In recent years, Bas Koeten Racing has focused on training young talent and preparing them for higher classes in motorsport. Through mutual dedication and a proven step-by-step plan, young drivers in Dutch championships such as the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup and BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux were intensively guided to achieve personal and sporting growth. This approach has been successful: around ten drivers found their way to the Porsche Carrera Cup, Porsche Supercup, or GT4 and GT3 sprint and endurance races after their season(s) with Bas Koeten Racing.
In 2024, the focus is on the development of the racing team as a whole, with sharply formulated ambitions: there was a need for more endurance races and stronger sprint competitions. Thus, this year’s focus is on renewing the fleet and changing competitions. Bas Koeten Racing finds the answer predominantly in the form of purebred race cars from Porsche Motorsport. The team has registered in three series with a growing fleet of Porsches: the 24h Series for endurance races, and the Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux and Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for pure sprint racing.
Eager Drivers and Crew!
Jelle Koeten: “We look back with great pride on the results we achieved in recent years in the Dutch Championships. Especially the last three years were very strong with multiple championship titles in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup, BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux, and Supercar Challenge. But just as our drivers are ambitious, so is the crew. In the autumn of 2023, we initiated this transition with our team, and thus the start of the 2024 season was impressive: four international endurance races where we deployed two Porsche 992 GT3 Cup cars. In January, the 6h Abu Dhabi and 24h Dubai, followed by the 12h Mugello and 12h Spa-Francorchamps in March and April.”
Back to Porsche’s Success Formula
“This set the stage for the Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux, which had its season opener at Circuit Zandvoort last week. This season, we field a brand-new Porsche Cayman GT4 RS alongside a new Porsche 992 GT3 Cup, which is run together with the Triple&Crown team. In the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux, we will participate with several guest appearances this season, with a view to full participation in 2025. The first PCCB race takes place this coming weekend (June 7-9) during the prestigious DTM event at Circuit Zandvoort. After our successful Porsche campaign in 2019 and 2020 with Loek Hartog and Kay van Berlo, it is fantastic to be back in the success formula of the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux.”
Challenging International One-Offs Alongside Familiar Club Races
“Additionally, an announcement can be expected soon about a couple of challenging international race events, for now one-offs. Considering the competition and locations, these fit perfectly with our sharpened ambitions. More on this soon!”
Jelle continues: “Of course, alongside all these new steps, we also remain loyal to drivers who have been part of the team for a long time. This is evident in our participation in the familiar club races of the DNRT Endurance Cup, the class with which it all started back in 2003 for Bas Koeten Racing from Westwoud.”
Motorsport Techlabs Alongside Ambitious Racing Program
In addition to the aforementioned racing programs, there is room for even more innovation: through the recently launched ‘Motorsport Techlabs’ program, Bas Koeten Racing initiates projects and collaborations in which technical innovation within the sport and the development of young talent play a central role. Bas Koeten: “We introduced Motorsport Techlabs to structurally and systematically invest time in development, innovation, guidance, and education, alongside our regular activities on the track.”
“Together with educational institutions and partners, we are, for example, looking for future-proof forms of motorsport. Think of in-depth practical research into electric propulsion and hydrogen-powered drivetrains. Training the next generation of technicians who lay the foundation for their future careers through the dynamic world of motorsport is also a key point. Much is still happening behind the scenes, so more on this soon! The words ‘sitting still’ are not in our dictionary. The knowledge, relationships, and needs in this direction are growing daily!”