Bastian Buus (born 20 July 2003) is a

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racing driver currently competing in the 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series for

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. He is a part of the Porsche Junior Program. He also is a

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athlete. Buus is the

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champion.

Career

Karting

Buus didn't have many karting achievements from when he started in 2013, but his biggest achievement was coming second place in the 2015 Danish Championship - Cadet Junior class. He also participated in various WSK events, including the

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and WSK Open Series. He finished 9th in the

- OKJ class in 2017

Aquila Synergy Cup

In 2018, Buus made his debut in the

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Synergy Cup, where he achieved much for success then he did in karting. He won 9 races and got 14 podiums out of the 15 races he was in, with 3 poles and 8 fastest laps, he came 2nd in the championship with 450 points.

GT4 European Series

Buus's first appearance in GT4's was competing in the

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Pro-Am class full time for Allied-Racing alongside Jan Kasperlik. The pair beat former Formula 2 driver and current

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driver, Cem Bölükbaşı and Yağız Gedik to the Pro-Am title, winning 8 out of 12 races. Buus contested the final round of the

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with Allied Racing, partnering Joel Sturm in the Silver class. The pair won a race that lifted Buus to being classified as 17th in the championship standings with 25 points.

DTM Trophy

Buus made a appearance for Allied Racing for the second to last round of the

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in Zolder, replacing Felix Hirsiger. He scored 12 points in the two races he drove in.

Porsche competition

Buus made his Porsche Carrera Cup debut in the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in a one-off guest appearance in the final round in Oschersleben, he was unable to start the first race but came 11th in the second race. In 2021 he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany full time, as he fought for the rookie title and also fought for podiums in the overall standings, getting his maiden podium in race 1 of the second race in

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, and another podium in the final race of the final round of the championship in Hockenheim. He finished the championship in seventh with 120 points. Buus was pipped to the rookie title by Loek Hartog, as the Dane was runner up to the rookie classification. For his 2022 campaign, he competed full time in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France for Allied Racing. He achieved his maiden win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in the first race of Imola, and got his maiden pole in the first race of Lausitzring. He finished his campaign in fourth with 8 podiums and 236 points. In the Porsche Carrera Cup France, he didn't win any races but got 6 podiums and won the rookie classification, finishing his maiden season with 137 points in fourth. Buus contested the

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season with BWT Lechner Racing, partnering

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and Harry King. He achieved his first podium in the

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and got his first pole and win in Circuit Paul Ricard. Buus won the final race of the season in

, finishing his rookie season in fourth place with 120 points, while also winning the rookie classification. In 2023 Buus remained in the Porsche Supercup with BWT Lechner Racing and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Allied Racing. He took his first win of the season at the

GT World Challenge Europe

In 2021 Buus also joined his regular team Allied Racing to compete in three races of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, including the

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Asian Le Mans Series

Buus made his debut in the series for

in the GT class, partnering

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racing driver Tanart Sathienthirakul, and

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racing driver Setiawan Santoso.

Personal life

Buus currently resides in Nørre Bjert, Kolding Municipality together with his family.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

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References

2003 births Living people Danish racing drivers Sportspeople from Kolding GT4 European Series drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers Porsche Motorsports drivers {{DEFAULTSORT:Buus, Bastian Asian Le Mans Series drivers