Alan van der Merwe

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Alan van der Merwe
NationalitySouth African
Born (1980-01-31) 31 January 1980 (age 41)
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Previous series
Championship titles
2003British Formula 3 Championship

Alan van der Merwe (born 31 January 1980) is a South African race car driver, entrepreneur and current driver of the Formula One medical car.[1]

Racing career[]

Van der Merwe won the 2001 Formula Ford Festival.[2] In 2003 he was the British Formula 3 Champion,[2] and drove for Super Nova Racing in Formula 3000 in 2004.[2] His sponsorship money ran out mid-season and he took a contract as a part-time tester for BAR–Honda.[2]

In 2005 and 2006, Van der Merwe raced in the A1 Grand Prix series for A1 Team South Africa,[2] with a best placed finish of 7th in New Zealand. In 2006 he joined the Bonneville 200 MPH Club,[3] driving a BAR–Honda team car to speeds in excess of 400 kilometres per hour (250 mph) for their Bonneville 400 project; an attempt to set an official land speed record for a Formula One car on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats.[4] In 2008 he drove for James Watt Automotive in the 1000 km of Silverstone, part of the 2008 Le Mans Series,[2] finishing in 33rd place and completing 159 laps. He returned to A1 Grand Prix in 2009 in the final round at Brands Hatch.[2]

Van der Merwe has been the official driver of the FIA medical car in Formula One events since 2009.[5]

Racing record[]

Season Series Team name Races Poles Wins Points Final placing
2001 Formula Ford Festival Unknown 1 0 1 NC 1st
Unknown 14 2 1 ? 2nd
2002 British Formula 3 Carlin Motorsport 30 0 1 98 8th
2003 British Formula 3 Carlin Motorsport 24 5 9 308 1st
2004 Formula 3000 Super Nova Racing 7 0 0 2 14th
2005 Formula One BAR Test driver
2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team South Africa 8 0 0 0 NC
2008 Le Mans Series 1 0 0 2 37th
2008–09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team South Africa 2 0 0 0 NC
Source:[2][6]

Complete International Formula 3000 results[]

(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 DC Points Ref
2004 Super Nova Racing IMO
8 		CAT
12 		MON
9 		NUR
Ret 		MAG
9 		SIL
8 		HOC
Ret 		HUN SPA MNZ 14th 2 [7]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results[]

(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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points Ref
2006–07 A1 Team South Africa NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CZE
SPR 		CZE
FEA 		BEI
SPR 		BEI
FEA 		MYS
SPR 		MYS
FEA 		IDN
SPR
9 		IDN
FEA
Ret 		NZL
SPR
7 		NZL
FEA
16 		AUS
SPR
16 		AUS
FEA
Ret 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		SHA
SPR
8 		SHA
FEA
12 		GBR
SPR 		GBR
SPR 		NC 0 [8]
2008–09 NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CHN
SPR 		CHN
FEA 		MYS
SPR 		MYS
FEA 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		POR
SPR 		POR
FEA 		GBR
SPR
15 		GBR
SPR
11 		14th 19 [9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Driving the F1 Medical Car - the world's fastest ambulance". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alan van der Merwe". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Bonneville 200mph Club Members by Year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ Hanlon, Mike (18 July 2006). "Honda F1 car attempts land speed record at Bonneville". gizmag. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ "F1 unveils new Safety and Medical cars for 2015". Grand Prix Times. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Alan van der Merwe". MotorSport. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Alan van der Merwe Career Season 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  8. ^ "A1 Grand Prix - Season 2006–2007". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  9. ^ "A1 Grand Prix - Season 2008–2009". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

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