Stienes Longin

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Stienes Longin
Stienes Longin Raceway Venray 2016.jpg
Stienes Longin celebrates a race victory at Raceway Venray in 2016.
Nationality Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian
Born (1991-07-30) 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 number11
Engine Chevrolet
Starts28 (Elite 2)
37 (Elite 1)
Championships1 (2016 Elite 2)
Wins9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Poles8 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Fastest laps9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Best finish1st in 2016 (Elite 2)
Finished last season2nd 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

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.

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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

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg MARC Cars Australia 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Benton
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan McLeod
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hadrian Morrall
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kris van Kelst
MARC Ford Focus S166312th2nd
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tyre Set/Peka by PK Carsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Dumarey
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guillaume Dumarey
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guido Dumarey
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Splunteren
BMW M235i Racing Cup T77238th4th
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bas Koeten Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Piessens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven van Laere
Flag of Qatar.svg Amro Al Hamad
Wolf GB08265817th3rd
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PK Carsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frank Beliën
Porsche 991 7a51933rd4th
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg PG Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tijn Jilesen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marnik Battryn
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johan Huygens
Porsche Cayman GT4 37527th2nd
2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Krafft Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christoff Corten
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Giorgio Maggi
Norma M20FC17911st1st

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
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
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
5th569
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
5th419
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*
2nd502

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NWESPts
2014 PK Carsport 11 Chevy VAL VAL BRH BRH TOU
4
TOU
2
NÜR
9
NÜR
5
UMB UMB BUG BUG 27th156
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
4th621
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**
1st650

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Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 Champion
2016
Succeeded by