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Earl Bamber
Bamber at the 2024 6 Hours of Fuji
Nationality New Zealander
BornEarl Anderson Bamber
(1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 34)
Whanganui, New Zealand
Racing licence FIA Platinum
24 Hours of Le Mans career
TeamsPorsche Team
Best finish1st (2015, 2017)
Class wins2 (2015, 2017)
United SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2014
TeamsPorsche North America
Car number911, 912 (2014–2016)
StartsGT Le Mans: 12 (7 podiums), GT Daytona: 2 (0 podium)
Wins0
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd (GTLM) at the 2014 Petit Le Mans, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, Continental Tire Road Race Showcase and Oak Tree Grand Prix in 2015
Porsche Supercup career
Debut season2014
TeamsFACH Auto Tech
Car number19 (2014)
Starts13 (8 Podiums)
Wins2
Poles3
Fastest laps3
Best finish1st in 2014
Championship titles
2014Porsche Supercup Drivers Championship
Awards
2014Porsche Supercup Rookie Classification
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia career
Debut season2013
TeamsNexus Racing (2013), LKM Racing (2014)
Car number7 (2013), 1 (2014)
Starts22 (21 Podiums)
Wins14
Poles11
Fastest laps11
Best finish1st in 2013, 2014
Championship titles
2013, 2014Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Drivers Championship
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
2020 position62nd
Best finish62nd (2020)
First race2020 UNOH 188 (Daytona RC)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia career
Debut season2013
Current teamNexus Racing
Car number7
Former teamsTeam Meritus
International Motorsport
Triple X Motorsport
Starts12
Wins5
Poles7
Fastest laps3
Best finish1st in 2010 Toyota Racing Series
Previous series
2009
2008–09
2008–09
2008–09
2008
2008
2007–08
2006–07–2010
2006
2005–06
2005–06		Euroseries 3000
GP2 Asia Series
A1 Grand Prix
Int. Formula Master
Australian Formula Three
Formula Master Italia
Formula V6 Asia
Toyota Racing Series
Formula BMW Asia
New Zealand Formula Ford
South Island Formula Ford
Championship titles
2006Formula BMW Asia
Awards
2008Lady Wigram Trophy
Last updated on: 9 November 2020.

Earl Anderson Bamber (born 9 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional racing driver and racing team owner who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Cadillac Racing.[1] He is a factory driver for Corvette Racing, having previously driven in a factory capacity for Porsche.[2]

Bamber is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, having won in 2015 alongside Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy and in 2017 with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley.[3] He also became overall champion of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside the latter trio. Bamber also won the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTLM class in 2019, as well as the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2023. Prior to his endurance racing career, he was champion of the 2014 Porsche Supercup and won the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia twice in 2013 and 2014.[4]

Early life

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Earl Bamber was born in Whanganui, New Zealand, to Paul and Maureen Bamber (née Johnson), and lived on a farm where he learned to drive in the small settlement of Jerusalem on the Whanganui River.[5][6] He attended Wanganui Collegiate School along with his younger brother, William. Bamber began in kart racing and won his first title aged 12, at the North Island Sprint Championships (Junior 100cc Yamaha Restricted), and his first national title at the 2004 Sprint Kart Championship meeting in Auckland.[7] Later that year, he secured a podium at the Rotax Max category's annual Grand Final in Portugal after dominating the Junior class in the 2004 Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand.[7]

Racing career

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Open-wheel racing

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Bamber competing for A1 Team New Zealand at the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa

Bamber progressed through karts and single seater series and was ranked sixth highest future star in the world by the internationally recognised website driverdb.com in 2008.[7] At 15 he switched to the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship before competing in Asia two years later where he won the Asian Formula BMW title. He achieved pole positions, fastest laps and podium results in Formula Renault V6 and Australian Formula 3, despite a tight budget.[8] In 2008 he won two vice-championship trophies – in Formula Renault V6 Asia and Toyota Racing Series New Zealand. Bamber contested several rounds of the international A1 Grand Prix series for the New Zealand team in 2009, finishing on the podium three times. He also stood on the podium in GP2 Asia, at the age of 19. In 2010 he repeated his 2008 success and was again crowned runner-up in the New Zealand Toyota Racing Series.[8]

Sportscar racing

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2013

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In 2013, Bamber made his first appearance in Porsche's one make series in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Malaysian team, Nexus Racing. He battled all season with Martin Ragginger but eventually won the drivers championship.[9] Bamber was also successful in endurance racing, winning the Bathurst 12 Hour (Class B) with Grove Racing, alongside team owner and Carrera Cup Australia regular Stephen Grove and eventual Supercup rival Ben Barker.[9] He was subsequently selected to race in three Porsche Supercup meetings.[10] Bamber's inaugural sportscar racing season ended with victory in the Carrera Cup Asia race at the 60th Macau Grand Prix meeting, defeating nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb in the process.[11]

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia nominated Bamber for the Porsche Motorsport International Cup Scholarship shootout in Oschersleben, Germany, where he beat seven other top pilots from Porsche one-make cups series around the world.[8] Part of the selection process included the simulation of a qualifying session as well as an entire race. He received funding of 200,000 Euros for his 2014 Porsche Supercup season campaign the following season.[8]

2014

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The Porsche 997 GT3-R Cup of Earl Bamber, Ben Barker and Stephen Grove at the 2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
Bamber racing at the Sebring International Raceway during the 2014 GT America Series.

Bamber raced with FACH Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup alongside Porsche Carrera Cups of Germany and Asia with Team 75 Bernhard and LKM Racing, respectively. After ten rounds in the Supercup, Bamber won the drivers championship with 155 points, ahead of Kuba Giermaziak on 132 points, becoming the first New Zealander to win the Porsche Supercup title and the first rookie to do so. After seven of the ten races, the FACH Auto Tech driver had already won the rookie classification.[12] He dominated the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia season on his way to retaining the title as he won eight out of the ten races that he competed in despite missing two races in Zhuhai due to his concurrent commitments in Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.[9] With the support of Team 75 Bernhard, Bamber competed in ten out of eighteen rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with two wins, five podiums and three fastest laps. He left the series holding second position in the Drivers Championship and was seventh overall at the end of the season.[9] Bamber also replaced the injured Richard Lietz in the Porsche 911 RSR at the Petit Le Mans in the United SportsCar Championship, joining Porsche works drivers Patrick Long and Michael Christensen. Their second place ensured team Porsche North America, run by Core Autosport, won the manufacturers title in the championship.[13]

2015

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The #19 Porsche 919 Hybrid Bamber co-drove with Hülkenberg and Tandy to win the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans

Prior to the 2015 season, Bamber signed with Porsche Motorsport as a works driver.[14] In January 2015, he and fellow works drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Frédéric Makowiecki took the No.912 Porsche 911 RSR to seventh place at the 24 Hours of Daytona.[15] Bamber and Nick Tandy joined Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg in the Porsche LMP squad to contest the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the Le Mans 24 Hours in a 919 Hybrid.[16] Bamber's hybrid, car No. 19, was third on the grid after Porsche finished first, second and third in qualifying,[17] but ended up winning comfortably. Bamber's childhood friend and Porsche teammate, Brendon Hartley, with co-drivers Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, started from second on the grid in a 919 Hybrid and finished the race in second place.[18] Bamber claimed his first career GT Le Mans (GTLM) pole at the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase at Road America in his first qualifying attempt as a Porsche factory driver on August 8.[19] He bettered the previous lap record by more than a full second.[20] He also made a guest appearance in the FIA World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Nürburgring, filling in for Klaus Bachler in the No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR.[21] Bamber made his debut in the FIA GT World Cup in the streets of Macau in November.[22] The versatility in going between LMP1, GTE-Pro (GT Le Mans in IMSA) and GTE-Am this year, he said, made him a better driver.[23]

2016

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The Class B-winning Porsche GT3 Cup of Earl Bamber, Stephen Grove and Scott McLaughlin at the 2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

In 2016, Bamber continues to pilot the 911 RSR for Porsche North America and Porsche Motorsport in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the World Endurance Championship, respectively.[24] Bamber was the highest placed Kiwi driver at the 54th running of the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona when his Porsche 911 RSR team came home third in the GTLM class and placed ninth overall.[25] Bamber made a successful return at the Bathurst 12 Hour with a 2nd Class B victory for Grove Motorsport in as many races at the endurance classic in Mount Panorama, Australia alongside team owner Stephen Grove and V8 Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin.[26] In changing weather conditions at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Bamber and his teammates in the #912 Porsche 911 RSR finished 3rd.[27]

2017

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The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans race-winning No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber

On 3 December 2016, Bamber was confirmed as a member of the Porsche LMP1 team with Nick Tandy and André Lotterer to contest 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. He co-drove the #2 car with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley, replacing the retired Mark Webber.[28]

Other racing

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The Porsche 911 RSR of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor and Mathieu Jaminet at the 2019 Petit Le Mans

In August 2020, Bamber joined NASCAR team Richard Childress Racing for the Xfinity Series race on the Daytona road course.[29] Bamber had become associated with team owner Richard Childress via his father, who was hunting partners with Childress in the 2000s; Bamber and RCR attempted to work a three-race deal after Bamber participated in oval racing with RCR driver Ty Dillon, but it failed to materialise.[30] Bamber started 29th in the UNOH 188 but finished 33rd after hitting a kerb on the backstretch chicane, which caused his car to go airborne.[31][32]

Hypercar career

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The No. 2 V-Series.R belonging to Bamber and Lynn at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

For the 2023 season, Bamber would join Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook in the Hypercar category of the World Endurance Championship, piloting a Cadillac V-Series.R ran by Chip Ganassi Racing.[33]

Helmets

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Bamber uses helmets designed by Italian manufacturers Stilo.[34] He acknowledges his home country with a silver fern design on the sides of his Stilo ST5 helmets, a quasi-national emblem used for various official symbols, including the Coat of arms of New Zealand and the New Zealand one dollar coin. On top are four red stars with white borders representing the Southern Cross which features on the Flag of New Zealand.[35] He has the number 19 painted on the back of one of his helmets, the same number as on his Porsche 919 Hybrid.

Personal life

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Bamber lives in Kuala Lumpur and enjoys surfing and skiing in his free time.[36]

Motorsports career results

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2005–06 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Powerbuilt Racing Team ? ? ? ? ? 883 4th
2006 Formula BMW Asia Team Meritus 19 10 9 5 14 290 1st
2006–07 Toyota Racing Series Team Meritus 19 0 0 0 3 600 7th
2007 Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship Team Meritus 8 0 1 0 1 31 10th
2007–08 Toyota Racing Series International Motorsport 23 10 3 8 17 1207 2nd
2008 Formula V6 Asia Team Meritus 8 5 2 6 7 105 2nd
International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 12 15th
Australian Drivers' Championship Team BRM 3 0 0 0 1 23 13th
2008–09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team New Zealand 10 0 0 0 3 36‡ 7th‡
Toyota Racing Series Earl Bamber Racing 3 1 0 2 3 209 12th
GP2 Asia Series My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 5 0 0 0 1 8 14th
2009 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 2 18th
Euroseries 3000 TP Formula 2 0 0 0 0 8 11th
2010 Toyota Racing Series Triple X Motorsport 15 6 2 4 9 912 2nd
Superleague Formula F.C. Porto 3 1 0 0 2 495‡ 7th‡
PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 1 288‡ 16th‡
2010–11 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge New Zealand Triple X Motorsport 3 0 0 0 2 169 15th
2011 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 6 0 0 0 0 164 15th
Superleague Formula Team New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 113‡ 7th‡
2012 JK Racing Asia Series Meritus.GP 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Nexus Racing 12 6 5 6 11 217 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Grove Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 3 0 1 1 1 0 NC†
Audi R8 LMS Cup China Audi Hong Kong Team 3 1 2 3 2 27 12th
GT Asia Series - GT3 LKM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 10 2 2 2 7 155 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia LKM Racing 10 8 6 5 10 199 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team 75 Bernhard 10 2 0 3 5 126 7th
GT Asia Series - GT3 LKM Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Mühlner Motorsports America 2 0 0 0 0 15 102nd
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 1 0 0 0 1 33 29th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Motorsport 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Porsche Team 2 1 0 0 1 58 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 3 0 0 2 1 36 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 8 0 2 0 3 220 10th
FIA GT World Cup LKM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 10 1 0 0 5 313 4th
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Carrera Cup Asia 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 4th
Sepang 12 Hours - GT3 Pro 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Motorsport 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Porsche LMP Team 9 4 1 3 8 208 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 26 24th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 Arrows Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkinshaw GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 1 0 1 4 308 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 20th
KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0
D'station Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Supercars Championship Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 0 0 0 1 576 29th
Super2 Series Grove Racing 1 0 0 0 0 156 24th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 3 43rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Grove Motorsport 3 0 0 1 3 102 25th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 3 0 2 7 330 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 10 25th
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ
FIA GT World Cup ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 10 2 0 0 5 289 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Earl Bamber Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 37 3rd
ROWE Racing 1 1 0 0 1
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROWE Racing 1 1 0 0 1 33 10th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Richard Childress Racing 1 0 0 0 0 14 62nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Martini Racing 5 1 0 0 1 35 10th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Team Hardpoint EBM 2 0 0 0 0 462 41st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 284 20th
Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT3 EBM Singha Motorsport 5 1 0 0 5 97 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro WeatherTech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Racing 11 1 0 2 4 3191 4th
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 EBM Giga Racing 2 1 1 0 2 43 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Singha Racing Team TP12 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 0 0 0 1 27 11th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT3 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand 2 0 0 0 0 0 17th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022–23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 EBM – Grove Racing
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Cadillac Racing 7 0 0 0 1 72 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP 1 0 0 0 0 306 21st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Grove Racing 3 0 0 0 0 15 22nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 1 0 0 0 0 4 32nd
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 EBM Giga Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - GT3 Grove Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Frikadelli Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Earl Bamber Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Cadillac Racing 8 0 1 0 0 38 15th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 695 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Earl Bamber Motorsport
24H Series - GT3 Prime Speed Sport

* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2007–08 New Zealand NED
SPR 		NED
FEA 		CZE
SPR 		CZE
FEA 		MYS
SPR 		MYS
FEA 		CHN
SPR
PO 		CHN
FEA
PO 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		AUS
SPR
PO 		AUS
FEA
PO 		RSA
SPR 		RSA
FEA 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		CHN
SPR 		CHN
FEA 		GBR
SPR 		GBR
FEA 		2nd 93
2008–09 NED
SPR
2 		NED
FEA
3 		CHN
SPR 		CHN
FEA 		MYS
SPR
3 		MYS
FEA
6 		NZL
SPR 		NZL
FEA 		RSA
SPR
8 		RSA
FEA
Ret 		POR
SPR
Ret 		POR
FEA
Ret 		GBR
SPR
Ret 		GBR
FEA
Ret 		7th 36

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2008–09 Qi-Meritus Mahara CHN
FEA
6 		CHN
SPR
2 		UAE
FEA
Ret 		UAE
SPR
C 		BHR
FEA
11 		BHR
SPR
7 		QAT
FEA 		QAT
SPR 		MAL
FEA 		MAL
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		14th 8

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results

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(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 DC Points
2013 Nexus Racing SEP
3

SHG
2

SHG
2 		ZIC
1 		ZIC
1 		ORD
1 		ORD
1 		INJ
10 		INJ
3 		SIN
1 		SHG
1 		SHG
2 		1st 217
2014 LKM Racing SEP
1 		SHG
1 		SHG
3 		ZIC ZIC FUJ
1 		FUJ
1 		SEP
1 		SEP
2 		SIN
1 		SHG
1 		SHG
1 		1st 199

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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(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 DC Points
2014 Team 75 Bernhard HOC
3 		HOC
1 		OSC
Ret 		OSC
5 		HUN
5 		HUN
17 		NOR
5 		NOR
2 		RBR
2 		RBR
1 		NÜR NÜR LAU LAU SAC SAC HOC HOC 7th 126

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(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 Pos. Pts
2013 FACH Auto Tech ESP MON GBR GER HUN
15 		BEL ITA UAE
2 		UAE
5 		NC 0
2014 FACH Auto Tech ESP
1 		MON
9 		AUT
6 		GBR
3 		GER
2 		HUN
3 		BEL
1 		ITA
3 		USA
4 		USA
2 		1st 155

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2014 Australia Grove Group Australia Stephen Grove
United Kingdom Ben Barker 		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Class B 286 8th 1st
2016 Australia Grove Hire Australia Stephen Grove
New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 		Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Class B 285 12th 1st
2017 Australia Walkinshaw GT3 France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R Class APP 44 DNF DNF
2018 Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R Class APP 271 5th 3rd

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2015 Germany Porsche Team Germany Nico Hülkenberg
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 395 1st 1st
2016 Germany Porsche Motorsport Germany Jörg Bergmeister
France Frédéric Makowiecki 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		140 DNF DNF
2017 Germany Porsche Team Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley 		Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 367 1st 1st
2018 United States Porsche GT Team France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		334 27th 10th
2019 United States Porsche GT Team France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro 		342 22nd 3rd
2021 United States WeatherTech Racing Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
United States Cooper MacNeil 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro 		139 DNF DNF
2023 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook 		Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 341 3rd 3rd
2024 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Spain Álex Palou 		Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 311 7th 7th
Sources:[37][38]

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2016 Germany Manthey Racing United Kingdom Nick Tandy
France Kévin Estre
France Patrick Pilet 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 1 DNF DNF
2018 Germany Manthey Racing France Romain Dumas
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 66 DNF DNF
2019 Germany Manthey Racing Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 156 DSQ DSQ
2020 Hong Kong KCMG Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
Norway Dennis Olsen 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 83 13th 13th
2021 Germany Frikadelli Racing Team Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 26 DNF DNF
2022 Hong Kong KCMG Norway Dennis Olsen
United Kingdom Nick Tandy 		Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 149 DNF DNF
2023 Germany Frikadelli Racing Team Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Germany Felipe Fernández Laser
United Kingdom David Pittard 		Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9 Pro 162 1st 1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2015 Porsche Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
(Hybrid) 		SIL SPA
6 		LMS
1 		9th 58
Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 NÜR
6 		COA
2 		FUJ
5 		SHA BHR 13th 36
2017 Porsche LMP Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 (Hybrid) SIL
2 		SPA
3 		LMS
1 		NÜR
1 		MEX
1 		COA
1 		FUJ
4 		SHA
2 		BHR
2 		1st 208
2023 Cadillac Racing Hypercar Cadillac V-LMDh Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 SEB
4 		ALG
4 		SPA
5 		LMS
3 		MNZ
10 		FUJ
10 		BHR
11 		5th 72
2024 Cadillac Racing Hypercar Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 QAT
DSQ 		IMO
10 		SPA
Ret 		LMS
7 		SÃO
13 		COA
4 		FUJ
Ret 		BHR
6 		15th 38
Sources:[37][39]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team No. Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 Mühlner Motorsports America 18 GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
27 		SEB
20 		LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK VIR COA 79th 27 [40]
Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR LBH PET
2 		29th 33
2015 Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
7 		SEB
7 		LBH LGA WGL
2 		MOS
7 		LIM ELK
2 		VIR
2 		COA
5 		PET
8 		10th 225 [41]
2016 Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3 		SEB
3 		LBH
7 		LGA
3 		WGL
10 		MOS
6 		LIM
8 		ELK
4 		VIR
3 		COA
1 		PET
5 		4th 313 [42]
2017 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
5 		24th 26 [43]
2018 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6 		SEB
3 		LBH
7 		MDO
1 		WGL
4 		MOS
6 		LIM
3 		ELK
4 		VIR
5 		LGA
2 		PET
6 		5th 308 [44]
2019 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3 		SEB
5 		LBH
1 		MDO
1 		WGL
6 		MOS
1 		LIM
2 		ELK
3 		VIR
2 		LGA
7 		PET
5 		1st 330 [45]
2020 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
2 		DAY
2 		SEB
3 		ELK
5 		VIR
5 		ATL
6 		MDO CLT
6 		PET
5 		LGA
1 		SEB
2 		6th 289 [46]
2021 Team Hardpoint EBM GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
10 		SEB
10 		MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR 41st 462 [47]
Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing 01 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 PET
5 		20th 284
2022 Cadillac Racing 02 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
6 		SEB
1 		LBH
2 		LGA
5 		MDO
4 		DET
3 		WGL
4 		MOS
4 		ELK
2 		PET
5 		4th 3191 [48]
2023 Cadillac Racing 02 GTP Cadillac V-LMDh Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY
4 		SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 21st 306 [49]
2024 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 4 GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 DAY
8 		SEB
11 		LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET
12 		25th 695 [50]
Source:[37]

Supercars Championship results

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Supercars results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Position Points Ref
2018 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden ZB Commodore ADE
R1 		ADE
R2 		MEL
R3 		MEL
R4 		MEL
R5 		MEL
R6 		SYM
R7 		SYM
R8 		PHI
R9 		PHI
R10 		BAR
R11 		BAR
R12 		WIN
R13
PO 		WIN
R14
PO 		HID
R15 		HID
R16 		TOW
R17 		TOW
R18 		QLD
R19 		QLD
R20 		SMP
R21 		BEN
R22 		BEN
R23 		SAN
QR
16 		SAN
R24
2 		BAT
R25
5 		SUR
R26
10 		SUR
R27
C 		PUK
R28 		PUK
R29 		NEW
R30 		NEW
R31 		29th 576 [51]

Bathurst 1000 results

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Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2018 Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 5th 161

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2020 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy DAY LVS CAL PHO DAR CLT BRI ATL HOM HOM TAL POC IRC KEN KEN TEX KAN ROA DRC
33 		DOV DOV DAY DAR RCH RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV KAN TEX MAR PHO 62nd 14 [52]

1 Ineligible for series points.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Salman Al Khalifa
 Formula BMW Asia
Champion
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
Winner
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
Champion
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Porsche Supercup
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
2015
With: Nico Hülkenberg & Nick Tandy 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
2017
With: Timo Bernhard & Brendon Hartley 		Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA World Endurance Champion
2017
With: Timo Bernhard & Brendon Hartley 		Succeeded by
Preceded by WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
GTLM Champion
2019
With: Laurens Vanthoor 		Succeeded by
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