Gilles Magnus

Gilles Magnus
Magnus at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 25)
World Touring Car Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamComtoyou Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number16
Starts48
Wins4
Poles2
Fastest laps4
Best finish5th in 2020, 2022
Previous series
2016
2017
2019		Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
French F4 Championship
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Championship titles
2020
2021		WTCR Rookies' championship
WTCR Trophy

Gilles Magnus (born 30 August 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. He previously competed in the World Touring Car Cup from 2020 to 2022. He has also been a factory driver for Audi Sport.[1] He is the winner of the 2024 Dubai 24 Hour race.

Career

Karting

Magnus began karting at the age of eight, claiming numerous titles in his career.[2]

Lower formulae

In 2016, Magnus progressed to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship.[3] There he claimed a victory, a fastest lap and accumulated numerous podiums to finish vice-champion to Yifei Ye.

Formula Renault

In October 2016, Magnus partook in the rookie test at Estoril.[4] In February 2017, he was signed by R-ace GP for the NEC Championship.[5]

FIA Motorsport Games

Magnus won the silver medal at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup representing Team Belgium.[6]

Racing record

Career Summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 1 0 1 13 278 2nd
V de V Challenge Monoplace Zig Zag 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2017 Formula Renault NEC R-ace GP 11 0 2 2 1 161 2nd
Formula Renault Eurocup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
V de V Challenge Monoplace 3 2 2 3 2 91 33rd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 0 0 0 0 7.5 20th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 2 2 2 1 2 35 8th
GT4 European Series - Silver Selleslagh Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 1 NC†
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Comtoyou Racing 14 1 1 1 3 202 6th
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Belgium 2 1 1 0 2 45 2nd
24H TCE Series - TCR AC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Racing 16 0 1 1 4 172 5th
24H TCE Series - TCR AC Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 30 12th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 3 0 0 1 0 4 27th
2021 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 1 0 0 4 139 10th
2022 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 3 1 3 4 210 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc 8 0 0 0 0 5.5 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 8 1 1 1 1 56.5 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge Saintéloc Junior Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing 10 0 0 0 0 1 21st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 10 1 4 0 7 98 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 4 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 0 0 0 0 10 12th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux August by NGT 2 0 0 0 0 22 21st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Saintéloc Junior Team 5 1 1 0 2 57 4th
Middle East Trophy - GT3 Eastalent Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 ? ?
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 1.5 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 10 2 1 4 7 109 3rd

† As Magnus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2016 LEC
1
16 		LEC
2
6 		LEC
3
6 		LEC
4
7 		PAU
1
5 		PAU
2
2 		PAU
3
2 		PAU
4
3 		LÉD
1
2 		LÉD
2
4 		LÉD
3
3 		LÉD
4
3 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
2 		MAG
3
3 		MAG
4
2 		LMS
1
2 		LMS
2
8 		LMS
3
1 		LMS
4
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		2nd 278

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

(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 Pos. Points
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver ZOL
1
7 		ZOL
2
6 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		8th 35
2022 Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
18 		MAG
1
6 		MAG
2
16 		ZAN
1
19 		ZAN
2
11 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		VAL
1
12 		VAL
2
9 		6th 56.5
2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
17 		BRH
2
9 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
19 		HOC
1
26 		HOC
2
15 		VAL
1
14 		VAL
2
14 		ZAN
1
14 		ZAN
2
11 		3rd 98
2024 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
8 		MIS
1
13 		MIS
2
13 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
16 		MAG
1
14 		MAG
2
11 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
13 		3rd 109

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

(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 DC Points
2019 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR HUN
1
6 		HUN
2
2 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
9 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
26† 		RBR
1
17 		RBR
2
Ret 		OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
10 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
2 		MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
20 		6th 202

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Year Entrant Cup Race 1 Race 2 Points Position
2019 Belgium Team Belgium Touring Car 3rd 1st 45 2nd

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

(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 DC Points
2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR BEL
1
10 		BEL
2
4 		GER
1
7 		GER
2
Ret 		SVK
1
7 		SVK
2
2 		SVK
3
3 		HUN
1
15 		HUN
2
10 		HUN
3
14 		ESP
1
3 		ESP
2
8 		ESP
3
5 		ARA
1
3 		ARA
2
4 		ARA
3
9 		5th 172
2021 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR GER
1
14 		GER
2
9 		POR
1
8 		POR
2
14 		ESP
1
6 		ESP
2
3 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
9 		CZE
1
Ret 		CZE
2
9 		FRA
1
14 		FRA
2
17 		ITA
1
7 		ITA
2
3 		RUS
1
3 		RUS
2
Ret 		10th 139
2022 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR FRA
1
8 		FRA
2
Ret 		GER
1
C 		GER
2
C 		HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
7 		ESP
1
1 		ESP
2
14 		POR
1
Ret 		POR
2
13 		ITA
1
3 		ITA
2
1 		ALS
1
7 		ALS
2
5 		BHR
1
Ret 		BHR
2
Ret 		SAU
1
5 		SAU
2
1 		5th 210

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2023–24 Saintéloc Racing GT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 SEP
1
1 		SEP
2
2 		DUB
1
Ret 		ABU
1
10 		ABU
2
4 		4th 57

References

  1. ^ "Bot Verification". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ "Interview with Gilles Magnus, the next Stoffel Vandoorne". 20 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Gilles Magnus in de F4 Auto Sport Academy (Gilles Magnus in the F4 Auto Sport Academy)". 18 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Estoril Rookie test: Zesde tijd voor Gilles Magnus (Estoril Rookie test: Sixth time for Gilles Magnus)". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Gilles Magnus joins R-ace GP in FR2.0 NEC". February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Luca Engstler, Rory Butcher on initial Touring Car Cup entry". TouringCarTimes. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
 World Touring Car Cup
Rookie Champion
2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WTCR Trophy
Champion
2021 		Succeeded by