Rory Sebastian Penttinen (born 30 October 1979)rorypenttinen.com: "Rory Penttinen", January 18, 2021, is a Finnish racing driver born in Nykarleby, Finland who in 2021 drives in the Asian Le Mans Series2021 Asian Le Mans Series#LMP3 January 18, 2021www.dailysportscar.com United Autosports Announce Final Full Asian Le Mans Series Crew, 18 February 2021 with United Autosports and European Le Mans Series with Graff Racing.
Racing career Penttinen's international career started in 2007 when he won the world championship in the Legends series finals in California USA. Since that he has raced different car types in several different series. Among other highlights in his career is the victory at the Nurburgring 24H race 2014 with Hyundai Germany and the Dubai 24H victory in 2017 in a Lamborghini Huracan with GDL-racing.
Penttinen is known for being a fast and reliable endurance driver, he has the ability to learn new cars and tracks in a short time and performs best when he is put under pressure. When Penttinen in June 2017 applied for a FIA bronze license, and made a debut in the Blancpain GT SERIES in a Ferrari 488 GT3 with Rinaldi racing, he finished third in class in the race.
From 2017 to 2019, Penttinen mainly raced GT3 cars (Ferrari 488 GT) with Rinaldi Racing and Kessel Racing but also did some other endurance races such as 25H VW FunCup in a Beetle and N24 with GDL Motorsport.
Racing highlights YearPlaceSeries / Race20211stAsian Le Mans Series - LMP320153rdADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring SP2T class20072ndLegends Trophy Finland20071stLegends Car World Finals - Pro Season 2020 In 2020, Penttinen raced for Graff Racing in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. His teammate was Matthias Kaiser.
In the seasons first race at Paul Ricard, in July, Penttinen and Kaiser finished 3rd.
In the second race, at Spa-Francorchamps, car #26 finished 5th.
In the third round, that was moved from Spain to France (due to COVID-19) and held the 29th of August at Paul Ricard the Graff duo Penttinen and Kaiser did a phenomenal job. In the qualification, Penttinen took the podium and he also led the race for 26 laps. Their final results from Paul Ricard was second and after the race they are now second in the series.
Before the final race in Portimao, the duo was in fourth place in the fight for the championship. In theory it was possible to end the season on the podium and in the race both drivers did a great job behind the wheel and they crossed the finish line as P1, unfortunately they got a time penalty and the final result was P7. Despite this mistake they were P3 overall.
Season 2021 StartedThe season is on! Rory Penttinen Mototsport in February 2021, Penttinen was then racing in the Asian Le Mans Series in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for the British team United Autosports.United Autosports Announce Final Full Asian Le Mans Series Crew, 18 February 2021 Driving the LMP3 car #23 together with Wayne Boyd and Manuel Maldonado.
Also in 2021 Penttinen is driving for the French team Graff RacingGraff Racing Drivers, December 25, 2020 in the full 62021 European Le Mans Series#LMP3 January 18, 2021 races European Le Mans Series together with Matthias Kaiser in LMP3 car #9.
Racing Record Career Summary YearSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition2004Legends Trophy FinlandN/A????1069th2005Legends Trophy FinlandN/A????4238th2006Legends Trophy FinlandN/A14???12075th2007Legends Trophy FinlandN/A?????2ndLegends Car World Finals - Pro (USA)N/A1101N/A1st2008 Radical Sweden - RMJFG Motorsport12003347th2009 Radical Sweden - RMN/A2000N/A22nd2010Legends Trophy FinlandN/A1301196810th2011Legends Trophy Finland - ProN/A20008823rd Radical Sweden - RMJFG Motorsport70007913th2012 Radical Sweden - RMJFG Motorsport60131031st 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP2T Hyundai Motor Deutschland11?1N/A1st201524 Hours of Nürburgring - SP2THyundai Motor Deutschland1001N/A3rd2016 Touring Car Endurance Series - A3 Brunswick 24H Series - A3 24H Series - 991 GDL Racing 24H Series - SP224 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3THyundai Motor Deutschland1000N/A4th2017Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - AmRinaldi Racing10012014th24H Series - SPXGDL Racing Middle East110129NC2018Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am Rinaldi Racing5001599th24H GT Series - SPXGDL Racing Middle East10000NC2019The Hankook 25 Hours VW Fun CupGDL Team Spain1000089thIntercontinental GT Challenge Rinaldi Racing10000NCBlancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am20003115th24H GT Series - A620001620th24H TCE Series - TCRGDL Racing20008NCTCR Spa 500GDL Team Australia1000N/A11th24 Hours of Nürburgring - V4JJ Motorsport1000N/A4th2019-20Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3Graff Racing1000613th2020Le Mans Cup - LMP3Graff Racing701370.54th2021Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3United Autosports4333771stEuropean Le Mans Series - LMP3Graff Racing600124.514thLe Mans Cup - GT3Iron Lynx21122512th 2022 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Bilstein Haupt Racing Team4000169th Prototype Cup Germany MRS GT-Racing20020NC
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