Beitske Visser: “I hope to drive in the DTM one day.”

Beitske Visser: “My father raced touring cars in the Netherlands. Then I remember there being a 24-hour kart race when I was three years old. I went with him, and saw some little karts there. From that moment on, I told him almost every day that I wanted a kart and to have a go at karting. I was finally given one for my fifth birthday. I immediately left my family and friends at home and headed straight to the kart track to drive it.”

Visser: “When I was younger and racing karts, he used to help me as a mechanic. He would travel to the races, and often to tests, with me. As such, he played quite a large role.”

Visser: “When I was younger, he taught me everything. Nowadays, he tries to give me the odd recommendation to help me make the right decisions.”

Visser: “I really noticed that when I was younger. In kart races, a few drivers forced me off the track because they did not want to lose to me. When I then started to win a lot of races, they started to respect me. I don’t have those problems anymore.”

Visser: “I would not necessarily say you have to be better. You simply have to show that you are there to win, and not just to make up the numbers. Then you are shown some respect.”

Visser: “Not really. There are obviously a lot of good drivers that I like to watch. However, I do not look up to any one particular driver. I just focus on myself.”

Visser: “It was very special to be part of that programme, and a very good opportunity for me. Unfortunately, we had a few problems that year and did not get the results we had hoped for so it was not continued. However, I learned a lot there.”

Visser: “I drove for Teo Martín in the Formula V8 3.5 series last year. The team also runs the BMW M6 GT3. At the start of the year, Dirk Adorf phoned to ask whether I would like to take part in the shootout for the Junior Programme.”

Visser: “An awful lot. This year, my first year, there was a fantastic training camp, we visited Munich, and we are working towards getting our permit for the Nordschleife. With that in mind, we have already taken part in a number of races with the BMW M235i Racing. I drove the BMW M3 GT2 race taxi at Spielberg, and will also get an outing in the BMW M4 GT4. That is a nice schedule.”

Visser: “I know Mikkel Jensen, Dennis Marschall and Joel Eriksson from my time with the German Motopark team. I had also met Ricky Collard before we met again at the shootout in Miramas. I don’t know Nico Menzel so well yet, but I have seen him at the Nordschleife. We are a really good group.”

Visser: “I think I am quite focussed, determined, and a bit of a perfectionist.”

Visser: “I was pretty good at maths in school.”

Visser: “The best moment was my first Formula ADAC victory at Zandvoort, one day after I had a big crash – and winning the European Kart Championship. Losing the title in the World Kart Championship when I had led the series was not so good.”

Visser: “I hope to drive in the DTM one day.”