Dirk Schouten (racing driver)

2021

Alongside his select start in the Touring Car Endurance Series, Schouten also competed in the 2021 International GT Open.^[3] Schouten would drive the No. 53 Q1 by EMG Motorsport Porsche 992 GT3 Cup alongside teammate Nicolas Vandierendonck in the Am Cup. Schouten and Vandierendonck made their first start in the second round held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Schouten and Vandierendonck won both races in their class.

Later in the season, the pair would return for rounds 6 and 7 at Monza and Barcelona respectively. However, they would move classes into the Pro-Am Cup. Schouten and Vandierendonck would win race one at Monza, and get podiums in all four races. They ended the season finishing third in the Pro-Am Cup.

2022

For 2022, Schouten moved over to the GT Cup Open Europe driving the No. 53 Q1 Trackracing Porsche 992 GT3 Cup alongside Lukas Valkre.^[4] Schouten and Valkre would contest the full season in the Pro-Am Cup. The pair had four poles, four fastest laps, and nine podiums during the season.^[5]

2023

Following his season in the GT Cup Open Europe, Schouten announced that he would compete full-time in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for the 2023 season driving for Q1 Trackracing.^[6] In round 10 at Circuit Zolder, he would achieve his first podium in the championship finishing second behind Bertrand Baguette.^[7] Schouten finished the season fourth in the championship.

2024

Schouten returned to the championship for the 2024 season, once again driving for Q1 Trackracing.^[8][9] In race two at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Schouten would win his first race in the championship, finishing six seconds ahead of fellow Dutchman Paul Meijer despite Schouten being handed a five second time penalty.^[10] This result put Schouten in the lead of the championship following Benjamin Paque's retirement in race two. Going into the next race at Zandvoort, he qualified in second polesitter and teammate Niels Langeveld. Schouten got a better launch at the start and jumped ahead of Langeveld into the lead. However, an accident involving three cars meant the race had to be red flagged. As the field had not completed a full lap around the track prior to the red flag, the field would be reset and Schouten would start in second again behind Langeveld. On the second race start, Schouten once again got a better launch than Langeveld and overtook him for the lead. He and Langeveld would battle for the entirety of the race, but it was Schouten who prevailed, achieving his second win in a row.^[11] For race two, Schouten qualified on pole ahead of Benjamin Paque. At the start of race two, Paque got a better start than Schouten, who was overtaken by the Belgian before turn one. Schouten would remain behind Paque the whole race and finished second. The next round at Imola saw mixed fortunes for Schouten. He qualified fifth for race one, but during the race he ran out wide onto the gravel and spun out. This mistake dropped him to the back of the pack where he would remain and finish 18th.^[12]

2025

For 2025, Schouten would join Dinamic Motorsport for the upcoming season of the Porsche Supercup as a rookie driver following his victory in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux.^[13] The first race at the Imola Circuit would result in an 11th place finish, and fourth place on the rookie standings after starting from 17th on the grid. An incident involving several cars on the first lap which heavily benefited Schouten would result in a red flag, where he improved to ninth place on the grid for the restart.^[14]

At the second race in Monaco, Schouten would win in the rookie classification, with an eighth place finish overall. A red flag on the first lap of the race would significantly shorten the distance of the race due to clashes with the Formula 1 race which was due to start later that afternoon. Half points were rewarded as a result of this.^[15]