Gerrit van Kouwen

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, van Kouwen was the 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 SPAovr:7cls: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. ‡ Endurance driver – not eligible for points.