Bas Schouten (born 19 October 1994 in Hoorn) is a Dutch auto racing driver. Schouten has raced in various international racing series such as the TCR International Series and

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Career

After a career in karting in his home country Schouten made his auto racing debut in 2010. Schouten was included in the KNAF Talent First programme together with

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. De 15-year-old Dutch driver ran in the amateur BMW E30 Cup in a BMW 325i E30 entered by Bas Koeten Racing. Schouten also ran six races in the Dutch

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Duratec championship. The best result for the Dutch talent was fifth at

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. The following year Schouten finished third in the Formula Ford championship. At the annual

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Schouten finished eighth out of 25 drivers. In 2012 the young Dutchman raced in the Formula Ford and the Benelux

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Cup. In the Radical Cup Schouten ended up in the runner-up position in the championship. For 2013 the driver from Hoorn, North Holland turned to GT racing. Schouten drove a full season in the

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Supersport division in a

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GTR. Schouten shared the car with other Dutch drivers such as Jeroen Mul and Joey van Splunteren. Schouten finished third in the championship. The following year Schouten raced in the Dutch Supercar Challenge Super GT class. The Dutchman raced in a Vicora V8, a car derived from the

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, entered by

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. Running only a partial season Schouten also raced six races in the MW-V6 Pickup Series. At 2014 Acceleration at Navarra Schouten finished fifth in the first two races. The Dutch driver also made return to single seater racing in the

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. Racing for

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Schouten finished both races in the top ten.

Racing record

Complete Formula Acceleration 1 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete TCR International Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

External links

Bas Schouten Racing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schouten, Bas 1994 births Dutch racing drivers TCR International Series drivers People from Hoorn Living people 24H Series drivers Sportspeople from North Holland GT4 European Series drivers