Lilian Bryner
Racing Driver in Switzerland
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Lilian Bryner-Keller (born 21 April 1959) is a racing driver from Switzerland.[1][2]
Milan, Italy
Bryner in 2004 | |
| Nationality | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1959 Milan, Italy |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1993 – 1995, 1997 |
| Teams | Cartronic Motorsport, Écurie Biennoise, Stadler Motorpsort |
| Best finish | 9th (1994) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Career

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, 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.

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
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | Category 4 | 64 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1994 | (private entrant) |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | LMGT2 | 299 | 9th | 2nd | |
| 1995 | Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 81 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 1996 | Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 0 | DNS | DNS | ||
| 1997 | Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 98 | DNF | DNF | ||
| Sources:[6][7] | |||||||
24 Hours of Spa
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Pro GT | 292 | 9th | 8th | ||
| 2002 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 94 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2003 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 471 | 2nd | 1st | ||
| 2004 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 558 | 1st | 1st | ||
| 2005 | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT1 | 562 | 4th | 4th | ||
| Sources:[8] | |||||||