Alan van der Merwe
Alan van der Merwe is a South African race car driver. He is the current driver of the F1 Medical Car.Racing career
Van der Merwe won the 2001 Formula Ford Festival. In 2003, he was the British Formula 3 Champion and ran for Super Nova Racing in Formula 3000 in 2004. His sponsorship money ran out mid-season and he became contracted as a part-time tester for BAR-Honda.
In 2005 and 2006, van der Merwe raced in A1 Grand Prix for A1 Team South Africa, with a best placed finish of 7th in New Zealand.
In 2006 he joined the Bonneville 200 MPH Club, driving a BAR-Honda team car, in their project called Bonneville 400, to speeds in excess of 250 mph in an attempt to set an official land speed record for a Formula One car on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats.
In 2008, he drove for James Watt Automotive in the 1000 km of Silverstone, part of the Le Mans Series season, finishing in 33rd place, completing 159 laps.
He returned to A1 Grand Prix in 2009 in the final round at Brands Hatch.
Van der Merwe is currently the official driver of the FIA Medical Car in Formula One events. He has driven the medical car since 2009.Racing record
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 2004 | Super Nova Racing | IMO
8 | CAT
12 | MON
9 | NUR
Ret | MAG
9 | SIL
8 | HOC
Ret | HUN | SPA | MNZ | 14th | 2 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2006–07 | A1 Team South Africa | NED
SPR | NED
FEA | CZE
SPR | CZE
FEA | BEI
SPR | BEI
FEA | MYS
SPR | MYS
FEA | IDN
SPR
9 | IDN
FEA
Ret | NZL
SPR
7 | NZL
FEA
16 | AUS
SPR
16 | AUS
FEA
Ret | RSA
SPR | RSA
FEA | MEX
SPR | MEX
FEA | SHA
SPR
8 | SHA
FEA
12 | GBR
SPR | GBR
SPR | NC | 0 |
| 2008–09 | A1 Team South Africa | NED
SPR | NED
FEA | CHN
SPR | CHN
FEA | MYS
SPR | MYS
FEA | NZL
SPR | NZL
FEA | RSA
SPR | RSA
FEA | POR
SPR | POR
FEA | GBR
SPR
15 | GBR
SPR
11 | | | | | | | | | 14th | 19 |
