Kees Koolen

Kees Koolen
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1965-08-19) August 19, 1965 (age 59)
Bergeijk, North Brabant
Dakar Rally career
Debut season2009 Dakar Rally
Current teamMaxxis Super B Dakarteam
Car number254
Starts10
Championships0
Wins1
Best finish17th in 2013 Dakar Rally and 2017 Dakar Rally
Previous series
2015-2017

2016
FIM Cross-Country Championship (Quad)
Silk Way Rally
Championship titles
2017
2022
FIM Cross-Country Championship (Quad)
World Rally-Raid Championship (truck)

Kees Koolen (born 19 August 1965 in Bergeijk, North Brabant) is a Dutch rally raid racer and businessman. Koolen participated in various rally raid competitions in a variety of vehicles. Koolen also was the CEO of Booking.com. Currently he is the Chairman/CEO of Koolen Industries: a Dutch clean energy conglomerate.