Danny Kroes (born 5 November 1999) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and TCR Benelux Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the SMP F4 Championship and F4 Spanish Championship amongst others.
Racing career Kroes began his career in 2011 in karting, where he competed until 2015. In 2016, he switched to the SMP F4 Championship, he finished the season twelfth in the championship standings that year. He also raced in the F4 Spanish Championship finishing eleventh in the standings. For 2017, he switched to the Champions, driving a SEAT León TCR for Ferry Monster Autosport partnering Pepe Oriola.
In June 2017, it was announced that Kroes would race in the TCR International Series, driving an SEAT León TCR for his TCR Benelux team Ferry Monster Autosport.
In 2018, Kroes competed in the TCR Europe series with Cupra TCR. He achieved a podium finish in only his second race at Zandvoort but suffered from bad luck and mechanical failures throughout the season.
In 2019, Kroes switched to Lamborghini and partnered with Russian driver Sergei Afanasiev. They won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Pro class championship with their team, Bonaldi Motorsport. Kroes also took pole position, fastest race lap and a class win in the 24 Hours of Zolder, also in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Run by Leipert Motorsport. At the world finals in Jerez, Kroes and Afanasiev took a third place, also with Bonaldi Motorsport.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2016 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport900000NC† SMP F4 Championship800003212th 2017 TCR International Series Ferry Monster Autosport20000233rd TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship300005023rd Supercar Challenge - Supersport 1401315711th Touring Car Endurance Series - TCR Bas Koeten Racing 2018 TCR Europe Touring Car Series PCR Sport1400003014th TCR Middle East Series Pit Lane Competizioni20000612th 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Bonaldi Motorsport12323101391st Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20001106th 2020 Italian GT Championship - Endurance Vincenzo Sospiri Racing40002336th Italian GT Championship - Sprint80004705th 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup GSM Novamarine600000NC † As he was a guest driver, Kroes was ineligible to score points.
Complete SMP F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races 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 DC Points 2016 MP Motorsport SOC1 SOC2 ZAN11 ZAN12 ZAN13 ZAN21 ZAN22 ZAN23MSC11MSC12MSC13MSC21MSC22MSC23AND1AND2AND3AHV1AHV2AHV3 12th 32
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races 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 DC Points 2016 MP MotorsportNAV1NAV2NAV3 ALC1 ALC2 ALC3ALG1ALG2ALG3 VAL1 VAL2 VAL3CAT1CAT2JAR1JAR2JAR3 JER1 JER2 JER3 NC -
Complete TCR International Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2017 Ferry Monster Autosport SEAT León TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC19 OSC2Ret CHA1 CHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 DUB1 DUB2 33rd 2
Complete TCR Europe Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2018 PCR Sport CUPRA León TCR LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 ASS1 ASS2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 14th 30
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