Danny Kroes
Danny Kroes (born 5 November 1999) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the SMP F4 Championship and F4 Spanish Championship amongst others.
| Danny Kroes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 5 November 1999 Vijfhuizen, Netherlands |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champion 2019 career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Bonaldi Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 3 |
| Former teams | Ferry Monster, PCR |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Finished last season | European Champion and 3rd in World Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2017 2016 2016 2011-15 | Supercar Challenge TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship F4 Spanish Championship SMP F4 Championship Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Racing career
Kroes began his career in 2011 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2015. In 2016 he switched to the SMP F4 Championship, he finished the season twelfth in the championship standings that year. He also raced in the F4 Spanish Championship finishing eleventh in the standings. For 2017 he switched to the TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship, driving a SEAT León TCR for Ferry Monster Autosport partnering Pepe Oriola.[1][2]
In June 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for his TCR Benelux team Ferry Monster Autosport.[3][4]
in 2018 he competed in the TCR Europe series with Cupra TCR. He achieved a podium finish in onlY his second race at Zandvoort but suffered from bad luck and mechanical failures throughout the season.
In 2019 Kroes switched to Lamborghini and partnered with Russian driver Sergei Afanasiev. They won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Pro class championship with their team, Bonaldi Motorsport. Kroes also took pole position, fastest race lap and a class win in the 24 Hours of Zolder, also in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Run by Leipert Motorsport. At the world finals in Jerez, Kroes and Afanasiev took a third place, also with Bonaldi Motorsport.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| SMP F4 Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12th | ||
| 2017 | TCR International Series | Ferry Monster Autosport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd |
| TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 23rd | ||
| Supercar Challenge - Supersport 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 11th | ||
| 2018 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | PCR Sport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14th |
| TCR Middle East Series | Pit Lane Competizioni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12th | |
| 2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Bonaldi Motorsport | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 139 | 1st |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6th | ||
| 2020 | Italian GT Championship - Endurance | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6th |
| Italian GT Championship - Sprint | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 5th | ||
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | GSM Novamarine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
† As he was a guest driver, Kroes was ineligible to score points.
Complete TCR International 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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ferry Monster Autosport | SEAT León TCR | RIM 1 |
RIM 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
ZHE 1 |
ZHE 2 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
33rd | 2 |
Complete TCR Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PCR Sport | CUPRA León TCR | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 8 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 4 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 9 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 19 |
ASS 1 12 |
ASS 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 20 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 Ret |
14th | 30 |
References
- "Danny Kroes career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Aller, Tamara (17 May 2017). "Pepe Oriola to race in the TCR Benelux series this weekend". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Danny Kroes joins the TCR grid at Oschersleben". TouringCarTimes. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- "Kroes at Oschersleben with Ferry Monster Autosport". tcr-series.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
External links
- Danny Kroes career summary at DriverDB.com