Dušan Borković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Борковић; born 16 September 1984) is a Serbian auto racing driver, three time European champion 2012 European Hill Climb Championship, 2015 European Touring Car Cup and 2020 TCR Eastern Europe.[1] He is a winner of the three Serbia Rally Championships 2019, 2020 and 2022.[2]
| Dušan Borković | |
|---|---|
 Borković at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium. | |
| Nationality |  Serbian |
| Born | 16 September 1984 Pančevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Team Borkovic |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 62 |
| Former teams | B3 Racing Team Hungary |
| Starts | 53 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd Suzuka, Japan FIA WTCC in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2015-2014 2013 2011–2012 2002–2008 | European Touring Car Cup World Touring Car Championship European Touring Car Cup FIA European Hill Climb Championship Serbian National-Class Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2015 2012 2010 2005–08 | TCR Eastern Europe Trophy European Touring Car Cup European Touring Car Cup European Hill Climb Championship Serbian Hill Climbing Championship Serbian National-Class Championship |
Racing career
editKarting
editBorković started his karting career in 1994. He became the Yugoslavian karting champion six years in a row from 1995 to 2000.
Serbian National-Class and Hill Climbing
editAfter karting for six years, Borković made his autoracing debut in 2002 in the Serbian National-Class.
From 2002 to 2008 Borković competed in the Serbian National-Class championship where he finished 2nd in his first season. He won the championship from 2005 to 2008.
After racing in the Serbian National-Class for six years Borković switched to Hill Climb in 2010.
Borković won the Serbian Hill Climb Championship is his first season, winning all five events in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.
The following season, Borković switched to the European Hill Climb Championship. Coming in second in his first season, he went on to win it in 2012 still driving his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.
European Touring Car Cup 2013
editAfter winning the European Hill Climb Championship in 2012 Borković switched to the European Touring Car Cup. In his debut season in European Touring Car Cup (ETCC) he took the third place in the Super 2000 class. He took third position in both Brno races and qualifications. He had five podiums and one win. He drove the first three meetings in a SEAT León TFSI, before switching to a Chevrolet Cruze LT for the final two meetings. He had 48 points in overall standings. In front of him was Maťo Homola with 74 points and Petr Fulín in first place with 88 points.
World Touring Car Championship 2014–2015
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On 20 November 2013 it was announced that Dušan Borković would race in the World Touring Car Championship. Borković would join Campos Racing driving one of their TC1 RML Chevrolet Cruze's.[3][4] On 26 October 2014 he delivered his first ever podium.[5] In 2015 season he started with new team Proteam Racing driving a Honda Civic WTCC. Borković only drove the first round in Argentina before withdrawing from the World Touring Car Championship. His withdrawal was because Proteam Racing was not able to cater for the 30-year-old's height, as well as there being further dissatisfaction over the specification of the team's Honda Civic WTCC.
European Touring Car Cup 2015
editConsidering problems with the sitting position and the car, the Serbian driver decided not to continue competing in World Touring Car Championship. Dušan Borković made the decision with his team to transfer to European Touring Car Cup in Hungaroring on 2 and 3 May. Dusan drove the newest SEAT León Cup Racer in European Touring Car Cup with his NIS Petrol Racing Team. He became ETCC champion in Single make trophy class.
Racing record
editComplete European Touring Car Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NIS Petrol Racing Team | SEAT León TFSI | MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 9 |
SVK 1 Ret |
SVK 2 DNS |
SAL 1 1 |
SAL 2 12 |
3rd | 48 | ||||||
| Chevrolet Cruze LT | PER 1 2 |
PER 2 3 |
BRN 1 3 |
BRN 2 3 |
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| 2015 | NIS Petrol Racing Team | SEAT León Cup Racer | HUN 1 5 |
HUN 1 1 |
SVK 1 3 |
SVK 2 1 |
LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 2 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 1 |
ZOL 1 3 |
ZOL 2 1 |
PER 1 Ret |
PER 2 13 |
1st | 110 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NIS Petrol by Campos Racing | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | MAR 1 6 |
MAR 2 Ret |
FRA 1 14 |
FRA 2 7 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 11 |
SVK 1 12 |
SVK 2 C |
AUT 1 Ret |
AUT 2 Ret |
RUS 1 Ret |
RUS 2 11 |
BEL 1 9 |
BEL 2 Ret |
ARG 1 Ret |
ARG 2 DSQ |
BEI 1 Ret |
BEI 2 DNS |
CHN 1 12 |
CHN 2 9 |
JPN 1 8 |
JPN 2 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
14th | 41 |
| 2015 | Proteam Racing | Honda Civic WTCC | ARG 1 11 |
ARG 2 Ret |
MAR 1 DNS |
MAR 2 DNS |
HUN 1 WD |
HUN 2 WD |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 2 |
NC | 0 |
Complete TCR International Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | B3 Racing Team Hungary | SEAT León TCR | BHR 1 6 |
BHR 2 3 |
EST 1 12 |
EST 2 Ret |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 Ret |
IMO 1 12† |
IMO 2 DNS |
SAL 1 11† |
SAL 2 DNS |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 2 |
SOC 1 14 |
SOC 2 6 |
CHA 1 7 |
CHA 2 3 |
MRN 1 7 |
MRN 2 2 |
SEP 1 6 |
SEP 2 4 |
MAC 1 4 |
MAC 2 5 |
7th | 173 |
| 2017 | GE-Force | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | RIM 1 9 |
RIM 2 4 |
BHR 1 4 |
BHR 2 1 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 11 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SAL 1 1 |
SAL 2 Ret |
HUN 1 NC |
HUN 2 Ret |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 Ret |
CHA 1 2 |
CHA 2 6 |
ZHE 1 Ret |
ZHE 2 DNS |
DUB 1 9 |
DUB 2 8 |
8th | 116 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | LEC 1 1 |
LEC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 18 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 Ret |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 3 |
MNZ 1 DSQ |
MNZ 2 DSQ |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 Ret |
3rd | 154 |
| 2019 | Autodis Racing by Target Competition | Hyundai i30 N TCR | HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 4 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 Ret |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 DSQ |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
18th | 85 |
| 2021 | Comtoyou Racing | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | SVK 1 7 |
SVK 2 10 |
LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 11 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 4 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 14 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 9 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 7 |
CAT 1 DNS |
CAT 2 DNS |
12th | 192 |
| 2023 | Target Competition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG 1 12 |
ALG 2 Ret |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 2 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 15 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 12 |
LEC 1 WD |
LEC 2 WD |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 WD |
CAT 2 WD |
8th | 190 |
| 2024 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 10 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
16th | 29 |
Complete TCR World Tour results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Target Competition | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | ALG 1 12 |
ALG 2 Ret |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 15 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 12 |
ELP 1 |
ELP 2 |
VIL 1 |
VIL 2 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
BAT 1 |
BAT 2 |
BAT 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
37th | 10 |
| 2024 | GOAT Racing | Honda Civic Type R TCR (FL5) | VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MRK 1 Ret |
MRK 2 3 |
MDO 1 9 |
MDO 2 7 |
SAP 1 9 |
SAP 2 Ret |
ELP 1 11 |
ELP 2 6 |
ZHZ 1 11 |
ZHZ 2 11 |
MAC 1 7 |
MAC 2 1 |
10th | 134 |
Political career
editBorković was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2016 to 2020. He received the eleventh position on the Serbian Progressive Party's Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning electoral list in the 2016 Serbian parliamentary election.[6] (Borković was not himself a member of the party but ran as an aligned independent.[7]) The list won a landslide victory with 131 out of 250 parliamentary mandates, and Borković was sworn in as a legislator on 3 June 2016. In the assembly, he was a deputy member of the parliamentary committee on spatial planning, transport, infrastructure, and telecommunications and the committee on education, science, technological development, and the information society.[8] He did not seek re-election in 2020.
References
edit- ^ "Dušan Borkovič secures the TCR Eastern Europe title". 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Borković ispisao istoriju, treći put osvojio Srbija reli".
- ^ Hudson, Neil (20 November 2013). "Dušan Borković to step up to the WTCC in 2014". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (21 December 2013). "Dušan Borković switches to Chevrolet for WTCC debut". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Dusan Borkovic relieved after delivering podium result". Touring Car Times. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Избори за народне посланике 2016. године » Изборне листе (АЛЕКСАНДАР ВУЧИЋ – СРБИЈА ПОБЕЂУЈЕ) Archived 27 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Republika Srbija – Republička izborna komisija. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ DUŠAN BORKOVIĆ, Otvoreni Parlament. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ DUSAN BORKOVIC, National Assembly of Serbia. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Dušan Borković on Facebook
- Dušan Borković on Twitter
- Dušan Borković career summary at DriverDB.com
