Denis Dupont
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Denis Dupont (born 4 January 1993) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the USA in Michelin Pilot Challenge in TCR. He previously raced in WTCR,
Racing career
Dupont began his career in 2008 in
In September 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for Comtoyou Racing.[5][6] He qualified 3rd in Dubai but had bad luck during the races and suffered from punctures.
In February 2018, Dupont was confirmed as
In late 2022, it was announced Rockwell Autosport Development would be returning to the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge with a two car entry. Dupont was announced to drive the #15 car, With teammates Eric Rockwell and Nick Looijmans.[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 | Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 561 | 4th |
| 2016 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | RACB National Team | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 314‡ | 3rd‡ |
| 2017 | TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | Team WRT | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 316‡ | 5th‡ |
| TCR International Series | Comtoyou Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver | Street Art Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 15th | |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
|
3Y Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| World Touring Car Cup | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 16th | |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Ombra Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT | Team Care For Climate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2021 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Van Der Steur Racing LLC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2030 | 13th |
| 2022 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Belgard & Techniseal Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1920 | 14th |
| 2023 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Rockwell Autosport Development | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2210 | 10th |
| IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | Mühlner Motorsports America | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 580 | 13th | |
| 2024 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR | Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |
‡ Team Standings
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Comtoyou Racing | SEAT León TCR | RIM 1 |
RIM 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ
1 |
MNZ
2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
CHA
1 |
CHA
2 |
CHN 1 Ret |
CHN 2 DNS |
DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 17† |
NC | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Zolder results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | vzw
|
 Maxim Pampel Pierre-Yves Rosoux Marnik Battryn Christophe Pampel Vincent Radermecker
|
Wolf GB08 | 2 | 776 | 6th | 4th |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | MAR 1 13 |
MAR 2 DNS |
MAR 3 DNS |
HUN 1 22 |
HUN 2 21 |
HUN 3 21 |
GER 1 12 |
GER 2 11 |
GER 3 12 |
NED 1 11 |
NED 2 11 |
NED 3 12 |
POR 1 Ret |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 14 |
SVK 1 8 |
SVK 2 17 |
SVK 3 15† |
CHN 1 9 |
CHN 2 4 |
CHN 3 3 |
WUH 1 10 |
WUH 2 8 |
WUH 3 3 |
JPN 1 16 |
JPN 2 13 |
JPN 3 Ret |
MAC 1 22 |
MAC 2 15 |
MAC 3 15 |
16th | 69 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
NASCAR
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.
Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Points | |||
| 2014 | Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS | 32 | Toyota | VAL 10 |
VAL DNS |
BRH 2 |
BRH 22 |
TOU 1* |
TOU 1* |
NUR 20 |
NUR 18 |
UMB 8 |
UMB 18 |
BUG 8 |
BUG 3 |
5th | 561 | |||
References
- ^ "Denis Dupont career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Dejonghe and Dupont win the RACB TCR selection". TouringCarTimes. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Record Grid for GT4 European Season Opener". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (15 September 2017). "Denis Dupont to make TCR International debut at Zhejiang". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Denis Dupont to make his début at Zhejiang". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205759/http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/wtcr-team-wrt-and-comtoyou-racing-to-run-audi-cars. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dagys, John (29 December 2022). "Rockwell Autosport Confirms Two-Car Audi TCR Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Denis Dupont career summary at DriverDB.com