Edouard (Ed) Swart (born 6 November 1937 in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

, the Netherlands) was an active Dutch touring car and sports-prototype racing car driver from 1961 until 1972. He drove for the

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works team from 1965 till 1970 in the European FIA Touring Car Challenge and in th
European FIA 2.0 L Sports-Prototype Challenge
races. He was also a founder of three Dutch racing teams and Clerk of the Course for all the races at Zandvoort including the Formula One Grand Prix from 1974-1981. After his retirement in 1972 he returned to racing again in 1975 participating in historic races and some

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races in the USA after his immigration to California in 1980. He has raced in many different race car types (50) including touring cars, sports and prototype cars, Can-Am cars,

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and

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cars. From 1961 till 2016 he participated in 500+ pro and historic race weekends on 87 different race tracks in Europe, South Africa, United States, South America, Australia and Canada. In 2010 he was invited to join and is a current member of th
RRDC
(Road Racing Drivers Club), and in 2012 was inducted into the SVRA Hall of Fame. In 2018, honored by the Vintage Motorsports Council with th

In 2021, Mr. Swart published a full race history in words and pictures with his book
Ed Swart – From Zandvoort to Daytona
Swart married Sally Stokes, a former girlfriend of Jim Clark.

Wins

* Winner of the FIA European Touring Car Challenge (div.1) 1965
Dutch National Champion 1000cc Touring Cars class, 1965 and 1966
* Winner of the FIA European Touring Car Challenge (850cc) 1968
European 2-litre Sports Car Championship for Makes 1970 standings

Teams

* Racing Team SAS - with 10 drivers 1963-1969 in Fiat Abarth cars * Racing Team Radio Veronica - with 16 drivers 1970-1973 in Alfa Romeo –Fiat Abarth – Chevron cars * Canon Racing Team - with eight drivers 1971-1972 in Chevron cars

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swart, Ed 1937 births Living people Sportspeople from The Hague Dutch racing drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers European Touring Car Championship drivers