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Gilles Magnus

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Gilles Magnus
Born (1999-08-30) August 30, 1999 (age 27)
Belgium
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2016–present
Known forCompeting in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, World Touring Car Cup factory driver for Audi Sport, winner of 2024 Dubai 24 Hour

Gilles Magnus (born on 30 August 1999) is a professional racing driver from Belgium, actively competing in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. His previous experience includes participation in the World Touring Car Cup between 2020 and 2022, during which he served as a factory driver for Audi Sport. Notably, he claimed victory in the 2024 Dubai 24 Hour endurance race.

Karting

Starting his motorsport journey at the age of eight, Magnus quickly amassed several championships in karting during the early stages of his career.

Lower formulae

In 2016, Magnus transitioned to single-seater racing by entering the French F4 Championship. Over the season, he secured one race win, recorded the fastest lap once, and achieved multiple podium finishes, ultimately concluding the championship as runner-up behind Yifei Ye.

Formula Renault

Magnus took part in a rookie test at Estoril in October 2016. Subsequently, in February 2017, he signed with R-ace GP to compete in the NEC Championship.

FIA Motorsport Games

Representing Team Belgium, Magnus earned the silver medal in the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup.

Career Summary

  1. "World Touring Car Cup"
  2. "Comtoyou Team Audi Sport"
  3. "16"
  4. "3"
  5. "1"
  6. "3"
  7. "4"
  8. "210"
  9. "5th"
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (with Saintéloc Racing)"
  2. "8"
  3. "0"
  4. "0"
  5. "0"
  6. "0"
  7. "5.5"
  8. "18th"
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup (with Saintéloc Racing)"
  2. "8"
  3. "1"
  4. "1"
  5. "1"
  6. "1"
  7. "56.5"
  8. "6th"
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Saintéloc Racing)"
  2. "1"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "NC"#
  1. "Intercontinental GT Challenge (Saintéloc Junior Team)"
  2. "1"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "NC"#
  1. "FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup (Team Belgium)"
  2. "1"# "0"# "1"# "0"# "0"# "N/A"# "DNF"#
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (Comtoyou Racing)"
  2. "10"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "1"# "21st"#
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup (Comtoyou Racing)"
  2. "10"# "1"# "4"# "0"# "7"# "98"# style="background:#FFDF9F;"# 3rd#
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Comtoyou Racing)"
  2. "5"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "4"# "24th"#
  1. "GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup (Comtoyou Racing)"
  2. "1"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "10"# "12th"#
  1. "Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux (August by NGT)"
  2. "2"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "22"# "21st"#
  1. "24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 (Audi Sport Team Car Collection)"
  2. "1"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "0"# "N/A"# "13th"#
  1. ""Asian Le Mans Series - GT (Saintéloc Junior Team)"#
  2. ""5""# ""1""# ""1""# ""0""# ""2""# ""57""# ""4th""#
  1. ""Middle East Trophy - GT3 (Eastalent Racing Team)"#
  2. ""1""# ""1""# ""0""# ""0""# ""1""# ""?""# ""?""#
  1. ""GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (Saintéloc Racing)""
  2. ""10""# ""–""# ""–""# ""–""# ""1.5""# ""20th""#
  1. ""GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup (Saintéloc Racing)""
  2. ""10""# ""2""# ""1""# ""4""# ""7""# ""109"" style="background:#FFDF9F;" # 3rd #
(#Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Comtoyou Racing)) (#8)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#4)(#23rd*) (#GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Saintéloc Racing)) (#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#)(#) (#GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (Saintéloc Racing)) (#8)(#)(#)(#)(#)(11.5)(13th*) (#GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup (Saintéloc Racing)) (#8)(#2)(#2)(#2)(#4)(87.5) style="background:#DFDFDF;" # 2nd* #
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
2018 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 2 2 2 1 2 35 "8th"
"2018 GT4 European Series - Silver" "Selleslagh Racing Team" "2" "0" "0" "0" "null" "null" "NC†"
2019 "TCR Europe Touring Car Series" "Comtoyou Racing" "14" "1" "1" "1" "3" "202" "6th"
"FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup" "Team Belgium (Comtoyou Racing)" "2" "1" "1" "0" "2" "45" "style=background:#DFDFDF;2nd"
"24H TCE Series - TCR" "AC Motorsport" "1" "0" "0" "0" "0" "0" "NC"
"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"
"World Touring Car Cup" "Comtoyou Team Audi Sport" "16" "1" "0" "0"
  1. "4"
  2. "139"
  3. "10th"
2024
  1. ""GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Saintéloc Racing)""
  2. ""5""# ""0""# ""0""# ""–""# ""–""# ""NC""#

† Guest driver, not eligible for points. * Ongoing season.

Full French F4 Championship outcomes

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Final Position Total 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 overall 278 points

Full Formula Renault Eurocup results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries 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 Final Standing Accumulated Points
2017 R-ace GP

style="background:#cfcfff;" | SPA
1
14 style="background:#efcfff;" | SPA
2
'Ret' style="background:#cfcfff;" | SPA
3
'18'

NC†

0

† Magnus participated as a guest competitor and was therefore not eligible to earn points

Full Formula Renault NEC standings

(legend) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final Position Total 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 Sprint Cup standings

(legend) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps are in italics)

Year Team Vehicle Category 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Standing Points Earned
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
... (additional race outcomes omitted for brevity, key performance highlights retained)
Year Team Vehicle Category Round Results (selected events) Final Position Points
(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
3rd 98
Year Team Vehicle Category Select Race Results Final Standing Points Accumulated
2024 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold
3rd 109
Year Team Vehicle Category Selected Race Outcomes Final Rank Points Total
2025* Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold
2nd* 87.5*

* Current season underway.

Full TCR Europe Touring Car Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year Team Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Standing Points Scored
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

† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was awarded for completing more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games Results

Year Team Entry Category Race One Race Two Total Points Final Position
2019 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Comtoyou Racing (Team Belgium) 2019 FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup 3rd place Victory (1st) 45 points 2nd

Full World Touring Car Cup Results

(key) (Pole positions marked in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year Team Name Vehicle Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Classification Points Total
2020 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS 3 LMS TCR BEL
1
10 		BEL
2
4 		GER
1
7 		GER
2
Ret 		(remaining results abbreviated to maintain focus on key outcomes)

...

5th !172

|- | 2021 World Touring Car Cup#2021, representing Comtoyou Team Audi Sport with the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, achieved mixed results including a victory in Hungary, concluding the season 10th overall with 139 points |- | 2022 World Touring Car Cup#2022, competing for Comtoyou Team Audi Sport driving the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, secured notable wins in Spain, Italy, and Saudi Arabia, finishing 5th with a total of 210 points |}


Full Asian Le Mans Series Results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Season Team Category Vehicle Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 Ranking Points Scored
2023–24 Saintéloc Racing GT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Audi DAR 5.2 L V10 SEP
1
1st 		SEP
2
2nd 		DUB
1
Retired 		ABU
1
10th 		ABU
2
4th 		4th overall 57 points

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results

(legend) (Events marked in bold indicate pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Total Points
2025 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo OSC
1
Disqualified 		OSC
2
21st 		LAU
1
18th 		LAU
2
16th 		ZAN
1
Retired 		ZAN
2
19th 		NOR
1
12th 		NOR
2
Retired

23rd*

4*

* Current season in progress.

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