Denis Dupont

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Denis Dupont
Denis Dupont 2018.jpg
NationalityBelgian
Born (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 28)
Braine-le-Château, Belgium
TCR International Series career
Debut season2021
Current team
Car number19
Former teamsOmbra Racing
WRT
Comtoyou Racing

Starts+90
Best finish1 in
Previous series
WTCR

2017
2016-17

2014
2008-12		GT4 European Series Northern Cup
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Karting

Denis Dupont (born 4 January 1993) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the USA in Michelin Pilot Challenge in TCR. He previously raced in WTCR, TCR International Series, GT3 in Blancpain Sprint and Endurance championship, TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, GT4 European Series Northern Cup and NASCAR Whelen Euro Series amongst others.

Racing career[]

Dupont began his career in 2008 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2012. In 2014 he switched to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, he finished the season fifth in the Elite 2 class championship standings that year, having taken two victories. For 2016 he switched to the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, driving a SEAT León TCR for the Belgian RACB National Team partnering . With the pair taking two victories.[1][2] He continued in the series for 2017, again partnering Dejonghe. The pair having so far taken one victory.[3] In 2017 he also took part in the GT4 European Series Northern Cup, partnering for the first three rounds. He scored a podium after leading his whole stint. He did not continue the season with the team and was replaced by .[4]

In September 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for Comtoyou Racing.[5][6] He qualified 3rd in Dubai but had bad luck during the races and suffered from punctures.

In February 2018, Dupont was confirmed as Comtoyou Racing's driver in an Audi RS3 LMS for 2018 WTCR campaign. [7] He will score 2 podiums in the World championship that year.

Racing record[]

Complete TCR International Series results[]

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2017 Comtoyou Racing SEAT León TCR RIM
1 		RIM
2 		BHR
1 		BHR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		CHA
1 		CHA
2 		CHN
1
Ret 		CHN
2
DNS 		DUB
1
Ret 		DUB
2
17† 		NC 0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Zolder results[]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Belgium Belgium Driver Academy vzw Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium Vincent Radermecker 		Wolf GB08 2 776 6th 4th

Complete World Touring Car Cup results[]

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR MAR
1
13 		MAR
2
DNS 		MAR
3
DNS 		HUN
1
22 		HUN
2
21 		HUN
3
21 		GER
1
12 		GER
2
11 		GER
3
12 		NED
1
11 		NED
2
11 		NED
3
12 		POR
1
Ret 		POR
2
Ret 		POR
3
14 		SVK
1
8 		SVK
2
17 		SVK
3
15† 		CHN
1
9 		CHN
2
4 		CHN
3
3 		WUH
1
10 		WUH
2
8 		WUH
3
3 		JPN
1
16 		JPN
2
13 		JPN
3
Ret 		MAC
1
22 		MAC
2
15 		MAC
3
15 		16th 69

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

NASCAR[]

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.

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 Points
2014 Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Toyota VAL
10 		VAL
DNS 		BRH
2 		BRH
22 		TOU
1* 		TOU
1* 		NUR
20 		NUR
18 		UMB
8 		UMB
18 		BUG
8 		BUG
3 		5th 561

References[]

  1. ^ "Denis Dupont career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dejonghe and Dupont win the RACB TCR selection". TouringCarTimes. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  4. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Record Grid for GT4 European Season Opener". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Neil (15 September 2017). "Denis Dupont to make TCR International debut at Zhejiang". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Denis Dupont to make his début at Zhejiang". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ^ http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/wtcr-team-wrt-and-comtoyou-racing-to-run-audi-cars. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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