Dennis Olsen (racing driver)

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Dennis Olsen
Olsen 2022.jpg
Olsen in 2022
Nationality Flag of Norway.svg Norwegian
Born (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
Våler, Norway
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team Proton Competition
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number88
Former teams Team Project 1
Starts9
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2021
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season 2022
Former teamsSSR Performance, Manthey EMA
Starts29
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums5
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2023
Championship titles
2017
2019
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Intercontinental GT Challenge

Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Proton Competition and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Dinamic GT. He has previously competed full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Porsche Supercup, and is a former Porsche Junior Driver and former member of the Red Bull Racing Simulator Development Program. [1] He was champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2017.

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Career

Karting

Born in Våler, Norway, Olsen began karting in his native Norway, aged six. [1] [2] After winning numerous junior titles, he stepped up to the KF3 class in 2009, winning the Norwegian title. He retained his title in 2010, a year which also saw him finish second in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup and third in the German Junior Karting Championship. In 2011, Olsen won his third consecutive Norwegian KF3 title, the German KF3 championship and the WSK Cup Final KF2 titles. For his final year of karting in 2012, he successfully defended his WSK Cup Final KF2 title and also won the prestigious German KF1 karting championship. [3]

Toyota Racing Series

Olsen began his single-seater career in early 2013, racing in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series, becoming the first Norwegian driver to enter the series. He finished the championship in thirteenth place, scoring a best race result of fifth in the final round of the series at Manfeild. [4]

Formula Renault 2.0

Olsen's main racing program for 2013 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship, racing for German team Josef Kaufmann Racing. [5] He finished third in the standings, behind the British Fortec Motorsports pairing of Jack Aitken and Matt Parry after taking three podium finishes. [6] He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at Zandvoort, but the race was cancelled due to heavy rain. [7] He also contested a one-off round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season at Spa-Francorchamps with the AV Formula team.

For 2014, Olsen graduated to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Prema Powerteam. [8] He finished second in the standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps [9] and the Nürburgring. [10] At the final round of the season in Jerez, he finished second in the first race, a result that initially earned him the runner-up spot in the championship, but was later disqualified for a technical infringement. [11] He did, however, secure second in the championship the following day after finishing seventh in the final race of the season. [12]

He also contested a partial campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship with Prema, taking six top ten finishes in the six races he took part in.

Olsen remained in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2015, switching to Manor MP Motorsport. [13]

Sports car racing

In 2023, Olsen returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for a second consecutive season. After completing the 2022 season with SSR Performance, Olsen moved to Manthey EMA for 2023. [14] With two podiums, he finished seventh in the standings, whilst teammate Thomas Preining won the title. In addition, Olsen competed in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Rutronik Racing, sharing a Pro class entry with Laurin Heinrich and Preining. [15] There, one podium once again resulted in seventh place overall.

For 2024, Olsen would switch to become a Ford factory driver, competing with the new Ford Mustang GT3 for Proton Competition alongside Mikkel O. Pedersen and bronze-ranked Giorgio Roda. [16] Following a slow start in the first three rounds, Olsen led the team towards its first podium of the season, finishing third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [17] [18]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 1601032113rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 20000037th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15000041013th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 1422331242nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 600000NC†
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Manor MP Motorsport 1711031018th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 600019814th
Formula Masters China Absolute Racing300011716th
Masters of Formula 3 Threebond with T-Sport10000N/A11th
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Huber Racing 1600062183rd
Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Walter Lechner Racing 200014017th
Porsche Supercup Lechner MSG Racing Team 100001018th
MRS GT-Racing10000
2016-17Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East200014017th
2017 Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 1134391862nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 14625122731st
Porsche Carrera Cup ScandinaviaMtech Competition222220NC†
24H Series - A6 Manthey Racing 100010NC†
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Proton Competition 51101656th
24H GT Series - A6 Herberth Motorsport100000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 10000N/A17th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America Wright Motorsports600102317th
Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 60335899th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 100007333rd
Pfaff Motorsports 21001
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Racing20200933rd
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am 200002222nd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 500002212th
Intercontinental GT Challenge EBM 11001731st
Wright Motorsports10000
Rowe Racing 10000
Absolute Racing10001
Frikadelli Racing Team11111
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 10000N/A7th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 10000N/A4th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Racing10110622nd
Frikadelli Racing Team10000
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pfaff Motorsports 201004435th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Frikadelli Racing Team10000618th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Falken Motorsports 1000030.942nd
KCMG 40100
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 KCMG 10000N/A13th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 200000.524th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 10000N/ADNF
ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 20000044th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Schnabl Engineering10000220th
GMG Racing 10000
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schnabl Engineering10000427th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team101010NC†
Falken Motorsports40002
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team10000N/ADNF
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance1511038910th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro KCMG 1001132424th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 100001225th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100001225th*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 200010NC†
EMA Motorsport10000
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Manthey EMA 1600021297th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rutronik Racing 50011387th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100001223rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/A5th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 100000NC†
Dinamic GT 10000
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 R&B Racing610036512th
GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup 610036711th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Wright Motorsports1000023956th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Proton Competition 7000137*13th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1000012620th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 100001*10th*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Herberth Motorsport
Intercontinental GT Challenge
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/A16th

As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011Pos.Pts
2016 Lechner MSG Racing Team CAT MON
11
RBR SIL 18th10
MRS GT-Racing HUN
6
HOC SPA MNZ USA USA
2017 Walter Lechner Racing Team CAT
2
CAT
2
MON
3
RBR
5
SIL
1
HUN
2
SPA
1
SPA
1
MNZ
5
MEX
3
MEX
3
2nd186

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2018 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
5
MNZ RBR
4
SIL
4
SPA
5‡
ALG
1
6th65

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Porsche GT Team Flag of France.svg Mathieu Jaminet
Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
33927th7th
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Team Project 1 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Buchardt
Flag of the United States.svg Robby Foley
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am
138DNFDNF
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel O. Pedersen
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Roda
Ford Mustang GT3 LMGT328030th3rd

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2019 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
16
SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM
1
33rd73
Wright Motorsports ELK
8
VIR LGA PET
2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET
5
LGA SEB 35th44
2022 KCMG GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 24th321
2023 Wright MotorsportsGTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
9
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 56th239
2024 Proton Competition GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY
20
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
20th*126*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine12345678RankPoints
2021 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
WD
ALG MNZ
11
LMS
Ret
BHR BHR 24th0.5
2024 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT
9
IMO
Ret
SPA
8
LMS
3
SÃO
13
COA
NC
FUJ
16
BHR
13th*37*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearEntrantChassis12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2022 SSR Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R ALG
1

5
ALG
2

11
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

11
IMO
1

9
IMO
2

Ret
NOR
1

2
NOR
2

5
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

2
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

19
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

9
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

DNS
10th89
2023 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) OSC
1

10
OSC
2

4
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

9
NOR
1

3
NOR
2

6
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

Ret
LAU
1

12
LAU
2

5
SAC
1

7
SAC
2

Ret
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

5
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

12
7th129

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion

2017
Succeeded by
Thomas Preining
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2019
With: Matt Campbell & Dirk Werner
Succeeded by
Preceded by Intercontinental GT Challenge
Champion

2019
Succeeded by