Marc Basseng

Basseng ( born December 12, 1978 in Angel churches ) is a German racing driver. In 2012 he won the FIA GT1 World Championship together with Markus Winkelhock.

Career

Since 1993

Basseng began his motorsport career in 1993 in karting. Two years later he became DMV national champion North and drove his first four races in Formula Junior. The following year, he played a full season and finished this in eighth place in the overall standings. In 1997 he joined the UPS Porsche Junior team in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, where he finished in tenth place at the end of the season. He was also in four races of the Porsche Supercup at the start. In 1998 he drove for the same team again in the Porsche Carrera Cup and in some races in the Porsche Supercup. At the race on the AVUS he celebrated his first victory in the Carrera Cup and finished the season off on the third championship course. In addition, he took in a Porsche 993 RSR Cup on 24 - hour race at Daytona in part. 1999 Basseng had no fixed cockpit. He competed in several races in the Carrera Cup and Supercup as well as in the Ford Puma Cup. He was also in a BMW 318i at a run of the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship on startup.

Since 2000

After a full season in the Puma Cup 2000, he finished seventh championship course and fourth place in the junior rankings. In the same year his first participation was followed by the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring, which he finished in a Ford Puma on the 42nd place overall and in fourth place in the class. 2001 Basseng went into the Renault Clio V6 Trophy, in which he scored sixth place in the overall standings and won the junior championship. As a driver and team manager of RS- Line Motorsports, he managed in the Clio V6 Trophy 2002 to the third championship course. In a Ford Puma he drove the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring in 16th place and took the class win. After joining in the Renault Clio Speed ​​Trophy 2003 he was with three wins master of this series. In addition, a Honda Civic Type R he started again at the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring.

From 2004 he played for Land Motorsport on a sponsored by the firm Bilstein, Porsche 996 GT3 RSR, the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship and the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring. In the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship he scored in his first full season already two overall victories, four in 2005 and 2006 as many as five.

From 2006

In 2006 he also took next to the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup also at the 24 - hour race at Daytona in part, which he finished in fifth place in the GT championship. He was also at a run of BeLCAR in Zolder at the start and took the class win. He had another use in the Le Mans Series at the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring. As a guest driver, he also participated in the round of the Porsche Carrera Cup at Zandvoort. In 2007, he won five races Endurance Championship at the BFGoodrich. The 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring, he finished in third place; the 24- hour race at Daytona him now succeeded the class win. He also ran two races in the FIA ​​GT Championship, two races in the Le Mans Series, a race in the American Le Mans Series, and was also in some races of the Porsche Supercup at the start.

Now in 2008 he started on a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR in the BFGoodrich Endurance Championship and won in three races. In a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S he drove in the races of the ADAC GT Masters on the Norisring first to third place and then won the second run. The 24-hour race in Spa -Francorchamps, he finished with the G3 class victory. In the American Le Mans Series Basseng 2008 also played a few races. He had the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring, the 24- hour race at Daytona, in the FIA ​​GT3 European Championship and the Grand- Am More missions.

2009

In 2009 Basseng denied in an Audi R8 LMS Phoenix Racing in the 24- hour race at the Nürburgring. After his team was in the lead for a long time, it experienced technical problems back in fifth place. Thus Basseng could not win the race again, even though he always sat since 2004 in a victorious capable vehicle, but the technique went on strike again and again. At the 24 Hours of Spa Basseng was with the Audi R8 LMS third overall and was able to enter the class victory in the G3 again.

2010

2010 Basseng team manager and driver when Munnich Motorsport and took care of the inserts in the FIA ​​GT1 World Championship. At the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring, he also had no luck this year, he had to dodge a competitor and damaged the oil pan of the Audi R8 LMS of the Phoenix team, which had an engine damage.

2011

2011 Basseng continued to work at Munnich Motorsport team manager and driver and co-ordinated re- inserts the Lamborghinis in the GT1 World Championship. The first Championship race with his new team mate Markus Winkelhock they reached the third place. In Zolder, the duo won both races, in Navarre Munnich Motorsport succeeded in both races each have a double victory, with Basseng and Winkelhock were victorious in the qualification race. In the drivers' standings, he used and his team-mate at the end of fifth place. The 12- hour race at Bathurst, he won with his team mates Christopher Mies and Darryl O'Young on a set of Team Joest Audi R8 LMS; the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring, he finished with Marcel Fässler and Frank Stippler on a used Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi R8 LMS third overall while winning the class SP9 GT3. He also reached the last race of the VLN 2011 on a Audi R8 LMS with teammate Michael Ammer Müller and Christopher Mies his 22nd overall victory in this series.

2012

2012 Basseng continued to work at Munnich Motorsport team manager and driver. The team replaced the beginning of the year on the Mercedes SLS AMG GT3, as the competition will be hosted from 2012 with modified GT3 cars. Basseng and Winkelhock assert themselves as the most consistent and fastest driver duo. It manages both to score at all the races except the last race at Donington. The duo secured the championship in an epic final with only one point ahead. Munnich Motorsport secures with higher superiority also the team title in the FIA GT1 World Championship. After three years in the GT1 World Championship, where they started as a newcomer in 2010, is both championships were thus able to successfully bring to Saxony in the third year. At the fourth attempt with Audi Marc Basseng was finally able to fulfill a long awaited dream and the 24 -hour race at the Nürburgring profits. As in previous years he drove for Team Phoenix on an Audi R8 LMS. With his team-mate Frank Stippler, Christopher Haase and Winkelhock he drove to victory.

VLN Endurance Championship

Basseng runs since 2004 in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring and celebrated until the end of the 2012 season with 72 race 24 overall victories. Overall, he was 37- times on the podium.

Trivia

Basseng worked from 2003 as a co- commentator for Sky (formerly Premiere ) and commented so far including the Porsche Carrera Cup, Porsche Supercup, the DTM and GP2 Series.