| Dustin Blattner | |
|---|---|
 Blattner in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | 20 February 1986 Minnesota, USA |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Championship titles | |
| 2025 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Club Division – Am |
Dustin Blattner (born 20 February 1986) is an American racing driver for Kessel Racing in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Blattner made his car racing debut in 2023, racing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe for Enrico Fulgenzi Racing. [1] In his only season in the series, Blattner won all four races he contested as he took the Club Division – Am title ahead of Josh Stanton. [2] Later that year, Blattner made his GT3 debut by joining Porsche-fielding Car Collection Motorsport for the Gulf 12 Hours. [3] Racing in the Am class, Blattner spent most of the race as the highest non-pro class runner and ended up finishing fifth overall and winning in class. [4] Remaining in the Middle East for the final two rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy with the same team, Blattner won the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi overall and finished sixth in the Dubai 24 Hour. [5] [6]
For the rest of 2024, Blattner joined Porsche-affiliated Rutronik Racing for a dual campaign in the Bronze class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. [7] In the former, Blattner scored his maiden class win at the Nürburgring before repeating the same feat two races later at Jeddah to end the year third in the Bronze Cup points. [8] [9] In the Sprint Cup, Blattner scored a lone class win at Magny-Cours en route to a third-place points finish in class. [10] During 2024, Blattner also made a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Sprint Championship for Fach Auto Tech at Misano, taking a Pro-Am class win on debut. [11] At the end of the year, Blattner made two one-off appearances for Porsche-fielding Herberth Motorsport, winning the 24 Hours of Barcelona on his debut with the team, [12] and also winning the Gulf 12 Hours in the GT3 Am class for the second year in a row. [13]
Before the year was over, Blattner joined Ferrari-fielding Kessel Racing for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series. [14] Racing in the GT class, Blattner took his first podium by finishing third in race one at Dubai, [15] before repeating the same feat three races later at Abu Dhabi to end the year fourth in points. [16]
For the rest of the year, Blattner remained with Kessel Racing for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. [17]
In the Sprint Cup, Blattner opened up the season by taking class wins at Zandvoort and Misano to take an early points lead. [18] [19] Two rounds later, Blattner took his highest overall finish of the season by finishing sixth in race one at Valencia, thus scoring another class win, [20] which helped him secure the Bronze Cup title the following race as he took another class podium. [21] During 2025, Blattner also competed in the Suzuka 1000 km for Harmony Racing, in which he finished eighth in class as the highest-placed Ferrari overall. [22]
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rutronik Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | LEC 31 | SPA 6H Ret | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 22 | MNZ 17 | JED 17 | 3rd | 71 |
| 2025 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Bronze | LEC 26 | MNZ 29 | SPA 6H 10 | SPA 12H 16 | SPA 24H 15 | NÜR Ret | BAR | 1st* | 82* |
* Season still in progress.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rutronik Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MIS 1 DNS | MIS 2 23 | HOC 1 27 | HOC 2 19 | MAG 1 20 | MAG 2 17 | CAT 1 23 | CAT 2 16 | 3rd | 61.5 |
| 2025 | Kessel Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Bronze | ZAN 1 23 | ZAN 2 22 | MIS 1 15 | MIS 2 38 | MAG 1 24 | MAG 2 24 | CRT 1 6 | CRT 2 25 | 1st | 92 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Kessel Racing | GT | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 | SEP 1 6 | SEP 2 12 | DUB 2 3 | DUB 2 10 | ABU 1 4 | ABU 2 3 | 4th | 54 |