Bastian Buus
Bastian Buus | |
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![]() Buus at the Red Bull Ring in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) Kolding, Denmark |
Porsche Supercup career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | BWT Lechner Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Starts | 14 (14 entries) |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 7 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 4 |
Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
Bastian Buus (born 20 June 2003)[1] is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the 2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series for Earl Bamber Motorsport. He is a part of the Porsche Junior Program.[2][3][4] He also is a Team Danmark athlete.[3] Buus is the 2023 Porsche Supercup champion.
Career
Karting
Buus didn't have many karting achievements from when he started in 2013, but his biggest achievement was coming second place in the 2015 Danish Championship - Cadet Junior class.[4][5] He also participated in various WSK events, including the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Final Cup and WSK Open Series. He finished 9th in the WSK Final Cup - OKJ class in 2017
Aquila Synergy Cup
In 2018, Buus made his debut in the Aquila Synergy Cup, where he achieved much for success then he did in karting.[4] He won 9 races and got 14 podiums out of the 15 races he was in, with 3 poles and 8 fastest laps, he came 2nd in the championship with 450 points.
GT4 European Series
Buus's first appearance in GT4's was competing in the 2020 GT4 European Series Pro-Am class full time for Allied-Racing alongside Jan Kasperlik.[5][6] The pair beat former Formula 2 driver and current Super Formula driver, Cem Bölükbaşı and Yağız Gedik to the Pro-Am title, winning 8 out of 12 races.[7][4]
Buus contested the final round of the 2021 GT4 European Series with Allied Racing, partnering Joel Sturm in the Silver class.[8] The pair won a race that lifted Buus to being classified as 17th in the championship standings with 25 points.[9][10]
DTM Trophy
Buus made a appearance for Allied Racing for the second to last round of the 2020 DTM Trophy in Zolder, replacing Felix Hirsiger. He scored 12 points in the two races he drove in.[11]
Porsche competition
Buus made his Porsche Carrera Cup debut in the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in a one-off guest appearance in the final round in Oschersleben, he was unable to start the first race but came 11th in the second race.[12]
In 2021 he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany full time, as he fought for the rookie title and also fought for podiums in the overall standings, getting his maiden podium in race 1 of the second race in Monza, and another podium in the final race of the final round of the championship in Hockenheim.[3][12] He finished the championship in seventh with 120 points.[13] Buus was pipped to the rookie title by Loek Hartog, as the Dane was runner up to the rookie classification.[13][14]
For his 2022 campaign, he competed full time in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France for Allied Racing.[3][13] He achieved his maiden win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in the first race of Imola, and got his maiden pole in the first race of Lausitzring.[15][16] He finished his campaign in fourth with 8 podiums and 236 points.
In the Porsche Carrera Cup France, he didn't win any races but got 6 podiums and won the rookie classification, finishing his maiden season with 137 points in fourth.
Buus contested the 2022 Porsche Supercup season with BWT Lechner Racing, partnering Dylan Pereira and Harry King.[3][17][18] He achieved his first podium in the Red Bull Ring and got his first pole and win in Circuit Paul Ricard.[19][20][21] Buus won the final race of the season in Monza, finishing his rookie season in fourth place with 120 points, while also winning the rookie classification.[22][23]
In 2023 Buus remained in the Porsche Supercup with BWT Lechner Racing and the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Allied Racing.[24] He took his first win of the season at the Red Bull Ring.[25]
GT World Challenge Europe
In 2021 Buus also joined his regular team Allied Racing to compete in three races of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, including the 24 Hours of Spa.[26][27]
Asian Le Mans Series
Buus made his debut in the series for Earl Bamber Motorsport in the GT class, partnering Thai racing driver Tanart Sathienthirakul, and Indonesian racing driver Setiawan Santoso.[28] He had a best result of 11th in the first round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit. He and his teammates came 29th in the championship.
Personal life
Buus currently resides in Nørre Bjert, Kolding Municipality together with his family.[3]
Karting record
Karting career summary
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2014 | Danish Championship – Cadet Junior | 8th | |
2015 | Danish Championship – Cadet Junior | 2nd | |
2016 | Danish Championship – KFJ | 9th | |
NEZ Championship – KFJ | 8th | ||
2017 | WSK Super Master Series – OKJ | 38th | |
WSK Final Cup – OKJ | 9th | ||
Rotax Max Challenge Denmark – Junior | 39th | ||
2018 | DKM German Kart Championship – OK | RS Competition | 14th |
Swedish Kart League – OK | 27th | ||
2019 | 24° South Garda Winter Cup – OK | RS Competition | 23rd |
WSK Super Master Series – OK | 19th | ||
DKM German Kart Championship – OK | 12th | ||
WSK Open Cup – OK | 16th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Aquila Synergy Cup | 15 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 450 | 2nd | |
2020 | DTM Trophy | Allied Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18th |
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 240 | 1st | ||
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2021 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Allied Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17th |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 7th | ||
2022 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Allied Racing | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 236 | 4th |
Porsche Carrera Cup France | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 137 | 4th | ||
Porsche Supercup | BWT Lechner Racing | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 4th | |
2023 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Allied-Racing | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 239 | 3rd |
Porsche Supercup | BWT Lechner Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 122 | 1st | |
2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Earl Bamber Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
2024 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Phantom Global Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15* | 3rd* |
Dinamic GT | |||||||||
GT World Challenge Asia | AAS Phantom Global Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18* | 13th* | |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Lionspeed GP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | NC* | |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2* | 9th* | ||
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Dinamic GT | ||||||||
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | ||
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT(-G) | Four Motors Bioconcept-Car |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT4 European Series 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 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
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2020 | Allied Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Pro-Am | IMO 1 6 | IMO 2 3 | MIS 1 11 | MIS 2 5 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 1 | ZAN 1 1 | ZAN 2 1 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 Ret | LEC 1 13 | LEC 2 12 | 1st | 240 |
2021 | Allied Racing | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | Silver | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | CAT 1 28 | CAT 2 1 | 17th | 25 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
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2020 | Allied Racing | LEM 1 | LEM 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 1 | OSC 1 DNS | OSC 1 11 | NC | 0 | ||||
2021 | Allied Racing | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 8 | OSC 1 9 | OSC 2 11 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 5 | MNZ1 1 9 | MNZ1 2 19 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 8 | MNZ2 1 7 | MNZ2 2 3 | SAC 1 8 | SAC 2 8 | HOC 1 28 | HOC 2 3 | 7th | 120 |
2022 | Allied-Racing | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 3 | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 4 | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 7 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 2 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 5 | LAU 1 6 | LAU 2 14 | SAC 1 2 | SAC 2 6 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 2 | 4th | 237 |
2023 | Allied-Racing | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 5 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 4 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 2 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 2 | LAU 1 3 | LAU 2 1 | SAC 1 1 | SAC 2 3 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 1 | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 Ret | 3rd | 239 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
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2022 | Allied-Racing | NOG 1 19 | NOG 2 6 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 6 | MAG 1 3 | MAG 2 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | VAL 1 3 | VAL 2 4 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 3 | 4th | 137 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | BWT Lechner Racing | IMO 5 | MON 9 | SIL 5 | RBR 3 | LEC 1 | SPA 6 | ZND 4 | MNZ 1 | 4th | 120 |
2023 | BWT Lechner Racing | MON 3 | RBR 1 | SIL 13 | HUN 3 | SPA 2 | ZND 4 | ZND 2 | MNZ 13 | 1st | 122 |
* Season still in progress.
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 |
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2023–24 | Earl Bamber Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 11 | SEP 2 Ret | DUB 12 | ABU 1 13 | ABU 2 Ret | 29th | 0 |
External links
- Bastian Buus career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
References
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