Andreas Wirth
German racing driver
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Andreas Wirth (born 19 November 1984 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. In 2004 Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship after coming state-side, and then advanced to the Champ Car Atlantics in 2005 where he raced for two years, winning three races and finishing sixth and third in the championship.
German
FIA Silver2001
2002–2003
2004
2005–06, 08
2006
2009–2015
2016Karting
German Formula Ford
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW USA
Atlantic Championship
Champ Car
ADAC GT Masters
European Le Mans Series
| Andreas Wirth | |
|---|---|
Wirth in 2011 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | November 19, 1984 |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver |
| Previous series | |
| 1998–2000 2001 2002–2003 2004 2005–06, 08 2006 2009–2015 2016 | Karting German Formula Ford Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW USA Atlantic Championship Champ Car ADAC GT Masters European Le Mans Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 | Formula BMW USA |
Following up a full 2006 season in Atlantics, Wirth was named to compete in his first Champ Car race in Dale Coyne Racing's entry at Surfer's Paradise, where he finished in ninth place. He then went on to race with Coyne in Mexico City. In 2008, he ran in the Petit Le Mans with PTG Panoz.
For seven seasons, Wirth competed in the ADAC GT Masters series where he tallied a total of 9 victories. In 2016, Wirth moved into Prototype racing in the European Le Mans Series with SMP Racing in their LMP2-class BR01 with co-drivers Stefano Coletti and Julián Leal.
Career
Wirth began his career in karting in 1998, racing in several junior and senior German Karting series and earning several championships through 2000.[citation needed] In 2001, he placed second in the German Formula Ford Championship, and finished 11th at the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch.[1] He then moved to the Formula BMW ADAC series, finishing ninth in the championship in 2002 and 10th in 2003.
American open-wheel racing
In 2004, Wirth moved to the United States, winning the inaugural Formula BMW USA championship with four wins and 11 podiums. He competed in the Atlantic Championship in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, winning three times (Denver 2005, Long Beach and Houston 2006) and finishing third in the championship in 2006. Late in 2006, Wirth ran two Champ Car races for Dale Coyne Racing, finishing ninth at Surfers' Paradise and 15th at Mexico City. After sitting out 2007, Wirth competed in three Atlantic races in 2008 and also drove for Panoz Team PTG at the 2008 Petit Le Mans.
ADAC GT
Wirth returned to Europe in 2009, racing for Alpina in the ADAC GT Masters, winning once with co-driver Jens Klingmann. In 2010, he finished 6th in the championship for s-Berg Racing, winning two races with Martin Matzke. Wirth joined Heico Motorsport in 2011, finishing 9th in the championship and winning one race with co-driver Christiaan Frankenhout.
For the next four seasons, Wirth raced in Callaway Competition's GT3 Chevrolet Corvette. His best season was 2014, where he won four races in a partial season alongside the defending champion Daniel Keilwitz, and placed 6th in the championship.
2016
In 2016, Wirth finished third in the European Le Mans Series LMP2 championship with Stefano Coletti, driving the SMP Racing BR01 prototype.
Racing record
American Racing results
(key)
Atlantic Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brooks Associates Racing | LBH Ret |
MTY 8 |
POR1 3 |
POR2 2 |
CLE1 3 |
CLE2 3 |
TOR 3 |
EDM 3 |
SJO 5 |
DEN 1 |
ROA DNS |
MTL | 6th | 234 |
| 2006 | Forsythe Racing | LBH 1 |
HOU 1 |
MTY 6 |
POR 3 |
CLE1 3 |
CLE2 18 |
TOR Ret |
EDM 3 |
SJO 18 |
DEN 5 |
MTL 12 |
ROA 3 |
3rd | 227 |
| 2008 | Brooks Associates Racing | LBH 9 |
LS 8 |
MTT 7 |
EDM1 | EDM2 | ROA1 | ROA2 | TRR | NJ | UTA | ATL | 22nd | 45 |
Champ Car
ADAC GT Masters
| Year | Team | Car | Co-Driver | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alpina | Alpina B6 GT3 | Jens Klingmann |
23 | 14th |
| 2010 | s-Berg Racing | Alpina B6 GT3 |  Martin Matzke |
44 | 6th |
| 2011 | Heico Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 |  Christiaan Frankenhout |
90 | 9th |
| 2012 | Callaway Competition | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
42 | 19th |
| 2013 | Callaway Competition | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Christian Hohenadel |
19 | 24th |
| 2014 | Callaway Competition | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Daniel Keilwitz |
118 | 6th |
| 2015 | Callaway Competition | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Daniel Keilwitz |
104 | 7th |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Co-Drivers: Stefano Coletti, Julian Leal, Vitaly Petrov
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 2 |
IMO 4 |
RBR 4 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 6 |
EST 3 |
3rd | 83 |
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)