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Jörg van Ommen was born in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on September 27, 1962. Jörg van Ommen is listed as a racing driver and racing automobile driver. The age as of 2026 is 63.
My Take
Van Ommen is the sort of racing driver I instinctively root for. Driving for Mercedes-AMG in the DTM and finishing runner-up in 1995 in a C-Class means he was genuinely elite, just shy of the title, and there is something more human about the man who fought to the edge of winning than the one who simply won. Coming from the Hahne racing family adds a layer of lineage and pressure I find compelling. With no photos and little detail surviving, his story invites imagination, and I picture a determined, balanced competitor who deserved more spotlight than history gave him.
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- Name (English)
- Jörg van Ommen
- Name (Japanese)
- イェルク・ファン・オンメン
- Reading
- いぇるく・ふぁん・おんめん
- Born
- September 27, 1962 (age 63)
- Origin
- Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Occupation
- racing driver / racing automobile driver
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Jörg van Ommen born?
Born September 27, 1962 (age 63).
Where is Jörg van Ommen from?
Jörg van Ommen is from Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Jörg van Ommen do?
Jörg van Ommen works as racing driver, racing automobile driver.
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