Stienes Longin

Stienes Longin
Stienes Longin
	Stienes Longin celebrates a race victory at Raceway Venray in 2016.
Nationality	Belgian
Born	July 30, 1991 (age 32); Leuven, Flemish Brabant
Related to	Bert Longin (father)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season	2014 (Elite 2); 2017 (Elite 1)
Current team	PK Carsport
Car number	11
Engine	Chevrolet
Starts	28 (Elite 2); 37 (Elite 1)
Championships	1 (2016 Elite 2)
Wins	9 (Elite 2); 1 (Elite 1)
Poles	8 (Elite 2); 1 (Elite 1)
Fastest laps	9 (Elite 2); 1 (Elite 1)
Best finish	1st in 2016 (Elite 2)
Finished last season	2nd in 2019
Previous series
2016; ; 2015 ; 2014-2015	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship ; BMW M235i Racing Cup ; Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club
Championship titles
2016 ; ; 2015	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2; Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club - D3

Last updated July 28, 2024

Stienes Longin (born 30 July 1991 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian professional racing driver. Longin currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for PK Carsport in the Elite 1 class and in Belcar Endurance Championship driving the No. 11 Norma M20 FC for Krafft Racing. He previously won the Euro Series Elite 2 championship in 2016. He is also a one-time winner at the 24 Hours of Zolder, having scored his first overall victory in 2019. He is the son of former FIA GT driver Bert Longin.

Racing career

Longin started his racing career in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In 2013 he was fielded by Hoppa Racing in a Renault Clio. The following year, in a BMW M3, Longin won the championship in Division 3.^[1] In 2014 Longin made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as a part of the PK Carsport formation. At Tours Speedway Longin finished second, behind Denis Dupont, in the second Elite 2 race. At the Nürburgring the Belgian driver scored another two top-ten finishes. Longin's first appearance at the 24 Hours of Zolder came in 2014. The Belgian driver made his debut for the Australian MARC Cars formation with teammates Kris Van Kelst, Ryan McLeod, Hadrian Morall, and Mich Benton. The team finished twelfth overall, second in class.^[2]

In 2015 Longin combined a full season in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with a partial season in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In the BGDC Longin won at Circuit Zolder, Dijon-Prenois and Spa-Francorchamps.^[3] He won his first NASCAR race at Tours Speedway. Scoring another five podium finishes he secured fourth place in the championship. Longin also participated in the revived Belcar Trophy in a BMW M235i Racing Cup. The team finished third in the second race of the season, placing fourth in the championship.^[4]

In the 2016 season, Longin dominated the Elite 2 class as he won 8 races out of 12 on his way to win the Elite 2 championship that year.^[5] He moved up to the Elite 1 class the following year to replace his father Bert in PK Carsport's No. 11 team and would finish in 5th in the Championship having scored 3 podium finishes in his debut season in Elite 1. Longin once again finished in 5th in the Championship the following year having scored 2 podium finishes.

In the 2019 season, Longin scored his first pole position in the Elite 1 class at Brands Hatch before leading the Elite 1 Championship for the first time in his career at Most after scoring six second-place finishes in the first eight races of the season.^[6]^[7] Longin also won the 24 Hours of Zolder in the same year, scoring the win alongside his father Bert (who scored his sixth victory in the event, tying Anthony Kumpen and Marc Goossens for the most wins), Christoff Corten, and Giorgio Maggi.^[8] On the final race of the season at Circuit Zolder, Longin would score his first victory in the Elite 1 class in the rain-affected race to secure a second-place finish in the championship.^[9]^[10]

Complete motorsports results

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2014	MARC Cars Australia 2	Mitch Benton Ryan McLeod Hadrian Morrall Kris van Kelst	MARC Ford Focus	S1	663	12th	2nd
2015	Tyre Set/Peka by PK Carsport	Maxime Dumarey Guillaume Dumarey Guido Dumarey Max van Splunteren	BMW M235i Racing Cup	T7	723	8th	4th
2016	Bas Koeten Racing	Thomas Piessens Sven van Laere Amro Al Hamad	Wolf GB08	2	658	17th	3rd
2017	PK Carsport	Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin Frank Beliën	Porsche 991	7a	519	33rd	4th
2018	PG Motorsport	Tijn Jilesen Marnik Battryn Johan Huygens	Porsche Cayman GT4	3	752	7th	2nd
2019	Krafft Racing	Bert Longin Christoff Corten Giorgio Maggi	Norma M20FC	1	791	1st	1st

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NWES	Pts
2017	PK Carsport	11	Chevy	VAL 2	VAL 19	BRH 7	BRH 22	VEN 8	VEN 3	HOC 7	HOC 7	FRA 5	FRA 3	ZOL 5	ZOL 5		5th	569
2018				VAL 4	VAL 4	FRA 7	FRA 24	BRH 16	BRH 28	TOU 4	TOU 15	HOC 21	HOC 8	ZOL 2	ZOL 3		5th	419
2019				VAL 2	VAL 2	FRA 8	FRA 4	BRH 2*	BRH 2	MOS 2	MOS 2	VEN 13	HOC 25	HOC 18	ZOL 3	ZOL 1*	2nd	502

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWES	Pts
2014	PK Carsport	11	Chevy	VAL	VAL	BRH	BRH	TOU 4	TOU 2	NÜR 9	NÜR 5	UMB	UMB	BUG	BUG	27th	156
2015				VAL 2*	VAL 8	VEN 6	VEN 4	BRH 20	BRH 3	TOU 1*	TOU 19	UMB 2	UMB 3	ZOL 7	ZOL 2	4th	621
2016				VAL 1*	VAL 1**	VEN 1*	VEN 1**	BRH 1**	BRH 2	TOU 3	TOU 1**	ADR 2	ADR 1*	ZOL 24	ZOL 1**	1st	650

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References

↑ "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "Geslaagd etmaaldebuut voor Stienes Longin". Bert Longin. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "Belcar Trophy 2015" (PDF). RACB. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
↑ "Elite 2: Longin Wins Race and Title". whelen.com. Whelen. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
↑ "TWO FIRST TIMERS ON POLE AT BRANDS HATCH". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
↑ "NEW POINTS LEADER STIENES LONGIN ENJOYS THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
↑ "24H Zolder: Longin/Longin/Corten/Maggi winnen slijtageslag - Longin recordhouder". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
↑ "Hezemans crowned the 2019 Euro NASCAR Champion, Longin breaks through". speedwaydigest.com. Speedway Digest. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
↑ "American Festival: Zege en titel van vice-kampioen voor Stienes Longin". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2019.

External links

Official website
Stienes Longin driver statistics at Racing-Reference
Stienes Longin career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Gianmarco Ercoli	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 Champion 2016	Succeeded by Thomas Ferrando

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[1] "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[2] "Geslaagd etmaaldebuut voor Stienes Longin". Bert Longin. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[3] "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[4] "Belcar Trophy 2015" (PDF). RACB. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[5] "Elite 2: Longin Wins Race and Title". whelen.com. Whelen. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[6] "TWO FIRST TIMERS ON POLE AT BRANDS HATCH". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[7] "NEW POINTS LEADER STIENES LONGIN ENJOYS THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[8] "24H Zolder: Longin/Longin/Corten/Maggi winnen slijtageslag - Longin recordhouder". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[9] "Hezemans crowned the 2019 Euro NASCAR Champion, Longin breaks through". speedwaydigest.com. Speedway Digest. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

[10] "American Festival: Zege en titel van vice-kampioen voor Stienes Longin". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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