Marc Basseng Explained

Marc Basseng
Nationality: German
Birth Date:12 December 1978
Birth Place:Engelskirchen, Germany
Racing Licence: FIA Silver
Prev Series: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
Prev Series Years:2013
20102012
2008
20072009
2007
2007
2007
2006, 2008–2009
2005
2004-06
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2001-02
1997-98, 2003, 06
Titles:FIA GT1 World Championship
Clio Cup Germany
Title Years:2012
2004

Marc Basseng (born 12 December 1978 in Engelskirchen) is a German racing driver.

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 Series, where he has claimed 26 overall wins.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] As he was the reigning FIA GT1 World Champion he was ruled to be ineligible for the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.[5] He finished 13th overall at the end of the season, with a season best of 4th place at Monza.

Racing record

Complete GT1 World Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2010All-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportLamborghiniABU
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
39th8
2011All-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportLamborghiniABU
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
5th102
2012All-Inkl.com Münnich MotorsportMercedes-BenzNOG
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
1st145

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2014Phoenix RacingAudi R8 LMS ultraProNOG
QR

NOG
CR

21st14
Pro-AmBRH
QR

BRH
CR

ZAN
QR

ZAN
CR

SVK
QR

SVK
CR

ALG
QR

ALG
CR

ZOL
QR

ZOL
CR

BAK
QR

BAK
CR

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011 12Points
2014GMG RacingGTDAudi R8 LMS ultraAudi 5.2 L V10DAY
SEB
LGA
DET
WGL
MOS
IND
ELK
VIR
COA
COA
79th22
2015Mühlner Motorsports AmericaGTDPorsche 911 GT AmericaPorsche 4.0L Flat-6DAY
SEB
LGA
BEL
WGL
LIM
ELK
VIR
AUS
ATL
60th1
2016Konrad MotorsportGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
SEB
LGA
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
AUS
PET
50th22
2017Konrad MotorsportGTDLamborghini Huracán GT3Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAY
SEB
LBH
AUS
BEL
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
79th11
Basseng did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marc Basseng | Racing career profile | Driver Database.
  2. Web site: Statistics: overall victories . 2023-10-11 . Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Pagani Zonda R - Nurburgring lap. YouTube. 26 July 2010 .
  4. News: Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013. https://archive.today/20130111104629/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=8388. dead. 11 January 2013. 8 November 2012. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 27 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Hudson. Neil. Full entry list for the first round of the 2013 WTCC. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 15 March 2013. 15 March 2013.