Marc Basseng
Marc Basseng (born 12 December 1978 in Engelskirchen) is a German racing driver.
| Marc Basseng | |
|---|---|
 Basseng at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season. | |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 12 December 1978 Engelskirchen (Germany) |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2010–2012 2008 2007–2009 2007 2007 2007 2006, 2008–2009 2005 2004-06 2003 2001-02 1997-98, 2003, 06 | WTCC FIA GT1 World Championship ADAC GT Masters American Le Mans Series Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship Porsche Supercup FIA GT3 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup VLN Clio Cup Germany Renault Sport Clio Trophy Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2004 | FIA GT1 World Championship Clio Cup Germany |
Career
Basseng began his career in karting. In 1997 he began competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for the UPS Porsche Junior Team, finishing third in the 1998 standings.[1] He raced in the Renault Sport Clio Trophy in 2001 and 2002 and won the German Clio Cup in 2003.
In 2004, Basseng began to compete in the VLN Nürburgring Endurance Championship, where he has claimed 25 overall wins. The driver also competed part-time at the FIA GT3 European Championship, FIA GT Championship, Le Mans Series, American Le Mans Series and ADAC GT Masters. In 2008, the Belgian raced full-time at the American Le Mans Series in a Porsche 911 for Farnbacher Loles and VICI Racing.
He began racing in the new FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010 for the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport team, for which he also serves as team manager. On 26 July 2010, Marc Basseng achieved the lap record in a Pagani Zonda R on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.[2] In 2011 he finished 5th in the standings for Münnich, sharing his ride with Markus Winkelhock. In 2012 he claimed the world championship with Winkelhock, managing to win a race and finishing 10 times in the podium.
Basseng moved with Münnich Motorsport to the World Touring Car Championship for 2013.[3] As he was the reigning FIA GT1 World Champion he was ruled to be ineligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.[4] He qualified eighth for the season opening Race of Italy and was battling for sixth place in race one with Gabriele Tarquini before dropping out of contention when he served a drive–through penalty for not having all his wheels down on the ground at the three-minute warning on the grid.[5] He started second for race two but dropped down to fourth before challenging Tarquini for third on the last lap.[6]
Racing record
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR Ret |
ABU CR 17 |
SIL QR 17 |
SIL CR Ret |
BRN QR 14 |
BRN CR 13 |
PRI QR 16 |
PRI CR 17 |
SPA QR 15 |
SPA CR Ret |
NÜR QR DNS |
NÜR CR 19 |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR 17 |
NAV QR 8 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR EX |
INT CR EX |
SAN QR 14 |
SAN CR 6 |
39th | 8 |
| 2011 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR 6 |
ABU CR 3 |
ZOL QR 1 |
ZOL CR 1 |
ALG QR 7 |
ALG CR 6 |
SAC QR 9 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR Ret |
SIL CR 5 |
NAV QR 1 |
NAV CR 2 |
PRI QR 7 |
PRI CR 8 |
ORD QR EX |
ORD CR 8 |
BEI QR 12 |
BEI CR Ret |
SAN QR 6 |
SAN CR Ret |
5th | 102 |
| 2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | NOG QR 6 |
NOG CR 3 |
ZOL QR 6 |
ZOL CR 9 |
NAV QR 5 |
NAV QR 2 |
SVK QR 4 |
SVK CR 3 |
ALG QR 1 |
ALG CR 2 |
SVK QR 3 |
SVK CR 2 |
MOS QR 2 |
MOS CR 5 |
NUR QR 3 |
NUR CR 2 |
DON QR 5 |
DON CR EX |
1st | 145 | ||
Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT León WTCC | ITA 1 14 |
ITA 2 4 |
MAR 1 7 |
MAR 2 5 |
SVK 1 16 |
SVK 2 15 |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 17 |
AUT 1 Ret |
AUT 2 11 |
RUS 1 18 |
RUS 2 13 |
POR 1 10 |
POR 2 5 |
ARG 1 12 |
ARG 2 Ret |
USA 1 9 |
USA 2 9 |
JPN 1 9 |
JPN 2 17 |
CHN 1 15 |
CHN 2 18 |
MAC 1 7 |
MAC 2 7 |
13th | 57 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 10 |
NOG CR 9 |
21st | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Pro-Am | BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 11 |
ZAN QR 10 |
ZAN CR 13 |
SVK QR 8 |
SVK CR 7 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 7 |
ZOL QR 15 |
ZOL CR 15 |
BAK QR DNS |
BAK CR DNS | |||||||
* Season still in progress.
References
- http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3983/career/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPd0ATqvoJM&hd=1
- "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- Hudson, Neil (15 March 2013). "Full entry list for the first round of the 2013 WTCC". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- Abbott, Andrew (24 March 2013). "Muller takes first win of year". TouringCars.net. Andrew Abbott. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Tremayne, Sam (24 March 2013). "Monza WTCC: Yvan Muller charges to second Monza win in rain". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Official website (in German)
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Bowe Garry Holt Paul Morris |
Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour 2011 (with Darryl O'Young & Christopher Mies) |
Succeeded by Darryl O'Young Christopher Mies Christer Jöns |
| Preceded by Michael Krumm Lucas Luhr |
FIA GT1 World Champion 2012 with: Markus Winkelhock |
Succeeded by None (Series ended) |