Danny Kroes
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Dutch| Danny Kroes | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 5 November 1999 |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Champion 2019 career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Bonaldi Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 3 |
| Former teams | Ferry Monster, PCR |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Finished last season | European Champion and 3rd in World Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2017 2016 2016 2011-15 | Supercar Challenge TCR International Series F4 Spanish Championship SMP F4 Championship Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro |
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.
Kroes began his career in 2011 in Karting, he continued in karting 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.[1][2]
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.[3][4]
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.