Stienes Longin

Stienes Longin (born 30 July 1991 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant) is a Belgian professional racing driver. Longin currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driving the No. 11 Chevrolet Camaro for PK Carsport in the Elite 1 class and in Belcar Endurance Championship driving the No. 11 Norma M20 FC for Krafft Racing. He previously won the Euro Series Elite 2 championship in 2016. He is also a one-time winner at the 24 Hours of Zolder, having scored his first overall victory in 2019. He is the son of former FIA GT driver Bert Longin.

Stienes Longin
Stienes Longin celebrates a race victory at Raceway Venray in 2016.
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991
Leuven, Flemish Brabant
Related toBert Longin (father)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2014 (Elite 2)
2017 (Elite 1)
Current teamPK Carsport
Car number11
EngineChevrolet
Starts28 (Elite 2)
37 (Elite 1)
Championships1 (2016 Elite 2)
Wins9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Poles8 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Fastest laps9 (Elite 2)
1 (Elite 1)
Best finish1st in 2016 (Elite 2)
Finished last season2nd in 2019
Previous series
2016

2015
2014-2015		TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship
BMW M235i Racing Cup
Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club
Championship titles
2016

2015		NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 2
Belgian Gentleman Drivers Club - D3

Racing career

Longin started his racing career in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In 2013 he was fielded by Hoppa Racing in a Renault Clio. The following year, in a BMW M3, Longin won the championship in Division 3.[1] In 2014 Longin made his debut in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series as a part of the PK Carsport formation. At Tours Speedway Longin finished second, behind Denis Dupont, in the second Elite 2 race. At the Nürburgring the Belgian driver scored another two top-ten finishes. Longin's first appearance at the 24 Hours of Zolder came in 2014. The Belgian driver made his debut for the Australian MARC Cars formation with teammates Kris Van Kelst, Ryan McLeod, Hadrian Morall, and Mich Benton. The team finished twelfth overall, second in class.[2]

In 2015 Longin combined a full season in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series with a partial season in the Belgian Racing Drivers Club. In the BGDC Longin won at Circuit Zolder, Dijon-Prenois and Spa-Francorchamps.[3] He won his first NASCAR race at Tours Speedway. Scoring another five podium finishes he secured fourth place in the championship. Longin also participated in the revived Belcar Trophy in a BMW M235i Racing Cup. The team finished third in the second race of the season, placing fourth in the championship.[4]

In the 2016 season, Longin dominated the Elite 2 class as he won 8 races out of 12 on his way to win the Elite 2 championship that year.[5] He moved up to the Elite 1 class the following year to replace his father Bert in PK Carsport's No. 11 team and would finish in 5th in the Championship having scored 3 podium finishes in his debut season in Elite 1. Longin once again finished in 5th in the Championship the following year having scored 2 podium finishes.

In the 2019 season, Longin scored his first pole position in the Elite 1 class at Brands Hatch before leading the Elite 1 Championship for the first time in his career at Most after scoring six second-place finishes in the first eight races of the season.[6][7] Longin also won the 24 Hours of Zolder in the same year, scoring the win alongside his father Bert (who scored his sixth victory in the event, tying Anthony Kumpen and Marc Goossens for the most wins), Christoff Corten, and Giorgio Maggi.[8] On the final race of the season at Circuit Zolder, Longin would score his first victory in the Elite 1 class in the rain-affected race to secure a second place finish in the championship.[9][10]

Complete motorsports results

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Australia MARC Cars Australia 2 Australia Mitch Benton
Australia Ryan McLeod
Australia Hadrian Morrall
Belgium Kris van Kelst		 MARC Ford Focus S1 663 12th 2nd
2015 Belgium Tyre Set/Peka by PK Carsport Belgium Maxime Dumarey
Belgium Guillaume Dumarey
Belgium Guido Dumarey
Netherlands Max van Splunteren		 BMW M235i Racing Cup T7 723 8th 4th
2016 Netherlands Bas Koeten Racing Belgium Thomas Piessens
Belgium Sven van Laere
Qatar Amro Al Hamad		 Wolf GB08 2 658 17th 3rd
2017 Belgium PK Carsport Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Frank Beliën		 Porsche 991 7a 519 33rd 4th
2018 Belgium PG Motorsport Belgium Tijn Jilesen
Belgium Marnik Battryn
Belgium Johan Huygens		 Porsche Cayman GT4 3 752 7th 2nd
2019 Belgium Krafft Racing Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Christoff Corten
Switzerland Giorgio Maggi		 Norma M20FC 1 791 1st 1st

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2017 PK Carsport 11 Chevy VAL
2		 VAL
19		 BRH
7		 BRH
22		 VEN
8		 VEN
3		 HOC
7		 HOC
7		 FRA
5		 FRA
3		 ZOL
5		 ZOL
5		 5th 569
2018 VAL
4		 VAL
4		 FRA
7		 FRA
24		 BRH
16		 BRH
28		 TOU
4		 TOU
15		 HOC
21		 HOC
8		 ZOL
2		 ZOL
3		 5th 419
2019 VAL
2		 VAL
2		 FRA
8		 FRA
4		 BRH
2*		 BRH
2		 MOS
2		 MOS
2		 VEN
13		 HOC
25		 HOC
18		 ZOL
3		 ZOL
1*		 2nd 502

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2014 PK Carsport 11 Chevy VAL VAL BRH BRH TOU
4		 TOU
2		 NÜR
9		 NÜR
5		 UMB UMB BUG BUG 27th 156
2015 VAL
2*		 VAL
8		 VEN
6		 VEN
4		 BRH
20		 BRH
3		 TOU
1*		 TOU
19		 UMB
2		 UMB
3		 ZOL
7		 ZOL
2		 4th 621
2016 VAL
1*		 VAL
1**		 VEN
1*		 VEN
1**		 BRH
1**		 BRH
2		 TOU
3		 TOU
1**		 ADR
2		 ADR
1*		 ZOL
24		 ZOL
1**		 1st 650

References
  1. "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Geslaagd etmaaldebuut voor Stienes Longin". Bert Longin. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Classement par classe" (PDF). BGDC. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Belcar Trophy 2015" (PDF). RACB. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. "Elite 2: Longin Wins Race and Title". whelen.com. Whelen. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  6. "TWO FIRST TIMERS ON POLE AT BRANDS HATCH". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. "NEW POINTS LEADER STIENES LONGIN ENJOYS THE VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE STANDINGS". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. "24H Zolder: Longin/Longin/Corten/Maggi winnen slijtageslag - Longin recordhouder". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. "Hezemans crowned the 2019 Euro NASCAR Champion, Longin breaks through". speedwaydigest.com. Speedway Digest. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  10. "American Festival: Zege en titel van vice-kampioen voor Stienes Longin". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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