Lasse Sørensen (racing driver)

Lasse Sørensen
Sørensen racing at Hockenheim in 2019
NationalityDenmark Danish
Born (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 28)
Aalborg, Denmark
Related toMarco Sørensen (brother)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamDF1 Racing
Car number66
Starts12 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
11 (Elite 2)
Championships1 (2019 Elite 2)
Wins2 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
7 (Elite 2)
Poles2 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
1 (Elite 2)
Fastest laps1 (EuroNASCAR PRO)
1 (Elite 2)
Best finish1st in 2019 (Elite 2)
Finished last season41st in 2019 (Elite 1), 1st in 2019 (Elite 2)
Previous series
2016-18

2015
2014
2012-13
2012
2012

1998-2013		MASCOT Danish Thundersport Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
French F4 Championship
Formula Ford Denmark
Formula Ford NEZ
Dutch Formula Ford Championship
Karting
Championship titles
2019

2014		NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
French F4 Championship

Lasse Lorentz Sørensen (born 7 December 1996) is a Danish professional racing driver. He currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 66 Chevrolet Camaro for DF1 Racing in both the Elite 1 and Elite 2 class and is the defending Elite 2 Champion. Sørensen won the French F4 Championship in 2014 and has competed in categories such as Formula Ford Denmark and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in the past.

Racing career

Sørensen began his career in 1998 in karting. In 2012 he switched to the Danish Formula Ford championship, he raced there from 2012 to 2013 ending 2nd in the standings in 2013. He also competed in the Formula Ford NEZ and Dutch Formula Ford championships that year. He switched to the French F4 Championship for the 2014 season. Sørensen won the championship that year, with 387 points.[1]

In January 2015, Sørensen switched to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, driving for Manor MP Motorsport.[2] In 2016, Sørensen began competing in the MASCOT Danish Thundersport Championship, winning the championship in 2017 ahead from Jan Magnussen.[3]

In 2019, he made his stock car racing debut when he took part in the second round of the 2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season at Franciacorta.[4] Driving for Dexwet-df1 Racing in the Elite 2 class, Sørensen scored a double podium finish on his debut weekend, including winning his very first NASCAR race after race leader Andre Castro suffered a mechanical issue on the penultimate lap.[5]

He would make his Elite 1 class debut at the following round in Brands Hatch, replacing Christophe Bouchut who left the team during the Franciacorta weekend.[6] In Brands Hatch, Sørensen became the first Euro Series driver to win from last on the grid in Race 1 before eventually sweeping the weekend with a late-race pass on Andre Castro to win Race 2.[7][8] He followed it up with his fourth victory of the season at the Sunday race in Most.[9] Another victory would follow at Hockenheim before he win both races at Zolder to win the Elite 2 championship title by 9 points ahead of Giorgio Maggi despite missing the first two races of the season. Sørensen finished his debut season with 7 wins, 10 podiums, and Top-10 finishes in all 11 races that he took part in 2019.[10][11][12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Ford Denmark Fluid Motorsport 21 1 0 0 7 226 5th
Dutch Formula Ford Championship 3 1 0 2 1 44 17th
Formula Ford NEZ 3 0 0 0 0 16 7th
2013 Formula Ford Denmark RS Competition 23 8 3 5 19 383 2nd
2014 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 21 8 5 9 17 387 1st
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Manor MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 23 29th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2016 MASCOT Danish Thundersport Championship Demetra by Massive Motorsport 9 1 0 0 3 119 11th
24H Series - A2 presenza.eu Racing Team Clio
2017 MASCOT Danish Thundersport Championship Flexlease.nu/Strøjer Tegl 20 6 1 4 16 365 1st
2018 MASCOT Danish Thundersport Championship Team Flexlease 21 3 2 5 13 303 2nd
2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 Dexwet-df1 Racing 11 7 1 1 10 573 1st
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2 0 0 0 0 40 41st
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series DF1 Racing 10 2 2 1 6 411 2nd

Complete NASCAR results

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2019 Dexwet-df1 Racing 66 Chevy VAL VAL FRA FRA BRH
28 		BRH
10^ 		MOS MOS VEN HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 41st 40
2020 DF1 Racing ITA
6^ 		ITA
5 		ZOL
1 		ZOL
9^ 		MOS
3 		MOS
3 		VAL
1 		VAL
6 		ESP
2 		ESP
2 		2nd 411

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2019 Dexwet-df1 Racing 66 Chevy VAL
 VAL
 FRA
1 		FRA
3 		BRH
1^ 		BRH
1 		MOS
2 		MOS
1* 		VEN
7 		HOC
2 		HOC
1* 		ZOL
1 		ZOL
1* 		1st 573

References

  1. ^ "Lasse Sørensen career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 23 August 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Hensby, Paul (15 January 2015). "French F4 Champ Sorensen moves to Eurocup for 2015". The Checkered Flag. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Lasse Sørensen vinder DTC-mesterskabet" [Lasse Sørensen wins the DTC championship]. tv2nord.dk (in Danish). TV2/Nord. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ "NASCAR GP Italy Preview: The Battle Resumes at Franciacorta". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Sorensen Triumphs in Thrilling Elite 2 Race". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Lasse Sørensen, Elite 2 winner from Franciacorta, starts in Brands Hatch in the Elite 1 as well". threewide.de. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  7. ^ "From the Back to Victory Lane: Sorensen wins a Fantastic Elite 2 Round 5". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sorensen Crowns Himself Prince of Brands Hatch". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Sorensen Fends off Maggi in an Intense Elite 2 Round 8 at Most". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  10. ^ "SOERENSEN CLOSES THE GAP ON MAGGI WITH A SPECTACULAR HOCKENHEIM WIN". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Soerensen Tightens Elite 2 Fight". speedsport.com. Speed Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Soerensen Tightens Elite 2 Fight" [Lasse Sørensen wins European NASCAR championship]. tv2nord.dk (in Danish). TV2/Nord. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by French F4 Championship
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Valentin Moineault
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
Elite 2 Champion
2019 		Succeeded by
Vittorio Ghirelli
(EuroNASCAR 2)