Danny Kroes (born 5 November 1999) is a Dutch 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 the

SMP F4 Championship The SMP F4 Championship (also known as the F4 NEZ Championship by SMP Racing) was a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. It was based in the FIA's North European Zone and the Netherlands, and was only open to drivers fr ...

and

F4 Spanish Championship The F4 Spanish Championship ( es, Campeonato de España de Fórmula 4) is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016. Koiranen GP was the promot ...

amongst others.

Racing career

Kroes began his career in 2011 in

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, he continued in karting until 2015. In 2016 he switched to the

, he finished the season twelfth in the championship standings that year. He also raced in the

finishing eleventh in the standings. For 2017 he switched to the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship, driving a SEAT León TCR for Ferry Monster Autosport partnering

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. In June 2017 it was announced that he would race in the

, driving an SEAT León TCR for his TCR Benelux team Ferry Monster Autosport. in 2018 he competed in the TCR Europe series with Cupra TCR. He achieved a podium finish in onlY his second race at Zandvoort but suffered from bad luck and mechanical failures throughout the season. In 2019 Kroes switched to Lamborghini and partnered with Russian driver Sergei Afanasiev. They won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Pro class championship with their team, Bonaldi Motorsport. Kroes also took pole position, fastest race lap and a class win in the 24 Hours of Zolder, also in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Run by Leipert Motorsport. At the world finals in Jerez, Kroes and Afanasiev took a third place, also with Bonaldi Motorsport.

Racing record

Career summary

† As he was a guest driver, Kroes was ineligble to score points.

Complete TCR International Series results

(

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

Complete TCR Europe Series results

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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kroes, Danny 1999 births Living people TCR International Series drivers Dutch racing drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers SMP F4 Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers Euronova Racing drivers TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers