| Gilles Magnus | |
| Nationality: |  Belgian |
| Birth Date: | 1999 8, df=yes |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Gold |
| Current Series: | World Touring Car Cup |
| First Year: | 2020 |
| Current Team: | Comtoyou Racing |
| Car Number: | 16 |
| Starts: | 48 |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Poles: | 2 |
| Fastest Laps: | 4 |
| Best Finish: | 5th |
| Year: | 2020, 2022 |
| Prev Series: | Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup French F4 Championship TCR Europe Touring Car Series |
| Prev Series Years: | 2016 2017 2019 |
| Titles: | WTCR Rookies' championship WTCR Trophy |
| Title Years: | 2020 2021 |
Gilles Magnus (born 30 August 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. He previously competed in the World Touring Car Cup from 2020 to 2022. He has also been a factory driver for Audi Sport.[1] He is the winner of the 2024 Dubai 24 Hour race.
Magnus began karting at the age of eight, claiming numerous titles in his career.[2]
In 2016, Magnus progressed to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship.[3] There he claimed a victory, a fastest lap and accumulated numerous podiums to finish vice-champion to Yifei Ye.
In October 2016, Magnus partook in the rookie test at Estoril.[4] In February 2017, he was signed by R-ace GP for the NEC Championship.[5]
Magnus won the silver medal at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup representing Team Belgium.[6]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | nowrap | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | nowrap | Audi R8 LMS | Silver | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | 8th | 35 | |
| 2022 | nowrap | Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc | nowrap | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | 6th | 56.5 | |
| 2023 | nowrap | Comtoyou Racing | nowrap | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | 3rd | 98 | |
| 2024 | nowrap | Saintéloc Racing | nowrap | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Gold | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 3rd | 109 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.(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 | DC | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | nowrap | Comtoyou Racing | nowrap | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | SVK 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | ESP 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | 5th | 172 | |||
| 2021 | nowrap | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | nowrap | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | GER 1 | GER 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | RUS 1 | RUS 2 | 10th | 139 | |||
| 2022 | nowrap | Comtoyou Team Audi Sport | nowrap | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | ALS 1 | ALS 2 | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SAU 1 | SAU 2 | 5th | 210 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 2023–24 | Saintéloc Racing | GT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | DUB 1 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 4th | 57 |
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