Benjamin Pierre Chris Lessennes (born 29 June 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in several karting championships.
Racing career Lessennes began his career in 2010 in karting. He took several good results in many different karting championships. In 2011, he finished second in the Belgian KF5 championship standings. In 2013, he won both the French KF Junior and Belgian X30 Junior karting titles. In 2014, he won the IAME International Finale X30 Seniors title. In 2016, he made the switch to the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship, he finished the season fifth in the standings after one victory and three podiums. With his teammate Renaud Kuppens taking four victories. He continued in the series again in 2017.
In April 2017, it was announced that Lessennes would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR for Boutsen Ginion Racing.
Racing record Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Boutsen Ginion Racing161014283.55th 2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Boutsen Ginion Racing18524114201st TCR International Series200013118th 2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Autodis Racing by THX200000NC World Touring Car Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing1800004819th 2019 GT4 European Series - Silver Equipe Verschuur1222161433rd 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC French GT4 Cup - Silver L'Espace Bienvenue1252292011st 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup CMR200000NC 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing500000NC French GT4 Cup - Silver L'Espace Bienvenue 24H TCE Series - TCX COGEMO/TLRT 2023 GT4 European Series - Silver L'Espace Bienvenue Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - UGT4A 2 2 1 2 2 753rd ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing200001627th Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A Rosel Racing by L'Espace Bienvenue322234010th 2024 GT4 European Series - Silver BMW Team France L'Espace Bienvenue1210031133rd Ultimate Cup Series GT Endurance Cup - UCS4 L'Espace Bienvenue22222503rd2025 GT4 European Series - Silver BMW Team France L'Espace Bienvenue Ultimate Cup European Series - GT Endurance Cup - Porsche Cup RR by Racetivity
Complete TCR International Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2017 Boutsen Ginion Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA12 SPA25 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC1 OSC2 CHA1 CHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 DUB1 DUB2 18th 31 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2018 Boutsen Ginion Racing Honda Civic Type R TCR MAR1 MAR2 MAR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 GER1 GER2 GER3 NED1 NED2 NED3 POR1 POR2 POR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 CHN1 CHN2 CHN3 WUH1 WUH2 WUH3 JPN1 JPN2 JPN3 MAC1 MAC2 MAC3 19th 48
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2021 CMR Bentley Continental GT3 Pro MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 NC 0
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