| Gerrit van Kouwen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | (1963-07-05)5 July 1963 De Meern, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 January 2024(2024-01-26) (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.
Van Kouwen was born in 1963 at his father's car scrapyard in De Meern, the Netherlands.
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, 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. Van Kouwen later switched to touring car racing and was active in this category until 1992.
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‡ |
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‡ 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.
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