Dennis Olsen (born 14 April 1996) is a Norwegian racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Ford Multimatic Motorsports as a Ford factory driver. 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, Olsen 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.

Olsen 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.

2025 saw Olsen continue to compete in World Endurance Championship with Proton Competition, driving the No. 88 Ford Mustang GT3 alongside Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato. With a best finish of second place at Spa, Olsen finished the season in 16th with 27 points. He also drove for Ford Multimatic in IMSA in the endurance rounds, paired with Christopher Mies and Frédéric Vervisch. The trio gave the Mustang GT3 its first victory with a win in the season-opening Rolex 24. Olsen would also compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours for HRT Ford Performance as teammates with Arjun Maini, Jusuf Owega, and Frank Stippler. He would not finish following an incident at Flugplatz.

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 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps AV Formula 2 0 0 0 0 0 37th 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 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Manor MP Motorsport 17 1 1 0 3 101 8th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 6 0 0 0 1 98 14th Formula Masters China Absolute Racing 3 0 0 0 1 17 16th 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 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship Walter Lechner Racing 2 0 0 0 1 40 17th Porsche Supercup Lechner MSG Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 10 18th MRS GT-Racing 1 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East200014017th 2017 Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 11 3 4 3 9 186 2nd Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 14 6 2 5 12 273 1st Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia Mtech Competition222220NC† 24H Series - A6 Manthey Racing100010NC† 2018 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Proton Competition 5 1 1 0 1 65 6th 24H GT Series - A6 Herberth Motorsport100000NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing10000N/A17th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge America Wright Motorsports 6 0 0 1 0 23 17th Blancpain GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 6 0 3 3 5 89 9th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 73 33rd Pfaff Motorsports 2 1 0 0 1 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Racing 2 0 2 0 0 9 33rd Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 22 22nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 5 0 0 0 0 22 12th Intercontinental GT Challenge EBM 1 1 0 0 1 73 1st Wright Motorsports10000 Rowe Racing10000 Absolute Racing10001 Frikadelli Racing Team11111 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing10000N/A4th 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Racing 1 0 1 1 0 6 22nd Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pfaff Motorsports 2 0 1 0 0 44 35th Intercontinental GT Challenge Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 6 18thNürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Falken Motorsports1000030.942nd KCMG40100 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 KCMG10000N/A13th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.5 24th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team Bernhard 2 0 0 0 0 0 44th Intercontinental GT Challenge Schnabl Engineering10000220th GMG Racing10000 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Schnabl Engineering10000427th Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 1 0 1 0 NC† Falken Motorsports 4 0 0 0 2 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team10000N/ADNF 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 15 1 1 0 3 89 10th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro KCMG 1 0 0 1 1 324 24th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th* 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNFNürburgring Endurance Series - SP9200010NC† EMA Motorsport10000 2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Manthey EMA 16 0 0 0 2 129 7th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rutronik Racing 5 0 0 1 1 38 7th Intercontinental GT Challenge100001223rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A5thNürburgring Endurance Series - SP9100000NC† Dinamic GT10000 GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 R&B Racing 6 1 0 0 3 65 12th GT World Challenge Asia - Pro-Am Cup 6 1 0 0 3 67 11th 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 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 126 72nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 1 31st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Herberth Motorsport Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 26th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A16th 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Proton Competition 8 0 1 0 1 27 16th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Ford Multimatic Motorsports 3 1 0 0 1 935 17th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 HRT Ford Performance 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Ford Racing10101328216thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9HRT Ford Racing 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th Intercontinental GT Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 28* 10th* Miedecke Motorsport by Team MPC 1 0 1 0 1 † As Olsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 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 VLL1 VLL2 IMO11 IMO12 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO21 IMO22 37th 0 2014 Prema Powerteam IMO1 IMO2 PAU1 PAU2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG1 MUG2 JER1 JER2 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 RacingHOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR1NÜR2SIL1SIL2SPA1SPA2ASS1ASS2MST1MST2MST3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN33rd211 2015Manor MP Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 14th 98

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 2014 Prema PowerteamALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2JER 1JER2 2nd 122015Manor MP Motorsport ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 JER1 JER2 JER3 8th 101Source:

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 Points 2016 Lechner MSG Racing Team CAT MON RBR SIL 18th 10 MRS GT-Racing HUN HOC SPA MNZ USA USA 2017 Walter Lechner Racing Team CAT CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MEX MEX 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 MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 6th 65Source: ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Manthey Racing Philipp Frommenwiler Lars Kern Otto KlohsPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 129 18th 17th 2019 Manthey Racing Matteo Cairoli Lars Kern Otto KlohsPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 155 4th 4th 2020 KCMG Earl Bamber Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 83 13th 13th 2021 Frikadelli Racing Team Frédéric Makowiecki Maxime Martin Patrick Pilet Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 54 DNF DNF 2022 KCMG Earl Bamber Nick Tandy Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9Pro 149 DNF DNF 2023 Rutronik Racing Julien Andlauer Matteo Cairoli Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9Pro 162 5th 5th 2024 Herberth Motorsport Matt Campbell Vincent Kolb Robert Renauer Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9Pro 49 16th 13th 2025 HRT Ford Performance Arjun Maini Jusuf Owega Frank Stippler Ford Mustang GT3 SP9Pro 27 DNF DNF 2026 HRT Ford Racing Christopher Mies Frank Stippler Frédéric Vervisch Ford Mustang GT3 Evo SP9Pro 155 7th 6th

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results