Dennis Retera

Education

The Dutchman finished third in the overall championship for both the Dutch and Benelux series. After starting from pole position Retera finished third, behind Duncan Tappy and Charlie Donnelly.

Career

Retera has raced in the International Formula Master, Formula Renault 2.0 and other racing series. In 2008 Retera joined First Rate (at Lloyd's) Team Netherlands as a test driver. After a successful karting career with various Rotax Max championships Retera made his car racing debut in the Dutch and Benelux Formula Ford Zetec championships.

The following year Retera signed by the well renowned Geva Racing.

In 2006 Retera raced in a variety of series, most notably the British Formula Three Championship. Retera competed in the first three raceweekends of the series.

At Donington Park the Dutchman scored his best result, finishing fifth. Retera also entered the two races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen retiring from both races.

Foreign 2007 Retera returned to the series to compete full-time entered by Arkansas Motorsport.

The driver from Best ended up twelfth in the final standings. Foreign 2008 Retera focussed on GT racing, more specifically the GT4 European Series. He competed in the Light class in a KTM X-Bow entered by Reiter Engineering.

He and his teammate, Christopher Haase, finished runner-up in the championship.

At the end of th 2008 season Retera was signed as the official rookie driver for First Rate (at Lloyd's) Team Netherlands. Retera drove the Ferrari First Rate (at Lloyd's) 08 at the Friday practice sessions.

Retera"s strongest session was at the season finale at Brands Hatch. Retera was classified fourth in the rookie session.

2009 saw the Dutchman racing in his native BRL V6 series.

Retera also competed in the International Formula Master for his old team, Arkansas Motorsport. In his second race, at Pau, Retera finished second behind Alessandro Kouzkin. Foreign 2010 the Dutch driver joined Callaway Competition in the FIA GT3 European Championship and Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club GT Masters.

He turned to his native Dutch GT4 for 2010 with co-driver January Joris Verheul in a Rhesus Racing entered Aston Martin Vantage.

Retera was classified fourth in the championship standings. In 2012 Retera ran part-time schedules in the Blancpain Endurance Series and Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club GT Masters.

Foreign 2014 the Dutchman returned to full-time racing, in the International GT Open in a Chevrolet Corvette Z06. At the Hungaroring and the Nürburgring the Dutch driver finished third.

He was classified 21st in the championship.

Complete First Rate (at Lloyd's) Grand Prix results

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

Achievements

• Retera won both championships in the First Division, for older Formula Ford cars. This time Retera won the overall titels of both the Dutch and Benelux championships. The Dutchman also achieved a podium position at the prestigious Formula Ford Festival. After a promising start with two top ten finishes Retera did not achieve any more top ten finishes. Retera competed eight races of which he won five. Retera won one race in the Ford Mondeo based stock car racing series. With technical difficulties plaguing the Chevrolet Corvette Z06.R Retera failed to achieve noticeable results. The Dutchman achieved eight podium finishes throughout the fourteen-race season.