Peter Kox (born 23 February 1964 in
Eindhoven
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Kox began racing in
karts
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in 1978, winning five titles until 1982. In 1983 he moved to automobiles, winning the Marlboro
Formula Ford
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Challenge and was second and third in the Benelux and Dutch Formula Ford 2000 Championships, respectively, the following year. His single-seater racing career was interrupted several times and only took off in 1989 when he won the Benelux
Formula Opel
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Championship in 1989.
In 1990 Kox raced in the
British Formula 3 Championship
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where he came third with two victories. He moved up to
Formula 3000
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Formula 3000 championships
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in 1991, staying there for two seasons and winning one race.
Unable to find a seat in
Formula One
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, Kox moved to
touring cars
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While the cars do not mo ...
driving a BMW, winning five races in the Dutch series in 1993 on his way to the championship title. In 1995 he became a works
BMW driver in the
German Supertouring Championship
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The championship was established when BMW and Audi both left the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) in 199 ...
, coming second in the series, and also winning the
Spa 24 Hours
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History
The Spa 24 Hours was ...
. In 1996 he joined the
BMW Motorsport
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The current orga ...
, making a handful of
British Touring Car Championship
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appearances but focusing his efforts on the development program for the
McLaren F1 GTR
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, winning a race in the
BPR Global GT Series The BPR Global GT Series (sometimes referred to as the BPR Global GT Endurance Series or simply abbreviated as BPR.) was a grand tourer-based sports car racing series which ran from 1994 to 1996 before becoming the FIA GT Championship in 1997. The ...
. The following year he drove the car in the
FIA GT Championship
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, winning once more. He also took a class win in the Spa 24 Hours with a Diesel-powered BMW.
From 1998 to 2000 Kox returned to touring cars, becoming a
Honda
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Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
works driver. He raced full-time in the BTCC in 1998 and 1999 (coming 7th overall in 1999), before taking second place in the
Euro STC in 2000. The following year he joined the
Carly Motors
Carly Motors is a Dutch motorsports company. Carly Motors started tuning racing engines but grew into one of the top teams of the European Touring Car Championship and the Guia Race of Macau between 2001 and 2004.
History
Carly Pellinkhof started ...
squad in a BMW and also took a win in a one-off race in the FIA GT Championship, with the
Prodrive
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Ferrari 550 Maranello
The Ferrari 550 Maranello (''tipo'' F133) is a front-engine V12 2-seat grand tourer built by Ferrari from 1996 to 2001. The 550 Maranello marked Ferrari's return to a front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout for its 2-seater 12-cylinder model, 23 ye ...
.
Kox continued with Prodrive for the following seasons, winning the GTS class in the Laguna Seca ALMS race in 2002 and the
2003 24 Hours of Le Mans
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. In 2004 and 2005 he raced for several different teams, including Prodrive (in the Ferrari and
Aston Martin DBR9
The Aston Martin DBR9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing, debuting in 2005 and racing actively in international sportscar racing until the end of GT1 category in 2011. The name DBR9 is derived from the original 24 Hours of Le Mans-winn ...
) and
Reiter Engineering
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Reiter was a partner of Lamborghini from 2000 to 2014, involv ...
(in the
Lamborghini Murcielago
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Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916–1993) ...
). In 2006 he split his time between the MenX team, Aston Martin and
Spyker
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Notable produ ...
, in FIA GT, Le Mans,
Le Mans Series
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and ALMS.
In 2007 and 2008 Peter Kox is a works driver for Lamborghini, driving in the FIA GT Championship and
ADAC GT Masters
The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...
. He took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007 with the works Aston Martin and 2008 with IPB Spartak Lamborghini.
Peter Kox was a development driver for the
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GT3 in 2016, and will drive it in the 2017
Pirelli World Challenge
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for
RealTime Racing
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.
His daughter Stéphane Kox is also a racing driver.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
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Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results
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Complete British Touring Car Championship results
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Complete European Touring Car Championship results
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Complete European Super Production Championship results
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V8 Supercar results
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FIA GT competition results
Complete FIA GT Championship results
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Complete GT1 World Championship results
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Complete FIA GT Series results
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Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
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1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Eindhoven
Dutch racing drivers
FIA GT Championship drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
British Touring Car Championship drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers
British Formula 3000 Championship drivers
American Le Mans Series drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Supercars Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
International GT Open drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
Sports car racing team owners
24 Hours of Spa drivers
European Touring Car Championship drivers
24H Series drivers
British GT Championship drivers
West Competition drivers
David Price Racing drivers
Aston Martin Racing drivers
Dick Johnson Racing drivers
Schnitzer Motorsport drivers
BMW M drivers
CRS Racing drivers
W Racing Team drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Porsche Motorsports drivers