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Gilles Magnus

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Gilles Magnus
Magnus at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in 2025
NationalityBelgium Belgian
BornGilles Philip Myriam Magnus
(1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 27)
Antwerp, Belgium
World Touring Car Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamComtoyou Racing
Categorisation FIA Silver (until 2023)
FIA Gold (2024–)
Car number16
Starts48
Wins4
Poles2
Fastest laps4
Best finish5th in 2020, 2022
Previous series
2016
2017
2019		Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
French F4 Championship
TCR Europe Touring Car Series
Championship titles
2020
2021		WTCR Rookies' championship
WTCR Trophy

Gilles Philip Myriam Magnus (born 30 August 1999) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. He previously competed in the World Touring Car Cup from 2020 to 2022. He has also been a factory driver for Audi Sport.[1] He is the winner of the 2024 Dubai 24 Hour race.

Career

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Karting

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Magnus began karting at the age of eight, claiming numerous titles in his career.[2]

Lower formulae

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In 2016, Magnus progressed to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship.[3] There he claimed a victory, a fastest lap and accumulated numerous podiums to finish second behind champion Yifei Ye.

Formula Renault

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In October 2016, Magnus partook in the rookie test at Estoril.[4] In February 2017, he was signed by R-ace GP for the NEC Championship,[5] where he finished second in the championship, having lost the title by two points behind Michaël Benyahia.

FIA Motorsport Games

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Magnus won the silver medal at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup representing Team Belgium.[6]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 1 0 1 13 278 2nd
V de V Challenge Monoplace Zig Zag 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2017 Formula Renault NEC R-ace GP 11 0 2 2 1 161 2nd
Formula Renault Eurocup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
V de V Challenge Monoplace 3 2 2 3 2 91 33rd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 0 0 0 0 7.5 20th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver 2 2 2 1 2 35 8th
GT4 European Series - Silver Selleslagh Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 1 NC†
2019 TCR Europe Touring Car Series Comtoyou Racing 14 1 1 1 3 202 6th
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Belgium 2 1 1 0 2 45 2nd
24H TCE Series - TCR AC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Racing 16 0 1 1 4 172 5th
24H TCE Series - TCR AC Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 30 12th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 3 0 0 1 0 4 27th
2021 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 1 0 0 4 139 10th
2022 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 3 1 3 4 210 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc 8 0 0 0 0 5.5 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 8 1 1 1 1 56.5 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge Saintéloc Junior Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup Team Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing 10 0 0 0 0 1 21st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold 10 1 4 0 7 98 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 4 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold 1 0 0 0 0 10 12th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux August by NGT 2 0 0 0 0 22 21st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Saintéloc Junior Team 5 1 1 0 2 57 4th
Middle East Trophy - GT3 Eastalent Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 ? ?
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 1.5 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold 10 2 1 4 7 101.5 2nd
2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Comtoyou Racing 16 0 1 0 0 35 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 11.5 15th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold 10 2 2 2 5 101.5 3rd
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold 3 0 1 0 0 11.5 8th*

† As Magnus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2016 LEC
1
16		 LEC
2
6		 LEC
3
6		 LEC
4
7		 PAU
1
5		 PAU
2
2		 PAU
3
2		 PAU
4
3		 LÉD
1
2		 LÉD
2
4		 LÉD
3
3		 LÉD
4
3		 MAG
1
3		 MAG
2
2		 MAG
3
3		 MAG
4
2		 LMS
1
2		 LMS
2
8		 LMS
3
1		 LMS
4
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 2nd 278

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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(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 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2017 R-ace GP MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 PAU
1
 PAU
2
 MON
1
 MON
2
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 HUN
3
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
18		 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 NC† 0

† As Magnus was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault NEC results

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(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 DC Points
2017 R-ace GP MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
4		 ASS
1
7		 ASS
2
2		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
6		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
18		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
10		 2nd 161

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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(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 Pos. Points
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver ZOL
1
7		 ZOL
2
6		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 8th 35
2022 Comtoyou Racing with Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
18		 MAG
1
6		 MAG
2
16		 ZAN
1
19		 ZAN
2
11		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 VAL
1
12		 VAL
2
9		 6th 56.5
2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
17		 BRH
2
9		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
19		 HOC
1
26		 HOC
2
15		 VAL
1
14		 VAL
2
14		 ZAN
1
14		 ZAN
2
11		 3rd 98
2024 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
8		 MIS
1
13		 MIS
2
13		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
16		 MAG
1
14		 MAG
2
11		 CAT
1
17		 CAT
2
13		 2nd 101.5
2025 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
18		 BRH
2
26		 ZAN
1
4		 ZAN
2
19		 MIS
1
12		 MIS
2
8		 MAG
1
18		 MAG
2
8		 VAL
1
23		 VAL
2
14		 3rd 101.5
2026 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Gold BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 MIS
1
17		 MIS
2
19		 MAG
1
8		 MAG
2
24		 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 6th* 35*

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Saintéloc Junior Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO LEC SPA
6H
Ret		 SPA
12H
Ret		 SPA
24H
Ret		 HOC CAT NC 0
2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro MNZ
Ret		 LEC
42		 SPA
6H
18		 SPA
12H
16		 SPA
24H
8		 CAT
49		 24th 4
Gold NÜR
21		 12th 10
2024 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold LEC
13		 SPA
6H
37		 SPA
12H
21		 SPA
24H
15		 NÜR
15		 MNZ
26		 JED
18		 1st 140
2025 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC
37		 MNZ
27		 SPA
6H
41		 SPA
12H
24		 SPA
24H
19		 NÜR
37		 CAT
Ret		 5th 48
2026 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Gold LEC
Ret		 MNZ
Ret		 SPA
6H
17		 SPA
12H
16		 SPA
24H
22		 NÜR
8		 ALG
 5th* 48*

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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(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
2019 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
2		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
9		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
26†		 RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
Ret		 OSC
1
Ret		 OSC
2
10		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
2		 MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
20		 6th 202

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

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Year Entrant Cup Race 1 Race 2 Points Position
2019 Belgium Team Belgium Touring Car 3rd 1st 45 2nd

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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(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 DC Points
2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR BEL
1
10		 BEL
2
4		 GER
1
7		 GER
2
Ret		 SVK
1
7		 SVK
2
2		 SVK
3
3		 HUN
1
15		 HUN
2
10		 HUN
3
14		 ESP
1
3		 ESP
2
8		 ESP
3
5		 ARA
1
3		 ARA
2
4		 ARA
3
9		 5th 172
2021 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR GER
1
14		 GER
2
9		 POR
1
8		 POR
2
14		 ESP
1
6		 ESP
2
3		 HUN
1
1		 HUN
2
9		 CZE
1
Ret		 CZE
2
9		 FRA
1
14		 FRA
2
17		 ITA
1
7		 ITA
2
3		 RUS
1
3		 RUS
2
Ret		 10th 139
2022 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR FRA
1
8		 FRA
2
Ret		 GER
1
C		 GER
2
C		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
7		 ESP
1
1		 ESP
2
14		 POR
1
Ret		 POR
2
13		 ITA
1
3		 ITA
2
1		 ALS
1
7		 ALS
2
5		 BHR
1
Ret		 BHR
2
Ret		 SAU
1
5		 SAU
2
1		 5th 210

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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(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
2023–24 Saintéloc Racing GT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 SEP
1
1		 SEP
2
2		 DUB
1
Ret		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
4		 4th 57

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(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 Pos Points
2025 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo OSC
1
DSQ		 OSC
2
21		 LAU
1
18		 LAU
2
16		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
19		 NOR
1
12		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
73		 SAC
1
18		 SAC
2
9		 RBR
1
93		 RBR
2
18		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
201		 20th 35

References

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  1. ↑ "Audi Sport Customer Racing Confirm 18 Driver Factory Roster". www.dailysportscar.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ↑ Viñals, Arnau (20 November 2016). "Interview with Gilles Magnus, the next Stoffel Vandoorne". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gilles Magnus in de F4 Auto Sport Academy (Gilles Magnus in the F4 Auto Sport Academy)". LePlan GT wine by Dirk Vermeersch, Rhone Valley. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Estoril Rookie test: Zesde tijd voor Gilles Magnus (Estoril Rookie test: Sixth time for Gilles Magnus)". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Alcaraz, Judith (February 23, 2017). "Gilles Magnus joins R-ace GP in FR2.0 NEC". Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Luca Engstler, Rory Butcher on initial Touring Car Cup entry". TouringCarTimes. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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