Dennis Olsen
Olsen in 2022
NationalityNorway Norwegian
Born (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
Våler, Norway
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamProton Competition
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number88
Former teamsTeam Project 1
Starts4
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2021
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season2022
Former teamsSSR Performance, Manthey EMA
Starts29
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums5
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2023
Championship titles
2017
2019		Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Intercontinental GT Challenge

Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Proton Competition and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Dinamic GT. He has previously competed full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Porsche Supercup, and is a former Porsche Junior Driver and former member of the Red Bull Racing Simulator Development Program.[1] He was champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2017.

Career

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Karting

Born in Våler, Norway, Olsen began karting in his native Norway, aged six.[1][2] After winning numerous junior titles, he stepped up to the KF3 class in 2009, winning the Norwegian title. He retained his title in 2010, a year which also saw him finish second in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup and third in the German Junior Karting Championship. In 2011, Olsen won his third consecutive Norwegian KF3 title, the German KF3 championship and the WSK Cup Final KF2 titles. For his final year of karting in 2012, he successfully defended his WSK Cup Final KF2 title and also won the prestigious German KF1 karting championship.[3]

Toyota Racing Series

Olsen began his single-seater career in early 2013, racing in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series, becoming the first Norwegian driver to enter the series. He finished the championship in thirteenth place, scoring a best race result of fifth in the final round of the series at Manfeild.[4]

Formula Renault 2.0

Olsen's main racing program for 2013 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship, racing for German team Josef Kaufmann Racing.[5] He finished third in the standings, behind the British Fortec Motorsports pairing of Jack Aitken and Matt Parry after taking three podium finishes.[6] He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at Zandvoort, but the race was cancelled due to heavy rain.[7] He also contested a one-off round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season at Spa-Francorchamps with the AV Formula team.

For 2014, Olsen graduated to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Prema Powerteam.[8] He finished second in the standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps[9] and the Nürburgring.[10] At the final round of the season in Jerez, he finished second in the first race, a result that initially earned him the runner-up spot in the championship, but was later disqualified for a technical infringement.[11] He did, however, secure second in the championship the following day after finishing seventh in the final race of the season.[12]

He also contested a partial campaign in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship with Prema, taking six top ten finishes in the six races he took part in.

Olsen remained in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2015, switching to Manor MP Motorsport.[13]

Sports car racing

In 2023, Olsen returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for a second consecutive season. After completing the 2022 season with SSR Performance, Olsen moved to Manthey EMA for 2023.[14] In addition, Olsen competed in the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Rutronik Racing, sharing a Pro class entry with Laurin Heinrich and DTM teammate Thomas Preining.[15]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 1 0 3 211 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 2 0 0 0 0 0 37th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 410 13th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 14 2 2 3 3 124 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Manor MP Motorsport 17 1 1 0 3 101 8th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 6 0 0 0 1 98 14th
Formula Masters China Absolute Racing 3 0 0 0 1 17 16th
Masters of Formula 3 Threebond with T-Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Huber Racing 16 0 0 0 6 218 3rd
Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Walter Lechner Racing 2 0 0 0 1 40 17th
Porsche Supercup Lechner MSG Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 10 18th
MRS GT-Racing 1 0 0 0 0
2016-17 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 2 0 0 0 1 40 17th
2017 Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 11 3 4 3 9 186 2nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 14 6 2 5 12 273 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Mtech Competition 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC†
24H Series - A6 Manthey Racing
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Proton Competition 5 1 1 0 1 65 6th
24H GT Series - A6 Herberth Motorsport
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America Wright Motorsports 6 0 0 1 0 23 17th
Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 6 0 3 3 5 89 9th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 73 33rd
Pfaff Motorsports 2 1 0 0 1
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Racing 2 0 2 0 0 9 33rd
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 22 22nd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 5 0 0 0 0 22 12th
Intercontinental GT Challenge EBM 1 1 0 0 1 73 1st
Wright Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0
Rowe Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Absolute Racing 1 0 0 0 1
Frikadelli Racing Team 1 1 1 1 1
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Racing 1 0 1 1 0 6 22nd
Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pfaff Motorsports 2 0 1 0 0 44 35th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 6 18th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Falken Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 30.94 2nd
KCMG 4 0 1 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 24th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 2 0 0 0 0 0 44th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Schnabl Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 2 20th
GMG Racing 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schnabl Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 4 27th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 1 0 1 0 NC†
Falken Motorsports 4 0 0 0 2
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 15 1 1 0 3 89 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro KCMG 1 0 0 1 1 324 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
EMA Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Manthey EMA 16 0 0 0 2 129 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rutronik Racing 5 0 0 1 1 38 7th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 23rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Dinamic GT 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 R&B Racing 6 1 0 0 3 65 12th
GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup 6 1 0 0 3 67 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Wright Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 239 56th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Proton Competition 2 0 0 0 0 3* 12th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 126 20th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 1* 10th*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Herberth Motorsport

† As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 Pos. Pts
2016 Lechner MSG Racing Team CAT MON
11 		RBR SIL 18th 10
MRS GT-Racing HUN
6 		HOC SPA MNZ USA USA
2017 Walter Lechner Racing Team CAT
2 		CAT
2 		MON
3 		RBR
5 		SIL
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
1 		MNZ
5 		MEX
3 		MEX
3 		2nd 186

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
5 		MNZ RBR
4 		SIL
4 		SPA
5‡ 		ALG
1 		6th 65

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019 United States Porsche GT Team France Mathieu Jaminet
Germany Sven Müller 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		339 27th 7th
2021 Germany Team Project 1 Norway Anders Buchardt
United States Robby Foley 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		138 DNF DNF

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
16 		SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM
1 		33rd 73
Wright Motorsports ELK
8 		VIR LGA PET
2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
13 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET
5 		LGA SEB 35th 44
2022 KCMG GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 24th 321
2023 Wright Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
9 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 56th 239
2024 Proton Competition GTD Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY
20 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 20th* 126*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2021 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
WD 		ALG MNZ
11 		LMS
Ret 		BHR BHR 24th 0.5
2024 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT
9 		IMO
Ret 		SPA
 LMS
 SÃO
 COA
 FUJ
 BHR
 12th* 3*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 SSR Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R ALG
1
5 		ALG
2
11 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
11 		IMO
1
9 		IMO
2
Ret 		NOR
1
2 		NOR
2
5 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
2 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
19 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
9 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DNS 		10th 89
2023 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) OSC
1
10 		OSC
2
4 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
9 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
6 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
Ret 		LAU
1
12 		LAU
2
5 		SAC
1
7 		SAC
2
Ret 		RBR
1
10 		RBR
2
5 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
12 		7th 129

References

  1. ^ a b Svingen, Marius (10 April 2013). "About Dennis Olsen". dennisolsen.no. HNP Event. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Dennis Olsen Driver's Profile". pressracing.com. Press Racing Ltd. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Karting details – the karting career of Dennis Olsen". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Toyota Racing Series New Zealand 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup". jk-racing.de. Josef Kaufmann Racing. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (16 July 2014). "The Eurocup's latest star: Dennis Olsen". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ^ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Bonifacio, Olsen and Villemi to race for Prema in Eurocup". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. ^ Musker, Ant (31 May 2014). "Maiden win for Eurocup rookie Dennis Olsen at Spa". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  10. ^ Musker, Ant (13 July 2014). "Dennis Olsen mounts title assault with race two victory at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  11. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (18 October 2014). "Olsen's exclusion leaves fight for runner-up spot open". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 October 2014). "Guest driver George Russell delivers Tech 1's first Eurocup win of 2014". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ^ Allen, Peter (9 January 2015). "Runner-up Olsen continues in Eurocup FR2.0, joins Manor MP". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  14. ^ Goodwin, Graham (24 February 2023). "Manthey EMA Confirm Olsen & Preining For 2023 DTM". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Rutronik Racing dévoile l'équipage Pro de sa Porsche" [Rutronik Racing unveils the Pro crew of its Porsche]. Endurance-Info. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.

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