DKR Engineering

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Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering
DKR LOGO.png
Founded2004
Team principal(s) Kendy Janclaes
Current series European Le Mans Series
Asian Le Mans Series
Michelin Le Mans Cup
Prototype Winter Series
Former series GT & Prototype Challenge
FIA GT1 World Championship
FIA GT Championship
FFSA GT Championship
Teams'
Championships
7 (2009 FFSA GT, 2017 LMC LMP3, 2018 LMC LMP3, 2019 LMC LMP3, 2020 LMC LMP3, 2021 ELMS LMP3, 2023 ALMS LMP2)
Drivers'
Championships
7 (2009 FFSA GT, 2017 LMC LMP3, 2018 LMC LMP3, 2019 LMC LMP3, 2020 LMC LMP3, 2021 ELMS LMP3, 2023 ALMS LMP2)

DKR Engineering is a Belgian-owned Luxembourgish racing team and preparation firm, which competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship. The company was founded in 2004 by Kendy Janclaes as a branch of the PSI Experience racing team from Belgium. After running PSI's racing programs, DKR began their own programs in 2008, running in the FFSA GT Championship with Corvettes. DKR expanded into the FIA GT Championship in 2009 where PSI had previously competed, running their own program under the Sangari Team Brazil banner and netting a single victory and sixth in the Teams' Championship. DKR's FFSA GT squad won five races in 2009 and secured the Drivers' Championship for Eric Debard.

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In 2010 DKR Engineering partnered with fellow Corvette campaigner Selleslagh Racing Team to compete as a two-car team under Mad-Croc Racing banner in the FIA GT1 World Championship. After a single victory over the season, Selleslagh and DKR will split, forming their own teams for the 2011 season.

The team are four-time LMP3 champions of the Michelin Le Mans Cup and currently lead the standings in 2020.

They have entered Le Mans twice: originally in 2013 with a Lola B11/40-Judd, promoted from the reserve entry list when Gulf Racing withdrew, [1] and in 2022, qualifying for an automatic place through their championship LMP3 win in European Le Mans Series and opting to run in the LMP2 Pro-Am subclass, with the ELMS duo of Jean Glorieux and Laurents Hörr stepping up. The mandatory third driver has not been confirmed.

DKR-run Corvette C6.R of Sangari Team Brazil at the 2009 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours. 20091025 FIA GT 08 e296.jpg
DKR-run Corvette C6.R of Sangari Team Brazil at the 2009 FIA GT Zolder 2 Hours.
The Oreca 07 of DKR Engineering at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans. 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans (52174504182).png
The Oreca 07 of DKR Engineering at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearEntrantNoCarDriversClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering39 Lola B11/40-Judd Flag of France.svg Romain Brandela
Flag of France.svg Olivier Porta
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Raffin
LMP228038th12th
2022 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering3 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of France.svg Alexandre Cougnaud
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
LMP2 (Pro-Am)36222nd3rd
2023 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering43 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Martin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom van Rompuy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde
LMP2 (Pro-Am)31132nd3rd
2024 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering33 Oreca 07-Gibson Flag of Austria.svg René Binder
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mattschull
LMP2 (Pro-Am)29521st3rd

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers123456Pos.Pts
2013 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP2 39 Lola B11/40 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 Flag of France.svg Romain Brandela
Flag of France.svg Olivier Porta
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Raffin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard Delhez
SIL
6
IMO
Ret
RBR HUN LEC 10th8
GTC 85 BMW Z4 GT3 (Spec 2011) BMW 4.4 L V8 Flag of France.svg Thomas Accary
Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lecuyer
SIL
IMO RBR HUN LEC
6
10th8
2018 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 8 Norma M30 Nissan VK56DE 5.0L V8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Toril
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Toril
Flag of Sweden.svg Henning Enqvist
Flag of France.svg Fabien Lavergne
Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Sanchez
Flag of France.svg Marvin Klein
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christian Vaglio
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Maulini
LEC
Ret
MNZ
Ret
RBR
14
SIL
SPA
11
POR
9
17th2.75
2020 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 4 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of France.svg François Kirmann
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Triller
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
LEC
10
SPA
6
LEC
6
MNZ
7
POR
10
9th24
2021 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 4 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alain Berg
Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss
Flag of France.svg Jean-Phillipe Dayrault
Flag of France.svg Mathieu de Barbuat
CAT
5
RBR
8
LEC
1
MNZ
1
SPA
1
POR
4
1st105
2022 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 4 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Álvarez
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Alexander Bukhantsov
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom van Rompuy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
LEC
9
IMO
5
MNZ
8
CAT
2
SPA
2
POR
7
3rd60
2023 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP2 Pro-Am3 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Álvarez
Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom van Rompuy
CAT
5
LEC
9
ARA
8
SPA
8
POR
8
ALG
6
9th32
2024 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP2 Pro-Am3 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Flag of Turkey.svg Cem Bölükbaşı
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andres Latorre Canon
CAT
6
LEC
8
IMO SPA MUG ALG 7th*12*

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers1234Pos.Pts
2021 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 63 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
DUB
Ret
DUB
4
YMC
5
YMC
5
6th32
2022 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 2 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 Flag of Mexico.svg Sebastián Álvarez
Flag of France.svg Mathieu de Barbuat
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
DUB
Ret
DUB
7
YMC
1
YMC
7
6th41
2023 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP2 3 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Eastwood
Flag of Turkey.svg Ayhancan Güven
Flag of Turkey.svg Salih Yoluç
DUB
2
DUB
2
YMC
3
YMC
1
1st76
LMP3 5 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 Flag of Germany.svg Valentino Catalano
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom van Rompuy
DUB
6
DUB
1
YMC
5
YMC
10
4th44

Complete Michelin Le Mans Cup results

YearEntrantClassNoChassisEngineDrivers1234567Pos.Pts
2017 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 3 Norma M30 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Spain.svg Alexander Toril
MNZ
2
LMN 1
Ret
LMN 2
1
RBR
1
LEC
1
SPA
1
POR
DSQ
1st114
6 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Edgar Lau
Flag of France.svg Jacques Wolf
MNZ
LMN 1
19
LMN 2
5
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
18th5.5
91 ADESS-03 Flag of France.svg Sylvain Boulay
Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada
MNZ
LMN 1
Ret
LMN 2
24
RBR
LEC
SPA
POR
27th0.5
2018 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 1 Norma M30 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of Ireland.svg Dan Polley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
LEC
MNZ
LMN 1
32
LMN 2
27
RBR
SPA
POR
28th1
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Léonard Hoogenboom
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Petersen
LEC
1
MNZ
1
LMN 1
3
LMN 2
4
RBR
1
SPA
3
POR
Ret
1st103
2019 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 3 Norma M30 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of France.svg François Kirmann
LEC
2
MNZ
2
LMN 1
6
LMN 2
1
CAT
1
SPA
DSQ
POR
3
1st100
5 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cencetti
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcello Marateotto
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Triller
Flag of Germany.svg Kenneth Heyer
LEC
8
MNZ
5
LMN 1
2
LMN 2
Ret
CAT
8
SPA
12
POR
12
9th28
29 Ligier JS P3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bob Herber
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Kamphues
LEC
MNZ
LMN 1
24
LMN 2
17
CAT
SPA
POR
2020 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 1 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ugo de Wilde
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Triller
LEC
SPA
LEC
LMN 1
6
LMN 2
Ret
MNZ
POR
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Triller
LEC
1
SPA
2
LEC
4
LMN 1
1
LMN 2
2
MNZ
1
POR
3
1st120
2021 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 1 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Kumar
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcello Marateotto
CAT
LEC
MNZ
LMN 1
Ret
LMN 2
28
SPA
POR
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson
Flag of the United States.svg Dario Cangialosi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris Cools
Flag of France.svg Francois Kirmann
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean Glorieux
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
CAT
23
LEC
15
MNZ
5
LMN 1
19
LMN 2
Ret
SPA
22
POR
16
14th13.5
2022 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering LMP3 3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.0 L V8 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
LEC
15
IMO
17
LMN 1
13
LMN 2
Ret
MNZ
21
SPA
Ret
POR
25
24th1
14 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Alexander Bukhantsov
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Winslow
LEC
20
IMO
11
LMN 1
8
LMN 2
7
MNZ
Ret
SPA
8
POR
8
15th15

Complete Prototype Winter Series results

YearEntrantClassNoChassisDrivers12345678Pos.Pts
2024 Flag of Luxembourg.svg DKR Engineering Class 3 3 Duqueine-D08 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson
Flag of Germany.svg Laurents Hörr
EST1 EST2 POR1 POR2 ARA1 ARA2 CAT1 CAT2

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  1. "DKR Engineering Joins The Le Mans Grid | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.