Liane Engeman

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Liane Engeman
Liane Engeman in 1970
Born(1944-03-24)24 March 1944[1]
Haarlem, North Holland, German-occupied Netherlands
Died12 February 2026(2026-02-12) (aged 81)
Marbella, Spain
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active1966, 1969, 1971
TeamsH. Wilton
D.J. Bond Racing
Team Radio Veronica
Starts7
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish33rd in 1971

Liane Engeman (24 March 1944 – 12 February 2026) was a Dutch racing car driver born in Haarlem, Netherlands.[2][3][4][a] Having worked for her father's taxi company in Zandvoort, she could already drive at 15 years old. She was introduced to racing by chance when rally driver Rob Slotemaker offered her a lift while she waited at a bus stop. In 1965 she started racing professionally at Formula Vee in the Netherlands. She then went on to compete in the 1969 British Saloon Car Championship for D.J. Bond Racing, driving a Ford Anglia.[2][6]

Engeman died in Marbella on 12 February 2026, at the age of 81.[5][7]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(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 Pos. Pts Class
1966 H. Wilton Austin Mini Cooper S 970 A SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH BRH OUL BRH
Ret^ 		NC 0 NC
1969 D.J. Bond Racing Ford Anglia A BRH
19^ 		SIL SNE THR SIL
22 		CRY
Ret† 		MAL CRO SIL OUL BRH BRH 35th 4 8th
1971 Team Radio Veronica Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior B BRH SNE THR SIL CRY SIL CRO SIL OUL BRH MAL BRH
10 		33rd 4 8th
Source:[8]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

Notes

  1. ^ The Racing Sports Cars website states she was born on 24 March 1947, although an obituary in the Dutch Autosport states that she was 81 at the time of her death, suggesting that she was born in 1944.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ "Liane Engeman, Netherlands". racingsportscars.com. Racing Sports Cars. 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Werth, Elizabeth. "How Liane Engeman Became A Race Car Driver By Waiting At A Bus Stop". jalopnik.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Liane Engeman (NL) - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ Malcevic, Marijan. "Liane Engeman". snaplap.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Retro: In Memory of Liane Engeman (1944-2026)". Autosport NL. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  6. ^ abusinesstheme. "historicracing.com". www.historicracing.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "'Blonde pijl' Liane Engeman (1944-2026) liet met gemak de mannen achter zich, maar een contract in de Formule 1 zat er door een onverwachte zwangerschap niet in". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 18 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026. (subscription required)
  8. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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