Yannick Mettler
Swiss racing driver (born 1989)
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Yannick Amberg-Mettler (born 26 October 1989) is a Swiss racing driver who competes in International GT Open, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for CBRX by SPS.
| Yannick Mettler | |
|---|---|
Mettler in 2019 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 26 October 1989 Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2018 | 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR VLN Series – SP10 |
Career
Mettler made his single-seater debut towards the end of 2009, competing at the Dijon round of the Formel Lista Junior series.[1] After racing in the series full-time in 2010 and finishing runner-up in points with Daltec Racing, Mettler joined Bordoli-Motorsport to step up to the German Formula Three Championship in 2011.[2] Following a scoreless rookie year, Mettler switched to Performance Racing for 2012,[3] winning race two at Zandvoort and taking two other podiums to finish eighth in points.[4] Continuing with Performance Racing through 2013 as a member of the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy,[5] Mettler took a best result of fourth at Oschersleben before departing the team and the series three rounds into his campaign.[6] Despite testing Formula Renault 2.0 machinery for RC Formula in early 2014,[7] Mettler only raced once during the year, in a race-winning one-off appearance at the Slovakia Ring round of the Legend SuperCup season.[8]
After obtaining his permit to race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2015,[9] Mettler joined FK Performance to compete in the VLN Series for the following two seasons in the BMW M235i class,[10] during which he most notably won the 2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring in class.[11] In 2018, Mettler joined Sorg Rennsport to move up to the SP10 class of the VLN Series,[12] clinching the class title in his maiden season with the BMW M4 GT4.[13] During 2018, Mettler also won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the KL Cup class and finished second at the Dubai 24 Hour in Cup 1 with the same team.[14][15]
Stepping up to GT3 competition the following year, Mettler joined Mercedes-fielding SPS Automotive Performance to compete in the Le Mans Cup,[16] scoring a pair of podiums at Le Castellet and Algarve to take fifth in points with Dexter Müller.[17] During 2019, Mettler also won the 24H TCE Series Continents title in the TCR class for Autorama Motorsport,[18] as well as winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Mercedes-fielding Black Falcon in SP10.[19] Continuing in GT3 machinery for 2020, Mettler joined Team Lazarus to share the team's Bentley Continental GT3 with Fabrizio Crestani in International GT Open.[20] In his maiden season in the series, Mettler won at Monza from pole and took four other podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish.[21][22] In parallel, Mettler also raced in the 24H TCE Series for Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing, taking three TCR wins to end the season fifth in the Continents' standings and runner-up in Europe's.[23]
Moving to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for 2021, Mettler joined SPS Automotive Performance to drive their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Miklas Born and Jordan Love.[24] After an 18th-place finish in the Silver Cup, Mettler moved back to International GT Open, as he reunited with Dexter Müller to compete in Pro-Am for SPS.[25] In his return, Mettler scored overall pole and a class win at Monza, as well as four other podiums to take third in Pro-Am.[26] During 2022, Mettler also represented Switzerland at the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup and GT Sprint disciplines.[27] At the beginning of 2023, Mettler won the Dubai 24 Hour for AC Motorsport in the TCR class,[28] and won the Kyalami 9 Hours in Pro-Am for SunEnergy1 Racing.[29] For the rest of the year, Mettler and Müller returned to SPS for their second season in the International GT Open, scoring a Pro-Am win at Algarve and two other podiums to end the year fifth in points.[30] During 2023, Mettler also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for fellow Mercedes-AMG customer team Theeba Motorsport in the Bronze Cup.[31]
In 2024, Mettler joined AMG-affiliated GetSpeed to make his full-time return in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Anthony Bartone and James Kell.[32] In his first season with the team, Mettler won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Silver class, helping him end the year fifth in the class standings.[33] In parallel, Mettler continued in International GT Open with Dexter Müller, scoring a pair of Pro-Am podiums to end the season seventh in the standings.[34] The SPS duo also represented Switzerland at the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup and took Bronze medal in the main race.[35][36] Towards the end of the year, Mettler raced for Porsche-fielding Car Collection Motorsport at the Indianapolis 8 Hours and the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series.[37][38]
For 2025, Mettler linked up with Bartone and Karol Basz at GetSpeed in the GTWCE Endurance Cup Silver Cup,[39] but found more success in the International GT Open for SPS Automotive Performance, taking a lone Pro-Am win at Barcelona and fourth in the class standings.[40] In 2026, Mettler remained with SPS for a fifth season with Müller in International GT Open's Pro-Am class,[41] as well as joining Team Motopark to compete at the 24 Hours of Spa in Silver Cup.[42]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Swiss Championship — Junior | Kart-In | 13th |
| Dream Kart Cup — ICA Junior | 4th | ||
| 2005 | Swiss Championship — ICA | Kart-In | 14th |
| Bridgestone Cup Switzerland — ICA | 7th | ||
| 2006 | Swiss Championship — ICA | Kart-In | 16th |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — ICA | NC | ||
| Champions Cup — ICA | 6th | ||
| 2007 | Swiss Championship — KF2 | MGM Racing | 4th |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — KF2 | NC | ||
| Championnat de France – KF2 | 57th | ||
| Bridgestone Cup Switzerland — KF2 | 8th | ||
| Karting European Championship – KF2 | NC | ||
| Champions Cup — KF2 | 5th | ||
| 2008 | Swiss Championship — KF2 | 19th | |
| Swiss Kart Challenge — KF2 | 1st | ||
| German Challenger Kart Championship | Energy Corse | 7th | |
| Karting European Championship — KF2 | Energy Corse | 46th | |
| 2009 | Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — KF2 | Baral Racing | 20th |
| Grand Prix Open Karting — KF2 | 45th | ||
| Karting European Championship — KF2 | NC | ||
| Sources:[43][44] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formel Lista Junior | Daltec Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
| 2010 | Formel Lista Junior | Daltec Racing | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 162 | 2nd |
| Formula BMW Pacific | Atlantic Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th | |
| 2011 | German Formula Three Championship | Bordoli-Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2012 | German Formula Three Championship | Performance Racing | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 8th |
| 2013 | German Formula Three Championship | Performance Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11th |
| 2014 | Legend SuperCup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 11th | |
| 2016 | VLN Series – BMW M235i Cup | FK Performance | 72 | 6th | |||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 4th | ||
| 2017 | VLN Series – BMW M235i Cup | FK Performance | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 116 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 5 | ADAC Team Weser Ems e.V. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | |
| 2018 | 24H TCE Series Continents – Cup 1 | Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | NC |
| VLN Series – SP10 | Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 1st | |||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – KL Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 2019 | 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 1st |
| Le Mans Cup – GT3 | SPS Automotive Performance | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 5th | |
| VLN Series – SP8T | Black Falcon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.67 | 12th | |
| VLN Series – Cup 5 | FK Performance Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.18 | 66th | |
| VLN Series – SP10 | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 | Black Falcon Team Identica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | |
| 2020 | 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 5th |
| 24H TCE Series Europe – TCR | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 2nd | ||
| International GT Open | Lazarus Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 4th | |
| Team Lazarus | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 2021 | 24H TCE Series – TCR | Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | SPS Automotive Performance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18th | |||
| 2022 | 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR | AC Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | NC |
| 24H TCE Series Europe – TCR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| International GT Open – Pro-Am | SPS automotive performance | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 3rd | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am | Schnitzelalm Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | |
| British Endurance Championship – Class E | Dragon Sport by Amigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87‡ | 6th‡ | |
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | Team Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 5th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 10th | ||
| 2022–23 | Middle East Trophy – TCR | AC Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | NC |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | SunEnergy1 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 21st |
| Car Collection Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| International GT Open – Pro-Am | CBRX by SPS | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 5th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Theeba Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
| 24H GT Series – GT3 Pro-Am | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | NC | |
| 2024 | 24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am | Car Collection Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7th |
| International GT Open – Pro-Am | CBRX by SPS | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 7th | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 5th | |||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd | |
| Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | Team Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | |
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series – GT | Car Collection Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2025 | International GT Open – Pro-Am | CBRX by SPS | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 4th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18th | |||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 75 Express | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | 24H Series – 992 Am | SebLajoux Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18* | 15th* |
| International GT Open – Pro-Am | CBRX by SPS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14* | 10th* | |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Team Motopark | * | * | ||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver | * | * | |||||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | * | * | |||||||
| Sources:[45][43] | |||||||||
† As Mettler was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
‡ Team standings.
* Season still in progress.
Complete German Formula Three Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bordoli-Motorsport | Dallara F305 | OPC Challenge | OSC 1 19 |
OSC 2 9 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 14 |
SAC 1 11 |
SAC 2 DSQ |
ASS 1 11 |
ASS 2 12 |
ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 13 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
ASS 1 12 |
ASS 2 Ret |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 14 |
NC | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012 | Performance Racing | Dallara F308 | VW Power Engine | ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 DNS |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 14 |
SAC 3 DSQ |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 2 |
OSC 2 4 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 6 |
ASS 1 10 |
ASS 2 8 |
ASS 3 9 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 6 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 5 |
LAU 3 5 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 14 |
NÜR 3 5 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 5 |
8th | 131 |
| 2013 | Performance Racing | Dallara F308 | VW Power Engine | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 9 |
OSC1 2 13 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 6 |
NÜR1 1 6 |
NÜR1 2 C |
NÜR1 3 6 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
SAC 3 |
LAU1 1 |
LAU1 2 |
LAU1 3 |
NÜR2 1 |
NÜR2 2 |
NÜR2 3 |
LAU2 1 |
LAU2 2 |
LAU2 3 |
OSC2 1 |
OSC2 2 |
OSC2 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
11th | 46 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International GT Open results
(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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Lazarus Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | Pro | HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 7 |
4th | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Team Lazarus | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 4 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 5 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 3 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 2 |
|||||||||
| 2022 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | EST 1 5 |
EST 2 3 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 9 |
SPA 4 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 7 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 1 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 4 |
3rd | 57 | |
| 2023 | CBRX by SPS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 6 |
SPA 12 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 3 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 2 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 4 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 5 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 4 |
6th | 38 | |
| 2024 | CBRX by SPS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | ALG 1 4 |
ALG 2 4 |
HOC 1 12 |
HOC 2 8 |
SPA 11 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 8 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 3 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 3 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 4 |
MNZ 4 |
7th | 44 |
| 2025 | CBRX by SPS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | ALG 1 6 |
ALG 2 3 |
SPA WD |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 2 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 10 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 3 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 10 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 4 |
MNZ |
4th | 57 |
| 2026 | CBRX by SPS | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | ALG 1 2 |
ALG 2 3 |
SPA Ret |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 Ret |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 2 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MNZ |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
7th* | 34* |
Complete GT World Challenge results
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SPS Automotive Performance | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | MNZ 18 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 36 |
SPA 12H 27 |
SPA 24H 21 |
NÜR 19 |
CAT 22 |
18th | 27 |
| 2023 | Theeba Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ |
LEC |
SPA 6H 52 |
SPA 12H 60† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR |
CAT |
NC | 0 |
| 2024 | GetSpeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 39 |
SPA 6H 33 |
SPA 12H 14 |
SPA 24H 25 |
NÜR 41 |
MNZ 35 |
JED 30 |
5th | 76 |
| 2025 | GetSpeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 43 |
MNZ 18 |
SPA 6H 64† |
SPA 12H 66† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 27 |
BAR 27 |
18th | 22 |
| 2026 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC |
MNZ |
SPA 6H 44 |
SPA 12H 36 |
SPA 24H 23 |
NÜR |
ALG |
20th* | 9* |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)