Romain Dumas facts for kids
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| Nationality |  French |
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| Born | 14 December 1977 Alès, France |
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| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
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Romain Dumas (born December 14, 1977) is a famous French racing driver. He currently drives for Glickenhaus in the World Endurance Championship. Romain started his racing journey in karting and single-seater cars. He then became an expert in endurance, GT, and sport-prototype racing.
He has won some of the biggest races in the world. These include the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Spa, the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Romain has been a factory driver for Porsche since 2004. He also worked with Audi, Volkswagen, and Ford Performance. Romain Dumas is also an ambassador for Chopard.
Romain Dumas's Racing Journey
Romain Dumas was born in Alès, France. He began karting in 1992, which is a type of racing with small, open-wheel vehicles. In 1996, he joined the French Formula Renault Championship. Two years later, in 1998, he raced in the French Formula 3 Championship.
He tested a Formula 3000 car in 1999 and a Renault F1 car in 2002. In 2004, he tested a Conquest Racing Champ Car. Even though he tested these cars, he did not race in these specific series. However, he did compete in Euro Formula 3000 in 2001 and 2002.
From 2001 to 2023, Romain has raced in every 24 Hours of Le Mans event. This is a very long and challenging endurance race. He also competed in the American Le Mans Series from 2002 to 2013. During this time, he was a factory driver for Penske Racing with Porsche. He also raced in the FIA GT Championship.
Big Wins and Achievements
In 2007, Romain Dumas won the 24 Hours Nürburgring race. He also won the American Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class. He achieved 8 wins and 4 pole positions with the Penske Porsche RS Spyder. That same year, he finished third in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP1 class.
He started 2008 with a big win at the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring. He won both the P2 class and the overall race in his Penske Porsche RS Spyder. Later in 2008, he was invited to test an Indycar for Team Penske.
In 2009, Romain Dumas and his teammate Timo Bernhard raced for Audi Sport Team Joest. They competed in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.
A major highlight was in 2010 when Romain, Timo Bernhard, and Mike Rockenfeller won the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. They drove an Audi R15 TDI plus. In the same year, he also won the 2010 24 Hours of Spa in a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.
Romain helped develop and drove the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014.
Pikes Peak and Records
Romain Dumas is also famous for his success at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. This is a challenging race up a mountain.
- In 2014, he won Pikes Peak in a special prototype car called the Norma M20 "RD Limited."
- In 2016, he won Pikes Peak again with a Norma prototype.
- In 2017, he won Pikes Peak for a third time, also with a Norma prototype.
- In 2018, he won Pikes Peak once more. He drove the Volkswagen I.D. R and set a new overall record. He completed the race in just 7 minutes and 57.148 seconds.
- In 2021, he won the Time Attack class at Pikes Peak. He drove a Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport.
- In 2023, he drove the Ford SuperVan 4.2 at Pikes Peak. He finished first in his division and second overall.
- In 2024, Romain earned his fifth overall Pikes Peak victory. He drove a Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck.
Romain has also set other impressive records:
- In 2019, he set a new lap record for an electric car at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. He drove the Volkswagen ID R and finished in 6 minutes and 5.336 seconds.
- The same year, he set a lap record at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. He completed the hill climb in 39.90 seconds, driving the Volkswagen I.D. R.
- In 2024, he set the lap record for the Bathurst circuit with the SuperVan.
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In December 2023, Romain Dumas set a world record for land vehicle altitude. He drove a Porsche 911 to the top of the west ridge of the Ojos del Salado volcano in Chile. This was 6,734 meters (about 22,093 feet) above sea level.
Endurance racing is still his main focus. He raced with Alpine at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2017. He then joined Rebellion Racing and Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus in the top class. He achieved a podium finish at the 2022 1000 Miles of Sebring. He also got a pole position at the 2022 6 Hours of Monza in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
See also
In Spanish: Romain Dumas para niños
