An anti-skid teacher at Zandvoort, he was particularly influential in Jan Lammers' career. Killed in a touring car race. Slotemaker had enjoyed a quarter-century of racing, starting off in rallying, participating in the Rallye de Monte Carlo, but it was in sportscars that he achieved his best results, and where he spent most of his career. He came eleventh in the 1961 Le Mans and won the 1964 Coppa InterEuropa event at Monza in a Porsche 904GTS. Rob was Dutch Touring Car Champion in 1967 and 1968 but he also drove in Formula Junior and Formula 3. in 1966, Slotemaker tested a Lotus-BRM car for Tim Parnell, but the suspension broke and Rob was injured; he never really came close to Formula 1 again but in truth he enjoyed his role at Zandvoort and wouldn't have raced full-time in F1 anyway. There is still a plaque in honour of Slotemaker at Zandvoort's entrance.

Biography last updated 5 Feb 2017