#PUSHPAPY JOURNEY
ABOUT ME
BMW FACTORY DRIVER 2013 - 2017
ASTON MARTIN FACTORY DRIVER 2018 - 2022
In 2005 I started my journey in the Mini Cooper Challenge Benelux.
I finished 2nd of the Championship which gave me the opportunity to compete in the Mini Cooper Challenge World Cup Final in Misano. Winning it made me becoming the 1st and only MINI World Champion ;-).
After a few years of racing in many different championships, I have been very lucky to meet Marc VDS. I have been able to race for 5 years in his team and had to win many races which gave me a lot of credit in the racing world.
In 2013 started my 1st chapter with BMW as a factory driver. I drove the ALMS (USA) with the brand new BMW Z4 GTLM with some great successes.
In 2014, my dream came true. I was finally able to race in the DTM for BMW. I will never forget my 1st victory in Moscow in my 5th race ever, it was an amazing feeling to be able to be the 1st Belgian driver to win a DTM race.
Winning the Total 24H of Spa in 2016 is my most beautiful victory!
In 2018, I decided to give a new chapter to my racing career and went to Aston Martin Racing. Racing in the WEC for 3 years in the GTE Pro has been an amazing experience. Winning the 24h of Le Mans GTE Pro in 2020 will always stay as one of my most important victories ever.
After 5 years with Aston Martin Racing and many different successes, it was again time for me to write a new chapter in my career.
BMW FACTORY DRIVER 2023/2024
In 2023, I started my second chapter with BMW and it was a really exciting moment and a really great feeling to be back with so many people I know from my first chapter and it was really nice to finish with them and Valentino in third place in the Dubai 24 Hours, and to be on the podium twice in the Fanatec GT World Challenge, taking P2 at Brands Hatch and P1 in the Misano round… as well as winning with them and Dries Vanthoor the first NLS of the 2023 season. Now, in 2024, I look forward to facing new challenges together with the big BMW family and writing the next lines of my journey with them!
BIRTH DATE: 20 March 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Uccle, Belgium
HEIGHT: 181cm
WEIGHT: 75kg
OTHER INTERESTS: Golf, Tennis, Padel Tennis
AMBITIONS: Win 24h of Nürburgring / Win 24h Le Mans Overall
FAVOURITE TRACK: Nordschleife, Spa Francorchamps
#PUSHPAPY PALMARES
ACHIEVEMENTS
2005
Mini Challenge World Champion
2014
DTM Moscow winner
BMW Motorsport
2015
DTM Nürburgring winner
BMW Motorsport
2017
DTM Norisring winner
BMW Motorsport
2016
24h of SPA Winner
BMW Motorsport
2020
24h of Le Mans Winner - GTE
Aston Martin Racing
2020
FIA WEC Runner UP - GTE
Aston Martin Racing
2005
Mini Challenge
World Champion
2014
DTM Moscow winner
BMW Motorsport
2015
DTM Nürburgring winner
BMW Motorsport
2017
DTM Norisring winner
BMW Motorsport
2016
24h of SPA Winner
BMW Motorsport
2020
24h Le Mans GTE Winner
Aston Martin Racing
2020
FIA WEC - GTE Runner Up
Aston Martin Racing
#PUSHPAPY SCHEDULE
2024 SEASON
ROAR BEFORE THE ROLEX24
IMSA - GTP CLASS
19/24 JAN. 2024
ROLEX 24H OF DAYTONA
IMSA - GTP CLASS
24/28 JAN. 2024
BATHURST 12H
INTERCONTINENTAL GT CHALLENGE
16/18 FEB. 2024
QATAR PROLOGUE
FIA WEC - LMGT3 CLASS
24/25 FEB. 2024
2023 SEASON - THE CAR
#PUSHPAPY RACECAR
BMW M Hybrid V8
The BMW M Hybrid V8 is more than just a race car, it is paving the way for an electric future for BMW M, by emphatically demonstrating how dynamic and emotional electrified M Power can be.
ENGINE: V-shaped Otto four-stroke twin-turbo hybrid
POWER: approx. 640 hp
WEIGHT: 1030 Kg
2023 SEASON - THE CAR
#PUSHPAPY RACECAR
BMW M4 GT3
Built for top-class sport: Since the start of the 2022 season, the BMW M4 GT3 has been taking on high-class opposition in the best racing series in the world, as well as at endurance classics.
ENGINE: P58 3.0l straight six – Twin Turbo
POWER: Up to 590hp
WEIGHT: 1250 Kg
WHEELS: Front 12.5″ x 18″ – Rear 13″ x 18″
CONTACT ME!
Let’s start together a new journey in the motorsport world!
