Romain Dumas was born on 14 December 1977 and is a French racing driver and a Porsche factory driver.
16 Facts About Romain Dumas
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Romain Dumas first started out in karting and single-seater before becoming an expert driver in endurance racing, GT and sport-prototype.
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Romain Dumas has won the greatest races of the discipline, such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Spa, the 24 Hours Nurburgring, and the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring.
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Romain Dumas has been one of Porsche's factory drivers since 2004.
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Romain Dumas tested a Formula 3000 car for Oreca in 1999 and a Renault F1 in 2002.
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Romain Dumas was a Porsche factory driver for Penske Racing, and driven in the FIA GT Championship.
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Romain Dumas started 2008 with the P2 class and overall win at the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring in the Penske Porsche RS Spyder.
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Romain Dumas was invited to test an Indycar for Team Penske at the end of the 2008 season, at Sonoma Raceway.
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Romain Dumas won the 2010 24 Hours of Spa in a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR.
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Romain Dumas won with partner Klaus Graf in the CytoSport Porsche RS Spyder at the ALMS event at Mosport.
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Romain Dumas developed and drove the Porsche 919 Hybrid in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2014.
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In 2014, Romain Dumas won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in a Norma M20 "RD Limited" prototype developed specifically for the event.
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In 2015, Romain Dumas raced a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car in the RGT class of the WRC Monte Carlo Rally, placing second behind class winner Francois Delecour.
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Romain Dumas continued as Porsche LMP1 driver in the 2016 FIA WEC.
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Romain Dumas won the 6 Hours of Silverstone and 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Romain Dumas was interviewed in his house in Geneva about training methods, which include using an old Arai helmet modified for neck weight training.