Pieter Kickert

Template:Infobox Racing Driver Pieter Kickert (born 12th February 1971) is a Dutch racing car driver famous for his F1RGP2C career and his strong racing ability in touring cars.

Early Career

Kickert started out racing at 14 when he entered races at his local track, Zandvoort, and as he showed his talent he earned enough money to relocate to Britain and compete in the British F3 in 1989, at age 18. He was fairly competitive that year, and won a few races in 1990.

LGPS

In 1991, Kickert entered the new Life GP Series, buying his own car to compete. However, he overestimated the reliability of the car, and bought too few spare parts. After several mechanical failures left him with no money, he announced that he was going to leave the series until a more professional team, Foster's Good Call Racing, offered him a drive in one of their cars. Kickert gave them what little money he had left, and in just his second race for the team, the Belgian GP, he finished second.

F1RGP2C

In 1994, he was picked up by Tyrrell to race in the inaugural season of the F1RGP2C. Partnered with Poppy Whitechapel, the Tyrrel was very unreliable, and Kickert's best result was a 5th place at the first race of the year at Interlagos. He would only score two more points finishes, with 6th places in Canada and Belgium. At the end of the year, he jumped ship and went to Sauber for 1995, where he did slightly better. He matched his best finish of fifth in Argentina, then took a career best fourth at Belgium, the closest place he had to a home race. However, he wouldn't score any more points until almost a year later, at the 1996 British Grand Prix, matching his best. At Japan, he would score his first podium, finishing second in a chaotic race. This fantastic result, as well as a series of strong drives throughout the year, earnt him the second Williams seat for 1997 in the place of retiring Pippa Mann. He knew that partnering champion Daniel Moreno would be tough, but with a competitive car and a supportive environment, he knew he could do well.

Complete Life GP Series Results

Year	Entrant	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Pts
1991	Kickert Motorsport Engineering	16	ESP Ret	AND Ret	FRA Ret	ITA Ret	AUT Ret	CZE Ret	GER 4												9th	9
	Foster's Good Call Racing	9								SWE Ret	BEL 2	SUI Ret	LUX	EUR	GBR	ENG	POR	USE	USW	JPN

Complete F1RGP2C Results

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	DC	Pts
1994	Tyrrell	Tyrrell 022	Yamaha OX10B	BRA 5	PAC Ret	SMR 8	MON Ret	ESP Ret	CAN 6	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER NC	HUN Ret	BEL 6	ITA Ret	POR Ret	EUR 9	JPN Ret	AUS 14		18th	4
1995	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C14	Ford ECA Zetec-R	BRA Ret	ARG 5	SMR 7	MON Ret	ESP 7	CAN Ret	FRA Ret	GBR 6	GER 11	HUN 6	BEL 4	ITA 8	POR Ret	EUR 8	JPN Ret	PAC Ret	AUS 8	12th	7
1996	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R	AUS Ret	BRA Ret	ARG 9	LUX Ret	SMR 8	MON 8	ESP Ret	CAN 8	USA 7	FRA 7	GBR 4	GER 8	HUN 8	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	JPN 2		11th	9
1997	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW19	Renault RS9	AUS Ret	BRA 2	ARG 8	SMR 3	MON Ret	ESP 2	CAN 2	USA 3	FRA 12*	GBR 1	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	AUT	JPN		3rd*	36*