Sophie Kumpen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sophie-Marie Kumpen 30 October 1975 Hasselt, Belgium |
| Occupations |
|
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Max |
| Parent | Robert Kumpen (father) |
| Relatives |
|
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Karting World Championship career | |
| Years active | 1991–1994 |
| Teams | CRG |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 1991 (FA) |
| Championship titles | |
| 1995 | Andrea Margutti Trophy |
Sophie-Marie Kumpen[a] (born 30 October 1975) is a Belgian former racing driver and kart racer. She is the former wife of Dutch Formula One driver Jos Verstappen, and mother to four-time World Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen.
Born and raised in Hasselt, Kumpen is the daughter of Robert Kumpen, former chairman of KRC Genk, and the cousin of racing driver Anthony. Kumpen began her career in kart racing, competing at four Karting World Championships and winning the Andrea Margutti Trophy in 1995, becoming the third woman in history to win a major international karting title after Susanna Raganelli and Cathy Muller. She married Jos Verstappen the following year and retired from racing upon the birth of her son Max in September 1997. Kumpen returned to racing in 2013, competing in the Formido Swift Cup in the Netherlands before suffering a career-ending injury at Zandvoort.
Since retiring from motor racing, Kumpen has taken up a career as a social worker at the OCMW in Maaseik.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).