Denis Thum

Denis Thum (born April 29, 1988 in Speyer ) is a German kart driver .

Athletic career

He began his racing career in 1997 at the DMV Gold Cup in the Bambini class. He was looked after and coached by his father Peter Thum. From 2002 to 2004 he was active in the GTC endurance championship before moving to the Rotax Max Challenge in 2005 . There he has won the overall victory in 6 seasons so far.

In 2006 he finished fourth, just one point behind. He also achieved second place in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge in 2009 and the same placement in RMC Germany in 2013. In 2008 he took two third places, also in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge and in the RMC Germany. In 2010 and 2011 he worked as a mechanic and was also the supervisor of Moritz Kremer. He also took part in the South German ADAC Kart Cup (SAKC) in Bopfingen in 2011 , where he achieved 1st place.

A year later Denis Thum founded the karting team "Project 7 Racing" together with his father Peter Thum. In 2013 he qualified as one of three German drivers for the Rotax Max Grand Finals in New Orleans .

He spent most of the years 2014 to 2018 devoting himself to family planning and the further development of his company. In 2015, Thum continued to take part in the GTC endurance championship , where he and his father Peter Thum took 1st place. After several years of abstinence from the RMC , he was able to secure the ticket for the Rotax World Championship in Sarno in 2019 without any problems . During his career he has represented teams like Kartsport Klimm and the Wildkart Racing Team.

Private

In addition to his racing career, he has been the owner of the family company for stove construction and repair since 2012. He has two sons with his wife Rebekka.

statistics

Entire racing career

2005 : RMC Germany (Senior): 1st place (German Champion) 2006 : DMV Gold Cup (Senior): 1st place 2007 : RMC Germany (DD2): 1st place (German champion) 2007 : RMC Grand Finals (DD2), Al Ain (UAE ): 18th place 2008 : Rotax Max Masters (Senior): 1st place (German Champion) 2008 : Rotax Max Masters (DD2): 1st place (German champion)

2008 : RMC Germany (DD2 World): 3rd place 2008 : RMC Grand Finals (DD2), La Conca (Italy ): 18th place 2008 : Rotax Max Euro Challenge (DD2): 3rd place 2009 : Rotax Max Euro Challenge (DD2): 2nd place (Vice European Champion) 2009 : RMC Germany (Max World): 4th place 2009 : RMC Germany (DD2 World): 1st place (German champion)

2009 : Rotax Max Wintercup (Senior): 12th place 2009 : Rotax Max Wintercup (DD2): 1st place 2013 : RMC Germany (DD2 World): 2nd place (German runner-up) 2019 : RMC Grand Finals (DD2), Sarno (Italy ): 10th place

Single results

Results RMC Germany 2013

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	Points	rank
Karting Klimm	WACK	OPP	WITT	TEMP	AMPF	TAP	424	2
	1	1	3	3	16	4th

Daily ratings RMC Germany 2019

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	Points	rank
Karting Klimm	WACK		OPP		GENK		WITT		362	2
	1	3	3	4th	9	5	1	1

Results RMC Clubsport 2019

team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th
Karting Klimm	WACK	OPP	BOPF	BELL	WITT	SONG	KERP
	3	1	/	/	1	/	/

Greatest successes in the RMC Grand Finals

year	2007	2008	2009	2013	2019
venue	Al Ain (UAE)	La Conca (Italy)	Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)	New Orleans (USA)	Sarno (Italy)
phase	Pre-finals	Qualifying	Intermediate and pre-finals	Pre-finals	final
placement	4th	3	2	14th	10

literature

• Sandra Dorn: Profile Bamberg - city and district - citizens of our time. Peter Becker Verlag, Olbersdorf 2019, ISBN 978-3-940221-52-0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} "Denis Thum, racing career" Driver database. Accessed November 13, 2019.
2. ^ "New team in karting" Website of Motorsport XL. Accessed November 12, 2019.
3. ↑ "ROTAX Grand Finals, three German in the final" site of Motorsport XL. Accessed November 12, 2019.
4. ^ "Qualification for Sarno" website of Motorsport XL. Accessed November 12, 2019.