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Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver. He is currently a member of the Red Bull Racing Simulator Development Program and a Porsche young professional driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Våler, Norway, Olsen began Karting in his native Norway aged six. 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.
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.
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. He finished third in the standings, behind the British Fortec Motorsports pairing of Jack Aitken and Matt Parry after taking three podium finishes. He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at Zandvoort, but the race was cancelled due to heavy rain. 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. He finished second in the standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring. 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. He did, however, secure second in the championship the following day after finishing seventh in the final race of the season.
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 will remain in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2015, switching to Manor MP Motorsport.
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 | ||||
| 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 | |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Proton Competition | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 6th |
| 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 | ||
| WeatherTech 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 | Porsche | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | |
| 2020 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | Pfaff Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13th* |
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.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Porsche GT Team | Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 339 | 27th | 7th |
Complete WeatherTech 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 | 12 | 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 | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 13th* | 18* |
Season still in progress.