Alan van der Merwe

Alan van der Merwe (born 31 January 1980) is a South African race car driver, entrepreneur and current driver of the Formula One Medical Car.
Racing career.
Van der Merwe won the 2001 Formula Ford Festival. In 2003 he was the British Formula 3 Champion, and drove for Super Nova Racing in Formula 3000 in 2004. His sponsorship money ran out mid-season and he took a contract as a part-time tester for BAR–Honda.
In 2005 and 2006, Van der Merwe raced in the A1 Grand Prix series 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 to speeds in excess of for their "Bonneville 400" project; 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 2008 Le Mans Series, finishing in 33rd place and completing 159 laps. He returned to A1 Grand Prix in 2009 in the final round at Brands Hatch.
Van der Merwe has been the official driver of the FIA Medical Car in Formula One events since 2009.