Jens Reno Møller (born 14 January 1971) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the
Le Mans Cup
The Le Mans Cup, previously the GT3 Le Mans Cup and currently known as the Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is an international sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club ...
. Having previously competed in the
Danish Touringcar Championship
The Danish Touringcar Championship (abbreviated as the DTC) was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years ...
,
European Touring Car Cup
The FIA European Touring Car Cup was an annual touring car racing event, which had been held at various locations across Europe from 2005 to 2017. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, in 2010 the series was a three-round event.
...
and
Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the ...
amongst others.
Racing career
Møller began his career in 2002 in the
Danish Touringcar Championship
The Danish Touringcar Championship (abbreviated as the DTC) was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years ...
, finishing twentieth in the standings. He continued in the championship for many years, finishing seventh in the overall championship standings in 2009, as well as winning the independent championship that year. In the
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
he made his
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ...
debut with the
Lister Storm Racing team, teaming up with fellow Danes
John Nielsen and
Casper Elgaard
Casper Gunvad Elgaard (born 5 April 1978 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish auto racing driver. He has competed several times in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2001, as well as regular drives in the Le Mans Series. In 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2008 ...
, they finished ninth in the LMP1 class. He returned in
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
again racing with the Lister team, but this time teaming up with Brit Gavin Pickering and fellow Dane
Nicolas Kiesa
Nicolas Kiesa (born 3 March 1978) is a Danish former racing driver of Italian descent. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season, scoring no championship points.
Previously, he had won the 2003 Formula 3000 race at Monaco ...
. The teams retired from the race after having completed 192 laps. In 2007 he entered the
European Touring Car Cup
The FIA European Touring Car Cup was an annual touring car racing event, which had been held at various locations across Europe from 2005 to 2017. Unlike in previous years where it was a one-off event, in 2010 the series was a three-round event.
...
, he finished seventh in Race 1 and retired in Race 2, finishing ninth in the championship standings. He returned in 2008, finishing sixth in both races and ending up fifth in the championship standings. In 2010 he took part in his last
Danish Touringcar Championship
The Danish Touringcar Championship (abbreviated as the DTC) was a touring car racing series in Denmark. The inaugural year for the DTC was 1999, after the huge success in Scandinavia of the British Touring Car Championship. For the first two years ...
season, as well as taking part in the Scandinavian Touring Car Cup. Møller finished fourth in the overall DTC standings taking two victories and winning the independent championship title. In the Scandinavian championship he finished fifthtenth in standings. After a six-year hiatus from racing Møller made his racing return in 2016, making his Danish Supertourisme Turbo debut. He finished eleventh in standings taking two podiums.
In March 2017 it was announced that he would race in the
TCR International Series
The TCR International Series was an international Touring car racing, touring car championship. The championship was promoted by World Sporting Consulting (WSC), founded by former World Touring Car Championship manager Marcello Lotti. It was ma ...
, 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, 2020, and 2024, it won the TCR Model of the Year award ...
for his own Reno Racing team.
In 2019 Jens moved to the
Blancpain GT Sportsclub
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driving a
Jas Motorsport Honda NSX GT3, where he would go on to win 6 of 10 races and win the overall championship title.
In 2020-2021 Jens moved to the
International GT Open
The International GT Open is a grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It was a spin-off of the now-defunct Spanish GT Championship, but is now a distinct series featuring FIA GT3-spec ...
series, where he won 3 Pro-AM Races and ended the season second overall.
In 2022 Jens moved to
Le Mans Cup
The Le Mans Cup, previously the GT3 Le Mans Cup and currently known as the Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is an international sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club ...
with GMB Motorsport, where he won 3 races and finished the season third overall.
In 2023 Jens competed in the
European Le Mans Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...
with GMB Motorsport as their bronze classified driver, with a 5th place finish being their best result.
In 2024 Jens is competing with
High Class Racing
High Class Racing is a Danish auto racing team founded in the early 1990s and currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series.
History
High Class Racing was founded in the early 1990s initially competin ...
in
Le Mans Cup
The Le Mans Cup, previously the GT3 Le Mans Cup and currently known as the Michelin Le Mans Cup under sponsorship, is an international sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club ...
in the LMP3 Class.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete TCR International Series results
(
key) (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 TCR Europe Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1971 births
Sportspeople from Ikast-Brande Municipality
Living people
TCR International Series drivers
Danish racing drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Danish Touring Car Championship drivers
European Touring Car Cup drivers
FIA Motorsport Games drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers
TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers