| Robin Frijns | ||
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| File:Robin Frijns.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Dutch
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| P.o.B. | 7 August 1991 | |
| D.o.B. | Maastricht, Netherlands
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| Début |  2018 Hockenheim Opening Race 1
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| Best Finish | 5th (2019) | |
| DTM Career | ||
| Entries | 38 (38 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| F.L.s | 4 | |
| Points | 241 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline
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| Car | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 4 | – | ' |
Robin Frijns (born 7 August 1991 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a Dutch racing driver, who competes in the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline.[1] A factory driver for Audi, Frijns arrived in the DTM to replace Mattias Ekström in 2018, and drives for an Audi customer team in the FIA Formula E Championship.[2]
Frijns' made his DTM debut in 2018, although he would have to wait until his fourth start at the Lausitzring to secure his maiden points finish.[3] He duly went on to secure his first podium finish in Misano, en-route to claiming thirteenth in the Championship with 84 points.[4]
The Dutchman was retained by Audi for 2019, and duly repaid their faith by becoming a semi-regular podium finish.[5] Unfortunately for Frijns that would be entwined with an above average series of retirements, largely due to collision damage, although he still improved to fifth in the Championship with 157 points.[6]
Background[]
Having karted across Belgium and France, Frijns obtained his first drive in a racing car, joining the Formula BMW Europe Championship of 2009.[7] An impressive debut season saw him claim third in the title race and become the second highest placed débutante in the series' history.[7] A second season saw him go two better and take the title, with the flying Dutchman also getting his first taste of Formula Renault at 2.0 level.[7]
Dutch Demands: 2011 - 2012[]
Frijns moved to the Eurocup Formula Renault for 2011, completing s stunning rookie season to beat future Formula One racer Carlos Sainz Jr. by over 45 points to clinch the title. Promotion to the full flavour Formula Renault 3.5 Series followed for 2012, where the Dutchman once again tasted success at his first attempt, although in controversial circumstances. Accused of running the late Jules Bianchi off track at the final race, and causing an avoidable collision, Frijns was penalised 25 seconds, putting his title chance in doubt. However, with Bianchi in the wall, and Sam Bird failing to climb high enough in the points, Frijns escaped with the title.
Testing Times: 2013 - 2015[]
Frijns was rewarded with a test for the Sauber F1 team over the winter of 2012, where he impressed enough to get a testing role for the new season.[7] But, Sauber wished him to compete during the year, with the Dutchman obtaining a test for the DTM with Mercedes.[7] Despite an impressive display, the Stuttgart Squad had already filled their quota for the year, with Frijns ultimately ending up in the GP2 Series for the year.[7]
A win in his second weekend saw many expect the Dutchman continue his run of Championships, but Frijns would struggle throughout the rest of the season.[7] Finishing the season in fifteenth, he moved to the Caterham F1 Team as their test and reserve driver, but would not get a chance with the team after they folded before the end of the season.[7] He started 2015 in the Blancpain Endurance Series, before getting the call to compete in the FIA Formula E Championship.
Electrified Enticements: 2015 - 2020[]
Frijns joined the Andretti squad in FE for the 2015/16 Season, and would secure his maiden podium finish in only his second race.[8] Yet, using a year old car would tell throughout the season and so Frijns slipped back down the order to twelfth in the Championship, although he was retained by Andretti for 2016/17.[9] Unfortunately for Frijns he would be unable to match the heights of the previous season, claiming half the number of points as he had in the previous season.[7]
After his poor sophomore season in FE Frijns was dropped for 2017/18, citing complications with his factory role with Audi, before getting restored to a seat in 2018/19, as Virgin Racing became an Audi customer team.[10][3] That season saw Frijns and teammate Bird outpace the factory team in several races, with Frijns winning two E-Prix en-route to fourth in the Championship.[7]
DTM History[]
After serving as an Audi factory driver for three years in Blancpain, Frijns was handed the chance to take a DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship seat in 2018.[3] Replaced series legend Mattias Ekström, Frijns would partner Nico Müller for his maiden season, joining Audi's de facto factory team Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline.[3] Yet, Frijns would have a slow start to his DTM career, failing to threaten the points in either of the opening races in Hockenheim.[11]
Rookie Reasoning: 2018[]
Frijns improved at the second round at the Lausitzring, scoring his maiden DTM points finish with tenth in the Sunday race.[12]
Sophomore Successes: 2019[]
Frijns retained his role as an Audi factory driver for 2019 alongside Müller, with Team Abt again employing his talents.[5]
A Triple Threat: 2020[]
Frijns was re-signed by both Audi and Team Abt for the 2020 season, again partnering Müller for the full campaign.[1]
Full DTM Record[]
Robin Frijns's full results from his 38 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Robin Frijns during their DTM career:
| Robin Frijns's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2018 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[3]
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4 | Audi RS5 DTM | 13th | 84 | File:FRI 18 Livery.png |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[5]
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4 | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 5th | 157 | File:FRI 19 Livery.png |
| 2020 | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[1]
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4 | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Robin Frijns's full DTM record.
| Robin Frijns DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
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13th | 84 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
| 18th | 12th | 13th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 12th | 8th | 5th | Ret | 12th | 12th | 2nd | 4th | 17th | 10th | 11th | 13th | 2nd | 5th | |||
| 2019 |
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5th | 157 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| 3rd | 3rd | 12th | Ret | Ret | 4th | Ret | 4th | Ret | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | DSQ | 2nd | 4th | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | 
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5th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
| Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| 16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
| Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying | |
References[]
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References:
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHocF19R2 - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 'Drivers' Club: Robin Frijns', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/drivers-club/robin-frijns.aspx, (Accessed 17/09/2015)
- ↑ 'Robin Frijns to race for Andretti', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 17/09/2015), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2015/september/robin-frijns-to-race-for-andretti.aspx, (Accessed 17/09/2015)
- ↑ 'ANDRETTI RE-SIGNS FRIJNS FOR SEASON THREE: DUTCH ACE GETS CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH ANDRETTI', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 01/07/2016), http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/july/andretti-re-signs-frijns-for-season-three/, (Accessed 08/07/2016)
- ↑ Scott Mitchell, 'Andretti couldn't keep Frijns due to Audi "complexities"', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 13/10/2017), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/frijns-andretti-bmw-audi-965215/, (Accessed 26/10/2017)
- ↑ Tamara Aller, 'Timo Glock takes victory in breathtaking race at Hockenheim', touringcartimes.com, (Touring Car Times, 06/05/2018), https://www.touringcartimes.com/2018/05/06/timo-glock-takes-victory-breathtaking-race-hockenheim/, (Accessed 26/04/2020)
- ↑ Jack Benyon, 'Lausitz DTM: Eng beats Wehrlein to score maiden pole', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 20/05/2018), https://www.motorsport.com/dtm/news/lausitz-dtm-eng-beats-wehrlein-to-score-maiden-pole-1039631/3096747/, (Accessed 27/04/2020)
| 2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
|---|
| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Mercedes-Benz |
| Car/engine |
| Audi RS5 DTM • Audi 4.0l V8 • BMW M4 DTM • P66/1 4.0l V8 • Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM • AMG 4.0l V8 |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Petronas • Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Remus • Silberpfeil Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport |
| Drivers |
| 2 Gary Paffett • 3 Paul di Resta • 4 Robin Frijns • 5 Mattias Ekström • 7 Bruno Spengler • 11 Marco Wittmann • 12 Alex Zanardi • 15 Augusto Farfus • 16 Timo Glock • 22 Lucas Auer • 23 Daniel Juncadella • 25 Philipp Eng • 28 Loïc Duval • 33 René Rast • 47 Joel Eriksson • 48 Edoardo Mortara • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 94 Pascal Wehrlein • 99 Mike Rockenfeller |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening 1 • Hockenheim Opening 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Hungaroring 1 • Hungaroring 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Zandvoort 1 • Zandvoort 2 • Brands Hatch 1 • Brands Hatch 2 • Misano 1 • Misano 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Hockenheim Finale 1 • Hockenheim Finale 2 |
| Tests |
| 2018 Pre-season Test • 2018 Estoril Test • 2018 Rookie Test |
| Related Content |
| 2017 DTM Season • 2019 DTM Season • FIA Formula 3 European Championship |
| 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
|---|
| Manufacturers |
| Aston Martin • Audi • BMW |
| Car/engine |
| Aston Martin Vantage DTM • HWA AFR Turbo 2.0l I4t • Audi RS5 Turbo DTM • RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t • BMW M4 Turbo DTM • P48 2.0l I4t |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • Audi Sport Team WRT • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR • R-Motorsport I • R-Motorsport II |
| Drivers |
| 3 Paul di Resta • 4 Robin Frijns • 7 Bruno Spengler • 11 Marco Wittmann • 16 Timo Glock • 21 Pietro Fittipaldi • 23 Daniel Juncadella • 25 Philipp Eng • 27 Jonathan Aberdein • 28 Loïc Duval • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 33 René Rast • 34 Andrea Dovizioso • 47 Joel Eriksson • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 62 Ferdinand von Habsburg • 76 Jake Dennis • 99 Mike Rockenfeller |
| Races |
| Hockenheim Opening 1 • Hockenheim Opening 2 • Zolder 1 • Zolder 2 • Misano 1 • Misano 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Brands Hatch 1 • Brands Hatch 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Hockenheim Finale 1 • Hockenheim Finale 2 |
| Non-Championship Races |
| Dream Race 1 • Dream Race 2 |
| Tests |
| 2019 Lausitzring Test • 2019 Rookie Test |
| Related Content |
| 2018 DTM Season • 2020 DTM Season • W Series Championship • Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
| 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers/Tyres |
| Audi • BMW • Hankook |
| Car/engine |
| Audi RS5 Turbo DTM • RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t • BMW M4 Turbo DTM • P48 2.0l I4t |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • Audi Sport Team WRT • BMW Team ART Orlen • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR |
| Drivers |
| 4 Robin Frijns • 10 Harrison Newey • 11 Marco Wittmann • 13 Fabio Scherer • 16 Timo Glock • 19 Benoît Tréluyer • 22 Lucas Auer • 25 Philipp Eng • 27 Jonathan Aberdein • 28 Loïc Duval • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 33 René Rast • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 62 Ferdinand von Habsburg • 88 Robert Kubica • 99 Mike Rockenfeller • Ed Jones |
| Races |
| Spa 1 • Spa 2 • Lausitz 1 • Lausitz 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Nürburg 1 • Nürburg 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Zolder I Race 1 • Zolder I Race 2 • Zolder II Race 1 • Zolder II Race 2 • Hockenheim 1 • Hockenheim 2 |
| Tests |
| 2020 Nürburgring Test |
| Related Content |
| 2019 DTM Season • 2021 DTM Season • DTM Trophy • Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |