Daan Pijl (born 26 July 2003), known professionally as Daan Arrow, is a Dutch and Polish racing driver who is set to compete for Winward Racing in the GS class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge.
Career Arrow made his car racing debut in 2017 by racing in the Dutch Racing Driver series, before moving to Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup for the next two years. After finishing fourth in the standings in his rookie year, Arrow scored six wins and four more podiums to clinch the title in his sophomore season.
In early 2020, Arrow joined MDM Motorsport to race in GT4 European Series alongside Simon Knap, but neither he nor the team competed in any races due to travel restrictions. Following a one-off appearance in Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands, Arrow returned to full-time competition in 2021, driving for Team Bleekemolen in the VRM BMW M2 Cup and for Bonaldi Motorsport in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In the former, Arrow scored one win at Zolder and finished fourth in points, whereas in the latter, Arrow was eighth in the Pro standings with a lone win at Spa.
Stepping up to GT3 competition in 2022, Arrow joined Imperiale Racing to compete in the Italian GT Endurance Championship alongside Mateo Llarena and Raúl Guzmán. After finishing fourth at Pergusa, Arrow finished third in the remaining three races of the season to secure fifth in the GT3 points. During 2022, Arrow also made his GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup debut for GSM Novamarine at Misano.
In 2023, Arrow joined Oregon Team for his maiden season in International GT Open alongside Pietro Perolini, and began racing under the name "Daan Arrow", the English translation of his last name. In the seven round season, the pair scored one points finish, an eighth place in race two at Monza, to end the year 33rd in points. During 2023, Arrow also raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Bonaldi Motorsport alongside Abbie Eaton, taking a lone podium at the Nürburgring on their way to seventh in the Pro standings.
The following year, Arrow made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut for Winward Racing alongside Colin Caresani and Tanart Sathienthirakul. The trio finished on the podium in every race they contested, which included class wins at Le Castellet and Monza, en route to the Silver Cup title with a race to spare. During 2024, Arrow also competed for Goodspeed Racing Team in select races in both GT Winter Series and International GT Open.
Arrow mainly raced in Asia in 2025, competing for Vollgas Motorsports in all but the first and last rounds of GT World Challenge Asia alongside Han Min-Kwan. In the four rounds he contested, Arrow scored Silver-Am podiums at Mandalika and Okayama to end the year ninth in the class standings. During 2025, Arrow also competed in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Black Falcon in the SP9 Pro-Am class, along with an appearance at the 24 Hours of Spa with Winward Racing.
After competing with them in the last three races of the GS class of the 2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge, Arrow returned to Winward Racing for his first full season in the series in 2026. In his rookie season in the series, Arrow took podiums at Daytona and Sebring to end the year 13th in the GS standings despite missing a race.
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2018 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Privateer 12 0 1 1 5 148 4th 2019 Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Privateer 12 6 2 2 10 222 1st 2020 Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands 3 0 0 1 1 39 12th2021 VRM BMW M2 Cup Team Bleekemolen 10 1 0 0 2 111.5 4th Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands 2 0 0 0 0 30 14th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Bonaldi Motorsport 10 1 0 0 1 53 8th Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT Cup 2 1 0 0 1 24 NC GT Cup Open Europe – GT Cup Pro-Am Alda MotorsportBonaldi Motorsport 3 0 0 0 2 14 10th2022 Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Imperiale Racing 4 0 0 0 3 36 5th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M240i Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup GSM Novamarine2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 3 17th2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Rebelleo by Bonaldi Motorsport 12 0 1 0 1 49 7th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 2 11th International GT Open Oregon Team 13 0 0 0 0 3 33rd2024 GT Winter Series – GT3 Good Speed Racing 6 1 0 0 2 20.955 8th International GT Open – Pro-Am 6 0 0 0 0 0 33rd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing4 0 0 0 0 2 30th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 2 1 2 4 102 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Black Falcon Team EAE 5 2 0 0 2 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 7th GT World Challenge Asia – Silver-Am Vollgas Motorsports 8 0 2 0 2 84 9th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 0 0 0 1 27 14th Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS 3 0 0 0 0 540 38th Gulf 12 Hours 1 0 0 0 0 DNF GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am Regulator Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge Black Falcon Team EAEWinward RacingVollgas MotorsportsRegulator Racing 4 0 0 0 0 8 27th 2025–2624H Series Middle East - GT3Winward Racing 2 0 0 0 1 48 8th2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge – GS Winward Racing 9 0 0 0 2 1720 13th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Am Black Falcon Team EAE Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 48LOSCH Motorsport by Black Falcon 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge Winward Racing RS1 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Russian Circuit Racing Series – Mitjet Sila Motorsport 2 1 * * GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am RS1 * *Sources:
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2022 GSM Novamarine Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL2 17th 3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2024 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo SilverLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜRMNZ JED1st102 2025 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H NÜR BAR 14th 27 2026 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 21st* 15*
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2025 Vollgas Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Silver-Am SEP1 SEP2 MAN1 MAN2 BUR1 BUR2 FUJ1 FUJ2 OKA1 OKA2 BEI1 BEI2 9th 84
Complete Michelin Pilot Challenge results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2025 Winward Racing Grand Sport Mercedes-AMG GT4 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 38th 540 2026Winward Racing Grand SportMercedes-AMG GT4 DAY SEB LGA MOH WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 13th 1720
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