Dustin Blattner

Dustin Blattner
Blattner in 2024
Nationality	American
Born	(1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 39) Minnesota, U.S.
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Championship titles
2025 2025 2023	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze Cup Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Club Division – Am

Dustin Blattner (born 20 February 1986) is an American racing driver for Kessel Racing in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Career

Blattner made his car racing debut in 2023, racing in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe for Enrico Fulgenzi Racing.^[1] In his only season in the series, Blattner won all four races he contested as he took the Club Division – Am title ahead of Josh Stanton.^[2] Later that year, Blattner made his GT3 debut by joining Porsche-fielding Car Collection Motorsport for the Gulf 12 Hours.^[3] Racing in the Am class, Blattner spent most of the race as the highest non-pro class runner and ended up finishing fifth overall and winning in class.^[4] Remaining in the Middle East for the final two rounds of the 2023–24 Middle East Trophy with the same team, Blattner won the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi overall and finished sixth in the Dubai 24 Hour.^[5][6]

For the rest of 2024, Blattner joined Porsche-affiliated Rutronik Racing for a dual campaign in the Bronze class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.^[7] In the former, Blattner scored his maiden class win at the Nürburgring before repeating the same feat two races later at Jeddah to end the year third in the Bronze Cup points.^[8][9] In the Sprint Cup, Blattner scored a lone class win at Magny-Cours en route to a third-place points finish in class.^[10] During 2024, Blattner also made a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Sprint Championship for Fach Auto Tech at Misano, taking a Pro-Am class win on debut.^[11] At the end of the year, Blattner made two one-off appearances for Porsche-fielding Herberth Motorsport, winning the 24 Hours of Barcelona on his debut with the team,^[12] and also winning the Gulf 12 Hours in the GT3 Am class for the second year in a row.^[13] Before the year was over, Blattner joined Ferrari-fielding Kessel Racing for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series.^[14] Racing in the GT class, Blattner took his first podium by finishing third in race one at Dubai,^[15] before repeating the same feat three races later at Abu Dhabi to end the year fourth in points.^[16]

For the rest of the 2025, Blattner remained with Kessel Racing for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.^[17] In the Endurance Cup, Blattner won in class at Le Castellet and the 24 Hours of Spa to secure the Bronze Cup title at the end of the season.^[18][19][20] In the Sprint Cup, Blattner opened up the season by taking class wins at Zandvoort and Misano to take an early points lead.^[21][22] Two rounds later, Blattner took his highest overall finish of the season by finishing sixth in race one at Valencia, thus scoring another class win,^[23] which helped him secure the Bronze Cup title the following race as he took another class podium.^[24] During 2025, Blattner also competed in the Suzuka 1000 km for Harmony Racing, in which he finished eighth in class as the highest-placed Ferrari overall.^[25]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Club Division – Am	Enrico Fulgenzi Racing	4	4	1	2	4	106	1st
	Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Am	Car Collection Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	—N/a	1st
2023–24	Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am	Car Collection Motorsport	2	1	1	0	2	60	2nd
2024	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Rutronik Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze		5	2	1	0	2	71	3rd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		7	0	0	1	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze		7	1	1	0	3	61.5	3rd
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Pro-Am	Fach Auto Tech	2	1	1	0	1	32	NC
	24H Series – GT3 Am	Herberth Motorsport	1	1	1	1	1	60	9th
	Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Am		1	1	0	0	1	—N/a	1st
2024–25	Asian Le Mans Series – GT	Kessel Racing	6	0	2	0	2	54	4th
2025	Middle East Trophy – GT3	Dragon Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Kessel Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze			2	1	0	3	97	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		8	0	1	2	0	5.5	22nd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Bronze			3	4	3	6	92	1st
	24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	1	32	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Kessel Racing Harmony Racing Blattner Company by Herberth Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	6	28th
	Suzuka 1000 km – Bronze	Harmony Racing	1	0	0	0	0	—N/a	8th
2025–26	Asian Le Mans Series – GT	Kessel Racing
	24H Series Middle East - GT3 Pro-Am	AlManar by Dragon
Sources:[26][27]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2024	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Bronze	LEC 31	SPA 6H Ret	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR 22	MNZ 17	JED 17	3rd	71
2025	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	LEC 26	MNZ 29	SPA 6H 10	SPA 12H 16	SPA 24H 15	NÜR Ret	BAR 18	1st	97

^* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pos.	Points
2024	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Bronze	MIS 1 DNS	MIS 2 23	HOC 1 27	HOC 2 19	MAG 1 20	MAG 2 17	CAT 1 23	CAT 2 16	3rd	61.5
2025	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	ZAN 1 23	ZAN 2 22	MIS 1 15	MIS 2 38	MAG 1 24	MAG 2 24	CRT 1 6	CRT 2 25	1st	92

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Points
2024–25	Kessel Racing	GT	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	SEP 1 6	SEP 2 12	DUB 1 3	DUB 2 10	ABU 1 4	ABU 2 3	4th	54
2025–26	Kessel Racing	GT	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6	SEP 1 5	SEP 2 1	DUB 1	DUB 2	ABU 1	ABU 2	1st*	35*

References

1. "Geslaagd debuut van de Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe in Valencia". motorautosport.nl (in Dutch). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. "Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe sluit in Barcelona bijzonder geslaagd maidenseizoen af". motorautosport.nl (in Dutch). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
3. "Car Collection with two Porsche at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi". endurance-info.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
4. "GruppeM Wins Gulf 12H; Gounon Crowned IGTC Champion". sportscar365.com. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
5. "Car Collection Takes Second 6H Abu Dhabi Win". dailysportscar.com. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
6. "Eastalent Audi Takes Dubai 24H Win". dailysportscar.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
7. "GT World Challenge Europe: Rutronik Racing bestätigt erstes Aufgebot". gt-place.com (in German). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
8. "Grasser Ends Endurance Win Drought With Nürburgring Victory". sportscar365.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
9. "MANN-Filter Mercedes Wins Endurance Cup Finale In Jeddah". dailysportscar.com. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
10. "WRT, Winward Split Magny-Cours Wins; Set Up Title Showdown". sportscar365.com. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
11. "ACI Racing Weekend | Misano 2024: Resoconto dell'evento". p300.it (in Italian). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
12. "Herberth Sets Distance Record for Fourth 24H Barcelona Win". sportscar365.com. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
13. "Audi and Saintéloc win the 12 Hours of the Gulf". autohebdof1.com. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
14. "Blattner Switches to Ferrari as Part of Kessel GT3 Lineup". sportscar365.com. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
15. "Algarve Pro's No. 25 Car Scores Back-to-Back Wins". sportscar365.com. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
16. "AF Corse Wins Abu Dhabi Finale, APR Seals Title". sportscar365.com. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
17. "Kessel Reveal Crews & Colours For 2025 GT World Challenge Europe". dailysportscar.com. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
18. "WRT BMW Powers To Paul Ricard Victory". dailysportscar.com. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
19. "Grasser Delivers Maiden 24H Spa Win for Lamborghini". sportscar365.com. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
20. "Garage 59 Wins At Barcelona As Rutronik Trio Claim Drivers' Title". dailysportscar.com. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
21. "Team WRT s'impose avec un coup de maître dans les stands en course 2 à Zandvoort". endurance-info.com (in German). 18 May 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
22. "Valentino Rossi et Raffaele Marciello (BMW / WRT) vainqueurs en course 1 à Misano". endurance-info.com (in German). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
23. "GT World Challenge Europe: Zahlreiche Strafen wirbeln Ergebnis durcheinander". gt-place.com (in German). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
24. "GT World Challenge Europe: Kessel Racing gewinnt Bronze Cup". gt-place.com (in German). 21 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
25. "WRT BMW Dominates To Win 49th Suzuka 1000km". dailysportscar.com. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
26. "Dustin Blattner Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
27. "Dustin Blattner | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 26 September 2025.

External links

• Dustin Blattner career summary at DriverDB.com