Dennis Olsen’s racing career began the moment he stepped into a go-kart at the tender age of five. By the age of 13 the Norwegian teenager was a karting champion.

Nationality

Norwegian

Date of Birth

Apr. 14, 1996

Age

28

Career Start

2009

Current discipline

FIA World Endurance Championship

Portrait of Dennis Olsen

As soon as he could he progressed up to single-seater racing, where he fought against some of the world’s top young talent in various Formula Renault competition, finishing as runner-up in Formula Renault Eurocup in 2014.

In 2016, Olsen contested the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany series and finished in third place overall.

He was selected as a Porsche Junior driver and from that moment he hasn’t looked back. He returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2017 and lifted the title.

Over the past six years, Olsen has competed in Porsche Supercup where he finished as runner-up in 2017, the European Le Mans Series, the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Blancpain GT Series (now known as GT World Challenge), the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, ADAC GT Masters, and most recently DTM.

He has received an incredible grounding in GT racing, across all of the series.

A highlight for Olsen came in 2019 when he won the prestigious Intercontinental GT Challenge title.

With all of that experience under his belt, this young Norwegian has his sights set on many more titles to come!

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Dennis Olsen's Blue Number 65 Ford Mustang GT3 Race Car on Track
Man tugging on his Ford Performance cap Shatter Pattern

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