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Benjamin Lessennes

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Benjamin Lessennes
Nationality Belgian
Born (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)
Namur, Belgium
TCR International Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamBoutsen Ginion Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number63
Starts2
Previous series
2016-17

2010-14
TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2013
2013
French KF Junior
Belgian X30 Junior

Benjamin 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

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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.[1] He continued in the series again in 2017.[2][3][4]

In April 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Honda Civic Type R TCR for Boutsen Ginion Racing.[5][6][7]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Boutsen Ginion Racing 16 1 0 1 4 283.5 5th
2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Boutsen Ginion Racing 18 5 2 4 11 420 1st
TCR International Series 2 0 0 0 1 31 18th
2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Autodis Racing by THX 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
World Touring Car Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing 18 0 0 0 0 48 19th
2019 GT4 European Series - Silver Equipe Verschuur 12 2 2 1 6 143 3rd
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
French GT4 Cup - Silver L'Espace Bienvenue 12 5 2 2 9 201 1st
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup CMR 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen Ginion Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
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 75 3rd
ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing 2 0 0 0 0 16 27th
Ultimate Cup Series - Sprint GT Touring Challenge - 3A Rosel Racing by L'Espace Bienvenue 3 2 2 2 3 40 10th
2024 GT4 European Series - Silver BMW Team France L'Espace Bienvenue
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - UCS4 L'Espace Bienvenue 1 1 1 1 1 25 4th*

Complete TCR International Series results

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(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 RIM
1
RIM
2
BHR
1
BHR
2
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

5
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
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

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(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 MAR
1

15
MAR
2

Ret
MAR
3

17
HUN
1

14
HUN
2

8
HUN
3

5
GER
1

10
GER
2

Ret
GER
3

4
NED
1

19
NED
2

12
NED
3

Ret
POR
1

7
POR
2

Ret
POR
3

8
SVK
1

20
SVK
2

DSQ
SVK
3

DSQ
CHN
1
CHN
2
CHN
3
WUH
1
WUH
2
WUH
3
JPN
1
JPN
2
JPN
3
MAC
1
MAC
2
MAC
3
19th 48

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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(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 MAG
1

14
MAG
2

15
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
NC 0

References

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  1. ^ "Benjamin Lessennes wins the first sprint race at Mettet". TouringCarTimes.com. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ Hudson, Neil (19 April 2017). "TCR Benelux entry list confirmed ahead of Spa opener". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ Hudson, Neil (22 April 2017). "Tom Coronel to challenge for 2017 TCR Benelux title with Stéphane Lémeret". TouringCarTimes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Benjamin Lessennes career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Neil (25 April 2017). "Benjamin Lessennes joins the field for Spa-Francorchamps". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Spa-Francorchamps preview: High-profile drivers add to the excitement in Belgium". TouringCarTimes.com. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Benjamin Lessennes joins the International Series at Spa". tcr-series.com. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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