Bastian Buus

Bastian Buus
Buus at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
Nationality	Danish
Born	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) Kolding, Denmark
Porsche Supercup career
Debut season	2022
Current team	BWT Lechner Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Starts	14 (14 entries)
Wins	3
Podiums	7
Poles	1
Fastest laps	4
Best finish	1st in 2023

Bastian Buus (born 20 June 2003) ^[1] is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series for Earl Bamber Motorsport. He is a part of the Porsche Junior Program. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He also is a Team Danmark athlete. ^[3] Buus is the 2023 Porsche Supercup champion.

Career

Karting

Buus didn't have many karting achievements from when he started in 2013, but his biggest achievement was coming second place in the 2015 Danish Championship - Cadet Junior class. ^{[4] [5]} He also participated in various WSK events, including the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Final Cup and WSK Open Series. He finished 9th in the WSK Final Cup - OKJ class in 2017

Aquila Synergy Cup

In 2018, Buus made his debut in the Aquila Synergy Cup, where he achieved much for success then he did in karting. ^[4] He won 9 races and got 14 podiums out of the 15 races he was in, with 3 poles and 8 fastest laps, he came 2nd in the championship with 450 points.

GT4 European Series

Buus's first appearance in GT4's was competing in the 2020 GT4 European Series Pro-Am class full time for Allied-Racing alongside Jan Kasperlik. ^{[5] [6]} The pair beat former Formula 2 driver and current Super Formula driver, Cem Bölükbaşı and Yağız Gedik to the Pro-Am title, winning 8 out of 12 races. ^{[7] [4]}

Buus contested the final round of the 2021 GT4 European Series with Allied Racing, partnering Joel Sturm in the Silver class. ^[8] The pair won a race that lifted Buus to being classified as 17th in the championship standings with 25 points. ^{[9] [10]}

DTM Trophy

Buus made an appearance for Allied Racing for the second to last round of the 2020 DTM Trophy in Zolder, replacing Felix Hirsiger. He scored 12 points in the two races he drove in. ^[11]

Porsche competition

Buus made his Porsche Carrera Cup debut in the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in a one-off guest appearance in the final round in Oschersleben, he was unable to start the first race but came 11th in the second race. ^[12]

In 2021 he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany full time, as he fought for the rookie title and also fought for podiums in the overall standings, getting his maiden podium in race 1 of the second race in Monza, and another podium in the final race of the final round of the championship in Hockenheim. ^{[3] [12]} He finished the championship in seventh with 120 points. ^[13] Buus was pipped to the rookie title by Loek Hartog, as the Dane was runner up to the rookie classification. ^{[13] [14]}

For his 2022 campaign, he competed full time in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France for Allied Racing. ^{[3] [13]} He achieved his maiden win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in the first race at Imola, and got his maiden pole in the first race of Lausitzring. ^{[15] [16]} He finished his campaign in fourth with 8 podiums and 236 points.

In the Porsche Carrera Cup France, he didn't win any races but got 5 podiums and won the rookie classification, finishing his maiden season with 137 points in fourth.

Buus contested the 2022 Porsche Supercup season with BWT Lechner Racing, partnering Dylan Pereira and Harry King. ^{[3] [17] [18]} He achieved his first podium in the Red Bull Ring and got his first pole and win in Circuit Paul Ricard. ^{[19] [20] [21]} Buus won the final race of the season in Monza, finishing his rookie season in fourth place with 120 points, while also winning the rookie classification. ^{[22] [23]}

In 2023 Buus remained in the Porsche Supercup with BWT Lechner Racing and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Allied Racing. He won the 2023 Porsche Supercup title and took took his first win in his campaign at the Red Bull Ring. Buus finished with 122 points, five podiums and one win. ^{[24] [25]}

Meanwhile in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, he came third in the championship after getting three wins, nine podiums, one pole position and 239 points.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

In 2021, Buus also joined his regular team Allied Racing for three races, starting from the 24 Hours of Spa in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver. Where he came 9th in his category, he came 14th at the Nürburgring and 15th in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. ^{[26] [27]}

Buus rejoined the championship in 2024, competing with Lionspeed GP. He competed in the bronze category, and got one podium at the third round at the Nürburgring. Buus retired from the final two races of the season at Monza and Jeddah, getting his maiden fastest lap in the latter. ^[28]

In the bronze category, he finished the championship in 19th with 20 points, and in the overall championship he didn't score a point, with his highest result being a 28th at the Nürburgring.

Asian Le Mans Series

Buus made his debut in the series for Earl Bamber Motorsport in the GT class, partnering Thai racing driver Tanart Sathienthirakul, and Indonesian racing driver Setiawan Santoso. ^[29] He had a best result of 11th in the first round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit. He and his teammates came 29th in the championship.

Intercontinental GT Challenge

Buus did three races in the 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge, first in the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour where he got his only podium after getting third in his category, he also drove in the 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring, coming 13th in the race, but 9th in IGTC standings. Buus finished his season with a 11th place at 2024 Indianapolis 8 Hours. He finished the championship in 15th with 16 points.

GT World Challenge Asia

He also completed in the 2024 GT World Challenge Asia with Phantom Global Racing for the first two rounds. Buus came 4th and 19th in the first round at the Sepang International Circuit, and came 15th and 7th in the next round at Buriram International Circuit. Buus returned to the series in the fifth round of the series at Okayama International Circuit with Origine Motorsport. He came 5th and 4th in the races and got his first pole position in the second race. Buus came 17th in the drivers championship with 40 points. ^{[30] [31]}

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

For 2025, Buus would compete in the 2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Allied Racing, partnering Ricardo Feller. ^[32]

Personal life

Buus currently resides in Nørre Bjert, Kolding Municipality together with his family. ^[3]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2014	Danish Championship – Cadet Junior		8th
2015	Danish Championship – Cadet Junior		2nd
2016	Danish Championship – KFJ		9th
	NEZ Championship – KFJ		8th
2017	WSK Super Master Series – OKJ		38th
	WSK Final Cup – OKJ		9th
	Rotax Max Challenge Denmark – Junior		39th
2018	DKM German Kart Championship – OK	RS Competition	14th
	Swedish Kart League – OK		27th
2019	24° South Garda Winter Cup – OK	RS Competition	23rd
	WSK Super Master Series – OK		19th
	DKM German Kart Championship – OK		12th
	WSK Open Cup – OK		16th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	Aquila Synergy Cup		15	9	3	8	14	450	2nd
2020	DTM Trophy	Allied Racing	2	0	0	0	0	12	18th
	GT4 European Series - Pro-Am		12	8	4	3	9	240	1st
	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	GT4 European Series - Silver	Allied Racing	2	1	0	1	1	25	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	2
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	0	0	0	0
	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany		16	0	0	1	2	120	7th
2022	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Allied Racing	16	1	1	0	8	236	4th
	Porsche Carrera Cup France		10	0	0	1	5	137	4th
	Porsche Supercup	BWT Lechner Racing	8	2	1	0	3	120	4th
2023	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Allied-Racing	16	3	1	5	9	239	3rd
	Porsche Supercup	BWT Lechner Racing	8	1	0	4	5	122	1st
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Earl Bamber Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	0	29th
2024	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Phantom Global Racing	1	0	0	1	1	16	15th
		Dinamic GT	1	0	0	0	0
		EBM	1	0	0	0	0
	GT World Challenge Asia	AAS Phantom Global Racing	4	0	0	0	0	40	17th
		Origine Motorsport	2	0	1	0	0
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Lionspeed GP	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze		4	0	0	1	1	20	19th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Dinamic GT
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT(-G)	Four Motors Bioconcept-Car
	GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am	Earl Bamber Motorsport
2025	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Allied Racing

* Season still in progress.

Complete GT4 European Series 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	Pos	Points
2020	Allied Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	Pro-Am	IMO 1 6	IMO 2 3	MIS 1 11	MIS 2 5	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 1	ZAN 1 1	ZAN 2 1	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 Ret	LEC 1 13	LEC 2 12	1st	240
2021	Allied Racing	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	Silver	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	CAT 1 28	CAT 2 1	17th	25

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2020	Allied Racing	LEM 1	LEM 2	SAC 1	SAC 2	SAC 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	LAU 1	LAU 1	OSC 1 DNS	OSC 1 11					NC	0
2021	Allied Racing	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 8	OSC 1 9	OSC 2 11	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 5	MNZ1 1 9	MNZ1 2 19	ZAN 1 11	ZAN 2 8	MNZ2 1 7	MNZ2 2 3	SAC 1 8	SAC 2 8	HOC 1 28	HOC 2 3	7th	120
2022	Allied-Racing	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 3	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 4	IMO 1 1	IMO 2 7	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 2	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 5	LAU 1 6	LAU 2 14	SAC 1 2	SAC 2 6	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 2	4th	237
2023	Allied-Racing	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 5	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 4	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 2	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 2	LAU 1 3	LAU 2 1	SAC 1 1	SAC 2 3	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 1	HOC 1 7	HOC 2 Ret	3rd	239

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

(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	Lionspeed GP	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Bronze	LEC 30	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	NÜR 28	MNZ Ret	JED Ret	19th	20

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2022	Allied-Racing	NOG 1 19	NOG 2 6	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 6	MAG 1 3	MAG 2 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	VAL 1 3	VAL 2 4	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 3	4th	137

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Points
2022	BWT Lechner Racing	IMO 5	MON 9	SIL 5	RBR 3	LEC 1	SPA 6	ZND 4	MNZ 1	4th	120
2023	BWT Lechner Racing	MON 3	RBR 1	SIL 13	HUN 3	SPA 2	ZND 4	ZND 2	MNZ 13	1st	122

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Pos.	Points
2023–24	Earl Bamber Motorsport	GT	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	SEP 1 11	SEP 2 Ret	DUB 12	ABU 1 13	ABU 2 Ret	29th	0

Complete GT World Challenge Asia 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	DC	Points
2024	AAS Phantom Global Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	SEP 1 4	SEP 2 19	BUR 1 15	BUR 2 7	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2					17th	40
	Origine Motorsport										OKA 1 5	OKA 2 4	SHA 1	SHA 2

External links

• Bastian Buus career summary at DriverDB.com
• Official website

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