Marco Sørensen
Marco L. Sørensen (born 6 September 1990) is a Danish racing driver currently racing for Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He was part of the Renault Driver Development.[1] He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, ADAC Formel Masters and the British Formula Ford Championship. His younger brother, Lasse, is also a racing driver and currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.
| Marco Sørensen | |
|---|---|
 Sørensen in 2012. | |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 6 September 1990 |
| Related to | Lasse Sørensen (brother) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Aston Martin Racing |
| Car number | 95 |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 11 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-15 2012-14 2010–11 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2006–07 | GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 British Formula Ford ADAC Formel Masters FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series Formula Ford NEZ Formula Ford Sweden Formula Ford Denmark |
Career
Sørensen made his debut in karting back in 1994 and had his first real race in 1998. He began Formula racing in 2006 with Formula Ford Denmark. In 2008 was he able to place fourth in the ADAC Formel Masters despite only completing half of the season.
Sørensen was taken under Renault's wing and became a part of the 2009 Renault Driver Development Programme with Davide Valsecchi and Charles Pic. That made him able to move up to Formula Renault in 2009 with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and the Eurocup. Later that year, the programme was shut down because of financial problems which set Sørensen's career back.
In the middle of 2010 Sørensen was able to secure a drive in the German Formula Three series, with Brandl Motorsport. He continued in 2011 and finished runner-up in the series after a tough battle with eventual champion Richie Stanaway.
Sørensen had no plans for 2012 until Lotus called him and offered a test in the Formula Renault 3.5, in which he impressed sufficiently to be offered a seat alongside former title rival Stanaway at the team.
He took his first win in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at the first race at Spa, having already retired from a commanding position due technical problems in the second race at Aragon. Another potential win slipped from Sørensen's grasp at the second race at Silverstone, suffering a puncture whilst leading comfortably on the final lap. After two more second-place finishes, he finished the season in joint fifth position with Nick Yelloly. Sørensen had another disaster season with engine problems in 2013 Formula Renault 3.5, but managed to take pole and victory in both races at Red Bull Ring.
GP2 Series
In 2014, Sørensen switched to GP2, replacing Tio Ellinas at MP Motorsport for the races at Silverstone and beyond. That same year, he took his first GP2 win in Sochi.
He switched to Carlin, replacing the Sauber-bound Felipe Nasr, for the 2015 season, his first full season in GP2.
Formula One
In September 2013, Sørensen undertook a tyre test at Circuit Paul Ricard with the Lotus F1 team[2] and has become one of Lotus's test drivers.[3]
World Endurance
In 2015 Sørensen joined the Dane Train with Nicki Thiim and Christoffer Nygaard and became a full-time factory driver for Aston Martin. He continued with Nicki Thiim after 2015 where Aston Martin Racing cut one of their GTE Pro cars out of the series. With Nicki he took his first endurance win in Austin in 2016 where they later manage to take the GT Championship. The #95 is mostly just driven by Sørensen and Nicki Thiim in which it still goes under the name the Dane Train.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Danish Formula Ford Championship | Lucas Racing | 16 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 238 | 3rd |
| 2008 | ADAC Formel Masters | ma-con Motorsport | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 125 | 4th |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Fluid Motorsport Development | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 327 | 8th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series | Motopark Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11th | |
| 2009 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Motopark Academy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 232 | 3rd | ||
| 2010 | German Formula 3 Championship | Brandl Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11th |
| 2011 | German Formula 3 Championship | Brandl Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 126 | 2nd |
| Formula 3 Euro Series | Mücke Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 6th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Lotus | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 113 | 7th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 12th |
| GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 11th | |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Carlin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 8th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2016 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 156 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 69th | ||
| 2018 | British GT Championship | TF Sport AMR | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | |
| 2018-19 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65.5 | 9th |
| 2019 | British GT Championship | Beechdean AMR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 18th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2019-20 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Racing | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 1st* |
† As Sørensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 1 |
SIL 3 Ret |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
VAL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
NC† | 0† |
† As Sørensen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lotus | ALC 1 7 |
ALC 2 Ret |
MON 1 6 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 7 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 2 |
MSC 1 7 |
MSC 2 Ret |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 19† |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 2 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 5 |
CAT 2 10 |
CAT 2 Ret |
6th | 122 |
| 2013 | Lotus | MNZ 1 19 |
MNZ 2 18 |
ALC 1 9 |
ALC 2 10 |
MON 1 2 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 10 |
MSC 1 10 |
MSC 2 17 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 1 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 5 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 7 |
7th | 113 |
| 2014 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ALC 1 15 |
ALC 2 7 |
MON 1 2 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 10 |
MSC 1 15 |
MSC 2 15 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 14 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 Ret |
JER 1 9 |
JER 2 Ret |
12th | 44 |
Complete GP2 Series 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA 9 |
SIL SPR 8 |
HOC FEA 9 |
HOC SPR 4 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SPA FEA 14 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
SOC FEA 8 |
SOC SPR 1 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 21 |
11th | 47 |
| 2015 | Carlin | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 21 |
CAT FEA 19 |
CAT SPR 22 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 20 |
RBR FEA 18 |
RBR SPR 16 |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
33rd | 0 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
SPA 6 |
LMS 6 |
NÜR 4 |
COA 5 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA | BHR 4 |
8th | 81 | |
| 2016 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 2 |
NÜR 3 |
MEX 3 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 1 |
1st | 156 |
| 2017 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 6 |
SPA 8 |
LMS 5 |
NÜR 4 |
MEX 1 |
COA 4 |
FUJ 7 |
SHA 5 |
BHR 7 |
6th | 104 |
| 2018–19 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 7 |
LMS 5 |
SIL 17 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 1 |
SEB 9 |
SPA 7 |
LMS Ret |
9th | 65.5 | |
| 2019–20 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SIL 5 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 5 |
BHR 1 |
COA 1 |
SPA |
LMS |
1st* | 109* |
* Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  |
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
330 | 27th | 4th |
| 2016 | |
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
338 | 23rd | 5th |
| 2017 | |
 |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Pro |
334 | 25th | 9th |
| 2018 | |
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
339 | 23rd | 8th |
| 2019 | |
|
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
132 | DNF | DNF |
Complete British GT Championship 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | TF Sport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 2 |
ROC 1 7 |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 1 |
SIL 1 5 |
SPA 1 7 |
BRH 1 6 |
DON 1 Ret |
6th | 98 |
| 2019 | Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 3 |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 11 |
SIL 1 5 |
DON 1 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
18th | 33 |
References
- "The Renault Driver development Programme announces its 2009 class". f1technical.net. F1 Technical. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- "Sorensen set for Lotus reserve role in wake of Saxo deal". GrandPrix247. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- "Charles Pic and Marco Sorensen get Lotus F1 test roles for 2014". Autosport. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marco Sørensen. |
- Official website
- Marco Sørensen on Twitter
- Marco Sørensen career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Lietz |
FIA World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers 2016 With: Nicki Thiim |
Succeeded by James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi |