Danny Kroes
Danny Kroes 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, 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.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
† As he was a guest driver, Kroes was ineligible to score points.Complete SMP F4 Championship results
| 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 | SOC 1 6 | SOC 2 8 | ZAN1 1 6 | ZAN1 2 4 | ZAN1 3 Ret | ZAN2 1 9 | ZAN2 2 11 | ZAN2 3 11 | MSC1 1 | MSC1 2 | MSC1 3 | MSC2 1 | MSC2 2 | MSC2 3 | AND 1 | AND 2 | AND 3 | AHV 1 | AHV 2 | AHV 3 | 12th | 32 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
| 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 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | ALC 1 5 | ALC 2 4 | ALC 3 6 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | VAL 1 Ret | VAL 2 6 | VAL 3 5 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | JAR 1 | JAR 2 | JAR 3 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 6 | JER 3 8 | NC | - |
Complete TCR International Series results
| 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 | RIM 1 | RIM 2 | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | OSC 1 9 | OSC 2 Ret | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | ZHE 1 | ZHE 2 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | 33rd | 2 |
Complete TCR Europe Series results
| 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 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 8 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 4 | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 9 | HUN 1 9 | HUN 2 19 | ASS 1 12 | ASS 2 Ret | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 20 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 Ret | 14th | 30 |