Sam Dejonghe

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Sam Dejonghe
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Dejonghe in 2010
Nationality Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian
Born (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33)
Kalmthout, Belgium
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Championship titles
2022
2015
Prototype Challenge – CN
Supercar Challenge – Superlights 1

Sam Dejonghe (born 2 September 1991) is a Belgian racing driver who last raced for Comtoyou Racing in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

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Career

Born in Kalmthout, [1] Dejonghe made his single-seater debut in 2010 by joining Team Astromega for the 2010 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. [2] After finishing fifth in points, Dejonghe joined Team West-Tec fo step up to the European F3 Open Championship in 2011. [3] Racing in the Copa F306/300 class, Dejonghe took four class wins, which included overall podiums at Algarve and Monza, on his way to runner-up in points to Fabio Gamberini at season's end. [4]

Returning to Team West-Tec for the 2012 seson, Dejonghe switched to Class A for his sophomore season in the European F3 Open Championship. [5] Despite his car being delivered three days before the season opener and missing pre-season tests, he finished third in the season-opening race at Algarve. [6] The Belgian then went on to take his only win of the season at the Nürburgring, [7] which helped him to finish fifth in points at season's end despite missing the season-ending round at Barcelona due to budgetary reasons. [8] At the end of the year, Dejonghe competed in the final two rounds of the 2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he scored two podiums en route to sixth in points at season's end. [9] [10]

After not racing for most of 2013, Dejonghe returned to the 2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, where he took his only two wins of the season at the final round at Madras International Circuit as he finished third in points. [11] [12] Dejonghe then joined Virtuosi UK for the 2014 Auto GP Series, [13] where he competed in the first three rounds, scoring his only podium at the Hungaroring before leaving the series. [14]

The following season, Dejonghe made his debut in Supercar Challenge, racing for Deldiche Racing in the Superlights 1 class. Alongside Luc de Cock, the duo won four races on their way to the title at season's end. [15] The following year, Dejonghe transitioned over to the newly-created TCR BeNeLux after being selected as one of two drivers to represent the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. [16] Dejonghe took won both qualifying races at Zandvoort and Assen as they ended the year third in points. [17] [18]

Dejonghe was retained by the RACB for the 2017 TCR BeNeLux season alongside Denis Dupont. [19] After taking his maiden win of the season at Zolder, [20] before winning the back-to-back races at Assen on his way to fifth in points. [21] During 2017, Dejonghe also made a one-off appearance in International GT Open for Aston Martin Brussels Racing and also joined Mahindra Racing as their development driver for the 2017–18 Formula E Championship. [22] [23]

Starting off the 2018 season in with a part-time schedule in the GT4 European Series for Selleslagh Racing Team, [24] Dejonghe then raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for Brussels Racing, [25] before returning to Mahindra Racing as their development driver for the 2018–19 Formula E Championship. [26]

In 2019, Dejonghe joined Inter Europol Competition to race in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series from Monza to Silverstone, [27] before switching to the team's LMP2 program ahead of Spa. [28] At the end of the year, Dejonghe was retained as a Test and reserve driver for Mahindra Racing ahead of the 2019–20 Formula E Championship. [29] [30]

After returning to the Supercar Challenge during 2019, [31] Dejonghe remained in the series for the next three seasons, which culminated in him winning the CN title in 2022 alongside Thomas Piessens. [32] Dejonghe also joined RedAnt Racing in 2022 to make his debut in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. [33] In his rookie season in the series, Dejonghe took three podiums and finished fourth in points. [34]

Following his Prototype Challenge title, Dejonghe returned to GT3 competition by joining Audi-affiliated Comtoyou Racing for the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Loris Hezemans and Finlay Hutchison. [35] Having taken a class win at Monza, the trio scored three more class podiums as they finished runner-up in the Silver Cup at season's end. [36] During 2023, Dejonghe also returned to RedAnt Racing for a second season in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. [37] In his sophomore season in the series, Dejonghe took a lone podium at the Hockenheimring and ended the year sixth in points. [38]

Dejonghe returned to Comtoyou Racing for 2024, joining Matisse Lismont and Charles Clark in the team's second Silver Cup lineup as the team switched to Aston Martin. [39] Following a best result of 32nd at the 24 Hours of Spa, Dejonghe was replaced by Job van Uitert as the team shuffled its non-pro lineups after the 3 Hours of Nürburgring. [40]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2005Championnat de Belgique — ICA Junior14th
2006WSK International Series — ICA Junior31st
Championnat de Belgique — ICA Junior5th
2007Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax JuniorDNR44th
2008Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF2 Kosmic Kart RacingNC
WSK International Series — KF2 65th
Karting European ChampionshipKF2 NC
Karting World CupKF2 NC
Championnat de Belgique – KF2 3rd
Benelux Karting Series – KF2 10th
2009 Karting European ChampionshipKZ2 Pepe Kart Racing82nd
2012GK4 Four-Stroke Kart Series – VT250 Senior18th
Sources: [41] [42] [43]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup Team Astromega 1900002235th
2011 European F3 Open Championship – Copa F306/300 Team West-Tec F3 16400151182nd
2012 European F3 Open Championship Team West-Tec F3 1410141595th
2012–13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 80012776th
2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 1320061423rd
2014 Auto GP Series Virtuosi UK 600014110th
2015 Supercar Challenge – Supersport Deldiche Racing200000NC
Supercar Challenge – Superlights 1 10410371321st
BMW M235i Racing Cup BelgiumTyreset / Peka Racing200012032nd
24 Hours of Zolder - Class 1 CN 2000100004th
2015–16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 20000819th
2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship RACB National Team 182117314‡3rd‡
Supercar Challenge – Superlights 1 Prime Racing100000NC
2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Team WRT 183108316‡5th‡
GT4 European Series Northern Cup – Silver Allied Racing200001030th
International GT Open Aston Martin Brussels Racing200000NC
GT & Prototype Challenge – LMP3 Equipe Verschuur21112496th
GT & Prototype Challenge – CN Deldiche Racing200000NC
2017–18 Formula E Mahindra Racing Test driver
2018 GT4 European Series – Silver Selleslagh Racing Team 400001423rd
GT4 Belgium Cup 4
Belgian EnduranceDeldiche Racing by JDC Events20210170.55th
25 Hours VW Fun CupClubsport Racing1000010th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am Brussels Racing10000128th
2018–19 Formula E Mahindra Racing Test driver
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 100000.535th
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 30000221st
24H TCE Series – TCR AC Motorsport100000NC
GT & Prototype Challenge – CN Deldiche Racing20002446th
2019–20 Formula E Mahindra Racing Test and reserve driver
2020 GT & Prototype Challenge – CN Deldiche Racing100000NC
2021 GT & Prototype Challenge – CN Deldiche Racing642361344th
2022Porsche Carrera Cup BeneluxTeamPGZ by Red Ant Racing1000031124th
Prototype Challenge – CN Deldiche Racing12650102231st
2023Porsche Sprint Chalenge Southern Europe - ProNationale Autoclub Excelsior / Redant Racing60001675th
Porsche Carrera Cup BeneluxRedAnt Racing1200011076th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Comtoyou Racing 510141002nd
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Comtoyou Racing 300003714th
Source: [44] [41]

‡ Team standings

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2010 Team Astromega HOC
1

16
HOC
2

Ret
BRN
1

10
BRN
2

13
ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

12
OSC
1

7
OSC
2

5
OSC
3

7
ASS
1

9
ASS
2

11
MST
1

6
MST
2

7
MST
3

10
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

10
SPA
3

Ret
NÜR
1

13
NÜR
2

10
NÜR
3

C
5th223

Complete Auto GP results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2014 Virtuosi UK MAR
1

5
MAR
2

8†
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

6
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
EST
1
EST
2
10th41

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2018 Brussels Racing Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am MON
SIL
LEC
SPA
6H

50
SPA
12H

48
SPA
24H

45
CAT
28th1
2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ
16
LEC
19
SPA
6H

33
SPA
12H

22
SPA
24H

19
NÜR
27
CAT
33
2nd100
2024 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Silver LEC
41
SPA
6H

8
SPA
12H

45
SPA
24H

32
NÜR
45
MNZ
JED
14th37

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2019 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ
9
CAT
Ret
SIL
Ret
21st2
LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
12
ALG
Ret
35th0.5

* Season still in progress.

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