Dušan Borković


Dušan Borković is a Serbian auto racing driver, two time European champion 2012 European Hill Climb Championship and 2015 European Touring Car Cup. He has also been member of the National Assembly of Serbia since 2016.

Racing career

Karting

Borković started his karting career in 1994. He became the Yugoslavian karting champion six years in a row from 1995 to 2000.

Serbian National-Class and Hill Climbing

After karting for six years, Borković made his autoracing debut in 2002 in the Serbian National-Class.
From 2002 to 2008 Borković competed in the Serbian National-Class championship where he finished 2nd in his first season. He won the championship from 2005 to 2008.
After racing in the Serbian National-Class for six years Borković switched to Hill Climb in 2010.
Borković won the Serbian Hill Climb Championship is his first season, winning all five events in his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.
The following season Borković switched to the European Hill Climb Championship. Coming in second in his first season, he went on to win it in 2012 still driving his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.

European Touring Car Cup 2013

After winning the European Hill Climb Championship in 2012 Borković switched to the European Touring Car Cup. In his debut season in European Touring Car Cup he took the third place in the Super 2000 class. He took third position in both Brno races and qualifications. He had five podiums and one win. He drove the first three meetings in a SEAT León TFSI, before switching to a Chevrolet Cruze LT for the final two meetings. He had 48 points in overall standings. In front of him was Maťo Homola with 74 points and Petr Fulín in first place with 88 points.

World Touring Car Championship 2014–2015

On 20 November 2013 it was announced that Dušan Borković would race in the World Touring Car Championship. Borković would join Campos Racing driving one of their TC1 RML Chevrolet Cruze's. On 26 October 2014 he delivered his first ever podium.
In 2015 season he start with new team Proteam Racing driving Honda Civic WTCC. Borković only drove the first round in Argentina before withdrawing from the World Touring Car Championship. His withdrawal was because Proteam Racing was not able to cater for the 30-year-old's height, as well as there being further dissatisfaction over the specification of the team's Honda Civic WTCC.

European Touring Car Cup 2015

Considering problems with the sitting position and the car, the Serbian driver decided not to continue competing in World Touring Car Championship. Dušan Borković made the decision with his team to transfer to European Touring Car Cup in Hungaroring on 2 and 3 May. Dusan drove the newest SEAT León Cup Racer in European Touring Car Cup with his NIS Petrol Racing Team. He became ETCC champion in Single make trophy class.

Racing record

Complete European Touring Car Cup results

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
2013NIS Petrol Racing TeamSEAT León TFSIMNZ
1
16		MNZ
2
9		SVK
1
Ret		SVK
2
DNS		SAL
1
1		SAL
2
12		3rd48
2013NIS Petrol Racing TeamChevrolet Cruze LTPER
1
2		PER
2
3		BRN
1
3		BRN
2
3		3rd48
2015NIS Petrol Racing TeamSEAT León Cup RacerHUN
1
5		HUN
1
1		SVK
1
3		SVK
2
1		LEC
1
1		LEC
2
2		BRN
1
2		BRN
2
1		ZOL
1
3		ZOL
2
1		PER
1
Ret		PER
2
13		1st110

* Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2014NIS Petrol by Campos RacingChevrolet RML Cruze TC1MAR
1
6		MAR
2
Ret		FRA
1
14		FRA
2
7		HUN
1
12		HUN
2
11		SVK
1
12		SVK
2
C		AUT
1
Ret		AUT
2
Ret		RUS
1
Ret		RUS
2
11		BEL
1
9		BEL
2
Ret		ARG
1
Ret		ARG
2
DSQ		BEI
1
Ret		BEI
2
DNS		CHN
1
12		CHN
2
9		JPN
1
8		JPN
2
2		MAC
1		MAC
2		14th41
2015Proteam RacingHonda Civic WTCCARG
1
11		ARG
2
Ret		MAR
1
DNS		MAR
2
DNS		HUN
1
WD		HUN
2
WD		GER
1		GER
2		RUS
1		RUS
2		SVK
1		SVK
2		FRA
1		FRA
2		POR
1		POR
2		JPN
1		JPN
2		CHN
1		CHN
2		THA
1		THA
2		QAT
1		QAT
2		NC0

Complete TCR International Series results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016B3 Racing Team HungarySEAT León TCRBHR
1
6		BHR
2
3		EST
1
12		EST
2
Ret		SPA
1
3		SPA
2
Ret		IMO
1
12†		IMO
2
DNS		SAL
1
11†		SAL
2
DNS		OSC
1
2		OSC
2
2		SOC
1
14		SOC
2
6		CHA
1
7		CHA
2
3		MRN
1
7		MRN
2
2		SEP
1
6		SEP
2
4		MAC
1
4		MAC
2
5		7th173
2017GE-ForceAlfa Romeo Giulietta TCRRIM
1
9		RIM
2
4		BHR
1
4		BHR
2
1		SPA
1
16		SPA
2
11		MNZ
1
9		MNZ
2
Ret		SAL
1
1		SAL
2
Ret		HUN
1
NC		HUN
2
Ret		OSC
1
Ret		OSC
2
Ret		CHA
1
2		CHA
2
6		ZHE
1
Ret		ZHE
2
DNS		DUB
1
9		DUB
2
8		8th116

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2018Target CompetitionHyundai i30 N TCRLEC
1
1		LEC
2
1		ZAN
1
5		ZAN
2
18		SPA
1
4		SPA
2
7		HUN
1
1		HUN
2
Ret		ASS
1
6		ASS
2
3		MNZ
1
DSQ		MNZ
2
DSQ		CAT
1
2		CAT
2
Ret		3rd154
2019Autodis Racing by Target CompetitionHyundai i30 N TCRHUN
1
4		HUN
2
4		HOC
1
14		HOC
2
Ret		SPA
1
12		SPA
2
Ret		RBR
1
6		RBR
2
DSQ		OSC
1		OSC
2		CAT
1		CAT
2		MNZ
1		MNZ
2		18th85

Political career

Borković received the eleventh position on the Serbian Progressive Party's Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning electoral list in the 2016 Serbian parliamentary election. Borković is not himself a member of the party but ran as an aligned independent. The list won a landslide victory with 131 out of 250 parliamentary mandates, and Borković was sworn in as a legislator on 3 June 2016. He is currently a deputy member of the parliamentary committee on spatial planning, transport, infrastructure, and telecommunications and the committee on education, science, technological development, and the information society.