| Niels Koolen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality: | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 May 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niels Koolen (born 25 May 2001) is a Dutch racing driver. He currently competes in Indy NXT driving the No. 33 for HMD Motorsports.[1] He is the son of rally raid driver and businessman Kees Koolen.
After competing in karting prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Koolen, a relatively latecomer to single-seater racing aged 21, made his car racing debut in Round 6 of the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship, driving for Monlau Motorsport.[2] [3] He also contested the final two rounds of the 2022 Italian F4 Championship, also with Monlau Motorsport, competing under a Belgian license.[4]
Following the 2022 season, Koolen partook in several Formula Regional European Championship tests, driving for Van Amersfoort Racing.[5]
On 5 January 2023, it was announced that Koolen would be driving for VAR-Pinnacle Motorsport in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[6]
| Season | Series | Team | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SKUSA SuperNationals XX — X30 Junior | 2Wild Karting | 54th | |
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXI — X30 Senior | 2Wild Karting | 54th | |
| 2018 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | Evolution/Super B Batteries | 17th | |
| 2019 | IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior | 33rd | ||
| FIA Karting European Championship — OK | Team Evolution | |||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | 19th | |||
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | 16th | |||
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| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Spanish Championship | Monlau Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| Italian F4 Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | ||
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | |
| Eurocup-3 | GRS Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44* | 16th* |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | ||||||||
| Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 | Inter Europol Competition |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
* Season still in progress.