Thomas Neubauer

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Thomas Neubauer
File:Blancpain Gt Series Endurance Cup - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza - 23-04-2017 - Super Trofeo Lamborghini - Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (34259766185).jpg
Nationality  French
Born (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 (age 25)
Paris, France
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Current team ROFGO Racing with Team WRT
Car no. 30
Starts 15 (15 entries)
Wins 3
Poles 3
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 1st (Silver Cup) in 2022
Previous series
2018–2022
2017–2018
2017
2016		 Ferrari Challenge Europe
Formula Renault Eurocup
Toyota Racing Series
V de V Challenge Monoplace
Championship titles
2022
2019		 GTWC Europe Endurance – Silver
GTWC Europe Sprint – Silver

Thomas Neubauer (born 8 June 1999) is a French professional racing driver. He is the reigning champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, having also won the Dubai 24 Hour race overall, the Nürburgring 24 Hours in class and the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali all in the same year.[1][2]

Early career

Lower formulae

After making his single-seater debut at the back end of 2016, scoring a podium in the V de V Challenge Monoplace, Neubauer took part in the Toyota Racing Series during the winter of the following year.[3][4] He ended up 17th in the standings, taking home a best finish of ninth at Taupo.

Formula Renault

His main campaign during 2017 would lie in the Formula Renault Eurocup, where Neubauer partnered Gabriel Aubry, Thomas Maxwell and Max Fewtrell at Tech 1 Racing.[5] The season proved to be disappointing, as the Frenchman failed to score any points, with his teammates all finishing ahead of him in the championship.

For the 2018 season, Neubauer returned to the French outfit, once again competing in the Eurocup.[6] Two top-ten finishes, which included a sixth place at Monza, were enough to place Neubauer 17th overall at the end of the campaign.

Sportscar career

2019: GT debut and first title

In 2019, Neubauer made a switch to sportscar racing, partnering Nico Bastian in the Silver category of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup with AKKA ASP,[7][8] whilst also competing in the Ferrari Challenge Europe for the Charles Pozzi – Courage operation. The season in the latter would bear fruit, as Neubauer took three podiums, coupled with a pole position during the opening round, which propelled him to sixth in the standings despite missing the round at the Red Bull Ring. Meanwhile, the Frenchman experienced an even more successful campaign in the Blancpain Sprint Cup, where four class victories, which included an overall win on his GT debut in Brands Hatch at the wheel of a Mercedes-AMG GT3, made him and his German teammate Silver Cup champions.[9][10]

2020: Further victories

Neubauer remained in the Silver Cup in 2020, returning to his old Formula Renault team Tech 1 Racing to perform double duties in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint cups, aboard a Lexus RC F GT3.[11] In the former, a sole podium at the final round in Le Castellet ended up being the highlight of a season that concluded with Neubauer, Timothé Buret and Aurélien Panis taking eighth in the Silver Cup classification. In the latter, the Frenchman finished seventh and last of all full-time Silver Cup entries despite winning Race 2 at Zandvoort and taking two overall pole positions in Misano.[12][13][14]

During the same year, Neubauer once again raced in the Ferrari Challenge, taking three victories from as many events.

2021: Focus on Endurance

For 2021, the Frenchman would be restricted to the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup, where he drove for Walkenhorst Motorsport alongside Martin Tomczyk and former F1 driver Timo Glock.[15] Unfortunately for Neubauer, he and his teammates were unable to score any podiums throughout the campaign, which left them with a championship finish of 22nd, albeit as the highest-placed BMW squad.[16] The Ferrari Challenge Europe, where Neubauer once again drove for the team bearing the name of Charles Pozzi, would yield just three podiums, with the French driver competing in three out of seven rounds.[17]

In addition, Neubauer made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo in the LMGTE Am category for JMW Motorsport.[18] The team retired from the race after 117 laps.

2022: Multiple championship victories

Having begun his 2022 season by winning the Dubai 24 Hour race from pole position,[19][20] Neubauer was announced to be joining ROFGO Racing with Team WRT, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II alongside Benjamin Goethe in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, with the two being partnered by Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer in the Endurance Cup.[21][22]

The season in the Sprint Cup began disappointingly, with a collision in Race 1 at Brands Hatch being followed by a 16th place the following day. Next came two top-ten finishes in class at Magny-Cours, before Neubauer and Goethe finished third in class at both Zandvoort races, results which also yielded their first points of the overall championship.[23] More success came at the penultimate round in Misano, as the pairing won their class and took an overall podium in the first race, which they followed by scoring another podium in the Silver Cup on Sunday, with a lapped car blocking Neubauer at the safety car restart, costing the team a chance of obtaining a double class victory.[24][25] The campaign ended with a fourth place and class podium at Valencia, placing Neubauer and Goethe third in the Sprint Cup standings.[26]

Even more glory came in the Endurance Cup, a campaign which Neubauer and his teammates started by taking a class victory in Imola, after which the trio scored a fourth place in the Silver Cup at Le Castellet.[27][28] Neubauer and the team managed to put together a mistake-free race during the crowning jewel of the calendar, the 24 Hours of Spa, which earned them the Silver Cup win, which the Frenchman called his "most beautiful victory".[29] Third in class at the Hockenheimring proved to be enough for Neubauer, Simmenauer and Goethe to confirm their status as Silver Cup champions.[30] Despite clinching the championship with a race to go, the outfit went on to finish the season in style, winning the season finale in Barcelona.[31]

As well as the victory in Dubai, Neubauer would take two further victories in one-off races during the year, winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the SP10 category, whilst also taking the checkered flag first in the Finali Mondiali of the Ferrari Challenge.[32][33] Neubauer's performances in the 2022 season earned him an upgrade to gold status in the FIA's driver categorisation for 2023.[34]

2023

2023 saw Neubauer return to Team WRT, joining Simmenauer in the Pro class of the 2023 Sprint Cup.[35]

Personal life

Neubauer was a late starter to racing, coming into contact with the sport of karting at the age of 13. Having been focused on his studies, the Frenchman went on to study sports science at the École de management Paris La Défense.[36]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace Formula Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1 283 13th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 1 32nd
2017 Toyota Racing Series MTEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 308 17th
Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 23 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Formula Renault NEC 6 0 0 0 0 42 13th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 16 0 0 0 0 9 17th
Formula Renault NEC 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP Team 10 1 0 0 1 29 9th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 10 4 3 1 6 112.5 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup HB Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am 1 0 0 0 0 24 18th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Charles Pozzi – Courage 10 0 1 0 3 81 6th
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
VLN Series - V4 Jaco's Paddock Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 6.74 92nd
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tech 1 Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 4 0 1 0 1 44 8th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 2 1 0 14.5 16th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 10 1 2 4 2 60 7th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Charles Pozzi – Courage 6 3 4 3 4 73 5th
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DSQ
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 9 22nd
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 5 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Charles Pozzi – Courage 5 0 0 0 3 45 7th
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am JMW Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 1 35th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 5 3 2 0 4 125 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 1 18.5 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 10 1 1 1 5 82 3rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 2 18th
Dubai 24 Hour - GT3-Pro MS7 by WRT 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 FK Performance Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Charles Pozzi – Courage 6 0 0 0 3 44 7th
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Team WRT

† As Neubauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(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 DC Points
2017 MTEC Motorsport RUA
1
16		 RUA
2
18		 RUA
3
14		 TER
1
20		 TER
2
13		 TER
3
13		 HMP
1
Ret		 HMP
2
14		 HMP
3
13		 TAU
1
11		 TAU
2
9		 TAU
3
18		 MAN
1
16		 MAN
2
15		 MAN
3
14		 17th 308

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(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 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2017 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1
23		 MNZ
2
11		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
17		 PAU
1
24		 PAU
2
24		 MON
1
Ret		 MON
2
Ret		 HUN
1
17		 HUN
2
27		 HUN
3
15		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
Ret		 RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
11		 LEC
1
16		 LEC
2
14		 SPA
1
25		 SPA
2
33		 SPA
3
29		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
Ret		 CAT
3
19		 23rd 0
2018 Tech 1 Racing LEC
1
12		 LEC
2
17		 MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
6		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
24		 MON
1
26		 MON
2
23		 RBR
1
DNS		 RBR
2
DNS		 SPA
1
WD		 SPA
2
WD		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
21		 NÜR
2
10		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
23		 17th 9

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2019 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
8		 MIS
1
20		 MIS
2
6		 ZAN
1
9		 ZAN
2
12		 NÜR
1
24		 NÜR
2
18		 HUN
1
7		 HUN
2
8		 1st 112.5
2020 Tech 1 Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Silver MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
15		 MIS
3
19		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
18		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
4		 CAT
1
12		 CAT
2
19		 CAT
3
8		 7th 60
2022 ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1
Ret		 BRH
2
16		 MAG
1
11		 MAG
2
13		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
10		 MIS
1
3		 MIS
2
10		 VAL
1
4		 VAL
2
15		 3rd 82
2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Pro BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
15		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 NC* 0*

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2019 HB Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
43		 SPA
12H
43		 SPA
24H
38		 CAT 18th 24
2020 Tech 1 Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Silver IMO
19		 NÜR
39		 SPA
6H
28		 SPA
12H
43		 SPA
24H
Ret		 LEC
16		 8th 44
2021 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Pro MNZ
12		 LEC
9		 SPA
6H
3		 SPA
12H
49†		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
15		 CAT
Ret		 22nd 9
2022 ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
14		 LEC
15		 SPA
6H
15		 SPA
12H
19		 SPA
24H
13		 HOC
10		 CAT
11		 1st 125
2023 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Bronze MNZ
22		 LEC SPA
6H		 SPA
12H		 SPA
24H		 NÜR CAT 6th* 8*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport United Kingdom Jody Fannin
United States Rodrigo Sales		 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am		 117 DNF DNF
2023 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport Italy Giacomo Petrobelli
Monaco Louis Prette		 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am		 89 DNF DNF

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