| Pierre Kaffer | |
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 7 November 1976 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, West Germany |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2004, 2008–2017 |
| Teams | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, Farnbacher Racing, Risi Competizione, PeCom Racing |
| Best finish | 5th (2004) |
| Class wins | 1 (2009) |
Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a race car driver from Germany, currently living in Switzerland.
Career
In 1990, Kaffer started in Karting, moving in 1994 to Formula Ford, later Formula Opel and then from 1997 to 2001 in the German Formula 3 Championship.
His biggest success was in 2004, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in an Audi R8.
For 2005 and 2006 he competed for Audi Sport Team Joest in the DTM series.
In 2009 Kaffer piloted a Ferrari F430GT for Risi Competizione in the American Le Mans Series.
For 2012, Kaffer competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship and European Le Mans Series in a Pecom Racing Oreca 03-Nissan.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx |
Allan McNish Frank Biela |
Audi R8 | LMP1 | 350 | 5th | 5th |
| 2008 | Farnbacher Racing |
Pierre Ehret Lars-Erik Nielsen |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 317 | 23rd | 3rd |
| 2009 |  Risi Competizione |
 Jaime Melo Mika Salo |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 329 | 18th | 1st |
| 2010 | Risi Competizione |
Jaime Melo Gianmaria Bruni |
Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 116 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 |  PeCom Racing |
Luís Pérez Companc Matías Russo |
Lola B11/40-Judd | LMP2 | 139 | DNF | DNF |
| 2012 | PeCom Racing |
Luís Pérez Companc Soheil Ayari |
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 352 | 9th | 3rd |
| 2013 | PeCom Racing |
Luís Pérez Companc Nicolas Minassian |
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 325 | 10th | 4th |
| 2014 | AF Corse |
Davide Rigon Olivier Beretta |
Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE Pro |
28 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 |  Team ByKolles |
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CLM P1/01-AER | LMP1 | 260 | EX | EX |
| 2016 | Team ByKolles |
Simon Trummer Oliver Webb |
CLM P1/01-AER | LMP1 | 206 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Risi Competizione |
Toni Vilander Giancarlo Fisichella |
Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Pro |
72 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Team HP-Phoenix - PZK | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | AUT | MON | GER Ret |
GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | USA | USA | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2003 | Infineon Team Farnbacher PZM | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 1 |
ESP 1 |
AUT 2 |
MON Ret |
GER 5 |
FRA 4 |
GBR 5 |
GER 4 |
HUN 2 |
ITA 2 |
USA Ret |
USA DSQ |
3rd | 154 |
‡ Not eligible for points for being a guest driver.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx | LMP1 | Audi R8 | Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | MNZ 2 |
NÜR 1 |
SIL 1 |
SPA Ret |
2nd | 28 | |
| 2008 | Farnbacher Racing | GT2 | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | CAT 4 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA Ret |
NÜR 10 |
SIL 3 |
4th | 19 |
| 2009 | Hankook Farnbacher Racing | GT2 | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | CAT | SPA Ret |
ALG 5 |
NÜR 4 |
SIL 5 |
7th | 14 |
| 2010 | CRS Racing | GT2 | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | LEC 4 |
SPA 15 |
ALG 11 |
HUN | SIL 13 |
13th | 30 |
| 2011 | Pecom Racing | LMP2 | Lola B11/40 | Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8 | LEC 2 |
SPA Ret |
IMO 4 |
SIL Ret |
EST Ret |
10th | 22 |
| 2012 | Pecom Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | LEC 7 |
DON 5 |
PET | 9th | 16 | ||
| 2014 | AT Racing | GTE | Ferrari F458 Italia | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL 4 |
IMO 4 |
RBR 4 |
LEC 2 |
EST 6 |
5th | 62 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Audi A4 DTM 2004 | HOC 13† |
LAU 5 |
SPA 14 |
BRN 12 |
OSC 17 |
NOR 8 |
NÜR 18 |
ZAN 11 |
LAU Ret |
IST Ret |
HOC 10 |
15th | 5 |
| 2006 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Audi A4 DTM 2005 | HOC Ret |
LAU 10 |
OSC 10 |
BRH 9 |
NOR 8 |
NÜR 14 |
ZAN 9 |
CAT Ret |
BUG 12 |
HOC NC |
16th | 1 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Schnabl Engineering | Porsche 997 GT3 | HOC 12 |
OSC 11 |
LAU 1 12 |
LAU 2 9 |
NOR Ret |
ZAN 20 |
NÜR 5 |
CAT 9 |
HOC 10 |
12th | 48 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PeCom Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 | SEB 3 |
SPA 6 |
LMS 2 |
SIL 3 |
SÃO 2 |
BHR 1 |
FUJ 4 |
SHA 4 |
16th | 34.5 | |
| 2013 | PeCom Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 4 |
SÃO 3 |
COA 2 |
FUJ 5 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 7 |
4th | 110 | |
| 2014 | Lotus | LMP1 | CLM P1/01 | AER P60 V6t | SIL | SPA | LMS | COA | FUJ Ret |
SHA 14 |
BHR Ret |
SÃO Ret |
26th | 0.5 | |
| 2015 | Team ByKolles | LMP1 | CLM P1/01 | AER P60 2.4 V6t | SIL | SPA | LMS EX |
NÜR 15 |
COA 8 |
FUJ 8 |
SHA 8 |
BHR 12 |
15th | 13 | |
| 2016 | ByKolles Racing Team | LMP1 | CLM P1/01 | AER P60 2.4 V6t | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret |
NÜR Ret |
MEX 14 |
COA | FUJ Ret |
SHA 7 |
BHR 8 |
22nd | 10.5 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 17 |
38th | 26 | ||||||||||
| Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | LBH |
LGA 3 |
WGL 7 |
MOS 10 |
IMS 2 |
ROA 1 |
VIR 1 |
COA 4 |
PET 11 |
14th | 233 | ||||
| 2015 | Risi Competizione | GTLM | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 9 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 2 |
LGA 4 |
WGL 5 |
MOS 6 |
ROA 3 |
VIR 3 |
COA 2 |
PET 5 |
4th | 293 | ||
| 2016 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2 V10 | DAY 19† |
SEB 15 |
LAG | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ROA | VIR | COA | PET | 57th | 18 | |
| 2017 | Alex Job Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 | DAY 6 |
SEB |
LBH | COT | DET | WGL |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET |
60th | 25 |
| 2020 | Team Hardpoint | GTD | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Audi 5.2 L V10 | DAY | DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET | LGA | SEB 5 |
44th | 26 |
† Kaffer did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 14 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 12 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 12 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 17 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 12 |
21st | 6.5 |
External links
- Pierre Kaffer's website
- Sports car racing’s Iron Man Archived 2014-06-28 at the Wayback Machine - Racer, Gary Watkins, 26 June 2014