Clemens Schmid

Clemens Schmid
Clemens Schmid
	Schmid driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2024
Nationality	Austrian
Born	18 August 1990 (age 34); Rum, Austria
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season	2022
Current team	GRT grasser-racing.com
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	85
Starts	47
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	19th in 2023, 2024
Previous series
2015–2019, 2021 ; 2010, 2015, 2018, 2020–2021 ; 2017, 2019, 2021 ; 2016, 2018 ; 2011-2015; 2010–2014 ; 2011–2014	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ; ADAC GT Masters ; Intercontinental GT Challenge ; VLN ; Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East ; Porsche Carrera Cup Germany ; Porsche Supercup
Championship titles
2012-13, 2014-15	Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East

Last updated February 10, 2025

Clemens Schmid (born 18 August 1990) is an Austrian racing driver currently competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with the GRT Grasser Racing Team.^[1]

Career

Karting

Schmid began karting in 2000 by competing in the German Karting Championship.^[2]^[3]

Sports car racing

Schmid made his car racing debut in 2009 by competing in the BMW 325 Challenge.^[3]^[4]

In 2010 he joined Seyffarth Motorsport to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in eighteenth. He also joined the team in the third round of the ADAC GT Masters.

In 2011 he joined Herberth Motorsport to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in eighteenth once again. He also joined Lechner Racing as a guest driver in the final round of the Porsche Supercup at Yas Marina Circuit.

Schmid then competed in the 2011–12 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, where he finished third.

In 2012 he remained with Lechner Racing to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in thirteenth. He also joined the team for the Monaco round of the Porsche Supercup

He would then claim the title in the 2012–13 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East title with Al Nabooda Racing after taking nine wins.

In 2013 he competed in the Porsche Supercup as a part of the Lechner Racing Academy. He finished the season in seventeenth.

In the 2013–14 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Schmid finished as runner-up.

In 2014 he competed in both the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and the Porsche Supercup with Lechner Racing. He finished eleventh in the A-class standings of the Carrera Cup Germany and the tenth in the drivers' standings of the Supercup. In the Supercup he took one race win at Silverstone Circuit.

Schmid took his second Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East title in the 2014–15 season after taking seven wins during the season.

In 2015 he joined Bentley Team HTP to compete in his first full season in the ADAC GT Masters.^[5] Schmid and his teammate Fabian Hamprecht took two podiums and finished nineteenth in the drivers' championship.^[6] Schmid also joined the team to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

In 2016 he remained with HTP Motorsport.^[5] He competed in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. He set the pole position at the 24 Hours of Spa but was later disqualified along with all the other Mercedes-AMG cars.^[7]^[8]

In 2017 he remained in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, but switched teams to join ISR. In the Sprint Cup he scored one second place at Circuit Zolder together with his teammate Filip Salaquarda.

In 2018 he joined Auto Arena Motorsport to compete in the first three rounds of the ADAC GT Masters and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. He then joined Attempto Racing to compete in the final two rounds of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

In 2019 he competed in the full Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Attempto Racing.

In 2020 he joined the GRT Grasser Racing Team to compete in the ADAC GT Masters with Niels Lagrange as his teammate.^[8]^[9] He finished the season in thirty-third.

In 2021 he remained in the championship with the same team.^[8] His teammate for the season was Mike David Ortmann.^[6] This time Schmid came twenty-fourth in the drivers' championship. He also joined the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

In 2022 he remained with the GRT Grasser Racing Team to compete in his first season of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.^[8]^[10] He finished the season in twenty-second. His best finish of the season was a sixth place at Imola Circuit. In the final qualifying session of the season at the Hockenheimring he took his best qualifying result by setting the second fastest time of the session.

In 2023 he would the stay with the team for his second season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.^[11] He would also compete for the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.^[12]

Racing record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2006	36° Torneo Industrie - ICA		34th
2006	German Kart Championship	KSB-Racing Team	25th
2007	German Challenger Kart Championship	KSB-Racing Team	19th
	Bridgestone Cup Europe - KF2		20th
	Italian Open Masters - KF2		36th
2008	Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF2	New Team Karting	29th
2008	Italian Open Masters - KF2	New Team Karting	N/A

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	BMW 325 Challenge	Unterberger Racing	?	4	?	?	?	?	?
2010	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Seyffarth Motorsport	9	0	0	0	0	23	18th
2010	ADAC GT Masters	Seyffarth Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2011	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Herberth Motorsport	9	0	0	0	0	19	18th
	Porsche Carrera World Cup	Herberth Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	21st
	Porsche Supercup	Veltins Lechner Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2011-12	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East		9	6	8	?	8	166	3rd
2012	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	SWITCH IT Lechner Racing	17	0	0	0	0	68	13th
2012	Porsche Supercup	SWITCH IT Lechner Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2012-13	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East	Al Nabooda Racing	12	9	9	8	11	276	1st
2013	Porsche Supercup	Lechner Racing Academy	9	0	0	0	0	24	17th
2013-14	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East	Al Nabooda Racing	11	7	6	7	10	244	2nd
2014	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Lechner Racing Academy ME	18	0	1	0	1	93	11th
2014	Porsche Supercup	Walter Lechner Racing Team	10	1	1	0	1	69	10th
2014-15	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East	Al Nabooda Racing	12	7	7	7	9	240	1st
2015	Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Cup	Bentley Team HTP	1	0	0	0	0	4	27th
	ADAC GT Masters		15	0	0	1	2	52	19th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
	24H Series - 997	Lechner Racing Middle East
	24 Hours of Dubai - 997	Lechner Racing Middle East	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2016	24H Series - A6	HTP Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	10	34th
	VLN Series - SP9		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		9	0	0	0	0	5	23rd
2017	Intercontinental GT Challenge	ISR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		4	0	0	0	0	6	28th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		7	0	0	0	1	21	13th
	Gulf 12 Hours - GT	Attempto Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2018	ADAC GT Masters	Auto Arena Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	VLN Series - SP9 Pro		2	0	0	0	0	8.27	42nd
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H GT Series - A6
	Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 Pro		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
	24 Hours of Dubai - A6		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Attempto Racing	5	0	0	0	0	11	21st
2020	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	0	0	0	0	15	33rd
2021	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	0	0	0	0	31	24th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	GRT grasser-racing.com	16	0	0	0	0	11	22nd
2023	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	16	0	0	0	0	32	19th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup		5	2	3	1	4	116	1st
2024	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Dörr Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	27	19th
2024	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3	Akkodis ASP Team	3	0	0	0	0	3	30th

† As he was a guest driver, Schmid was ineligible to score points.

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	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2022	GRT grasser-racing.com	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	ALG 1 21	ALG 2 19	LAU 1 17	LAU 2 Ret	IMO 1 6	IMO 2 Ret	NOR 1 10	NOR 2 17	NÜR 1 12	NÜR 2 Ret	SPA 1 22	SPA 2 26	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 17	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 Ret²	22nd	11
2023	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	OSC 1 12	OSC 2 5³	ZAN 1 21	ZAN 2 Ret	NOR 1 18	NOR 2 Ret	NÜR 1 18	NÜR 2 DSQ	LAU 1 11	LAU 2 Ret³	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 17	RBR 1 25	RBR 2 6	HOC 1 12	HOC 2 24	19th	32
2024	Dörr Motorsport	McLaren 720S GT3 Evo	OSC 1 15	OSC 2 12	LAU 1 19	LAU 2 Ret	ZAN 1 4	ZAN 2 Ret	NOR 1 18	NOR 2 17	NÜR 1 20	NÜR 2 DNS	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 11	RBR 1 15	RBR 2 15	HOC 1 17	HOC 2 17	19th	27

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	Rank	Points
2024	Akkodis ASP Team	LMGT3	Lexus RC F GT3	Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8	QAT	IMO	SPA 10	LMS	SÃO WD	COA 9	FUJ 11	BHR	30th	3

References

↑ "GRT Confirm Clemens Schmid For 2022 DTM". Daily Sportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
↑ "Clemens Schmid Motorsport". Clemens Schmid (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-27.
1 2 "DTM". www.dtm.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
↑ "Clemens Schmid Motorsport". Clemens Schmid (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
1 2 "HTP Motorsport's 'Young Guns' | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
1 2 Plümer, Jonas (2021-03-01). "ADAC GT Masters: Mike David Ortmann und Clemens Schmid für Grasser Racing Team". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
↑ "Spa 24 Hours: Goetz Penalised; Schmid on Pole | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
1 2 3 4 "Grasser präsentiert mit Clemens Schmid ersten Fahrer: "DTM wird ihm liegen"". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
↑ Plümer, Jonas (2020-02-28). "Clemens Schmid für GRT". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
↑ Plümer, Jonas (2021-12-09). "Clemens Schmid startet für Grasser Racing Team in der DTM". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
↑ "Grasser Confirms Clemens Schmid For 2023 DTM | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
↑ Plümer, Jonas (2023-03-06). "GRT feiert Rückkehr in die GT World Challenge: Comeback mit zwei Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-07-27.

External links

Official website
Clemens Schmid career summary at DriverDB.com

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[DTM2022-1] "GRT Confirm Clemens Schmid For 2022 DTM". Daily Sportscar. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2022.

[2] "Clemens Schmid Motorsport". Clemens Schmid (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-27.

[:0-3] 1 2 "DTM". www.dtm.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[4] "Clemens Schmid Motorsport". Clemens Schmid (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[:3-5] 1 2 "HTP Motorsport's 'Young Guns' | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[:1-6] 1 2 Plümer, Jonas (2021-03-01). "ADAC GT Masters: Mike David Ortmann und Clemens Schmid für Grasser Racing Team". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[7] "Spa 24 Hours: Goetz Penalised; Schmid on Pole | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[:2-8] 1 2 3 4 "Grasser präsentiert mit Clemens Schmid ersten Fahrer: "DTM wird ihm liegen"". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[9] Plümer, Jonas (2020-02-28). "Clemens Schmid für GRT". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[10] Plümer, Jonas (2021-12-09). "Clemens Schmid startet für Grasser Racing Team in der DTM". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.

[11] "Grasser Confirms Clemens Schmid For 2023 DTM | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[12] Plümer, Jonas (2023-03-06). "GRT feiert Rückkehr in die GT World Challenge: Comeback mit zwei Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-07-27.

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