Tim Coronel

Tim Coronel
Tim Coronel
Born	April 5, 1972 (age 54); Naarden, Netherlands
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Professional Dutch racing driver, Dakar Rally participant

Tim Alfa Coronel (born 5 April 1972 in Naarden) is a professional Dutch racing driver and the twin sibling of World Touring Car Championship competitor Tom Coronel.

Racing career

Tim launched his motorsport journey by securing victory in the Dutch Citroën AX Cup in 1994 at the age of 22. He then advanced to single-seater racing, achieving seventh and fifth place finishes in the Formula Opel Eurocup across two seasons. In 1997, he took part in the German F3 series. Shifting focus to Touring Cars in 1998, Tim piloted a Mitsubishi Carisma within the Dutch Championship, steadily climbing from eleventh to third position over three years. He subsequently competed with a Lexus IS200 in 2001, finishing fifth, and drove a Renault Clio in 2002, ending fourth overall. His successes include winning the Dutch Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge in 2003 and claiming the Dutch Porsche GT3 Cup title in 2005. Between 2006 and 2008, he participated in the Dutch BMW 130i Cup before moving to the SEAT León Eurocup in 2009.

During the opening round of the 2009 SEAT León Eurocup at Valencia, Tim secured third and fourth places, emerging as the leading points scorer. This performance earned him a one-off opportunity to drive for SUNRED Engineering, the same outfit as his brother Tom, behind the wheel of a SEAT León TFSI in the World Touring Car Championship event held at Brno.

In January 2009, both Tim and Tom Coronel entered the Dakar Rally driving a Bowler Nemesis. Tim returned for the rally in 2010 and 2011, competing with a McRae Buggy and winning the solo-class category on both occasions. His fifth participation came in 2012 with the McRae Buggy after plans for an electric variant proved overly ambitious.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races shown in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Pts
2009	SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León 2.0 TFSI	BRA 1	BRA 2	MEX 1	MEX 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	FRA 1	FRA 2	ESP 1	ESP 2	CZE 1 12	CZE 2 16	POR 1	POR 2	GBR 1	GBR 2	GER 1	GER 2	ITA 1	ITA 2	JPN 1	JPN 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	NC	0
2010	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	BRA 1	BRA 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	ITA 1	ITA 2	BEL 1	BEL 2	POR 1	POR 2	GBR 1 20	GBR 2 15	CZE 1	CZE 2	GER 1	GER 2	ESP 1	ESP 2	JPN 1	JPN 2	MAC 1	MAC 2			NC	0

Dakar Rally outcomes

Year	Category	Vehicle	Final ranking	Stages secured
2007	Cars	Bowler Offroad	46th	0
2008	Event cancelled – substituted by the 2008 Central Europe Rally
2009	Cars	Bowler Offroad	71st	0
2010	Cars	Alister McRae	50th	0
2011		Alister McRae	36th	0
2012		Alister McRae	44th	0
2013	Cars	Suzuki	56th	0
2014	Cars	Suzuki	DNF	0
2015	Cars	GoKoBra	DNF	0
2016	Cars	Suzuki	35th	0

External links

Tim's Dakar Team