Mario Farnbacher
Mario Farnbacher | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Ansbach, Germany |
14 May 1992
Related to | Dominik Farnbacher (brother) |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | Gradient Racing |
Former teams | NGT Motorsport Burtin Racing / Goldcrest Motorsports Alex Job Racing Riley Motorsports 3GT Racing Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports Compass Racing |
Championship titles | |
2019, 2020 | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – GTD class |
Mario Farnbacher (born 14 May 1992) is a German racecar driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[1]
Contents
Career
Farnbacher began competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014 with Team Seattle, driving a Porsche 911 GT America. He scored his first class victory the following season, winning the GTD class at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring.[2]
In 2019, Farnbacher won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class championship with co-driver Trent Hindman.[3] The duo claimed one race win during the season, taking class victory at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen.[4] The following season, Farnbacher scored his second consecutive GTD class championship, this time with co-driver Matt McMurry.[5]
With MSR's move to the DPi class for 2021, Farnbacher found himself initially without a ride. In January, however, it was announced that he would compete with Magnus Racing in their new Acura NSX GT3 at the 24 Hours of Daytona.[6] For the remainder of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, beginning at Mid-Ohio, he joined Compass Racing, driving alongside Jeff Kingsley.[7] Following an injury suffered by Marc Miller prior to the round at VIR, Farnbacher also competed with Gradient Racing, finishing 15th in the GTD class following an accident.[8]
For the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship season, Farnbacher embarked upon a Michelin Endurance Cup-only campaign with Gradient Racing,[9] alongside a full-season effort in the GT World Challenge America with HPD Academy graduate Ashton Harrison.[10] Following a second-place finish at the Indianapolis 8 Hour, the duo claimed the Pro-Am class title.[11]
Farnbacher began 2023 by taking part in the Michelin Pilot Challenge event at Daytona, driving for HART. It was his first time piloting a TCR touring car.[12] The remainder of Farnbacher's season involved a second season in the GT World Challenge America alongside Harrison, this time in the Pro class.[13]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete American Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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2012 | NGT Motorsport | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB | LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | VIR | PET 1 |
18th | 24 |
2013 | NGT Motorsport | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB 10 |
LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | ELK | BAL | COT | VIR | PET | NC | 0 |
Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
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2013 | Burtin Racing / Goldcrest Motorsports | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 10 |
COT | BAR | ATL | DET | MDO | WGL | IMS | ELK | KAN | LGA | LIM | 92nd |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2020 | Honda Racing Team JAS | Dane Cameron Renger van der Zande |
Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro | 184 | 27th | 14th |
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External links
- Mario Farnbacher at Motorsport.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Champion 2019 With: Trent Hindman |
Succeeded by Mario Farnbacher Matt McMurry |
Preceded by
Mario Farnbacher
Trent Hindman |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD Champion 2020 With: Matt McMurry |
Succeeded by Zach Robichon Laurens Vanthoor |
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- German racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- People from Ansbach
- Sportspeople from Middle Franconia
- Racing drivers from Bavaria
- Ma-con Motorsport drivers
- Meyer Shank Racing drivers
- ADAC Formel Masters drivers
- Motopark Academy drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers
- Andretti Autosport drivers
- Wayne Taylor Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers