Dennis Retera

Dennis Retera
Born	(1986-07-11) July 11, 1986 Best, North Brabant, Netherlands
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2000s–present
Known for	International GT Open, International Formula Master, Formula Renault 2.0, A1 Team Netherlands test driver

Dennis Retera (born 11 July 1986 in Best, North Brabant) is a professional Dutch racing driver currently active in the International GT Open. His career includes participation in series such as the International Formula Master and Formula Renault 2.0. In 2008, Retera took on the role of test driver for A1 Team Netherlands.

Career

Following notable achievements in karting, including multiple Rotax Max titles, Retera made his initial foray into car racing through the Dutch and Benelux Formula Ford Zetec championships. There, he claimed both First Division championships designated for older vehicles and secured third place overall in each competition. The subsequent year, after being recruited by Geva Racing, he captured the overall titles in both Dutch and Benelux championships and earned a podium finish at the esteemed Formula Ford Festival, placing third after securing pole position.

In 2006, Retera competed across various categories, most prominently in the British Formula 3 International Series, where he took part in the first three race weekends and achieved a top result of fifth place at Donington Park. Additionally, he entered two rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen, although he retired from both events. Returning full-time to Formula Renault NEC in 2007 with AR Motorsport, he began strongly with two finishes inside the top ten but ultimately ended the season twelfth in the standings.

Retera shifted his focus toward GT racing in 2008 by competing in the Light class of the GT4 European Series behind the wheel of a KTM X-Bow fielded by Reiter Engineering. He secured victory in five out of eight races and finished as runner-up alongside teammate Christopher Haase. Later that year, he was appointed as official rookie driver for A1 Team Netherlands, participating in Friday practice sessions with the Ferrari-powered A1 car and ranking fourth among rookies during the season finale at Brands Hatch.

In 2009, Retera returned to racing in his home country’s BRL V6 series, where he claimed one race win, while also competing once again in the International Formula Master with AR Motorsport, achieving a second-place finish at Pau. The following year, he joined Callaway Competition for campaigns in both the FIA GT3 European Championship and ADAC GT Masters, though technical difficulties with the Corvette Z06.R hampered his results. Subsequently, competing alongside co-driver Jan Joris Verheul in a Rhesus Racing Aston Martin Vantage within the Dutch GT4 Championship, Retera attained eight podium finishes and concluded the season fourth overall.

In 2012, Retera participated part-time in both the Blancpain Endurance Series and ADAC GT Masters. He resumed full-time competition in 2014 within the International GT Open series driving a Chevrolet Corvette Z06, securing two third-place podiums at Hungaroring and Nürburgring circuits and finishing twenty-first in the championship standings.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races marked with italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2006	AR Motorsport	OSC 1	OSC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	ASS 1 Ret	ASS 2 Ret	AND 1	AND 2	SAL 1	SAL 2	—	0
2007	AR Motorsport	ZAN 1 10	ZAN 2 6	OSC 1 20	OSC 2 10	ASS 1 11	ASS 2 23†
ZOL 1	Ret
ZOL 2	12
NUR 1	14
NUR 2	23
OSC 1	12
OSC 2	13									12th	82

Full A1 Grand Prix Results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics represent fastest laps)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2008–09	A1 Team Netherlands	NED SPR	NED FEA	CHN SPR PO	CHN FEA PO	MYS SPR PO	MYS FEA PO	NZL SPR PO	NZL FEA PO	RSA SPR PO	RSA FEA PO	POR SPR PO	POR FEA PO	GBR SPR PO	GBR FEA PO	-	-