Eric Gené
| Eric Gené | |
|---|---|
Gené in 2023 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 3 March 2007 Barcelona, Spain |
| Relatives | Jordi Gené (father) Marc Gené (uncle) |
| Categorisation | |
Eric Gené Casanovas (born 3 March 2007) is a Spanish racing driver who competes for BMW Promotion Motorsport in the Supercars Endurance Series. He is the son of Jordi Gené, as well as the 2025 TCR Spain runner-up.
Personal life
[edit]Gené is the son of touring car racer Jordi Gené,[1] and nephew of former Formula One driver Marc Gené, brother of Jordi.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Gené began karting in 2017.[4] During his karting career, Gené most notably won the 2020 LeCont Trophy and finished third in the 2021 IAME International Games, both in X30 Junior.[5][6]

During his final year of karting in 2022, Gené made his car racing debut in the last round of GT-CER for Monlau Motorsport alongside his father Jordi, winning in Class 1 aboard a Cupra León TCR.[7][8] In 2023, Gené joined Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones to race in the F4 Spanish Championship,[9][10] in which he took a best result of 13th in race three at Spa.[11]

Moving to TCR Touring Car competition for 2024, Gené reunited with Monlau to race in the TCR Spain winter and main series.[12] Gené began the year by finishing runner-up to Ignacio Montenegro in the Winter Series with a win at Valencia,[13] before scoring a pair of second-place finishes at Estoril and Valencia to finish fourth in the main season's points.[14] During 2024, Gené also made a one-off appearance in TCR Europe for Monlau, as well as representing Spain in the FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup discipline.[15][16] Continuing with Monlau for 2025, Gené raced with them for a dual campaign in TCR Spain and TCR Europe.[17] In the former, Gené won twice at Barcelona to secure runner-up honours behind Mike Halder,[18] while in Europe he secured a fourth-place points finish with a lone win at the Red Bull Ring from pole position.[19] During 2025, Gené also made his TCR World Tour debut at Valencia for Monlau.[20]
In 2026, Gené switched to SRO GT4 competition, as he partnered up with Jan Duran to compete in the Supercars Endurance Series for BMW Promotion Motorsport, as an official driver for BMW España.[21]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spanish Karting Championship — Alevin | 13th | |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | M2 Racing Karts | 90th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — Mini Rok | 67th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | Praga Junior Team | 108th | |
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | M2 Racing Karts | NC |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK-J | CRG Racing Team | 64th | |
| WSK Super Master Series – OK-J | 89th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | 49th | ||
| Karting European Championship — OK-J | 68th | ||
| LeCont Trophy — X30 Junior | MOL Racing | 1st | |
| IAME International Games — X30 Junior | 23rd | ||
| 2021 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | MOL Racing | 9th |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 17th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | 109th | |
| Karting European Championship — OK-J | NC | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK-J | 40th | ||
| IAME International Games — X30 Junior | MOL Racing | 3rd | |
| 2022 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | MOL Racing | 26th |
| Spanish Karting Championship — Senior | 7th | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | 59th | ||
| Karting European Championship — OK | Parolin Motorsport | 56th | |
| Sources:[22][23] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GT-CER – Class 1 | Monlau Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2024 | TCR Spain Winter Series | Monlau Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 160 | 2nd |
| TCR Spain Touring Car Championship | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 5th | ||
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car Cup | Team Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 4th | |
| 2025 | TCR Spain Touring Car Championship | Monlau Motorsport | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 313 | 2nd |
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 4th | ||
| TCR World Tour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41st | ||
| 2026 | Supercars Endurance Series – GT4 Pro | BMW Promotion Motorsport | * | * | |||||
| Sources:[24][22] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tecnicar - Fórmula de Campeones | SPA 1 25 |
SPA 2 22 |
SPA 3 13 |
ARA 1 21 |
ARA 2 18 |
ARA 3 17 |
NAV 1 19 |
NAV 2 23 |
NAV 3 Ret |
JER 1 22 |
JER 2 16 |
JER 3 22 |
EST 1 17 |
EST 2 23 |
EST 3 22 |
CRT 1 23 |
CRT 2 24 |
CRT 3 Ret |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 26 |
CAT 3 23 |
31st | 0 |
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Monlau Motorsport | Cupra León VZ TCR | VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
ZOL 1 WD |
ZOL 2 WD |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 Ret |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
22nd | 5 |
| 2025 | Monlau Motorsport | Cupra León VZ TCR | PRT 1 53 |
PRT 2 Ret |
SPA 1 42 |
SPA 2 8 |
HOC 1 55 |
HOC 2 5 |
MIS 1 18 |
MIS 2 2 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 13 |
CAT 1 95 |
CAT 2 9 |
4th | 192 |
References
[edit]- ↑ León, Rafa (22 June 2022). "Jordi Gené regresa a sus inicios en el Jarama: "Aquí empezó todo en 1982"". automovilismocanario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Blancafort, Raymond (1 February 2021). "Historias de la F1: Marc Gené, el superviviente". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Asprón, Javier (24 October 2024). "La saga Gené vuelve con fuerza a los circuitos". abc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Jordi Gené da la 'alternativa' a su hijo Eric en el Circuit". sport.es (in Spanish). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "LeCont Trophy - Eric Gené se impone en Junior". vroomkart.es (in Spanish). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Portimao: Podio para Eric Gené en Junior, carrerón de Eloi González en Senior". vroomkart.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "La saga Gené triunfa en el Circuit". sport.es (in Spanish). 28 November 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Merino Navarro, Sergi (29 November 2022). "El GT-CER cierra la temporada en Montmeló". elacelerador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Blancafort, Raymond (28 March 2023). "Eric Gené y Tecnicar Motorsport, juntos en la Fórmula 4 Española". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Blancafort, Raymond (28 March 2023). "Eric Gené y Tecnicar Motorsport, juntos en la Fórmula 4 Española". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (7 May 2023). "De Palo gets Spanish F4 victory after Rinicella's winning pass penalised". formulascout.com. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené, la nueva 'perla' del TCR". sport.es (in Spanish). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "La saga Gené sigue triunfando en los circuitos". sport.es (in Spanish). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Monlau Motul se lleva de Estoril tres podios y el liderato del TCR Spain". formularapida.net (in Spanish). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené and Santiago Concepción joins Zolder grid". touringcartimes.com. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Gustavo (18 October 2024). "Eric Gené afronta su debut en los FIA Motorsport Games en la categoría Touring Car". autohebdosport.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené joins Monlau Motorsport for European campaign". touringcartimes.com. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené wins safety car interrupted first Barcelona race". touringcartimes.com. 15 November 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené claims victory in opening Red Bull Ring race". touringcars.net. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené: "This result is above my expectations"". touringcars.net. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ Blancafort, Raymond (15 May 2026). "Jan Durán y Eric Gené, la apuesta joven de BMW que inicia el salto al Iberian Supercars". soymotor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Eric Gené Casanovas | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Gene Casanovas Eric". kartcom.com. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Eric Gené Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Eric Gené career summary at DriverDB.com