# Dennis Olsen (racing driver)

Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Proton Competition and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Dinamic GT. He has previously competed full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and Porsche Supercup, and is a former Porsche Junior Driver and former member of the Red Bull Racing Simulator Development Program. He was champion of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2017.

## Career
### Karting

Born in Våler, Norway, Olsen began karting in his native Norway, aged six. 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.

### 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.

### 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. He finished third in the standings, behind the British Fortec Motorsports pairing of Jack Aitken and Matt Parry after taking three podium finishes. He also recorded a Pole position for the final race of the season at Zandvoort, 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 with the AV Formula team.
For 2014, Olsen graduated to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Prema Powerteam. He finished second in the standings, behind champion Nyck de Vries, after taking three podium places including race wins at Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring. 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. 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.

### Sports car racing

In 2023, Olsen returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for a second consecutive season. After completing the 2022 season with SSR Performance, Olsen moved to Manthey EMA for 2023. With two podiums, he finished seventh in the standings, whilst teammate Thomas Preining won the title. In addition, Olsen competed in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Rutronik Racing, sharing a Pro class entry with Laurin Heinrich and Preining. There, one podium once again resulted in seventh place overall.
For 2024, Olsen would switch to become a Ford factory driver, competing with the new Ford Mustang GT3 for Proton Competition alongside Mikkel O. Pedersen and bronze-ranked Giorgio Roda. Following a slow start in the first three rounds, Olsen led the team towards its first podium of the season, finishing third at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | AV Formula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 13th |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Prema Powerteam | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Prema Powerteam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor MP Motorsport | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 8th |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Manor MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 14th |
| 2015 | Formula Masters China | Absolute Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16th |
| 2015 | Masters of Formula 3 | Threebond with T-Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Huber Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 218 | 3rd |
| 2016 | Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship | Walter Lechner Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 17th |
| 2016 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner MSG Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th |
| 2016 | Porsche Supercup | MRS GT-Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th |
| 2016-17 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 17th |
| 2017 | Porsche Supercup | Walter Lechner Racing Team | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 186 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Konrad Motorsport | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 273 | 1st |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia | Mtech Competition | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | 24H Series - A6 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Proton Competition | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 6th |
| 2018 | 24H GT Series - A6 | Herberth Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge America | Wright Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | Wright Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 89 | 9th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Wright Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 33rd |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Pfaff Motorsports | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 33rd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia | Absolute Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33rd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am | Absolute Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22nd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Rowe Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12th |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | EBM | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1st |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Wright Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1st |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Rowe Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1st |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Absolute Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 1st |
| 2019 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 1st |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GPX Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Pfaff Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 35th |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| 2020 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.94 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | KCMG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.94 | 2nd |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 24th |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2021 | ADAC GT Masters | KÜS Team Bernhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44th |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Schnabl Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | GMG Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Schnabl Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27th |
| 2021 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2021 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Falken Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2022 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | SSR Performance | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 10th |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 324 | 24th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25th |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25th* |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2022 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | KCMG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | EMA Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Manthey EMA | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 7th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Rutronik Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7th |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Rutronik Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23rd |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Rutronik Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2023 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Rutronik Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Dinamic GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | R&B Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 12th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup | R&B Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 11th |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Wright Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 56th |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Proton Competition | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 72nd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Proton Competition | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31st |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Herberth Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Herberth Motorsport | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Herberth Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Proton Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10th* |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 382 | 1st* |
$^†$ As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| 2013 | AV Formula | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | IMO1 1 | IMO1 2 | SPA 1 15 | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | IMO2 1 | IMO2 2 | 37th | 0 |
| 2014 | Prema Powerteam | IMO 1 5 | IMO 2 8 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MUG 1 8 | MUG 2 5 | JER 1 5 | JER 2 4 | NC† | 0 |
† As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 16 | HOC 3 11 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 12 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 4 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 7 | ASS 1 3 | ASS 2 3 | MST 1 10 | MST 2 6 | MST 3 10 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 5 | ZAN 3 C | 3rd | 211 |
| 2015 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 6 | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 8 | ASS 2 6 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | | 14th | 98 |

### Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
| 2016 | Lechner MSG Racing Team | CAT | MON 11 | RBR | SIL | | | | | | | | 18th | 10 |
| 2016 | MRS GT-Racing | | | | | HUN 6 | HOC | SPA | MNZ | USA | USA | | 18th | 10 |
| 2017 | Walter Lechner Racing Team | CAT 2 | CAT 2 | MON 3 | RBR 5 | SIL 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | MNZ 5 | MEX 3 | MEX 3 | 2nd | 186 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2018 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 5 | MNZ | RBR 4 | SIL 4 | SPA 5‡ | ALG 1 | 6th | 65 |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2019 | Porsche GT Team | Mathieu Jaminet Sven Müller | Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Pro | 339 | 27th | 7th |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | Anders Buchardt Robby Foley | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am | 138 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | Mikkel O. Pedersen Giorgio Roda | Ford Mustang GT3 | LMGT3 | 280 | 30th | 3rd |

### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
| 2019 | Pfaff Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 16 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM 1 | | | | | 33rd | 73 |
| 2019 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | | | | | | | | ELK 8 | VIR | LGA | PET | 33rd | 73 |
| 2020 | Pfaff Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 13 | DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET 5 | LGA | SEB | 35th | 44 |
| 2022 | KCMG | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 3 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | | 24th | 321 |
| 2023 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 9 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 56th | 239 |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | GTD | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | DAY 20 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | 72nd | 126 |
| 2025 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | | 1st* | 382* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SPA WD | ALG | MNZ 11 | LMS Ret | BHR | BHR | | | 24th | 0.5 |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | LMGT3 | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | QAT 9 | IMO Ret | SPA 8 | LMS 3 | SÃO 13 | COA NC | FUJ 16 | BHR Ret | 15th | 37 |
| 2025 | Proton Competition | LMGT3 | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | QAT 10 | IMO | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | BHR | 10th* | 2 |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
| 2022 | SSR Performance | Porsche 911 GT3 R | ALG 1 5 | ALG 2 11 | LAU 1 Ret | LAU 2 11 | IMO 1 9 | IMO 2 Ret | NOR 1 2 | NOR 2 5 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 2 | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 19 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 9 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 DNS | 10th | 89 |
| 2023 | Manthey EMA | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | OSC 1 10 | OSC 2 4 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 9 | NOR 1 3 | NOR 2 6 | NÜR 1 5 | NÜR 2 Ret | LAU 1 12 | LAU 2 5 | SAC 1 7 | SAC 2 Ret | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 5 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 12 | 7th | 129 |