Dennis Olsen

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 † 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)

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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:

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 SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM 33rd 73 Wright Motorsports ELK VIR LGA PET 2020 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 35th 44 2022 KCMG GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY 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 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 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 SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 17th 935 2026 Ford Racing GTD Pro Ford Mustang GT3 Evo Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 8th* 2230*Source: Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 AmPorsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 24th 0.5 2024 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 15th 37 2025 Proton Competition LMGT3 Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 16th 27Source:

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 ALG1 ALG2 LAU1 LAU2 IMO1 IMO2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 10th 89 2023 Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 7th 129Source: