| Romain Dumas | |||||||||||
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| Nationality |  French | ||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1977 Alès, France | ||||||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum | ||||||||||
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Romain Dumas (born 14 December 1977) is a French racing driver and driver for Glickenhaus in the World Endurance Championship. He first started out in karting and single-seater before becoming an expert driver in endurance racing, GT and sport-prototype. He has won the greatest races of the discipline, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours Nürburgring, and the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring. He has been one of Porsche’s factory drivers since 2004.
Biography
Born in Alès, Dumas started karting in 1992, in 1996 he competed in the French Formula Renault Championship. In 1998, he joined the French Formula 3 Championship.
He tested a Formula 3000 car for Oreca in 1999 and a Renault F1 in 2002. In 2004 he tested a Conquest Racing Champ Car, but he never raced in any of these formulas.
In 2001 and 2002 he competed in Euro Formula 3000.
Since 2001 he has participated in every 24 Hours of Le Mans race and since 2004 he has competed in American Le Mans Series. He was a Porsche factory driver for Penske Racing, and also driven in the FIA GT Championship.
In 2007 he won first overall in the 24 Hours Nürburgring, 1st American Le Mans Series (LMP2 Class — Penske Porsche RS Spyder with 8 wins, 4 pole positions), 3rd Le Mans 24 Hours (LMP1 Class — Pescarolo Sport, 5th 1000 km Valencia LMS (LMP1 Class — Pescarolo Sport ), 4 races VLN championship with Manthey Racing (2 wins, 1 pole position), 18th Daytona 24H (12th DP)
He started 2008 with the P2 class and overall win at the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring in the Penske Porsche RS Spyder.
Dumas was invited to test an Indycar for Team Penske at the end of the 2008 season, at Sonoma Raceway (named Infineon Raceway at the time).[1]
As of 2009 Roger Penske lost sponsorship for the sports car program, and Dumas and Penske regular Timo Bernhard race on loan to the Audi Sport Team Joest for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 17 overall and 13 in class in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans
Dumas, together with Timo Bernhard and Mike Rockenfeller won the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans in an Audi R15 TDI plus.[2] He also won the 2010 24 Hours of Spa in a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.[3] Dumas also won with partner Klaus Graf in the CytoSport Porsche RS Spyder at the ALMS event at Mosport.[4]
Dumas developed and drove the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014.[5]
In 2014, Dumas won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in a Norma M20 "RD Limited" prototype developed specifically for the event.[6]
In 2015, Dumas raced a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car in the RGT class of the WRC Monte Carlo Rally, placing second behind class winner François Delecour.[7] Later he claimed a class win at the Rallye Deutschland.
Dumas continued as Porsche LMP1 driver in the 2016 FIA WEC. He won the 6 Hours of Silverstone and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Also, he claimed a second win at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a Norma prototype.
In 2017, he won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb for a third time, again with a Norma prototype.
In 2018, Dumas won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb again, driving the Volkswagen I.D. R[8] and setting a new overall record of 7:57.148, with an average speed of 150.9 km/h. He was interviewed in his house in Geneva about training methods, which include using an old Arai helmet modified for neck weight training.[9]
In 2019, Dumas set a new lap record for an electric vehicle at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, completing the circuit in 6:05.336 driving the Volkswagen ID R.
In 2019, Dumas set a lap record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, completing the hill climb in 0:39.90 driving the Volkswagen I.D. R, beating Nick Heidfeld in the McLaren MP4/13 Formula One car.
In 2023, Dumas drove the Ford SuperVan 4.2 at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, finishing 1st in the division (Pikes Peak Open) and 2nd overall, with a time of 8:47.682.[10]
Career results
Complete Euro Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | B & C Competition | VLL 6 |
PER Ret |
MNZ 3 |
DON 5 |
ZOL 14 |
IMO | NÜR | VAL 2 |
7th | 13 | |
| 2002 | John Village Automotive | VLL 1 |
PER Ret |
MOZ 1 |
SPA 1 |
DON 10 |
BRN 2 |
DIJ 6 |
JER 4 |
CAG 5 |
2nd | 42 |
Complete JGTC 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Toyota Team SARD | Toyota Supra | GT500 | TAI | FUJ | SUG 9 |
FUJ 13 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ 9 |
MIN 4 |
17th | 14 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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24 Hours of Daytona results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  Freisinger Motorsport |
 Ni Amorim Stéphane Ortelli Hans Fertl |
Porsche 996 GT3-RS | GT | 303 | 10th | 3rd |
| 2005 |  Brumos Racing |
J.C. France Hurley Haywood Timo Bernhard Mike Rockenfeller |
Fabcar FDSC/03-Porsche | DP | 432 | DNF | DNF |
| 2007 | Ruby Tuesday Championship Racing |
Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long |
Crawford DP03-Porsche | DP | 615 | 18th | 12th |
| 2008 | The Racer's Group |
Tim George Jr. Spencer Pumpelly Bryan Sellers Emmanuel Collard |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 657 | 11th | 3rd |
| 2009 | Penske Racing |
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Riley Mk. XX-Porsche | DP | 717 | 6th | 6th |
| 2010 | The Racer's Group |
Timo Bernhard Tim George Jr. Bobby Labonte Spencer Pumpelly |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | GT | 668 | 16th | 9th |
| 2013 | The Racer's Group |
Emmanuel Collard Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | GT | 451 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | CORE Autosport |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun Loïc Duval |
Oreca 07-Gibson | P | 808 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2019 | CORE Autosport |
Jon Bennett Colin Braun Loïc Duval |
Nissan DPi | DPi | 589 | 4th | 4th |
| Source:[11] | |||||||
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Complete WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Romain Dumas | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | GER | GBR | FRA 16 |
ITA | ESP | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Romain Dumas | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | GRE | ITA | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA 10 |
ESP | GBR | 31st | 1 |
| 2014 | Romain Dumas | Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 | MON | SWE | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA 19 |
ESP | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Romain Dumas | Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 | MON 26 |
SWE | MEX | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER 26 |
AUS | FRA Ret |
ESP | GBR | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Romain Dumas | Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 | MON 26 |
SWE | MEX | FRA 18 |
ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |
FIA R-GT Cup results
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Romain Dumas | Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 | MON 2 |
BEL Ret |
GER 1 |
FRA Ret |
SUI | 2nd | 43 |
| 2017 | Romain Dumas | Porsche 997 GT3 RS 4.0 | MON 1 |
FRA 1 |
CZE 1 |
ITA 4 |
SUI 1 |
1st | 112 |
Dakar Rally results
| Year | Class | Vehicle | Position | Stages won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cars | Peugeot |
DNF | 0 |
| 2016 | 20th | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 8th | 0 | ||
| 2020 | DNF | 0 | ||
| 2021 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rebellion |
DNF | 0 | |
| 2022 |  Toyota |
DNF | 0 | |
| 2023 | 22nd | 0 | ||
| 2024 | ||||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CORE Autosport | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB 4 |
LBH |
MOH |
BEL |
WGL 2 |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
ATL 7 |
20th | 114 |
| 2019 | CORE Autosport | DPi | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY 4 |
SEB 5 |
LBH |
MOH |
BEL |
WGL 11 |
MOS |
ELK |
LGA |
ATL 8 |
16th | 97 |
| 2024 | Proton Competition | GTP | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | |||
| Source:[11] | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Barre, Geoffrey (18 May 2022). "Dumas Briscoe Frères d'armes" [Dumas Briscoe, Brothers in Arms]. AutoHebdo (in French). France.
- ↑ "24 Heures du Mans" (PDF). lemans.org. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 2010-06-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ↑ "Total 24 Hour of Spa" (PDF). 2010-06-13. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ↑ "Bernhard and Dumas join Muscle Milk Team CytoSport". www.planetlemans.com. 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ↑ "Works engagement with 919 hybrid and 911 RSR". Porsche.com. Porsche. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "Pikes Peak : Romain Dumas winner of the race to the clouds!". www.romaindumas.com. Romain Dumas. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ "WRC 2015 Monte Carlo results". wrc.com. WRC. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "VW I.D. R prepares for Pikes Peak with 680 electric HP".
- ↑ "Regain strength for Pikes Peak". 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ↑ "2023 Official Overall Results" (PDF). ppihc.org. The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. June 25, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "Romain Dumas Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.