Peter Kox
| Nationality |  Dutch |
|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1996 - 1997, 1999 - 2000, 2002 - |
| Teams | David Price Racing, Team BMW Motorsport, Racing for Holland, Spyker Squadron, Prodrive Racing, Convers MenX Team, Aston Martin Racing, IPB Spartak Racing, Young Driver AMR |
| Best finish | 3rd (1997) |
| Class wins | 1 (2003) |
Peter Kox (born 23 February 1964 in Eindhoven) is a racecar driver from the Netherlands
Kox began racing in karts in 1978, winning five titles until 1982. In 1983 he moved to automobiles, winning the Marlboro Formula Ford Challenge and was second and third in the Benelux and Dutch Formula Ford 2000 Championships, respectively, the following year. His single-seater racing career was interrupted several times and only took off in 1989 when he won the Benelux Formula Opel Championship in 1989.
In 1990 Kox raced in the British Formula Three Championship where he came third with two victories. He moved up to Formula 3000 in 1991, staying there for two seasons and winning one race.
Unable to find a seat in Formula One, Kox moved to touring cars winning five races in the Dutch series in 1993. In 1995 he became a works BMW driver in the German Supertouring Championship, coming second in the series, and also winning the Spa 24 Hours.
In 1996 he joined the BMW Motorsport, making a handful of British Touring Car Championship appearances but focusing his efforts on the development program for the McLaren F1 GTR, winning a race in the BPR Global GT Series. The following year he drove the car in the FIA GT Championship, winning once more. He also took a class win in the Spa 24 Hours with a Diesel-powered BMW.
From 1998 to 2000 Kox returned to touring cars, becoming a Honda works driver. He raced fulltime in the BTCC in 1998 and 1999 (coming 7th overall in 1999), before taking second place in the Euro STC in 2000. The following year he joined the Carly Motors squad in a BMW and also took a win in a one-off race in the FIA GT Championship, with the Prodrive Ferrari 550 Maranello.
Kox continued with Prodrive for the following seasons, winning the GTS class in the Laguna Seca ALMS race in 2002 and the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2004 and 2005 he raced for several different teams, including Prodrive (in the Ferrari and Aston Martin DBR9) and Reiter Engineering (in the Lamborghini Murcielago). In 2006 he split his time between the MenX team, Aston Martin and Spyker, in FIA GT, Le Mans, Le Mans Series and ALMS.
In 2007 and 2008 Peter Kox is a works driver for Lamborghini, driving in the FIA GT Championship and ADAC GT Masters. He took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007 with the works Aston Martin and 2008 with IPB Spartak Lamborghini.
Contents |
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (* signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap - 1 point given 1998 onwards)
[edit] Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Reiter | Lamborghini | ABU QR 15 |
ABU CR 8 |
SIL QR 10 |
SIL CR Ret |
BRN QR DNS |
BRN CR DNS |
PRI QR 2 |
PRI CR 18 |
SPA QR 7 |
SPA CR Ret |
NÜR QR 3 |
NÜR CR 2 |
ALG QR 12 |
ALG CR 7 |
NAV QR 17 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 9 |
INT CR 12 |
SAN QR Ret |
SAN CR 10 |
18th | 39 |
| 2011 | Swiss Racing Team | Lamborghini | ABU QR 10 |
ABU CR 7 |
ZOL QR 4 |
ZOL CR 4 |
ALG QR 10 |
ALG CR 5 |
SAC QR 12 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR |
ORD CR |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
16th | 31 |
[edit] 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christian Abt |
ADAC GT Masters Champion 2010 with: Albert von Thurn und Taxis |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- Peter Kox official site
- Peter Kox page on GTMasters.org
- Peter Kox page on LeMans-Series.com
- Driver for Reiter Engineering
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- Dutch racing drivers
- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- British Formula 3000 Championship drivers
- People from Eindhoven
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
