Cornelius "Cor" Euser (born April 25, 1957) is a Dutch racing driver from Oss. His son Michael is also a racing driver

Career

After winning several

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titles in 1980 and 1981, Euser went to the

FIA European Formula Three Championship The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three(F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived t ...

part-time in 1982 and 1983. He expanded his racing in 1984 competing in the British and German Formula Three series. He made his

Formula 3000 Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines. Formula 3000 championships ...

debut in the final race of the 1986 season at

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after failing to qualify for the first race of the season. He made 8 Formula 3000 starts the following year but failed to score points. He finally broke into the points in 1988, finishing 19th in the championship with a 5th place at

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. During this period, Euser also participated in an episode of Run The Gauntlet, aired on ITV in the UK in 1988. Euser transitioned to

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in 1990 making 6 starts in the World Sports-Prototype Championship. In 1991 he competed full-time in both the Sportscar World Championship and DTM and made a single start in the CART World Series for Bettenhausen Motorsports at

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. In 1991 he also made his

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...

debut driving for Euro Racing. In

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he drove at Le Mans in a

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GT2 Porsche and in 1995 he became a factory driver for the

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racing marque. While driving for Marcos, he purchased the rights to manufacture racing cars and entered them as Marcos Racing International. He has made several more Le Mans starts and campaigned their LM600 and Mantis cars 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 ...

FIA GT Championship The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...

, the

British GT Championship The British GT Championship is a sports car racing series based predominantly in the United Kingdom. The series was originally created by the British Racing Drivers' Club in 1993 and, for its first two seasons, was known as the National Sports GT ...

, the

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, the

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, and numerous other endurance races held around the globe. As of 2016 Euser is still an active driver in various endurance races.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

PPG Indycar Series

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

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA GT Championship results

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

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Britcar 24 Hour results

References

External links

Cor Euser
at Driver Database * http://www.coreuser.nl/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Euser, Cornelius 1957 births Living people Dutch racing drivers Champ Car drivers Formula Ford drivers FIA European Formula 3 Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers British Formula 3000 Championship drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers Sportspeople from Oss World Sportscar Championship drivers International GT Open drivers Britcar 24-hour drivers Sports car racing team owners 24H Series drivers British GT Championship drivers Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers Bettenhausen Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers