Reigning GT Champion Heads to Le Mans for the First Time
Dennis Marschall Looking Forward to Making Le Mans Debut
Dennis Marschall heads to France to make his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut with fellow Asian Le Mans Series GT champion Dustin Blattner, and they will be joined by Italian Lorenzo Patrese in the no74 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 LMGT3 Evo for the big race on the 13/14 June.
It’s been a busy few years for Marschall, winning the GT3 Pro class at the Lenovo Gulf 12 Hours and the SP9 Pro category at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 2024. In 2025 he followed this with the GT World Challenge Sprint and Endurance Bronze titles with Dustin Blattner and Kessel Racing.
Dennis Marschall and Dustin Blattner were then joined by British driver Chris Lulham for the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series, securing the title with Kessel Racing with wins in Sepang and Dubai and a further podium in Abu Dhabi.
We caught up with Dennis Marschall as he prepares to make his racing debut in the world’s greatest endurance race.
Q: What have you been doing since winning the ALMS GT title?
Dennis Marschall: “There is no winter break like there used to be. We went straight into the preparation for the upcoming season, especially for the GT World Challenge Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Finalising the testing programme and going back to work with the team and the teammates to be best prepared for the European Season.”
Q: You are racing at Le Mans with fellow ALMS champion Dennis Marschall and Lorenzo Patrese, who is the son of former F1 driver Riccardo Patrese. Can you tell us a bit more about your teammates who you will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with?
DM: “I have known Dustin for a number of years now and he is the best Bronze driver out there at the moment. Lorenzo and I already raced in the same team back in 2023 so he is also not new to me. He is one of the best Silver drivers out there at the moment. We are all having a good time, we can have a laugh together and on-track every one of us is one of the best in his position.”
Q: You will be making your debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year. What are you looking forward to the most about the event?
DM: “I am looking forward to this one, every 24-hour race has a special atmosphere and just as a driver you feel that it´s not like anything else you have ever experienced. As a driver there is so much hype around you, the fans are all over the place, it makes it just a bit more special. The professionalism is also on a very high level with having the WEC Paddock around and you can feel you are racing in the top level of motorsport.”
Q: When you look at the track, is there a section or corner that you are looking forward to tackling in the Ferrari 296 LMGT3?
DM: “I would not name a section! The last sector is a very technical one but the most challenging and most enjoyable as well as you are very close to the track and the people in the hospitalities. In the end, you have to master every turn and every corner. I have never driven a track with such long straights, so I think it´s just a case of taking it easy and saving fuel. Fuel throttle, but the rest of the body has to rest.”
Q: When you look at the LMGT3 grid that will compete at Le Mans this year, what would you consider to be a good result at 4pm on Sunday 14 June?
DM: “In the end it depends on the weekend. The main goal is to win. But then you have to understand, how the weekend starts. We have a fast car, you know there is potential – I would feel disappointed to become second. Before hitting the track for the first time, we want to win but let´s see how everything goes once we get there.”
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