Godefridus Franciscus Theodorus "Frits" van Eerd (born 25 March 1967) is a Dutch entrepreneur and racing driver. He was the general manager of Jumbo Groep Holding BV from 2002 to September 2022. As a racing driver, he won the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category and co-founded Racing Team Nederland.

Education and professional career Van Eerd studied business administration in Utrecht and the United States. In 1992, he joined Jumbo, the family business founded by his father, Karel van Eerd. He started his career as a product manager of the bread department and later became supermarket manager. In 1996, he became general manager at Jumbo and in 2002 he was appointed general manager.

As general manager, van Eerd led the expansion of Jumbo, which was characterised by strategic acquisitions. Under his leadership, Super de Boer and C1000 were acquired, establishing Jumbo as one of the largest supermarket chains in the Netherlands. Van Eerd remained general manager until his resignation in 2022.

Criminal investigation and resignation from Jumbo In September 2022, van Eerd was involved in a large-scale money laundering investigation. The FIOD raided his home and the Jumbo head office in Veghel, The FIOD found €448,000 in cash, part of which hidden in a plastic bag in a refrigerator, mainly in five-hundred-euro banknotes. Van Eerd was arrested and interrogated for five days.

The trial against van Eerd began in September 2024. He was suspected of accepting bribes, issuing false invoices and engaging in ‘habitual money laundering’; the frequent money laundering that it became a habit.

In connection with the criminal case, van Eerd stepped down as general manager of Jumbo in September 2022 - initially temporarily for as long as the criminal investigation would last, but in March 2023 his departure became permanent with the appointment of interim CEO Ton van Veen as permanent chairman of the board.

Van Eerd was found guilty of money laundering, accepting bribes and forgery on 7 August 2025, and was sentenced to two years in prison.

Racing career

In addition to his business career, van Eerd was active in motorsport. He started racing in Formula Renault in 1993 and became Benelux champion in 1996. He also participated in rallies, including the Dakar Rally, and founded Racing Team Nederland in 2017, which participated in the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship. In 2019, his team won the 6 Hours of Fuji. In 2021, van Eerd won the FIA WEC championship in the LMP2 Pro/Am category.

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 1999 Formula Ford 1800 Nederland 2 0 0 0 0 4 27th 2005 Formula Ford 1800 Benelux - Div. 1 Geva Racing 4 0 0 0 1 25 10thFormula Ford 1800 Netherland - Div. 150001429th 2006 EuroBOSSGeva Racing 5 0 0 0 1 27 10th2007 EuroBOSS VES Racing 6 0 0 0 0 165 11th 2008 TopGear Westfield Cup Jumbo Supermarkten 2 0 0 0 1 56 22nd EuroBOSS 6???? 154 7th 2010 BOSS GP - Open Class 2 0 0 0 1 24 12th 2011 BOSS GP - Open Class Tyrrell F1 Team Holland 7 0 0 0 3 74 3rd 2013 BOSS GP - Open Class??????? 2015 BOSS GP - Open Class VES Benetton Racing31113675th2016 BOSS GP - Open ClassVES Racing 9 2 0 1 6 169 3rd FIA Masters Historic F1 3 0 0 0 0 018th 2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2Racing Team Nederland 6 0 0 0 0 12.5 17th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A11th 2018 11th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco10000N/A25th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2Racing Team Nederland 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th Dutch Winter Endurance Championship21102102nd 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 8 0 0 0 0 85 6th 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 8 1 1 1 4 130 6th202024 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A15th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 6 0 0 0 1 67 9th FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Pro/Am642051671st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 4 0 0 2 3 676 15th 13th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - F1 '77-'801000006th 2024 14th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Serie F: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1977–1980) 1 0 0 0 0 0 12th 14th Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Serie G: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1981–1985) 1 0 0 0 0 0 10th † As Van Eerd was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

24 Hours of Le Mans Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Racing Team Nederland Rubens Barrichello Jan Lammers Dallara P217-Gibson LMP2 344 13rd 11th 2018 Racing Team Nederland Giedo van der Garde Jan Lammers Dallara P217-Gibson LMP2 356 11th 7th 2019 Racing Team Nederland Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries Dallara P217-Gibson LMP2 340 26th 15th 2020 Racing Team Nederland Giedo van der Garde Nyck de Vries Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 349 19th 15th 2021 Racing Team Nederland Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 16th 11th LMP2 Pro-Am 2nd

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