Denis Dupont (born 4 January 1993) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the USA in Michelin Pilot Challenge in TCR. He previously raced in WTCR, TCR International Series, GT3 in Blancpain Sprint and Endurance championship, TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, GT4 European Series Northern Cup and NASCAR Whelen Euro Series amongst others.
Racing career Dupont began his career in 2008 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2012. In 2014, he switched to the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, he finished the season fifth in the Elite 2 class championship standings that year, having taken two victories. For 2016, he switched to the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship, driving a SEAT León TCR for the Belgian RACB National Team partnering Sam Dejonghe. With the pair taking two victories. He continued in the series for 2017, again partnering Dejonghe. The pair having so far taken one victory. In 2017, he also took part in the GT4 European Series Northern Cup, partnering Jérôme Demay for the first three rounds. He scored a podium after leading his whole stint. He did not continue the season with the team and was replaced by Julien Darras.
In September 2017, it was announced that Dupont would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for Comtoyou Racing. He qualified third in Dubai but had bad luck during the races and suffered from punctures.
In February 2018, Dupont was confirmed as Comtoyou Racing's driver in an Audi RS3 LMS for 2018 WTCR campaign. He would score two podiums in the World championship that year.
In late 2022, it was announced Rockwell Autosport Development would be returning to the 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge with a two car entry. Dupont was announced to drive the No. 15 car, With teammates Eric Rockwell and Nick Looijmans.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS1122345614th 2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship RACB National Team162005314‡3rd‡ 2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Team WRT182116316‡5th‡ TCR International Series Comtoyou Racing300000NC GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver Street Art Racing600014815th 2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 3Y Technology200000NC World Touring Car Cup Audi Sport Team Comtoyou2800026916th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ombra Racing300000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT Team Care For Climate10000N/ADNF 2021 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Van Der Steur Racing LLC90011203013th 2022 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Belgard & Techniseal Racing80031192014th 2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Rockwell Autosport Development100000221010th IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsports America2000158013th2024 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian10102527304th2025 Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian2026Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCRBryan Herta Autosport with PR1/Mathiasen ‡ Team Standings
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 Comtoyou Racing SEAT León TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC1 OSC2 CHA1 CHA2 CHN1Ret CHN2DNS DUB1Ret DUB217† NC 0 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
24 Hours of Zolder results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Belgium Driver Academy vzw Maxim Pampel Pierre-Yves Rosoux Marnik Battryn Christophe Pampel Vincent Radermecker Wolf GB08 2 776 6th 4th
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 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS 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 16th 69 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
NASCAR (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.
Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Points 2014 Racing Club Partners – Marc VDS 32 Toyota VAL10 VALDNS BRH2 BRH22 TOU1* TOU1* NUR20 NUR18 UMB8 UMB18 BUG8 BUG3 5th 561
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