| Dominik Farnbacher | |
|---|---|
 Farnbacher at Le Mans in 2010 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 26 September 1984 Ansbach, West Germany |
| Related to | Mario Farnbacher (brother) |
| United SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | SRT Motorsports |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 91 |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Best finish | 7th (GT) in 2013 (as ALMS) |
| Previous series | |
| 1996–2000 2001 2002–2006 2004 2006, 2009–2011 2012 2006–2013 | Karting Formula BMW Junior Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche Supercup Le Mans Series World Endurance Championship American LeMans Series |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2006, 2009–2013 |
| Teams | Seikel Motorsport, Team Farnbacher, Luxury Racing, SRT Motorsports |
| Best finish | 12th (2010) |
Dominik Farnbacher (born 26 September 1984 in Ansbach) is a German sports car racing driver, and currently an SRT factory driver, driving an SRT Viper GTS-R in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
Career
After beginning his career in karting, Farnbacher competed in Formula BMW Junior in 2001, finishing 9th in the championship. He then moved to sports car racing, participating in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, at first for his father's team, Farnbacher Racing; he also participated in the 2004 Porsche Supercup season.
In 2005, Farnbacher co-drove for Farnbacher Racing to win the GT class in the 24 Hours of Daytona.[1] In 2006, Farnbacher drove in the Le Mans Series for Seikel Motorsport in the GT2 class. He also made his debut in the American Le Mans Series, driving at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, and participated in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 2nd in class.[1] Farnbacher raced in the full ALMS season in 2007, driving a Porsche for Tafel Racing. He also ran in the Super GT series in Japan, taking two wins in the GT300 class at Motegi and Fuji. 2008 saw Farnbacher finish 2nd in the GT2 drivers' championship for Tafel, winning four races.
In 2009 Farnbacher switched to Team PTG, driving a Panoz Esperante. He also won the Okayama 1000 Kilometers. Farnbacher won the SP7 class of the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring with co-drivers Allan Simonsen, Leh Keen, and Marco Seefried.[2] Farnbacher also finished 2nd in GT2 at Le Mans with Simonsen and Keen. He spent 2011 in the ADAC GT Masters series in Germany. Late in 2012, Farnbacher began racing the SRT Viper; he ran with SRT Motorsports for the full 2013 ALMS season, and remained with the team in the merged United SportsCar Championship in 2014.[1]
On September 14, 2011, Farnbacher lapped the 20.6-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:12.13 in a 2010 Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR, setting a record for volume production cars.[3]
Motorsports career results
24 Hours of Le Mans
| 24 Hours of Le Mans results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Seikel Motorsport Farnbacher Racing |
 Lars-Erik Nielsen Pierre Ehret |
Porsche 997 GT3-RS | GT2 | 320 | 16th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Hankook Team Farnbacher |
Allan Simonsen.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Christian Montanari |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 183 | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Hankook Team Farnbacher |
Allan Simonsen Leh Keen |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 336 | 12th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Hankook Team Farnbacher |
Allan Simonsen Leh Keen |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Pro |
137 | DNF | DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 |  Luxury Racing |
Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE Pro |
333 | 18th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | SRT Motorsports |
 Ryan Dalziel.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Marc Goossens |
SRT Viper GTS-R | GTE Pro |
306 | 24th | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 Hours of Daytona
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| 24 Hours of Daytona results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | GT | 71 | Farnbacher Racing USA |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Wolf Henzler Shawn Price Pierre Ehret |
664 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | GT | 82 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Mike Fitzgerald Pierre Ehret Marc Basseng |
671 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | GT | 74 | Tafel Racing |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Eric Lux Wolf Henzler Jim Tafel |
544 | 39 DNF | 20 DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | GT | 87 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Pierre Ehret Timo Bernhard Dirk Werner |
646 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | GT | 86 | Farnbacher Loles Racing |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Eric Lux Mathew Marsh Kevin Roush |
688 | 13 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Claudio Bertin Jack Baldwin Mitch Pagerey Martin Ragginger |
688 | 19 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group |
Porsche GT3 Cup | Tim George Jr. Ben Keating Lucas Luhr |
612 | 27 DNF | 13 DNF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group |
Porsche GT3 | Ben Keating Patrick Pilet Allan Simonsen |
721 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | GT | 66 | The Racer's Group |
Porsche GT3 | Jörg Bergmeister Ben Keating.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kuno Wittmer |
622 | 31 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | GTLM | 91 | SRT Motorsports |
SRT Viper GTS-R | Marc Goossens Ryan Hunter-Reay |
675 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SRT Motorsports | GTLM | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | DAY 3 |
SEB 7 |
LBH 7 |
LGA 6 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 3 |
IMS 8 |
ELK 4 |
VIR 6 |
COT 2 |
PET 6 |
5th | 309 | |
| 2015 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | Dodge Viper GT3-R | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | DAY 1 |
SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | 29th | 36 | ||
| 2016 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | SRT Viper GT3-R | SRT 8.3 V10 | DAY 9 |
SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET | 49th | 23 | |
| Alegra Motorsports | P | Riley Mk XXVI DP | Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY | SEB 11 |
LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MSP | ELK | AUS | PET | 35th | 21 | |||
| 2017 | 3GT Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | DAY 14 |
SEB | LBH | COA | AUS | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 72nd | 17 |
| 2018 | 3GT Racing | GTD | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 5.0 L V8 | DAY 9 |
SEB |
MOH |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
PET |
55th | 22 | |
| 2019 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 23 |
SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 70th | 8 |
* Season still in progress
References
- 1 2 3 "Dominik Farnbacher". SRT Motorsports. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ↑ Broomhead, James (May 17, 2010). "BMW Motorsport Take Surprise Nurburgring 24 Victory". The Checkered Flag. Royston, Hertfordshire, England. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ↑ "Dodge Viper SRT10® ACR Reclaims Production Car Lap Record at Nürburgring with 7:12.13". Stellantis North America. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
External links
- Official website
- Dominik Farnbacher driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Dominik Farnbacher career summary at DriverDB.com