| Gerrit van Kouwen | |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1963 |
| Birth Place: | De Meern, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Last Series: | 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 |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Titles: | Dutch Formula Ford 1600 |
| Title Years: | 1982, 1983 |
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.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Not eligible for points.(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 | OUL Ret | SIL 9 | THR Ret | DON 5 | THR 7 | SIL 11 | SIL 7 | BRH Ret | SNE 7 | BRH Ret | BIR 6 | DON | SIL | 42nd | 4 | 17th | ||
| 1990 | Pyramid Motorsport | BMW M3 | OUL | DON 8‡ | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH 13‡ | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | NC‡ | 0 | 0‡ | ||