Dennis Olsen (racing driver)

Dennis Olsen
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996
Våler, Norway
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season 2014
Current team Manor MP Motorsport
Car no. 17
Former teams Prema Powerteam
Starts 31
Wins 3
Poles 3
Fastest laps 3
Best finish 2nd in 2014
Previous series
2015
2013–2014
2013, 2015
2013		 Formula Masters China
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Toyota Racing Series

Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver. He is currently a member of the Red Bull Racing Simulator Development Program.[1]

Career

Karting

Born in Våler, Norway,[2] Olsen began Karting in his native Norway aged six.[1] After winning numerous junior titles, he stepped up to the KF3 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 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 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 karting championship.[3]

Toyota Racing Series

Olsen began his single-seater career in early 2013, racing in the New Zealand-based Toyota Racing Series, 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 Manfeild.[4]

Formula Renault 2.0

Olsen's main racing program for 2013 was in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship, racing for German team Josef Kaufmann Racing.[5] He finished third in the standings, behind the British Fortec Motorsports pairing of Jack Aitken and Matt Parry after taking three podium finishes.[6] He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at Zandvoort, but the race was cancelled due to heavy rain.[7] He also contested a one-off round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season at Spa-Francorchamps with the AV Formula team.

For 2014, Olsen graduated to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Prema Powerteam.[8] He finished second in the standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps[9] and the Nürburgring.[10] At the final round of the season in Jerez, 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.[11] He did, however, secure second in the championship the following day after finishing seventh in the final race of the season.[12]

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 will remain in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2015, switching to Manor MP Motorsport.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 410 13th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 1 0 3 211 3rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 2 0 0 0 0 0 37th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 14 2 2 3 3 124 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Manor MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 1 98 14th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 17 1 1 0 3 101 8th
Formula Masters China Absolute Racing 3 0 0 0 1 17* 12th*
Masters of Formula 3 Threebond with T-Sport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th

† As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

References

  1. 1 2 Svingen, Marius (10 April 2013). "About Dennis Olsen". dennisolsen.no (HNP Event). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dennis Olsen Driver's Profile". pressracing.com (Press Racing Ltd.). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Karting details – the karting career of Dennis Olsen". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Racing Series New Zealand 2013 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup". jk-racing.de (Josef Kaufmann Racing). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Allen, Peter (16 July 2014). "The Eurocup's latest star: Dennis Olsen". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Bonifacio, Olsen and Villemi to race for Prema in Eurocup". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Musker, Ant (31 May 2014). "Maiden win for Eurocup rookie Dennis Olsen at Spa". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Musker, Ant (13 July 2014). "Dennis Olsen mounts title assault with race two victory at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (18 October 2014). "Olsen's exclusion leaves fight for runner-up spot open". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 October 2014). "Guest driver George Russell delivers Tech 1's first Eurocup win of 2014". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  13. ↑ Allen, Peter (9 January 2015). "Runner-up Olsen continues in Eurocup FR2.0, joins Manor MP". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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