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A little bit about me

My career started at the age of 14 driving gokarts. Shortly after that I had the chance to step up into single seaters and with the tremendous help from Lohmann Motorsport I was able to speed up my career. I earned my first F3 victory straight in the first race and fulfilled my F1 dreams with an unbelievable and successful test with the BMW WilliamsF1 team. I am happy and thankful about all my chances to be a professional racing driver until today. I got educated by the Porsche Junior program, grew up with BMW Motorsport, had two very successful years with Ferrari and I am really proud and honoured to join now the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team driving the all new Ford GT.

1989, 1991

Entry into gokart racing

1990

3rd place in the ADAC Pop Kart Championship

1992

2nd place Formula König

1993

2nd place Formula König, four victories
12th place German Formula Opel

1994

3rd place German Formula Opel, two victories

1995

Sporadic appearances in the Formula Opel Euroseries
First Formula 3 race

1996

Half season in the German Formula 3 Championship
(withdrawal of sponsor), one victory and one third place

1997

Entry into UPS Porsche Junior Team
5th place Porsche Carrera Cup, one victory, one second place PSC
ADAC STW Cup on Audi, half season. First Porsche GT1 tests

1998

UPS Porsche Junior
1st place Porsche Carrera Cup, four victories
2nd place 24 hours of Daytona Porsche Rohr GT1 – class win
Guest starts in Porsche Supercup, one second place

1999

Porsche company driver
2nd place 24 hours of Daytona Porsche Schumacher GT2
4th place 12 hours of Sebring Porsche Champion GT1
2nd place GT 24h of Le Mans Porsche Champion GT3R
1st place GT Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta Porsche AJR GT3R

2000

Porsche company driver
1st place in GT ALMS Porsche DBR GT3R,
four category victories
24 hours of Le Mans Porsche DBR GT3R

2001

BMW company driver
6th place GT ALMS BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GTR
One victory and one 2nd place in GT Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta

2002

BMW company driver
4th place ETCC BMW Team Schnitzer 320i, three wins
Formula 1 test with BMW WilliamsF1 Team

2003

BMW company driver
5th place ETCC BMW Team Schnitzer 320i, two wins
24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Motorsport M3 GTR

2004

BMW company driver
2nd place ETCC BMW Team Schnitzer 320i, three wins
1st place 24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GTR
1st place in class 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps BMW M3 GTR

2005

BMW company driver
2nd place WTCC BMW Team Schnitzer 320i, three wins
2nd place 24h of Nürburgring BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GTR

2006

BMW company driver
6th place WTCC BMW Team Schnitzer 320si, one win

2007

Ferrari company driver
1st place FIA GT with Ferrari 430 GT / AF Corse, 6 wins
ALMS with Ferrari 430 GT / Petersen/White Lightning

2008

Ferrari company driver
2nd place ALMS with Ferrari 430 GT in team Tafel Racing, four wins and 1 pole
class winner 24h of Nürburgring with HHF hybrid concept car
6th place 24h of Spa with CR Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari 430 GT)

2009

BMW company driver
4th place ALMS BMW Team Rahal Letterman Racing BMW M3 GT2
one pole and two quickest race laps, 5 podiums
2nd place Asian LMS, one victory and quickest race lap
24 hours of Nürburgring, one 2nd place in VLN race

2010

BMW company driver
7th place ALMS with BMW Team RLL BMW M3 GT2
one victory and four 4 podiums total
1st place manufacture and team ALMS
7th place 24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GT2
3rd place (class winner) 24h of Spa BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GT2
BMW Motorsport Art car 24h of Le Mans

2011

BMW company driver
1ST place ALMS with BMW Team RLL BMW M3 GT
3 wins and 6 poles, 6 podiums total, 1st place 12 hours of Sebring
1ST place manufacture and team ALMS
3rd place in GT 24 hours of Le Mans BMW Team Schnitzer M3 GT
24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Motorsport M3 GT
Australian V8 race with DJR in Surfers Paradise, Ford V8 Supercar

2012

BMW company driver
4th place ALMS with BMW Team RLL BMW M3 GT
One victory and three podiums total, 2nd place manufacture and team ALMS
1st place 12 hours of Sebring
7th place 24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Team Schubert Z4 GT3
24 hours of Daytona Turner Motorsport BMW M3

2013

BMW company driver
2nd place ALMS with BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE
2nd place manufacture ALMS
One victory and 6 podiums total
24 hours of Nürburgring & Spa Team Schubert and Marc VDS Z4 GT3

2014

BMW company driver
7th place TUSC best BMW Team RLL Z4 GTE
3 podiums total
24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Sportstrophy Team Schubert Z4 GT3

2015

BMW company driver

24 hours of Nürburgring
BMW Sportstrophy Team Schubert Z4 GT3
4th position qualification

24 hours of Spa
BMW Team 888 Z4 GT3

1st place Blancpain Nogaro
BMW Sportstrophy Team Brasil Z4 GT3

2nd place ALMS Sepang
BMW Sportstrophy Team AAI Z4 GT3

2016

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ford GT

6th place IWSC
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

1st place & Pole Position 24 hours of Le Mans
Ford GT Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #68

4th place 24 hours of Nuerburgring
AMG team Black Falcon #9

2017

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ford GT

3rd place IWSC
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

1st place 24H Daytona GTLM
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

6th place 24H Le Mans
Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #68

17th place 24h Nürburgring AMG Team Black Falcon

2018

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ford GT

1st place TPNAEC – Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

1st place 6h WGI – Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

3rd place 24H Le Mans – Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #68

4th place IWSC – Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

2nd place 24H Nürburgring – AMG team Black Flacon AMG GT3 GT

2019

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing driver Ford GT

IWSC Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #66

24h Le Mans Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT #68

24H Nürburgring – Mercedes-AMG team Black Falcon AMG GT3

2020

Multimatic Motorsport

Mercedes-AMG driver

24H Nürburgring – Mercedes-AMG team Black Falcon AMG GT3

2nd place 12h Bathurst Mercedes-AMG GT4 with the team Nineteen Corp (AUS)

Super Taikyu Championship