Robin Knutsson

Robin Knutsson
Knutsson in 2026
NationalitySweden Swedish
Born (2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 24)
Gothenburg, Sweden
GT World Challenge Europe career
Debut season2026
Current teamBoutsen VDS
Categorisation FIA Silver
Car number10
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish58th in 2026
Previous series
2022–2024
2021		Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia
STCC TCR Scandinavia
Championship titles
2025Belcar

Robin Knutsson (born 2 March 2002) is a Swedish racing driver who last competed in GT World Challenge Europe for Boutsen VDS. He has won the 24 Hours of Zolder and Belcar overall for D'Ieteren Luxury Performance by NGT.

Career

Knutsson began karting at the age of five, competing until 2020. Primarily racing in Sweden, Knutsson most notably finished runner-up in the 2019 Swedish Championship in Senior 125, as well as sixth in the Rotax Max Euro Trophy the same year.

In 2021, Knutsson moved up to touring car racing, joining Lestrup Racing Team to compete in the STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship. In his debut season, Knutsson scored a lone win at Anderstorp en route to ninth in points. In 2022, Knutsson moved to sports car racing, joining WestCoast Racing for his rookie season in Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia, where he took a podium at Skellefteå to end the season eighth overall. Towards the end of the year, Knutsson also entered the final round of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux at the Hockenheimring, finishing fifth and fourth in the two races.

Knutsson driving for NGT in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux at Spa in 2024.

Remaining with WestCoast Racing for 2023, Knutsson raced in Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe and Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia. Knutsson most notably finished second overall at the headline Le Mans race in the latter to finish eighth in points again, as he also made two more Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux cameos for Revs Motorsport. Staying on for 2024, Knutsson had a breakout year in Scandinavia, winning three times across both Gelleråsen rounds to end the season fourth overall. In parallel, Knutsson ran the first four rounds of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for NGT Racing, in which he scored four podiums, and won the 24 Hours of Zolder overall for D'Ieteren Luxury Performance by NGT. Remaining with NGT for his first full season in Benelux in 2025, Knutsson scored wins at Spa and Assen to secure a third-place points finish. That year, Knutsson also helped D'Ieteren win the Belcar Endurance Championship with a win and a second place.

Knutsson graduated to GT3 in 2026, signing with Boutsen VDS to drive a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. His debut rounds in GTWC were marred by three consecutive lap 1 crashes, before Knutsson, Gilles Magnus and Alessandro Ghiretti bounced back with a Gold Cup podium at the 24 Hours of Spa. Knutsson and Magnus then took a class win at the sprint round in Magny-Cours. Following that, Knutsson secured a class podium at Zandvoort to take sixth in the class' sprint standings, while ending his Endurance campaign seventh in points with an additional class podium at the Nürburgring. That year, Knutsson also made a one-off return to Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for NGT Racing.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Sweden – Junior Max 5th
Juniorfestivalen – Junior 125 11th
Kristianstad KK Grande Finale – Junior Max 2nd
Göteborgs Stora Pris – OK
2018 Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max 9th
Swedish Karting League – OK 25th
Swedish Championship – Senior 125 8th
IAME Euro Series – X30 Senior KR-Sport
Karting World Championship – OK Ward Racing 56th
IAME International Final – X30 Senior West Speed Racing NC
2019 IAME Winter Cup – X30 Senior
Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max 6th
Swedish Championship – Senior 125 2nd
IAME Euro Series – X30 Senior 56th
RMC International Trophy – Senior Max KR-Sport 18th
Kartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior
IAME International Final – X30 Senior 29th
SKUSA SuperNationals – X30 Senior 18th
2020 Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup – Senior Max KR-Sport 47th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max 27th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy – DD2
Rotax Max Challenge Sweden – Senior Max 4th
Sources:

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 STCC TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship Lestrup Racing Team 18 1 0 0 1 149 9th
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia WestCoast Racing 14 0 0 0 1 91 8th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux 2 0 0 0 0
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Pro WestCoast Racing 6 0 0 0 0 60 7th
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia WCR-Pampas 9 0 0 0 1 85 8th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Revs Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 29 19th
2024 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Pro WestCoast Racing 6 0 0 0 1 42 13th
Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia 10 3 1 1 6 174 4th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux NGT Racing 8 0 0 0 4 81 10th
24 Hours of Zolder D'Ieteren Luxury Performance by NGT 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Pro NGT Racing 4 0 0 0 0 21 18th
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux 12 2 2 2 7 188 3rd
Belcar Endurance Championship D'Ieteren Luxury Performance by NGT 2 1 0 0 2 277‡ 1st‡
24 Hours of Zolder – GT Cup 1 0 0 0 1 N/a 2nd
McLaren Trophy Europe – Pro ALM Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 27 7th
992 Endurance Cup – Pro EST1 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 4th
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 5 0 0 0 0 4 30th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 0 0 0 2 48 7th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 9 0 0 0 0 3 27th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Gold 1 2 0 2 66.5 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux NGT Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†*
Sources:

* Season still in progress.
† As Knutsson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Scandinavian Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2021 Lestrup Racing Team Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR LJU
1
9		 LJU
2
9		 LJU
3
Ret		 SKE
1
10		 SKE
2
9		 SKE
3
10		 KAR
1
5		 KAR
2
10		 KAR
3
6		 AND
1
5		 AND
2
8		 AND
3
1		 MAN
1
7		 MAN
2
7		 MAN
3
6		 KNU
1
9		 KNU
2
9		 KNU
3
8		 9th 149

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos Points
2026 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Gold LEC
Ret		 MNZ
Ret		 SPA
6H
17		 SPA
12H
16		 SPA
24H
22		 NÜR
8		 ALG
Ret		 7th 48

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2026 Boutsen VDS Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Gold BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
DNS		 MIS
1
17		 MIS
2
19		 MAG
1
8		 MAG
2
24		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
10		 CAT
1
19		 CAT
2
28		 6th 66.5

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