Frederik Schandorff

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Schandorff began racing single-seaters in 2013, competing in Formula Ford Denmark.^[1] After winning the Formula Ford Denmark title the following year,^[2] Schandorff switched to the Danish Thundersport Championship in 2015, scoring two podiums en route to a tenth-place points finish.^[3] Two more seasons in the series then ensued,^[4][5] finishing fifth in points in both seasons, in which he scored his maiden series win at Jyllands-Ringen in 2016 as he became the series' youngest race winner.^[6] Continuing in the Danish Thundersport Championship for 2018, Schandorff switched to LM Racing for his fourth season in the series, scoring seven podiums to end the year third in points.^[7]

Stepping up to GT3 competition for 2019, Schandorff joined Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for a dual campaign in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia and the International GT Open.^[8] In the former, Schandorff scored his only class win of the season at Buriram and stood on the podium in all but four races as he ended the year third in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.^[9] In the latter, Schandorff took four wins and four further podiums to secure the Pro-Am title at the finale in Monza.^[10] During 2019, Schandorff also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Pro title for Target Racing,^[11] as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final Pro title for the same team.^[12]

The following year, Schandorff joined Barwell Motorsport for his rookie season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup,^[13] as well as racing in the Italian GT Endurance Championship for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing.^[14] In the former, Schandorff scored class wins at Imola and Le Castellet, as well as finishing second at the Nürburgring to clinch the Silver Cup title at season's end.^[15] In the latter, Schandorff finished second at Vallelunga and third at Monza en route to a sixth-place points finish.^[16] Remaining with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2021, Schandorff returned to International GT Open, racing in the Pro class alongside Michele Beretta.^[17] Starting off the season with a win at Le Castellet and Spa,^[18] before taking further wins at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring,^[19] and six more podiums to secure the Pro title at the end of the year.^[20][21] During 2021, Schandorff also made his debut in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing at the Petit Le Mans for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport.^[22]

In 2022, Schandorff joined Kessel Racing to race in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, as well as the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport.^[23] In the former, Schandorff scored his only win of the season at Spa and took two more podiums to end the year runner-up in the LMGTE standings.^[24] In GTWC, Schandorff scored class wins at Le Castellet and the Hockenheimring to secure the Gold Cup title at the season finale in Barcelona.^[25][26] During 2022, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Kessel Racing in LMGTE Am,^[27] as well as making select starts in the IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTD class for Inception Racing.^[28][29] After starting off the 2023 season by racing in Asian Le Mans Series for CarGuy Racing,^[30] Schandorff returned to Inception Racing for his first full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.^[31] Racing alongside Brendan Iribe, the pair finished third at the 24 Hours of Daytona,^[32] before scoring second-place finishes at Mosport and Road America en route to a sixth-place finish in the GTD standings.^[33]

The following year, Schandorff continued in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing,^[34] scoring podiums at Mosport and Road America,^[35][36] before the team switched to a Ferrari 296 for the final two rounds, as he ended the year ninth in points.^[37] During 2024, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team,^[38] as well as winning the Gulf 12 Hours on track for Optimum Motorsport, but was relegated to second after being given two 30-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane.^[39] Remaining with Inception Racing for 2025,^[40] Schandorff scored a lone win at Indianapolis and a second-place finish at Watkins Glen to end the year 10th in GTD.^[41] During 2025, Schandorff also raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Auto Sport Racing Service,^[42] as well as the 24 Hours of Spa for Garage 59.^[43] Schandorff remained with Inception Racing for his fourth full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship the following year,^[44] as well as joining AF Corse-run Selected Car Racing to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.^[45]

Karting career summary

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Season	Series	Team	Position
2005	Racehall of Champions - 55 kg		5th
2011	CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy		14th
	Rotax Max Challenge Denmark - Junior		4th
	Rotax Max Challenge Denmark - Senior		21st
	Karting World Championship – Academy	Schandorff Peter	14th
2012	German Kart Championship - KF1		26th
	IAME International Final - X30 Senior		9th
	Danish Super Kart DASU/DINO Talent Cup	Djursland Motor Klub Autosport
	Karting World Championship – U18	DANISH NATIONAL U18 TEAM	13th
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Racing career summary

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Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	Formula Ford Denmark		23	3	0	2	16	321	3rd
	Formula Ford International North Sea Series		4	2	0	1	4	?	?
	Formula Ford NEZ North European Championship	CF-Racing	3	0	0	1	2	38	4th
2014	Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup	—N/a	5	0	0	0	0	35	21st
	Formula Ford Denmark	CF Racing	19	12	2	8	19	408	1st
2015	Danish Thundersport Championship	CF Racing	18	0	0	0	2	169	10th
	Formula Ford Denmark		5	3	0	3	3	75	9th
2016	Danish Thundersport Championship	AD Racing / Flexlease.nu	21	1	0	1	6	252	5th
2017	24H Series - TCR	Insightracing Denmark	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Danish Thundersport Championship	LM Racing	21	0	0	1	6	257	5th
2018	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro	Leipert Motorsport	12	1	0	0	4	55	7th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro		2	1	0	1	1	23	7th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro		2	0	0	0	1	14	3rd
	Danish Thundersport Championship	LM Racing	21	0	0	1	7	245	3rd
2019	24H GT Series - SPX	Leipert Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	85‡	1st‡
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro	Target Racing	2	1	1	0	1	17	11th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East – Pro		6	6	2	3	6	?	1st
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro		2	1	1	0	2	28	1st
	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – GT3 Pro-Am	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	12	1	0	1	8	149	3rd
	International GT Open		14	0	0	0	0	28	12th
	International GT Open - Pro-Am			4	0	0	8	78	1st
	Danish Thundersport Championship	Schandorff Racing	2	1	1	0	2	271	8th
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Barwell Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver			2	1	0	3	108	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Italian GT Championship Endurance Championship – GT3	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	4	0	0	0	0	33	6th
2021	International GT Open	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	14	4	1	2	11	146	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	209	63rd
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2	Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing	6	1	1	2	3	78	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	Kessel Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	2	34th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold			2	1	1	2	90	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		3	0	0	3	0	483	41st
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Dinamic Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2 R+4	Team Sorg Rennsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Car Guy Racing	4	0	0	0	0	1	19th
	European Le Mans Series - LMGT3	Kessel Racing	2	0	0	0	0	18	16th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing	11	0	0	2	3	2853	6th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze			0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am	Target Racing
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am		2	2	1	0	2	31	1st
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing	10	0	0	0	2	2308	9th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
	24H Series - GT3	Optimum Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	38	21st
	Gulf 12 Hours		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am	Target Racing	4	2	1	1	4	54	9th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am		2	0	1	0	1	10	4th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing	10	1	0	1	2	2405	10th
	Gulf 12 Hours		1	0	1	0	0	—N/a	DNF
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Garage 59	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold			0	0	0	1	29	11th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am	Auto Sport Racing Service	4	2	1	3	4	53	7th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro-Am		2	1	1	0	2	22	2nd
2026	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Inception Racing
	GT Winter Series - Cup 4	DC Motorsport
	GT World Challenge America - Pro	AF Corse USA
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Selected Car Racing
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
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Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Points
2019	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro-Am	SEP 1 8	SEP 2 2	CHA 1 1	CHA 2 2	SUZ 1 2	SUZ 2 11	FUJ 1 3	FUJ 2 3	KOR 1 3	KOR 2 Ret	SHA 1 6	SHA 2 3	3rd	149

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Complete International GT Open results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2019	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro-Am	LEC 1 5	LEC 2 6	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 2	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 4	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 5	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 1	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 9	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 3	1st	78
2021	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Pro	LEC 1 5	LEC 2 1	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 1	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 3	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 2	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 4	MNZ 1 2	MNZ 2 3	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 3	1st	146

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Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

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Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2020	Barwell Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Silver	IMO 12	NÜR 13	SPA 6H 18	SPA 12H 23	SPA 24H 36	LEC 14		1st	108
2022	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3	Gold	IMO 38	LEC 9	SPA 6H 38	SPA 12H 38	SPA 24H 27	HOC 15	CAT 35	1st	90
2023	Inception Racing	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Bronze	MNZ	LEC	SPA 6H Ret	SPA 12H Ret	SPA 24H Ret	NÜR	CAT	NC	0
2025	Garage 59	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	Gold	LEC	MNZ	SPA 6H 28	SPA 12H 15	SPA 24H 12	NÜR	CAT	11th	29
2026	Selected Car Racing	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo	Gold	LEC 16	MNZ 14	SPA 6H 16	SPA 12H 42	SPA 24H 26	NÜR	ALG	3rd*	63*

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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Points	Ref
2021	Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET 12	63rd	209	[50]
2022	Inception Racing	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3	McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8	DAY 5	SEB	LBH 9	LGA 13	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	41st	483	[51]
2023	Inception Racing	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 3	SEB 4	LBH 6	MON 5	WGL 15	MOS 2	LIM 13	ELK 2	VIR 7	IMS 16	PET 19		6th	2853	[52]
2024	Inception Racing	GTD	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 13	SEB 7	LBH 17	LGA 14	WGL 21	MOS 3	ELK 2	VIR 13					9th	2308	[53]
			Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0L Turbo V6									IMS 9	PET 7
2025	Inception Racing	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3	Ferrari F163CE 3.0L Turbo V6	DAY 19	SEB 4	LBH 8	LGA 15	WGL 2	MOS 6	ELK 13	VIR 11	IMS 1	PET 18			10th	2405
2026	Inception Racing	GTD	Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo	Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6	DAY 13	SEB 17	LBH 4	LGA 3	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET			6th*	983*
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Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2022	Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing	LMGTE	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	LEC 5	IMO DSQ	MNZ 3	CAT 4	SPA 1	ALG 3	2nd	78
2023	Kessel Racing	LMGTE	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	BAR 7	LEC 4	ARA	SPA	POR	ALG	16th	18

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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Kessel Racing	Mikkel Jensen Takeshi Kimura	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	336	45th	12th
2024	Inception Racing	Brendan Iribe Ollie Millroy	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	LMGT3	275	40th	13th
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Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Points
2023	Car Guy Racing	GT	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	DUB 1 14	DUB 2 Ret	ABU 1 10	ABU 2 14	19th	1
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