Stienes Longin Explained

Stienes Longin
Nationality: Belgian
Birth Date:30 July 1991
Birth Place:Leuven, Flemish Brabant
Related To:Bert Longin (father)
Current Series:NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
First Year:2014 (Elite 2)
2017 (Elite 1)
Current Team:PK Carsport
Car Number:11
Engine:Chevrolet
Starts:28 (Elite 2)
37 (Elite 1)
Championships:1 (2016 Elite 2)
Wins:9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Poles:8 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Fastest Laps:9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Best Finish:1st
Year:2016 (Elite 2)
Last Finish:2nd in 2019
Prev Series:TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
BMW M235i Racing Cup
Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club
Prev Series Years:2016

2015
2014-2015
Titles:NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club - D3
Title Years:2016

2015

Stienes Longin (born 30 July 1991 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian professional racing driver. Longin currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for PK Carsport in the Elite 1 class and in Belcar Endurance Championship driving the No. 11 Norma M20 FC for Krafft Racing. He previously won the Euro Series Elite 2 championship in 2016. He is also a one-time winner at the 24 Hours of Zolder, having scored his first overall victory in 2019. He is the son of former FIA GT driver Bert Longin.

Racing career

Longin started his racing career in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In 2013 he was fielded by Hoppa Racing in a Renault Clio. The following year, in a BMW M3, Longin won the championship in Division 3.[1] In 2014 Longin made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as a part of the PK Carsport formation. At Tours Speedway Longin finished second, behind Denis Dupont, in the second Elite 2 race. At the Nürburgring the Belgian driver scored another two top-ten finishes. Longin's first appearance at the 24 Hours of Zolder came in 2014. The Belgian driver made his debut for the Australian MARC Cars formation with teammates Kris Van Kelst, Ryan McLeod, Hadrian Morall, and Mich Benton. The team finished twelfth overall, second in class.[2]

In 2015 Longin combined a full season in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with a partial season in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In the BGDC Longin won at Circuit Zolder, Dijon-Prenois and Spa-Francorchamps.[3] He won his first NASCAR race at Tours Speedway. Scoring another five podium finishes he secured fourth place in the championship. Longin also participated in the revived Belcar Trophy in a BMW M235i Racing Cup. The team finished third in the second race of the season, placing fourth in the championship.[4]

In the 2016 season, Longin dominated the Elite 2 class as he won 8 races out of 12 on his way to win the Elite 2 championship that year.[5] He moved up to the Elite 1 class the following year to replace his father Bert in PK Carsport's No. 11 team and would finish in 5th in the Championship having scored 3 podium finishes in his debut season in Elite 1. Longin once again finished in 5th in the Championship the following year having scored 2 podium finishes.

In the 2019 season, Longin scored his first pole position in the Elite 1 class at Brands Hatch before leading the Elite 1 Championship for the first time in his career at Most after scoring six second-place finishes in the first eight races of the season.[6] [7] Longin also won the 24 Hours of Zolder in the same year, scoring the win alongside his father Bert (who scored his sixth victory in the event, tying Anthony Kumpen and Marc Goossens for the most wins), Christoff Corten, and Giorgio Maggi.[8] On the final race of the season at Circuit Zolder, Longin would score his first victory in the Elite 1 class in the rain-affected race to secure a second-place finish in the championship.[9] [10]

Complete motorsports results

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2014 MARC Cars Australia 2 Mitch Benton
Ryan McLeod
Hadrian Morrall
Kris van Kelst
MARC Ford FocusS166312th2nd
2015 Tyre Set/Peka by PK Carsport Maxime Dumarey
Guillaume Dumarey
Guido Dumarey
Max van Splunteren
BMW M235i Racing CupT77238th4th
2016 Bas Koeten Racing Thomas Piessens
Sven van Laere
Amro Al Hamad
Wolf GB08265817th3rd
2017 PK Carsport Anthony Kumpen
Bert Longin
Frank Beliën
Porsche 9917a51933rd4th
2018 PG Motorsport Tijn Jilesen
Marnik Battryn
Johan Huygens
Porsche Cayman GT437527th2nd
2019 Krafft Racing Bert Longin
Christoff Corten
Giorgio Maggi
Norma M20FC17911st1st

NASCAR

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213Pts
2017PK Carsport11ChevyVAL
VAL
BRH
BRH
VEN
VEN
HOC
HOC
FRA
FRA
ZOL
ZOL
5th569
2018VAL
VAL
FRA
FRA
BRH
BRH
TOU
TOU
HOC
HOC
ZOL
ZOL
5th419
2019VAL
VAL
FRA
FRA
BRH
BRH
MOS
MOS
VEN
HOC
HOC
ZOL
ZOL
2nd502

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112Pts
2014PK Carsport11ChevyVALVALBRHBRHTOU
TOU
NÜR
NÜR
UMBUMBBUGBUG27th156
2015VAL
VAL
VEN
VEN
BRH
BRH
TOU
TOU
UMB
UMB
ZOL
ZOL
4th621
2016VAL
VAL
VEN
VEN
BRH
BRH
TOU
TOU
ADR
ADR
ZOL
ZOL
1st650

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classement par classe. BGDC. 19 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Geslaagd etmaaldebuut voor Stienes Longin. Bert Longin. 19 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Classement par classe. BGDC. 19 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Belcar Trophy 2015. RACB. 19 May 2016.
  5. Web site: Elite 2: Longin Wins Race and Title. whelen.com. Whelen. 11 October 2016. 19 July 2019.
  6. Web site: TWO FIRST TIMERS ON POLE AT BRANDS HATCH. euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 1 June 2019. 19 July 2019.
  7. Web site: NEW POINTS LEADER STIENES LONGIN ENJOYS THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS. euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC.. 2 July 2019. 19 July 2019.
  8. Web site: 24H Zolder: Longin/Longin/Corten/Maggi winnen slijtageslag - Longin recordhouder. autosport.be. nl. 15 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Hezemans crowned the 2019 Euro NASCAR Champion, Longin breaks through. speedwaydigest.com. Speedway Digest. 6 October 2019. 13 October 2019.
  10. Web site: American Festival: Zege en titel van vice-kampioen voor Stienes Longin. autosport.be. nl. 13 October 2019.