IMSA driver Nicky Catsburg and Porsche Supercup driver Larry ten Voorde are the latest two names to be added to the National Autosport Monument. The two Dutch drivers had the honor of unveiling their names on the monument, located next to the main entrance of the Zandvoort Circuit, on Friday. Catsburg and Ten Voorde now join the ranks of other notable drivers such as Max Verstappen, Jos Verstappen, and Jeroen Bleekemolen.
Nicky Catsburg and Larry ten Voorde were awarded this honor due to their international racing successes in their respective classes. Catsburg, for instance, has secured multiple victories in 24-hour races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023, while Ten Voorde has won a record number of championship titles in the Porsche Supercup.
The National Autosport Monument was established in 1992 following the accident of Formula 3 driver Marcel Albers. The monument was conceived to honor both Albers and the history of Dutch racing. The committee responsible for deciding which drivers are added to the monument includes former drivers Gijs van Lennep and Frans Amsing. Criteria for inclusion on the wall include earning World Championship points in Formula 1 or winning a title in a European championship.
Catsburg is certainly very proud of this enormous, yet unexpected, honor. “I certainly didn’t expect it when I went to the Zandvoort circuit as a 15- or 16-year-old,” the driver shares. “I might have my most beautiful motor racing memories at Zandvoort. The first few times going there, together with my father and my brother, with the car on the back of the truck, that remains a special feeling. And that I may eventually stand among all those names. Among drivers whom I have looked up to and with whom I have partly raced and still race. That is incredibly cool and something for which I am also very grateful!”
‘A boy from Twente among those big names’
The addition of his name to the monument also brings back beautiful memories of Zandvoort for Ten Voorde. “My first memory of Zandvoort is as a visitor to the A1GP, in the rain, where I saw Jeroen Bleekemolen racing,” recalls the former Porsche Supercup driver. “When I heard that I would be on the monument, that was indeed the icing on the cake. Who would have thought? A boy from Twente among all those big names, for which I am incredibly grateful.”
