junior42
43151Fred Brom n.a.Andrew Brom n.a.Alfa romeo1900 s sprint coupé43
44192Hans v. EdenNetherlandsRené v.d. BurgNetherlandsJaguare-type44
45179Peter GroenNetherlandsRoel SchurinkNetherlandsMercedes-benz230 sl45
46194Felix BrakelNetherlandsRobbert BrakelNetherlandsMgmgb gt46
47168Loek v. HoutumNetherlandsJan v. HoutumNetherlandsAlfa romeogiulietta sprint47
48156Willem KouwenbergNetherlandsPaul de BruijnNetherlandsRover75 p448
49170Jeroen v. EgmondNetherlandsLucas VerbekeNetherlandsPorsche35649
50152Pascal QuirynenBelgiumRonnie VissersBelgiumTriumphtr 2
51178Paul ColijnNetherlandsNico VonkNetherlandsAustin-healey3000 mk iii
52174Cor de BakkerNetherlandsJan de BakkerNetherlandsPorsche356 sc
53161Wim v. HoogstratenNetherlandsStef GoedvriendNetherlandsTriumphtr 3a
54171Aart v.d ToornNetherlandsLasko BenedekNetherlandsJaguarmk 2
55162Joost RueckNetherlandsPatrick RikkenNetherlandsPorsche911
1234567

From start to finish

  1. Noordwijk
  2. Aix-les-Bains
  3. Maastricht
  4. Annecy
  5. Lyss
  6. Riquewihr
  7. Bad Kreuznach

The map shows the route from headquarters to headquarters; it is not the route actually driven.

Photos

Videos

Gisteren zijn de locaties van de Tulpenrally 2027 onthuld tijdens de Reveal Party! 🧭

Komende editie vertrekt vanaf LyoVandaag stond de Reveal Party op het programma! 🎈

De locaties van de Tulpenrallye 2027 werden onthuld, daarnaast stondKomende maandag is het tijd voor de Reveal Party!

Een feestelijke avond waarbij de locaties en verdere informatie wordeDe Pre-2000 klasse wordt komende editie opgedeeld in een Sporting- en Touringklasse! 📣

Voorgaande editie is de Pre-200De 62e SLS Classic gaat vandaag van start!

Op naar een prachtige editie. Succes en plezier gewenst aan alle deelnemers Om onze rally laagdrempelig te maken voor jongere deelnemers hebben wij sinds twee jaar de Tulpenrallye 33-Club!

Equipe