Gerrit van Kouwen
| Gerrit van Kouwen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 5 July 1963 De Meern, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 January 2024 (aged 60) |
| British Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1989–1990 |
| Teams | JQF Engineering Pyramid Motorsport |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 42nd in 1989 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1982, 1983 | Dutch Formula Ford 1600 |
Gerrit van Kouwen (5 July 1963 – 26 January 2024) was a Dutch racing driver.[1][2][3][4]
Van Kouwen was born in 1963 at his father's car scrapyard in De Meern, the Netherlands.[5]
In 1982 and 1983 he was Dutch Formula Ford 1600 champion and went on to win the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1984,[6] the first Dutchman to win the event. Van Kouwen competed in the British Formula 3 championship in 1985, winning three races to finish the season fifth overall. A second season in British F3 followed in 1986 which saw van Kouwen improve to fourth overall despite taking only one victory during the season.[7] Van Kouwen later switched to touring car racing and was active in this category until 1992.[8][9]
Van Kouwen died of cancer on 26 January 2024.
Racing record
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 |  Linder Rennsport | BMW M3 | MNZ | JAR | DIJ | NÜR | SPA ovr:7 cls:5 | BNO | SIL | BAT | CLD | WEL | FJI | NC† | 0 |
† Not eligible for points.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | JQF Engineering | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL Ret | SIL ovr:9 cls:9 | THR Ret | DON ovr:5 cls:5 | THR ovr:7 cls:7 | SIL ovr:11 cls:11 | SIL ovr:7 cls:7 | BRH Ret | SNE ovr:7 cls:7 | BRH Ret | BIR ovr:6 cls:6 | DON | SIL | 42nd | 4 | 17th |
| 1990 | Pyramid Motorsport | BMW M3 | B | OUL | DON ovr:8‡ cls:3‡ | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH ovr:13‡ cls:10‡ | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | NC‡ | 0 | 0‡ |
Source:[10] | |||||||||||||||||||
‡ Endurance driver – not eligible for points.
References
- ^ "Gerrit van Kouwen presteert goed". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 22 April 1985 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Gerrit van Kouwen trekt de aandacht". Limburgsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 22 July 1985 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Gerrit van Kouwen derde in Engeland". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 1 April 1986 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Westduits aanbod voor Gerrit van Kouwen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 25 November 1988 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Autosport-icoon Gerrit van Kouwen overleden". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Gerrit van Kouwen". Driver Database. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Pye, Marcus (31 January 2024). "Obituary: Formula Ford Festival and British F3 winner Gerrit van Kouwen dies aged 60". Autosport. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Pye, Marcus (31 January 2024). "Obituary: Formula Ford Festival and British F3 winner Gerrit van Kouwen dies aged 60". Autosport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Diepraam, Mattijs (26 January 2024). "Formule Ford-held Gerrit van Kouwen (60) overleden". Autosport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 18 January 2025.