Niels Koolen | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | Vorden, Gelderland, Netherlands | 25 May 2001
Indy NXT career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | HMD Motorsports |
Car number | 33 |
Starts | 9 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship Formula Regional Middle East Championship Eurocup-3 Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
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 |
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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 | ||
Sources: [7] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 |
† As Koolen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
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2022 | Monlau Motorsport | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | NAV 1 26 | NAV 2 21 | NAV 3 20 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | NC† | 0 |
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Monlau Motorsport | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 17 | MNZ 2 30 | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 Ret | MUG 3 28 | 43rd | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 22 | DUB1 2 22 | DUB1 3 21 | KUW1 1 12 | KUW1 2 21 | KUW1 3 21 | KUW2 1 20 | KUW2 2 21 | KUW2 3 22 | DUB2 1 22 | DUB2 2 Ret | DUB2 3 18 | ABU 1 20 | ABU 2 21 | ABU 3 14 | 31st | 0 |
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 29 | IMO 2 19 | CAT 1 26 | CAT 2 29 | HUN 1 28 | HUN 2 Ret | SPA 1 29 | SPA 2 30 | MUG 1 24 | MUG 2 Ret | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 26 | RBR 1 27 | RBR 2 25 | MNZ 1 19 | MNZ 2 24 | ZAN 1 25 | ZAN 2 23 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 37th | 0 |
(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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2023 | GRS Team | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | JER 1 12 | JER 2 Ret | EST 1 WD | EST 2 WD | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 25th | 0 |
(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)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2024 | HMD Motorsports | STP 21 | BAR 15 | IMS 10 | IMS 14 | DET 13 | RDA 13 | LAG 19 | LAG 12 | MDO | IOW 13 | GMP | POR | MIL | NSH | 19th* | 140* |
* Season still in progress.
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Niels Koolen career summary at DriverDB.com