Christijan Albers was born on 16 April 1979 and is a Dutch former professional racing driver.
15 Facts About Christijan Albers
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Christijan Albers began kart racing at a young age, winning the Dutch National championship in 1997.
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In 2000, Christijan Albers raced in the International Formula 3000 championship as team-mate to Mark Webber.
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Christijan Albers was instantly a front-runner, finishing runner-up in 2003 with a season-high four wins, and challenging DTM veteran and multiple champion Bernd Schneider for the title all the way up to the final race.
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Christijan Albers was chosen by the team to drive in the Formula One World Championship in 2005.
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On 31 October 2005 Christijan Albers was confirmed as Midland's first official Formula One driver.
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Christijan Albers started the 2006 season well, out-pacing Midland teammate Tiago Monteiro.
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At the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Christijan Albers found himself being crashed into by Yuji Ide and sent into a series of spectacular rolls.
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Christijan Albers ran the team on a day-to-day basis until Caterham collapsed following the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Christijan Albers returned to the DTM-series in December 2007 as the Dutchman was invited by the Audi-team of Futurecom TME for a week of testing in Jerez de la Frontera.
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Christijan Albers was confirmed as a race driver for the Futurecom TME race team for 2008.
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Christijan Albers raced alongside Katherine Legge in a 2006 Specification Audi A4 DTM.
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Christijan Albers is the Netherlands's most successful driver in the DTM series, finishing as runner-up in the 2003 championship.
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Christijan Albers moved into the Le Mans Series for the 2009 season, moving to the customer Audi team, run by Colin Kolles.
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In 2021, it was announced that Christijan Albers would be part of the permanent team of Formula One analysts for the new Dutch sports broadcaster Viaplay from 2022 onwards.