Benjamin Lessennes (born 29 June 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the
TCR International Series
The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-eff ...
and
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in several karting championships.
Racing career
Lessennes began his career in 2010 in
karting
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on f ...
. He took several good results in many different karting championships. In 2011 he finished second in the Belgian KF5 championship standings. In 2013 he won both the French KF Junior and Belgian X30 Junior karting titles. In 2014 he won the IAME International Finale X30 Seniors title. In 2016 he made the switch to the
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship, he finished the season fifth in the standings after one victory and three podiums. With his teammate Renaud Kuppens taking four victories. He continued in the series again in 2017.
In April 2017 it was announced that he would race in the
TCR International Series
The TCR International Series was an international touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was marketed as a cost-eff ...
, driving a
Honda Civic Type R TCR
The Honda Civic Type R TCR is a racing car built on the basis of the TCR rules established in 2015, which is included in the World Touring Car Cup under the direction of the FIA. In 2019 and 2020, it won the TCR Model of the Year award, which ...
for
Boutsen Ginion Racing
Boutsen Ginion Racing is a Belgian auto racing team currently competing in the World Touring Car Cup and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. The team has previously raced also in Blancpain GT Series, European Le Mans Series and Eurocup Megane ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete TCR International Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1999 births
Sportspeople from Namur (city)
Living people
TCR International Series drivers
Belgian racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
World Touring Car Cup drivers
BMW M drivers
21st-century Belgian people
Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers
24H Series drivers
GT4 European Series drivers
TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers