Lilian Bryner

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Lilian Bryner-Keller (born 21 April 1959) is a racing driver from Switzerland.[1][2]

NationalitySwitzerland Switzerland
Born (1959-04-21) 21 April 1959 (age 67)
Milan, Italy
Years19931995, 1997
TeamsCartronic Motorsport, Écurie Biennoise, Stadler Motorpsort
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Lilian Bryner
Bryner in 2004
NationalitySwitzerland Switzerland
Born (1959-04-21) 21 April 1959 (age 67)
Milan, Italy
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years19931995, 1997
TeamsCartronic Motorsport, Écurie Biennoise, Stadler Motorpsort
Best finish9th (1994)
Class wins0
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Career

Bryner's yellow Porsche ahead of the race-winning Dauer 962 Le Mans at the 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans.

She has mainly raced in the FIA GT Championship from 1997 until 2005 and has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Her first race at Le Mans was in 1993, but her most successful was finishing second in the GT2 class with Ecurie Biennoise and ninth overall in 1994. In 1995 she joined Stadler Motorsport but in the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans her #79 Porsche 911 GT2 retired completing 81 laps. In the same year she entered in the BPR Global GT Series and finished 3rd in the standings taking one podium. Lilian Bryner won the Porsche Cup [de], an annual award presented by Porsche AG to recognize the world's most successful privateer racing driver competing with Porsche machinery in a customer racing team, in 1995 together with her teammate Enzo Calderari.[3]

She did not race at Le Mans until 1997 where she once again retired completing 98 laps. That year she raced with Stadler Motorsport in the inaugural FIA GT season but only three times and picking up the only two points the team got in their class due to the domination of Oreca.

In 1998 she raced in the 1998 International Sports Racing Series season with Autosport Racing until 1999 where she took two podiums before joining BMS Scuderia Italia for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season picking up 50 points and two podiums.

Bryner racing her Ferrari 550 Maranello at Donington in 2004, the year she won the Spa 24 Hours.

Her first full season in FIA GT Championship was in 2003 when she raced with Care Racing. She took one pole position and six podiums helping Care Racing and their Ferrari 550 Maranello to third place in the championship. In the 2004 FIA GT Championship season she joined BMS Scuderia Italia and took two wins that season, including the crown jewel 24 Hours of Spa, and five podiums. Bryner remains the only woman to have ever won the Spa 24 Hours.[4]

Her final season in FIA GT Championship was in 2005 where she only raced three times with Larbre Compétition.[5]

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1993 Switzerland Cartronic Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup Category 4 64 DNF DNF
1994 Switzerland Écurie Biennoise
(private entrant)
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Renato Mastropietro
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR LMGT2 299 9th 2nd
1995 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Germany Andreas Fuchs
Porsche 911 GT2 LMGT2 81 DNF DNF
1996 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Germany Ulrich Richter
Porsche 911 GT2 LMGT2 0 DNS DNS
1997 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Angelo Zadra
Porsche 911 GT2 LMGT2 98 DNF DNF
Sources:[6][7]
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24 Hours of Spa

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1993 Germany Chrzanowski & Klein Racing Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Luigino Pagotto
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Pro GT 292 9th 8th
2002 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Switzerland Jean-Denis Delétraz
Italy Andrea Piccini
Italy Marco Zadra
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT 94 DNF DNF
2003 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Luca Cappellari
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT 471 2nd 1st
2004 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Italy Luca Cappellari
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT 558 1st 1st
2005 France Larbre Compétition Belgium Frédéric Bouvy
Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Switzerland Steve Zacchia
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello GT1 562 4th 4th
Sources:[8]
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