Niels Koolen

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Niels Koolen
Koolen at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 22)
Vorden, Netherlands
Related toKees Koolen (father)
Indy NXT career
Debut season2024
Current teamHMD Motorsports
Car number33
Starts1 (1 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD 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.

Career[edit]

Formula 4[edit]

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]

Formula Regional[edit]

Formula Regional European Championship[edit]

Following the 2022 season, Koolen partook in several Formula Regional European Championship tests, driving for Van Amersfoort Racing.[5]

Formula Regional Middle East Championship[edit]

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]

Racing record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

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
Sources:[7]


Racing career summary[edit]

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 1 0 0 0 0 9* 21st*
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team

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

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results[edit]

(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
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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]

(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
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

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results[edit]

(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
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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[edit]

(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
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

Complete Eurocup-3 results[edit]

(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
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

American open–wheel racing results[edit]

Indy NXT[edit]

(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
2024 HMD Motorsports STP
21 		BAR IMS IMS DET RDA LAG LAG MDO IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 21st* 9*

* Season still in progress.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HMD Motorsports Adds Koolen to 2024 Lineup". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Dutchman Niels Koolen Joins VAR / Monlau Alliance". Van Amersfoort Racing. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (30 September 2022). "MSV wins tender to buy Navarra as Tsolov tops Spanish F4 test there". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Monza, the Italian F.4 Season Record is Topped Again". Italian F4. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ Wolff, Perceval (26 December 2022). "FRECA: Who's going where in 2023? (updated)". Feeder Series. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (5 January 2023). "VAR and Pinnacle Motorsport reveal line-ups for FRMEC and F4 tie-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Niels Koolen | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDB. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

External links[edit]

Niels Koolen career summary at DriverDB.com

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