Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a

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racing driver currently competing in the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB- FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The s ...

with SSR Performance. He is a former Porsche Junior Driver and former member of the

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Simulator Development Program.

Career

Karting

Born in Våler,

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, Olsen began Karting in his native Norway aged six. After winning numerous junior titles, he stepped up to the

KF3 OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 11 to 15 (drivers must reach the age of 12 within the first semester of calendar year). This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A (JICA or ICA-J) and has changed since January 200 ...

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 The Junior Monaco Kart Cup was a kart racing event ruled by the CIK-FIA and organized by the Automobile Club de Monaco, it took place each year in Monaco. The event see young drivers compete with KF3 OK-Junior is a kart racing class for top dri ...

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 KF2, is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 14 and up. This class used to be called Intercontinental A (ICA) and has changed since January 2007 when CIK- FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 c ...

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 KF1 is the top level of karting. It is open to drivers aged 15 and up. This class used to be called Formula A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc water-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-an ...

karting championship.

Toyota Racing Series

Olsen began his

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career in early 2013, racing in the

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-based

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, 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

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Formula Renault 2.0

Olsen's main racing program for 2013 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship, racing for

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team Josef Kaufmann Racing. He finished third in the standings, behind the

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s pairing of Jack Aitken and

Matt Parry Matthew Parry (born 14 January 1994) is a British racing driver. Career Karting Born in Cardiff, Parry entered karting in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax. His biggest success was in the last year ...

after taking three podium finishes. He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at

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, 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 The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...

with the

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team. For 2014, Olsen graduated to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with

Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

. He finished second in the standings, behind champion

Nyck de Vries Hendrik Johannes Nicasius "Nyck" de Vries (; born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch racing driver who is currently serving as the reserve driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. He is confirmed to be driving full-time in Formula 1 at Scuderia A ...

, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring. At the final round of the season in

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, 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 remained in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2015, switching to Manor

MP Motorsport MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...

Racing record

Career summary

^† 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)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

References

External links

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