Talk:Pieter Kickert

Pieter Kickert Non-Canon Career

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. His season started strong, taking pole at Australia and scoring podiums in Brazil and San Marino.

It wasn't until Britain that he won a race however, in what was his 6th podium from 10 races. However, his relationship with the team fell apart after Hungary. Despite finishing third in the race, Williams announced he would be replaced by Andrew Spokes in 1998. Kickert was completely unaware that he was about to be snubbed, and the team did not give him a reason as to why.

Things came to a head at the Italian GP at Monza. Kickert was leading the race from Moreno, when the team told him to let the Canadian through to help him beat Tom Douglas in the championship. Kickert refused, and on lap 30 Moreno launched a move at the Rettifilo chicane. He outbraked himself however, and collided with Kickert. Moreno didn't finish, while Kickert lost the lead to Damon Cannon as a result, and would finish second. The team announced shortly after the race that Kickert was fired with immediate effect, and he couldn't find a drive for the last two races.

Racing Results

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 Racing Organisation	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 Ret	HUN 3	BEL Ret	ITA 2	AUT	JPN		3rd	46

Complete RTCC Results

Year	Entrant	Car	Cl.	#	1	2	3	4	DC	Pts
1998	Kickert Motorsport Engineering	Vauxhall Vectra	I	16	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 18	DON 1 17	DON 2 16	NC	0