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Dion von Moltke

Dion von Moltke


Birth date:        7/27/1990
Birth place:       The Woodlands, TX
Residence:       Coral Gables, FL


Fast Facts:

Dion von Moltke has built his career in Grand-Am and the American Le Mans series on a solid foundation of international Karting and Formula Car racing. Dion races under the South African flag -- he was born in Texas from South African parents, and having lived in Sydney and Los Angeles before moving to his current home in Miami, Dion started racing karts at 13 in Southern Florida.  Dion won several championships at the local and state level before moving up to the National and International level, participating in World championship Karting events in Italy. Since then he has steadily progressed through several professional racing series, becoming a very successful and respected professional race car driver that has multiple wins in Skip Barber, Grand-Am, and American Le Mans series, including a win at the legendary 12 Hours of Sebring.  Dion is also a highly popular driver instructor, focusing on all aspects of peak performance, and has developed a coaching program called “Perform 360”.

Career Highlights:

2012

1st Place finish:  12 Hours of Sebring, GTC Class.  Alex Job Racing Porsche No. 23.  Co-drivers Townsend Bell and Bill Sweedler

1st Place finish:  Palm Beach Grand Prix, Pro Class.  Flat 6 Motorsports Porsche GT3 Cup car.  Co-driver Dr. Jim Norman

2012 Season:    Dion completed the entire Grand-AM Rolex season in the APR Motorsports Audi R8 LMS, with co-driver Dr. Jim Norman, including a finish at the 2012 Daytona 24 Hour and a 2nd place finish to complete the season at Lime Rock Park.   Dion also competed in the ALMS season ending Petite Le Mans in the Alex Job Racing WeatherTech Porsche.  The car was in second place with 6 laps to go when it was forced to retire with electrical failure.

Sponsors: PRNewswire, South African Airways, Parathyroid.com, SAABC


2011

Grand-AM: Rolex Daytona 24 Hour, Muehlner Motorsport, No. 18 Porsche GT3, 9th place finish

ALMS: Full season completed in GTC Class: The Racers Group (TRG), No. 68 Porsche GT3 Cup

  • Sebring 12 Hour: 4th place finish
  • 1st place at Lime Rock
  • 2nd place at Mosport
  • Top 5 finish in 7 of 9 races
  • 5th place in driver championship
  • TRG 2nd place in team championship

Sponsors: PRNewswire, South African Airways, SAABC


2010

Grand-AM: Rolex Daytona 24 Hour, Starworks Motorsport, Riley Daytona Prototype

Grand-AM: Rolex Series, Daytona Prototype Class, Doran Racing No. 77 Dallara Ford

  • Finished 10 of 12 races in top 10
  • Rookie of the year in class
  • Fastest Trueman Aiken driver in 8 of 9 sessions

Sponsors: PRNewswire, South African Airways, Brand South Africa

 

2009

Grand-AM: Rolex Daytona 24 Hour, Starworks Motorsport, Riley Daytona Prototype

Grand-AM: Rolex Series, GT Class:  MCM Porsche GT3, co-driver Hennie Groenewald

Grand-AM: Continental Tire Series, ST Class:  APR Motorsport Golf GTI, co-driver Mike Sweeney

  • 1st Place & first APR win, Watkins Glen
  • 1st Place Mid-Ohio
  • 1st Place Miller Motorsports Park

Competed at Kyalami in the Wesbank Super Modified V8 season finale in a Jaguar XKR, which was won by team mate Hennie Groenewald.

Sponsors: South African Airways

2008

1st Place both inaugural Skip Barber Mazda Speed Challenge series races at Laguna Seca, April 5&6.

Competed in the APR Golf GTI the entire Grand-Am Koni ST season.

  • 2nd Place finish and first ever APR podium, Miller Motorsports

 

2007- Completed intensive formula car schooling at Skip Barber in their Regional and National race series, with numerous podium finishes at major race tracks all over the US, consistently proving that he is one of the fastest drivers on the circuit. Competed in the Snap-On and IRL sponsored "Stars of Karting" and "Florida Winter Tour" series in the ICA Series.

2006- Raced in the "Starts of Karting" series, with several pole positions and race wins in the Spec Racer (TAG) class, finishing the championship in 4th. Top 10 in Easykart World Championship, missing out on fastest lap by less than one tenth of a second. Winner of 2006 EasyKart 125cc Grand National Championship race. 2nd Place finish in first race of PRI Stars of Karting event.

2005 - Winner of the EasyKart 100cc Winter Championship Series. Winner of the WKA Florida State Regional Championship Series.

2004 - Finished second in the EasyKart 100cc Summer Championship Series. Won pole position and the first race in the Cope de Las America's karting championship in San Carlos, Venezuela.

Personal:

Dion enjoys visiting South Africa, relaxing at the beach, working out hard twice a day at the gym, and spending most weekends at the race track.

Licenses/ Qualifications / Credentials:

  • Race car driver instructor, founder of Perform-360 coaching program
  • FIA (Grand-Am) License Class B and C, with International permissions
  • ALMS Silver License
  • NASA Competition License
  • SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) National Racing License
  • Skip Barber Regional and National Licenses
  • WKA (World Karting Association) Racing License
  • EasyKart USA National Racing License
  • Graduate: Performance Prime Race Driver Development Program, Dr. Jacques Dallaire.
  • Graduate: Formula Medicine Full Training and Physical /Mental evaluation program, Pisa, Italy (2011 and 2012)
  • Member, Porsche Club America, Audi Club

 

 Racing Schools Graduated:

  • 28 December 2006:     Skip Barber Racing School - 3 Day Basic (Sebring, Florida)
  • 6 March 2007:                Skip Barber - 2 Day Advanced Racing School (Sebring, Florida)
  • 27 November 2007:      Bondurant --  3 Day Advanced Grand Prix Racing School (Chandler, Arizona)
  • 12 June 2008:                John Powell Motorsports Advanced Driving Mosport Park, Canada
  • 15 August 2009:             Rob Wilson, Full day personal tuition, Bruntingthorpe, UK

 

Racing History:

 

Cars: 2007 to 2010

Karts: 2004 to 2007

Number or Days on Track

264

374

Number of Races

77

122

Number of Finishes

68

114

Number of Top 10 Finishes

57

92

Number of Podium Finishes

18

56

Number of Wins

9

18

 

Tracks Driven - Formula and Sports Cars:

  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Track (Dallara Daytona Prototype, APR Golf GTi, Skip Barber F2000, Porsche GT3 ALMS) 21 Track Days
  • Road America (Skip Barber F2000, Porsche GT3 ALMS) 17 Track Days
  • Miami Homestead (Daytona Prototype, Porsche GT3, BMW M1, Audi R8 LMS) 12 Track Days
  • Miller Motorsports Park (Skip Barber F2000, APR Golf GTi, Daytona Prototype) 11 Track Days
  • Lime Rock Raceway (APR Golf GTi, Skip Barber F2000, Daytona Prototype, Porsche GT3 ALMS, Camaro GS, Audi R8 LMS) 20 Track Days
  • Daytona International Speedway (Dallara Daytona Prototype, APR Golf GTi, Audi S6, Racers Edge RX-8, Porsche GT3 Cup car, APR Audi R8 LMS) 33 Track Days
  • Watkins Glen (APR Golf GTi, Daytona Prototype, Audi R8 LMS) 16 Track Days
  • Sebring International (Skip Barber F2000, BMW M3, Porsche GT3 ALMS) 24 Track Days
  • Road Atlanta (ALMS LMP1, Skip Barber F2000, Porsche GT3 Cup car) 17 Track Days
  • Laguna Seca Raceway (APR Golf GTi, Mazda MX-5, Porsche GT3 Cup car, Audi R8 LMS) 15 Track Days
  • Mosport Park, Ontario, Canada (Saturn ION, APR Golf GTi, Porsche GT3 ALMS) 7 Track Days
  • Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada (Skip Barber F2000) 4 Track Days
  • Virginia International Raceway (APR Golf GTi, Skip Barber F2000, Porsche GT, Camaro GS, Daytona Prototype) 26 Track Days
  • Roebling Road, Savannah (Rolex GT Pontiac GTO, Mazda RX-8 GT) 3 Track Day
  • Bondurant Racetrack, Phoenix (Bondurant Corvette) 3 Track Days
  • Little Talladega Raceway, AL (APR Golf GTi) 1 Track Day
  • Barber Motorsports Park, AL (Rehagen Mustang Koni GS, Daytona Prototype), 12 track days
  • Autobahn Motorsports Country Club, IL (BMW 125), 1 Track day
  • New Jersey Motorsports Park (Rolex GT Mazda RX-8, Porsche Rolex GT, Golf GTI, Daytona Prototype, Audi R8 LMS) 15 Track days
  • Iowa Speedway (APR Golf GTi) 3 track days
  • Kyalami International Raceway, South Africa, Super Modified V8 Wesbank Jaguar XKR, 3 Track Days
  • Nurburgring, Nord Schleife and Grand Prix race tracks in a BMW 130
  • Montreal Gilles Villeneuve (Daytona Prototype, Audi R8LMS) 6 track days
  • Long Beach Grand Prix track, Porsche GT3 Cup car, 2 track days
  • Baltimore Grand Prix street circuit, Porsche GT3 Cup car, 3 track days
  • Palm Beach Raceway, Porsche GT3 Cup car, and Mustang Chump Car, 6 Track days
  • Belle Isle, Detroit, Audi R8 LMS, 3 track days
  • Indianapolis International Raceway, Audi R8 LMS, 2 track days