Christijan Albers
{{short description|Dutch racing driver (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| image = Christijan Albers 2006 (cropped).JPG
| caption = Albers at the 2006 United States Grand Prix
| name = Christijan Albers
| nationality = {{flagicon|NLD}} Dutch
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|4|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
| Years = {{F1|2005}}–{{F1|2007}}
| Team(s) = Minardi, Midland, Spyker
| Races = 46
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 4
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = 2005 Australian Grand Prix
| First win =
| Last win =
| Last race = 2007 British Grand Prix
}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Christijan Albers
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| current series = Le Mans Series
| first year = 2009
| current team = Kolles
| starts = 5
| wins = 0
| poles = 0
| fastest laps = 0
| best finish =
| year =
| prev series = American Le Mans Series
Formula One
DTM
Formula One testing
International Formula 3000
Belcar
British F3
German F3
Formula Ford 1800 Benelux
| prev series years = 2008
{{f1|2005}}–07
2001–04, 2008
{{f1|2001}}–02, {{f1|2004}}
2000
1999
1998–99
1998–99
1997
| titles = German F3
Formula Ford 1800 Benelux
| title years = 1999
1997
| awards =
| award years =
}}
{{Infobox Le Mans driver |
Years = {{24hLM|2009}}–{{24hLM|2010}} |
Team(s) = Kolles |
Best Finish = 9th ({{24hLM|2009}}) |
Class Wins = 0 |
}}
Christijan Albers ({{Audio|Nl-Christijan Albers 2.oga|Christijan Albers}}) (born 16 April 1979) is a Dutch former professional racing driver. After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from {{f1|2005}} until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by the Spyker F1 team.
{{cite news |date=10 July 2007 |title=Spkyer drops Albers |url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/159209/spyker-drops-albers/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403185459/http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/159209/spyker-drops-albers/ |archive-date=2012-04-03 |access-date=30 January 2011 |publisher=F1Racing.net, now GPUpdate.net}} In 2008, he returned to the DTM series as a driver for the Audi Futurecom TME team. Albers acted as Team Principal and CEO of the Caterham F1 Team from July to September 2014 after it was acquired by new team owners. His estimated net-worth is $50 million.{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=James|title=Caterham Team Principal Christijan Albers resigns just nine weeks after joining|url=http://www1.skysports.com/f1/report/17583/9459982/caterham-team-principal-christijan-albers-resigns-just-nine-weeks-after-joining|website=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB|access-date=16 September 2014}}
Personal
Christijan was born in Eindhoven, the son of former rallycross ace and Porsche 911 Carrera campaigner André Albers, who won the 1979 Dutch International Rallycross Championship (GT Division). They are not related to their compatriot Marcel Albers, who was killed in a British Formula Three accident at Thruxton in 1992.
Albers is married to Liselore Kooijman. Their wedding took place on 11 November 2006 in Amsterdam.{{cite news |title=Christijan Albers married his fiancee Liselore Kooijman |publisher=flagworld.auto123.com |url=http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index,view.spy?artid=72362 |date=2006-11-15 |access-date=2006-11-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928105859/http://flagworld.auto123.com/en/racing/news/index%2Cview.spy?artid=72362 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }} He resides in Monaco.
Early career
Albers began kart racing at a young age, winning the Dutch National championship in 1997. That same year, he was crowned Formula Ford 1800 champion in both Netherlands and Belgium. He also participated in the Renault Megane Marlboro Masters series. In 1998, he moved up to the German Formula Three series, winning the championship in 1999 with six wins and ten poles.
In 2000, Albers raced in the International Formula 3000 championship as team-mate to Mark Webber. He failed to score a point, but team boss Paul Stoddart later signed him again. He also raced in European Formula Racing.
DTM
Beginning in 2001, Albers raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Mercedes-Benz, and graduated from a privately run team to the works AMG outfit in 2003 after the departure from the series of Uwe Alzen. He 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. In 2004, he again challenged for the championship lead for most of the season but eventually finished third.
Formula One
=Minardi (2005)=
Image:Christijan Albers 2005.jpg at the 2005 Canadian Grand Prix.]]
While racing in the DTM, Albers continued to be a test and reserve driver for Minardi's Formula One interests, and also drove the team's two-seater Formula One cars. In November 2004, he set the fastest time at a Misano di Gera d'Adda Minardi test session. He was chosen by the team to drive in the Formula One World Championship in 2005. At the 2005 United States Grand Prix he gained his first championship points with a fifth-place finish, a race where only six drivers started.
{{Clear}}
=Midland/Spyker F1 (2006–2007)=
Image:Christijan Albers USA 2006.jpg during the 2006 United States Grand Prix.]]
On 31 October 2005 Albers was confirmed as Midland's first official Formula One driver. Midland, the renamed Jordan team, made their debut in the 2006 Formula One season.
Albers started the 2006 season well, out-pacing Midland teammate Tiago Monteiro. However, during the first few races, Midland found themselves battling with the Super Aguri team, particularly Takuma Sato. At the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix, Albers found himself being crashed into by Yuji Ide and sent into a series of spectacular rolls. Incredibly he was unharmed. Ide was reprimanded by the race stewards. Ide also had his Super Licence revoked for severe dangerous driving.
Image:Spyker M16 Christijan Albers September 2006.jpg after Spyker's purchase of the team.]]
Image:Christijan Albers 2007 Britain.jpg at the 2007 British Grand Prix.]]
After initial confusion over Albers's plans for 2007 after the takeover of MF1 by Spyker Cars, it was eventually confirmed that he would be driving for the Spyker F1 team in 2007.
It was later found out that Albers signed a contract with Midland F1 to remain with the team prior to the sale to Spyker. Albers's personal sponsors had major influences in Spyker buying the Midland F1 team.[http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17535.html "Albers re-signs with Spyker MF1"], Grandprix.com article dated September 29, 2006.
In early 2007 he was outperformed by rookie team-mate Adrian Sutil. At Magny-Cours he ignored the lollipop telling him not to leave the pits during a pitstop, driving off with part of the fuel rig still attached. Albers expressed relief that nobody was hurt,[http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=31966 pitpass – the latest, hottest F1, GP2, GP2 Asia & A1GP news] but he received a €5,000 penalty for dangerous driving. Spyker technical director Mike Gascoyne commented that he was mystified by the mistake.{{cite news| url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/60436 | work=Autosport | title=autosport.com — F1 News: Gascoyne mystified by Albers' mistake | access-date=2016-01-26}}
On 10 July 2007 he was released from his Spyker contract, due to a lack of sponsorship money, which would have compromised the team's development programme. Team owner Michiel Mol described it as "one of the toughest decisions of my career".{{cite web |url=http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40011 |title=Christijan Albers loses Spyker drive |publisher= ITV Sport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306131231/http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=40011 |archive-date=6 March 2008 |access-date=5 March 2016}} His replacement for the 2007 European Grand Prix was former Spyker test driver Markus Winkelhock.{{cite news| title =Winkelhock name to return to F1| publisher =news.bbc.co.uk| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6904897.stm| date =2007-07-18| access-date =2007-07-18}} Sakon Yamamoto then raced for Spyker for the rest of the year.
Albers returned with the Spyker team for the Rotterdam street racing event in the Netherlands, on the 18 / 19 August.{{cite news| title =Albers returns at Spyker next week| publisher =gpupdate.net| url =http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/162893/albers-returns-at-spyker-next-week/| date =10 August 2007| access-date =30 January 2011}}
=Team principal at Caterham F1 (2014)=
On 2 July 2014 Tony Fernandes sold the Caterham F1 Team to a consortium of Swiss-Middle Eastern investors. Subsequently, team principal Cyril Abiteboul stepped down and Albers was given his position in the team by the consortium. He ran the team on a day-to-day basis until Caterham collapsed following the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.{{cite news| title =Caterham to continue racing as sale is confirmed| publisher =f1fanatic.co.uk| url =http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/02/caterham/| date =2 July 2014| access-date =2 July 2014}}
{{Clear}}
Return to DTM
Image:Norisring 2008 Christijan Albers.jpg in 2008.]]
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.{{cite news| title =Albers returns to DTM| publisher =f1.gpupdate.net| url =http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/175818/albers-returns-to-dtm/| date =11 December 2007| access-date =30 January 2011}} He tested for this team again on the Mugello Circuit in early March.
Christijan Albers was confirmed as a race driver for the Futurecom TME race team for 2008. He raced alongside Katherine Legge in a 2006 Specification Audi A4 DTM.{{cite news|title=Christijan Albers Confirmed At Futurecom TME |publisher=dtm.de |url=http://dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=6914 |date=2008-04-05 |access-date=2008-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815074413/http://dtm.com/newsausgabe.php?id=6914 |archive-date=August 15, 2011 }}
Albers is the Netherlands's most successful driver in the DTM series, finishing as runner-up in the 2003 championship.
{{Clear}}
Sportscar racing
It was announced on 9 October 2008 that Albers would be racing with Audi Sport North America in the American Le Mans Series. He piloted the #1 R10 TDI, partnered with Emanuele Pirro at Laguna Seca, the ALMS final round. This was another step by Audi to bring youth to their Le Mans programs, following Marcel Fässler's two races in the R10. He finished this race in second place behind the #2 car from the same team.
He moved into the Le Mans Series for the 2009 season, moving to the customer Audi team, run by Colin Kolles.
Helmet design
Albers' helmet design consists of an orange helmet with multiple black dots over it. He later changed it to the same design, but with inverted colors.
Career as TV analyst
Albers is part of the permanent team of Formula One analysts for the new Dutch sports broadcaster Viaplay from 2022 onwards.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Coronel, Albers en Van der Garde toegevoegd aan team analisten Viaplay|url=https://www.f1maximaal.nl/formule-1/coronel-albers-en-van-der-garde-toegevoegd-aan-team-analisten-viaplay|access-date=2022-01-30|website=F1Maximaal.nl|language=nl}} At the Dutch TV channel, Albers is accompanied by other analysts such as former Formula One driver Giedo van der Garde as well as Tom Coronel and former GP2 driver and current WEC driver
Racing record
=Career summary=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Poles ! Wins ! Points ! Position |
| 1997
|align="left"| Formula Ford 1800 Benelux |align="left"| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
|---|
| rowspan=4| 1998
|align="left"| German Formula Three | rowspan="3" align="left" | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 5th |
| align="left"| Macau Grand Prix
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| align="left" | Masters of Formula Three
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| align="left"| British Formula 3
|align="left"| Opel Team BSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| rowspan=5| 1999
|align="left"| German Formula Three |align="left" rowspan=5| Opel Team BSR | 18 | 6 | 6 | 229 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
| align="left"| British Formula 3
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| align="left"| Macau Grand Prix
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| align="left"| Masters of Formula Three
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| align="left"| Korea Super Prix
| 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2000
|align="left"| International Formula 3000 |align="left"| European Arrows | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2001
|align="left"| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align="left"| Persson Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14th |
| 2002
|align="left"| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align="left"| Team Rosberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12th |
| 2003
|align="left"| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align="left"| HWA AMG | 10 | 4 | 4 | 64 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
|align="left"| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align="left"| HWA AMG | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
| align="left"| Formula One
|align="left"| Minardi F1 Team | colspan="5" |Test driver |
| 2005
|align="left"| Formula One |align="left"| Minardi F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 2006
|align="left"| Formula One |align="left"| MF1 Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| 2007
|align="left"| Formula One |align="left"| Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| rowspan=2|2008
|align="left"| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align="left"| Futurecom TME | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th |
| align="left"| American Le Mans Series
|align="left"| Audi Sport North America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19th |
| rowspan=2| 2009
|align="left"| Le Mans Series |align="left"| Kolles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14th |
| align="left"| Le Mans 24 Hours - LMP1
|align="left"| Kolles | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
| 2010
|align="left"| Le Mans 24 Hours - LMP2 |align="left"| Kolles | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2012
|align="left"| FIA World Endurance Championship |align="left"| Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0,5 | 87th |
| colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/christijan-albers/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=27 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/christijan-albers/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=27 August 2023}}{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers: Racedriver biography – career and success|url=https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/christijan-albers_-_8.html|publisher=Speedsport Magazine|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}} |
=Complete German Formula Three results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! DC ! Pts |
| 1998
! nowrap| Van Amersfoort Racing ! Opel |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| HOC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SAC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAH |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAH |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WUN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WUN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZWE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZWE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OSC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR ! 5th ! 120 |
| 1999
! nowrap| Opel Team BSR ! Opel | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SAC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZWE |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ZWE |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OSC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NOR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NOR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NÜR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NÜR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SAL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SAL |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OSC |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| OSC |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HOC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NÜR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NÜR |colspan=2| !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 229 |
=Complete International Formula 3000 results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! DC ! Points |
| 2000
! nowrap| European Arrows F3000 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| A1R |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOC |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA ! 25th ! 0 |
| colspan="14"|{{center|{{small|Sources:}}}} |
|---|
=Complete DTM results=
(key)
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |
| Year
! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} ! Pts |
|---|
| 2001
! nowrap| Persson Motorsport ! nowrap| AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| OSC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| OSC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAC |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SAC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LAU |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LAU |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| A1R |style="background:#efcfff;"| A1R |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ZAN |style="background:#efcfff;"| ZAN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC ! 14th ! 19 |
| 2002
! nowrap| Team Rosberg ! nowrap| AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM |style="background:#efcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#efcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ZOL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ZOL |style="background:#cfcfff;"| DON |style="background:#dfffdf;"| DON |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SAC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NOR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NOR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LAU |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LAU |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| A1R |style="background:#cfcfff;"| A1R |style="background:#efcfff;"| ZAN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ZAN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC ! 12th ! 5 |
| 2003
! nowrap| HWA Team ! nowrap| AMG-Mercedes CLK 2003 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ADR |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| NÜR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LAU |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| NOR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| DON |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NÜR |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| A1R |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| ZAN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| HOC |colspan=10| |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 64 |
| 2004
! nowrap| HWA Team ! nowrap| AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| HOC |style="background:#FBFFBF;"| EST |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ADR |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| LAU |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| NOR |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SHA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| OSC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ZAN |style="background:#efcfff;"| BRN |style="background:#dfffdf;"| HOC |colspan=9| |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 50 |
| 2008
! nowrap| Futurecom TME ! nowrap| Audi A4 DTM 2006 |style="background:#efcfff;"| HOC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| OSC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| MUG |style="background:#cfcfff;"| LAU |style="background:#efcfff;"| NOR |style="background:#efcfff;"| ZAN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NÜR |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BRH |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CAT |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BUG |style="background:#efcfff;"| HOC |colspan=9| ! 17th ! 0 |
| colspan="25"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Christijan+ALBERS|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}} |
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
=Complete Formula One results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! {{Tooltip|WDC|World Drivers' Championship}} ! Pts |
| rowspan=2| {{F1|2005}}
!rowspan=2 nowrap| Minardi F1 Team ! nowrap| Cosworth CR-3L 3.0 V10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR |colspan=16| !rowspan=2| 19th !rowspan=2| 4 |
| nowrap| Minardi PS05
! nowrap| Cosworth TJ2005 3.0 V10 |colspan=3| |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN |
|---|
| rowspan=2| {{F1|2006}}
! nowrap| Midland F1 Racing !rowspan=2 nowrap| Toyota RVX-06 2.4 V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BHR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SMR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| USA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#000000; color:white"| GER |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TUR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA |colspan=4| !rowspan=2| 22nd !rowspan=2| 0 |
| nowrap| Spyker MF1 Racing
|colspan=15| |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CHN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA | |
| {{F1|2007}}
! nowrap| Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ESP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR | EUR | HUN | TUR | ITA | BEL | JPN | CHN | BRA |colspan=2| ! 25th ! 0 |
| colspan="25"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers – Involvement|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/christijan-albers/grand-prix.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}} |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
=Complete American Le Mans Series results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |
| 2008
! nowrap| Audi Sport North America ! LMP1 ! nowrap| Audi R10 TDI ! nowrap| Audi 5.5L Turbo V12 | SEB | STP | LNB | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MON ! 19th ! 21 |
=24 Hours of Le Mans results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |
| Year
! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class |
|---|
| 2009
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Kolles |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Bakkerud |align="left" nowrap| Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 360 | 9th | 9th |
| 2010
|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DEU}} Kolles |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|DNK}} Christian Bakkerud |align="left" nowrap| Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 331 | DNF | DNF |
| colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Christijan Albers|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/christijan-albers-284|publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest|access-date=27 August 2023}}}}}} |
=Complete Le Mans Series results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2009
! Kolles ! LMP1 ! nowrap| Audi R10 TDI ! nowrap| Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ALG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL ! 23rd ! 6 |
| colspan="12"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}} |
|---|
=Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Class ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! Rank ! Points |
| 2012
! Lotus ! LMP2 ! nowrap| Lola B12/80 ! nowrap| Lotus (Judd) 3.6 L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA ! 87th ! 0.5 |
| colspan="15"|{{center|{{small|Source:}}}} |
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References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- {{official website|http://www.christijanalbers.nl/}}
- {{DriverDB driver|christijan-albers}}
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{{succession box|title=German Formula Three Champion|before=Bas Leinders|after=Giorgio Pantano|years=1999}}
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