Dirk Schouten (racing driver)

This article is about the Dutch racing driver. For the Dutch economist, see Dick Schouten. For people with similar names, see Dirk Schouten.

Dirk Schouten
Schouten driving in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Spa-Francorchamps round
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23) Blokker, Netherlands
Related to	Bas Schouten (cousin)
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Q1 Trackracing
Car number	34
Starts	24
Championships	1
Wins	3
Podiums	7
Poles	1
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	1st in 2024
Previous series
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021	Supercar Challenge - GT 24H Series GT Cup Open Europe International GT Open Belcar Endurance Championship Touring Car Endurance Series
Championship titles
2024	Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux
Last updated on: 5th February 2025.

Dirk Schouten (born 1 March 2001) is a Dutch racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. Schouten claimed the championship title in the series. He competed as a guest driver in 2 rounds of the 2024 Porsche Supercup for two different teams. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Touring Car Endurance Series

Schouten made his car racing debut in the 2021 Touring Car Endurance Series at Mugello Circuit driving the No. 202 JR Motorsport BMW M3 E46 GTR in the TCX class alongside his father Coos Schouten and Dirk's cousin Bas Schouten. The trio finished third in the TCX class and 31st overall.

International GT Open

2021

Alongside his select start in the Touring Car Endurance Series, Schouten also competed in the 2021 International GT Open. ^[3] Schouten would drive the No. 53 Q1 by EMG Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup alongside teammate Nicolas Vandierendonck in the Am Cup. Schouten and Vandierendonck made their first start in the second round held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Schouten and Vandierendonck won both races in their class.

Later in the season, the pair would return for rounds 6 and 7 at Monza and Barcelona respectively. However, they would move classes into the Pro-Am Cup. Schouten and Vandierendonck would win race one at Monza, and get podiums in all four races. They ended the season finishing third in the Pro-Am Cup.

GT Cup Open Europe

2022

For 2022, Schouten moved over to the GT Cup Open Europe driving the No. 53 Q1 Trackracing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup alongside Lukas Valkre. ^[4] Schouten and Valkre would contest the full season in the Pro-Am Cup. The pair had four poles, four fastest laps, and nine podiums during the season.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	Touring Car Endurance Series	JR Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	11	9th
2021	Belcar Endurance Championship	Q1 Trackracing	3	0	0	0	2	0	NC†
2021	International GT Open - Am Cup	Q1 by EMG Motorsport	2	2	1	1	2	10	7th
2021	International GT Open - Pro-Am Cup	Q1 by EMG Motorsport	4	1	0	1	4	30	3rd
2022	GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am Cup	Q1 Trackracing	10	0	4	4	9	100	2nd
2022	Supercar Challenge - GT	JR Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	32	12th
2023	Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux	Q1 Trackracing	12	0	0	0	1	119	4th
2024	Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux	Q1 Trackracing	12	2	1	1	6	186.5	1st

† As Schouten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.

Complete GT Cup Open Europe results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2022	Q1 Trackracing	Pro-Am	Porsche 992 GT3 Cup	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	LEC 1 3	LEC 2 2	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 3	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 2	MON 1 3	MON 2 2	CAT 1 3	CAT 2 4	2nd	100
Source: [5]

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux results ^[6]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2024	Q1-Trackracing	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 1	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 2	IMO 1 18	IMO 2 5	ASS 1 4	ASS 2 2	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 2	ZOL 1 5	ZOL 2 3	1st	186.5

References

1. "FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification after 12 Laps - 83.924 km". assets-v2.porsche.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. Benelux, Porsche Carrera Cup (2024-11-13). "Dirk Schouten keeps option open to defend his Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux title". Carrera Cup Benelux. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
3. "Q1 by EMG Motorsport with four cars at home race in Spa". www.gtcupopen.net. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
4. "GT Cup Open Europe Paul Ricard 2022 - Entry List - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
5. "GT Cup Open Europe 2022 - Championships - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
6. Benelux, Porsche Carrera Cup (2024-06-10). "Dirk Schouten and Benjamin Paque are victorious once again in the second round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux at Circuit Zandvoort". Carrera Cup Benelux. Retrieved 2024-11-23.