Denis Dupont

Denis Dupont
Denis Dupont
Nationality	Belgian
Born	4 January 1993 (age 31); Braine-le-Château, Belgium
TCR International Series career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Rockwell Autosport Development
Car number	19
Former teams	Ombra Racing ; WRT ; Comtoyou Racing ; Street Art Racing ; 3Y Technology ; Van Der Steur Racing
Starts	+90
Best finish	1 in
Previous series
WTCR ; Blancpain Endurance GT3 ; 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[edit]

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 Sam Dejonghe. 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 Jérôme Demay 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 Julien Darras.^[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.

In late 2022, it was announced Rockwell Autosport Development would be returning to the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge with a two car entry. Dupont was announced to drive the #15 car, With teammates Eric Rockwell and Nick Looijmans.^[8]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2	Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS	11	2	2	3	4	561	4th
2016	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	RACB National Team	16	2	0	0	5	314‡	3rd‡
2017	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	Team WRT	18	2	1	1	6	316‡	5th‡
	TCR International Series	Comtoyou Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver	Street Art Racing	6	0	0	0	1	48	15th
2018	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	3Y Technology	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	World Touring Car Cup	Audi Sport Team Comtoyou	28	0	0	0	2	69	16th
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Ombra Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2019	24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT	Team Care For Climate	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2021	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Van Der Steur Racing LLC	9	0	0	1	1	2030	13th
2022	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Belgard & Techniseal Racing	8	0	0	3	1	1920	14th
2023	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Rockwell Autosport Development	10	0	0	0	0	2210	10th
2023	IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3	Mühlner Motorsports America	2	0	0	0	1	580	13th
2024	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian

‡ Team Standings

Complete TCR International Series results[edit]

(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[edit]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	Belgium Driver Academy vzw	Maxim Pampel Pierre-Yves Rosoux Marnik Battryn Christophe Pampel Vincent Radermecker	Wolf GB08	2	776	6th	4th

Complete World Touring Car Cup results[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Denis Dupont career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Dejonghe and Dupont win the RACB TCR selection". TouringCarTimes. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ Hudson, Neil (20 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ Kilshaw, Jake (28 March 2017). "Record Grid for GT4 European Season Opener". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ Hudson, Neil (15 September 2017). "Denis Dupont to make TCR International debut at Zhejiang". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ "Denis Dupont to make his début at Zhejiang". tcr-series.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205759/http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/wtcr-team-wrt-and-comtoyou-racing-to-run-audi-cars. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Dagys, John (29 December 2022). "Rockwell Autosport Confirms Two-Car Audi TCR Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website
Denis Dupont career summary at DriverDB.com

[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] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20180225205759/http://tcr-series.com/index.php/news/item/wtcr-team-wrt-and-comtoyou-racing-to-run-audi-cars. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[8] Dagys, John (29 December 2022). "Rockwell Autosport Confirms Two-Car Audi TCR Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

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