Morten Dons (born 29 December 1988) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series. He made his debut in 2015. Having previously competed in the British GT and Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden amongst others.
| Morten Dons | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | 29 December 1988 Struer, Denmark |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | University of Bolton |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 2012 2011-12 2006-09 | British GT Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden Formula Ford NEZ Formula Ford Denmark Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 | Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden |
Racing career
editDons began his career in 2006 in karting. In 2011 he switched to the Danish Formula Ford championship, he raced there from 2011–2012 ending 3rd in the standings in 2012. He also competed in the Formula Ford NEZ championship that year. He switched to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden for the 2013 season, he won the championship that year, with 95 points.[1]
In February 2014, it was announced that Dons would make his British GT debut with Century Motorsport driving a Ginetta G55 GT4, partnering Aleksander Schjerpen. They ended the championship 5th in the GT4 standings.[2]
In May 2015 Dons switched to the European Le Mans Series, driving a Ginetta Juno LMP3 for the University of Bolton team, partnering Rob Garofall.
Racing record
editComplete British GT Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Century Motorsport | Ginetta G55 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 23 |
OUL 2 20 |
ROC 1 Ret |
SIL 1 21 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 19 |
SPA 1 27 |
SPA 2 Ret |
BRH 1 22 |
DON 1 22† |
5th | 104 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | University of Bolton | LMP3 | Ginetta LMP3 | Nissan VK50 5L V8 | SIL | IMO 1 |
RBR | LEC | EST | 6th* | 25* |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Morten Dons career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Yorath, Jake (6 February 2014). "Century Motorsport Add Dons and Schjerpen to GT4 Line Up". Racing GT. Xynamic. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
External links
edit- Morten Dons career summary at DriverDB.com
- Morten Dons official website
- Morten Dons on Facebook
- Morten Dons on Twitter