Dennis Hauger
| Dennis Hauger | |
|---|---|
 Hauger driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  Norwegian |
| Born | 17 March 2003 Oslo, Norway |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 1 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020-2021 2019 2019 2018 | FIA Formula 3 Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship F4 British Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2021 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Dennis Hauger (born 17 March 2003) is a Norwegian racing driver currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and the reigning FIA Formula 3 champion. He also won the 2019 Italian F4 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[1][2]
Career[]
Karting[]
Hauger was born in Oslo and raised in Aurskog. His parents bought him a quad bike when he was two, and he started driving cross bikes at the age of four. He began his karting career at the age of five, winning his first race at the age of eight.[1] After finishing 62 out of 70 national races on the podium the Norwegian moved into international competition in 2014. That year Hauger claimed the ROK International title in the Mini category and followed it up the following year by claiming Mini category titles in the Vega Winter Trophy, the Italian CSAI Karting Championship and the WSK Champions Cup and Super Masters championships.[3][4][5] In 2016, Hauger became the youngest ever champion to claim the DKM junior title and repeated this feat the following year to become the youngest DKM champion, until Harry Thompson claimed the title in 2018.[6]
Lower formulae[]
In October 2017, Hauger and fellow Red Bull junior Jack Doohan were signed by the TRS Arden Junior Team to contest the 2018 F4 British Championship.[7] Claiming four victories, Hauger ended the season fourth in the overall standings, but missed out on the Junior Championship to Doohan.[8][9]
The following year, Hauger remained at Formula 4 level, but switched to Van Amersfoort Racing to contest the ADAC and Italian F4 championships.[10] In the ADAC championship, Hauger claimed six victories, including one at the Formula One support race at the Hockenheimring, and finished as championship runner-up to Théo Pourchaire by only seven points.[11][12]
Over in the Italian championship, Hauger scored twelve victories, including a weekend grand slam in the season finale at Monza, and sealed the title with a round to spare, being over 130 points ahead of fellow F1 junior drivers Gianluca Petecof of Ferrari and Paul Aron of Mercedes.[13][2] His performances also helped Van Amersfoort Racing to win the team championship.
Euroformula Open Championship[]
In August 2019, Motopark announced Hauger would make his debut in the championship at Silverstone replacing Liam Lawson, having had to wait a round due to clashes with ADAC Formula 4 at the Red Bull Ring.[14][15] The race weekend saw Hauger take a sixth-place finish in the first race and a fifth-place finish in the second race.[16][17]
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
In October 2019, Hauger partook in the second and third days of post-season testing in Valencia with Hitech Grand Prix.[18][19] In January 2020, Red Bull confirmed Hauger would race with the British outfit in the upcoming season[20] together with fellow Red Bull junior Liam Lawson and Renault junior Max Fewtrell. Hauger's first FIA Formula 3 points came at the Hungaroring, where he finished eighth in the first race. This put him on reverse-grid pole position for the second race. He led much of the race but dropped back when the track began to dry, finishing third to claim his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium finish.[21] Despite this result, Hauger would fail to score points at any of the remaining races, eventually finishing 17th in the championship with 14 points.
In the post-season test at Catalunya, Hauger joined reigning team champions Prema Racing and consistently ran in the top ten across both testing days with a best placed finish of third in both afternoon sessions.[22][23][24] Later that month, the Italian outfit once again fielded Hauger in the second post-season test at Jerez.[25]
In December, Prema confirmed Hauger would race with them in the 2021 season, partnering Olli Caldwell and Ferrari Driver Academy member Arthur Leclerc.[26] He scored his first pole position in the category at the first weekend in Barcelona, beating former British F4 rival Jack Doohan. Hauger fought for the lead of Race 2 with Matteo Nannini, however the two collided, breaking Hauger's front wing and dropping him to the back. He led the entirety of Race 3 to claim his first FIA Formula 3 race victory, and ended the first round leading the championship by two points over teammate Caldwell. Hauger took consecutive second-place finishes at the Circuit Paul Ricard before taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring and finishing all three races on the podium, including a victory in Race 1 after starting 12th. After the third round, his championship lead had extended to a margin of 41 points, and Hauger extended that gap to 63 points after winning a wet-weather race at the Hungaroring.[27] Following a round at Spa-Francorchamps in which the Norwegian only scored six points however, his title rival Jack Doohan was able to bridge the gap between the two going into the penultimate round of the season. Hauger lost a chance at a podium finish three laps from the end of race two at Zandvoort due to a collision with Ido Cohen, but he was able to bounce back in the final race, extending his gap once again with his fourth win of the year.[28] In the first race of the final round at the Sochi Autodrom, the Norwegian came up from fourth on the grid to take second, thus becoming the 2021 Formula 3 Champion with two races to spare.[29] After the race, he stated that he had "started questioning [himself]" the previous season, but that his doubts were erradicated following his move to Prema.[30]
Following the season finale, Hauger drove an F3 development car in a tyre test in Barcelona, completing 123 laps on a dry track, with the goals of the session being to make racing in F3 more demanding, as well as developing the tyres to help the teams for the following season.[31]
FIA Formula 2 Championship[]
Having tested with the team at the end of 2021, Hauger announced on 14 January that he would be partnering Jehan Daruvala at Prema Racing in Formula 2.
Formula One[]
In September 2017, Hauger was named as one of four new signings to the Red Bull Junior Team.[32]
Personal life[]
Hauger has carried a lucky amulet, which he received from his grandmother, around his neck since he started competing in international karting competitions.[33]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Gamoto Racing | 10th |
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Mini ROK International Final — Bridgestone Final | 1st | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | NMK Trögstad | 5th | |
| 2015 | Vega International Winter Trophy — 60 Mini | Gamoto SNC | 1st |
| WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | 3rd | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Junior | Team CRG | 33rd | |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | CRG SpA | NC |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 5th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 4th | ||
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 1st | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 7th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 15th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 17th | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG SpA | NC |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 2nd | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OK | 12th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 18th | ||
| German Karting Championship — Senior | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 43rd |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRG SpA | OKJ | ZUE QH 19 |
ZUE PF 7 |
ZUE R 10 |
ADR QH 1 |
ADR PF 1 |
ADR R 6 |
PRT QH 12 |
PRT PF 4 |
PRT R 4 |
GEN QH 3 |
GEN PF 2 |
GEN R 6 |
4th | 98 | |
| CRG SpA | OK | SAR QH 18 |
SAR R 11 |
CAY QH 10 |
CAY R 27 |
LEM QH 1 |
LEM R 4 |
ALA QH 4 |
ALA R 31 |
KRI QH 3 |
KRI R 4 |
7th | 57 |
Complete Karting World Championship results[]
| Year | Team | Class | Prefinals | Main classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  CRG SpA
|
OKJ | 10th | 17th |
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | F4 British Championship | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 329 | 4th |
| 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 251 | 2nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 369 | 1st | ||
| Euroformula Open Championship | Motopark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19th | |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 134 | 7th | |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia | Mtech Competition | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 205 | 1st |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Prema Racing |
† As Hauger was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 British Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | BRI 1 3 |
BRI 2 7 |
BRI 3 9 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 10 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 6 |
THR 3 3 |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 5 |
CRO 1 1 |
CRO 2 3 |
CRO 3 1 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 2 |
ROC 1 3 |
ROC 2 5 |
ROC 3 Ret |
KNO 1 7 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 4 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 4 |
BHGP 1 7 |
BHGP 2 7 |
BHGP 3 11 |
4th | 329 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | VLL 1 21 |
VLL 2 10 |
VLL 3 11 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 1 |
HUN 3 2 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 1 |
RBR 3 2 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 3 |
IMO 3 1 |
IMO 4 1 |
MUG 1 11 |
MUG 2 1 |
MUG 3 1 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 1 |
1st | 369 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 14 |
OSC 3 15 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 14 |
RBR 3 21 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 2 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 17 |
ZAN 3 6 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 5 |
NÜR 3 2 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 1 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 2 |
SAC 3 1 |
2nd | 251 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 2 |
IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 4 |
IMO 3 5 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 2 |
7th | 134 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hitech Grand Prix | RBR FEA 15 |
RBR SPR 22 |
RBR FEA 18 |
RBR SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 3 |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 17 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 20 |
CAT FEA 18 |
CAT SPR 26 |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 19 |
MNZ FEA 12 |
MNZ SPR 15 |
MUG FEA 14 |
MUG SPR 12 |
17th | 14 | |||
| 2021 | Prema Racing | CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 25 |
CAT 3 1 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 2 |
LEC 3 2 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 2 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 5 |
HUN 3 1 |
SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 9 |
SPA 3 8 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 27† |
ZAN 3 1 |
SOC 1 2 |
SOC 2 C |
SOC 3 24 |
1st | 205 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
JED SPR |
JED FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
MCO SPR |
MCO FEA |
BAK SPR |
BAK FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
SOC SPR |
SOC FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
- | 0 |
References[]
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- ^ a b "Double Championship in Italian F4 for Van Amersfoort Racing". www.vanamersfoortracing.nl.
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External links[]
- Dennis Hauger career summary at DriverDB.com
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- Living people
- 2003 births
- Sportspeople from Oslo
- Norwegian racing drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- Arden International drivers
- Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
- Motopark Academy drivers
- Hitech Grand Prix drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers