Dennis Olsen | 2022 debrief

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Born in Frederikstad, Norway, Dennis Olsen began his motorsport career in 2006 in karting. He competed internationally until 2014 and won several championship titles, including the German karting championship. In 2013, the Norwegian entered formula racing. In his debut season, he finished third in the drivers' standings. 2016 was a breakthrough year in Dennis' career. His successes did not go unnoticed by car manufacturers - he became a Porsche works driver and was accepted into the junior program. He contested the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland in his first two years. In 2017, he was runner-up in the Supercup and champion in the German one-make cup. In the following years, various international GT races followed as a Porsche Young Professional. In 2019, Dennis won the drivers' championship of the International GT Challenge. He celebrated one of his greatest endurance racing successes to date in the same year with overall victory in the Porsche 911 GT3 R at the Bathurst 12 Hours. In 2022, the contract driver competed in the 24-hour race at Daytona. The quartet from KCMG crossed the finish line in third position. In addition to competing in some of the world's most famous endurance races, Dennis Olsen is contesting his first DTM season this year. He is the first Norwegian race driver in the history of the series. More info at DTM.COM