Marc Basseng | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Engelskirchen, Germany | 12 December 1978
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Previous series | |
2013 2010–2012 2008 2007–2009 2007 2007 2007 2006, 2008–2009 2005 2004-06 2003 2001-02 1997-98, 2003, 06 | WTCC FIA GT1 World Championship ADAC GT Masters American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship Porsche Supercup FIA GT3 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup VLN Clio Cup Germany Renault Sport Clio Trophy Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
Championship titles | |
2012 2004 | FIA GT1 World Championship Clio Cup Germany |
Marc Basseng (born 12 December 1978 in Engelskirchen) is a German racing driver.
Basseng began his career in karting. In 1997 he began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for the UPS Porsche Junior Team, finishing third in the 1998 standings. [1] He raced in the Renault Sport Clio Trophy in 2001 and 2002 and won the German Clio Cup in 2003.
In 2004, Basseng began to compete in the VLN Nürburgring Endurance Series, where he has claimed 26 overall wins. [2] The driver also competed part-time at the FIA GT3 European Championship, FIA GT Championship, Le Mans Series, American Le Mans Series and ADAC GT Masters. In 2008, the Belgian raced full-time at the American Le Mans Series in a Porsche 911 for Farnbacher Loles and VICI Racing.
He began racing in the new FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010 for the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport team, for which he also serves as team manager. On 26 July 2010, Marc Basseng achieved the lap record in a Pagani Zonda R on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. [3] In 2011 he finished 5th in the standings for Münnich, sharing his ride with Markus Winkelhock. In 2012 he claimed the world championship with Winkelhock, managing to win a race and finishing 10 times in the podium.
Basseng moved with Münnich Motorsport to the World Touring Car Championship for 2013. [4] As he was the reigning FIA GT1 World Champion he was ruled to be ineligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy. [5] He finished 13th overall at the end of the season, with a season best of 4th place at Monza.
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR Ret | ABU CR 17 | SIL QR 17 | SIL CR Ret | BRN QR 14 | BRN CR 13 | PRI QR 16 | PRI CR 17 | SPA QR 15 | SPA CR Ret | NÜR QR DNS | NÜR CR 19 | ALG QR Ret | ALG CR 17 | NAV QR 8 | NAV CR Ret | INT QR EX | INT CR EX | SAN QR 14 | SAN CR 6 | 39th | 8 |
2011 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR 6 | ABU CR 3 | ZOL QR 1 | ZOL CR 1 | ALG QR 7 | ALG CR 6 | SAC QR 9 | SAC CR Ret | SIL QR Ret | SIL CR 5 | NAV QR 1 | NAV CR 2 | PRI QR 7 | PRI CR 8 | ORD QR EX | ORD CR 8 | BEI QR 12 | BEI CR Ret | SAN QR 6 | SAN CR Ret | 5th | 102 |
2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | NOG QR 6 | NOG CR 3 | ZOL QR 6 | ZOL CR 9 | NAV QR 5 | NAV QR 2 | SVK QR 4 | SVK CR 3 | ALG QR 1 | ALG CR 2 | SVK QR 3 | SVK CR 2 | MOS QR 2 | MOS CR 5 | NUR QR 3 | NUR CR 2 | DON QR 5 | DON CR EX | 1st | 145 | ||
(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 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 10 | NOG CR 9 | 21st | 14 | ||||||||||||
Pro-Am | BRH QR 13 | BRH CR 11 | ZAN QR 10 | ZAN CR 13 | SVK QR 8 | SVK CR 7 | ALG QR 11 | ALG CR 7 | ZOL QR 15 | ZOL CR 15 | BAK QR DNS | BAK CR DNS |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | GMG Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY 28 | SEB 11 | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | IND | ELK | VIR | COA | COA | 79th | 22 | |
2015 | Mühlner Motorsports America | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 15† | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | 60th | 1 | ||
2016 | Konrad Motorsport | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 10 | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET | 50th | 22 | |
2017 | Konrad Motorsport | GTD | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 20 | SEB | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 79th | 11 |
† Basseng did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
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