Fabio Scherer

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Fabio Luca Scherer
Fabio Scherer in 2023.jpg
Scherer in 2023
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Born (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 26)
Aesch, Lucerne
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team Inter Europol Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver (until 2021)
FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold (2022–) [1]
Car number34
Former teams United Autosports USA
Starts14
Wins3
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2023
Previous series
2022
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
201617
2016–17
2016
European Le Mans Series
IMSA SportsCar Championship
FIA World Endurance Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
FIA Formula 3 Championship
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Fabio Luca Scherer (born 13 June 1999) is a racing driver from Switzerland, currently competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for HRT Ford Performance.

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Scherer started his single-seater career in 2016, staying in Formula 4 [ broken anchor ] series for two seasons. [2] In 2018 he moved to 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, racing for Motopark Academy. [3] Scherer then competed for Charouz Racing System in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2019. [4]

Since 2021 he competes in the endurance racing, taking on the FIA World Endurance Championship including 24 Hours of Le Mans, European Le Mans Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. [5] [6] [7]

Sportscar career

2020: DTM debut

For the 2020 season, Scherer would migrate to sportscar racing, driving an Audi RS5 Turbo DTM for the Audi Sport Team WRT in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. [8] He experienced a challenging campaign, only breaking through to score points at the Zolder Circuit, where he finished fifth on two occasions. The Swiss driver ended up 16th in the standings, last of all full-time competitors.

2021: Switch to LMP2

Scherer moved to prototypes in 2021, driving in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. [9] Driving alongside Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson at United Autosports, Scherer began the year with a win during his debut at Spa-Francorchamps before having to miss the next round due to COVID-19. [10] [11] The trio took another win at Monza, though they would only finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 18th thanks to a mid-race alternator failure. [12] [13] Scherer ended the year fifth in the standings.

He also drove for Fach Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup the same year, taking a best finish of eleventh at the Red Bull Ring.

2022: ELMS campaign

Having joined Inter Europol Competition ahead of the 2022 season, the Swiss driver made a one-off appearance in the WEC to replace a COVID-stricken Alex Brundle before embarking on a campaign in the ELMS, where he would be partnered by Pietro Fittipaldi and David Heinemeier Hansson. [14] [15] Together, the squad scored a podium at Spa on their way to eighth in the teams' championship. [16] They also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 14th.

In addition, Scherer drove for High Class Racing in five races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he too made a lone rostrum appearance at Road America. [17]

2023: Le Mans glory

The Swiss driver remained at Inter Europol the following year, returning to the WEC on a full-time basis alongside Albert Costa and Jakub Śmiechowski. [18] The trio scored points in all seven races, even taking a podium at Spa, though the highlight of the season, as well as a personal success story for Scherer, turned out to come at Le Mans: during Scherer's first pit stop the Corvette Racing car drove over his left foot after he had exited the car, resulting in an incomplete fracture and ligament damage. [19] In spite of the pain, Scherer continued driving throughout the 24-hour event, even passing the WRT of Robert Kubica during the morning and holding on against a late charge from Louis Delétraz to cross the line first despite radio issues inside the final hour. [20] [21] [22] This result moved IEC into second in the standings, a position they would defend until the end of the campaign. [23] [24]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 2410012617th
Italian F4 Championship 90000329th
2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship Rasgaira Motorsports81002778th
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing 211036154.55th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 3001216414th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 160000717th
2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team WRT 1800102016th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 United Autosports USA 52202845th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A18th
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Racing700000NC†
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 10000029th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 600013210th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A14th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 High Class Racing 50001122510th
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 710031142nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 11001N/A1st
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 600002711th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Nielsen Racing 10000N/A11th
2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HRT Ford Performance 1000001821st*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2 Walkenhorst Motorsport10000N/ANC

As Scherer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2016 Jenzer Motorsport OSC1
1

14
OSC1
2

17
OSC1
3

18
SAC
1

21
SAC
2

15
SAC
3

22
LAU
1

14
LAU
2

10
LAU
3

1
OSC2
1

Ret
OSC2
2

16
OSC2
3

14
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

20
RBR
3

15
NÜR
1

21
NÜR
2

16
NÜR
3

16
ZAN
1

17
ZAN
2

16
ZAN
3

16
HOC
1

24
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

33
17th26
2017 US Racing OSC1
1

4
OSC1
2

3
OSC1
3

8
LAU
1

DSQ
LAU
2

DSQ
LAU
3

DSQ
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

9
RBR
3

10
OSC2
1

4
OSC2
2

3
OSC2
3

5
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

11
NÜR
3

15
SAC
1

2
SAC
2

1
SAC
3

5
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

11
5th154.5

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
2016 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1

25
MIS
2

13
MIS
3
MIS
4

26
ADR
1
ADR
2

18
ADR
3

9
ADR
4

13
IMO1
1

10
IMO1
2

Ret
IMO1
3

25
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
VAL
1
VAL
2
VAL
3
IMO2
1
IMO2
2
IMO2
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
29th3

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2016-17 Rasgaira Motorsports DUB1
1
DUB1
2
DUB1
3
YMC1
1
YMC1
2
YMC1
3
YMC1
4
DUB2
1
DUB2
2
DUB2
3
YMC2
1

5
YMC2
2

2
YMC2
3

7
YMC2
4

1
YMC3
1

4
YMC3
2

10
YMC3
3

4
YMC3
4

Ret
8th77

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018 Motopark Volkswagen PAU
1

11
PAU
2

Ret
PAU
3

4‡
HUN
1

10
HUN
2

11
HUN
3

10
NOR
1

19
NOR
2

10
NOR
3

16
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

9
ZAN
3

5
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

2
SPA
3

10
SIL
1

10
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

11
MIS
1

14
MIS
2

10
MIS
3

8
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

11
NÜR
3

14
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

7
RBR
3

12
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

6
HOC
3

11
14th64

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2019 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz CAT
FEA

27
CAT
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

15
LEC
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

23
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

8
HUN
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

13
SPA
FEA

27
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

7
SOC
FEA

Ret
SOC
SPR

Ret
17th7

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassis123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2020 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi RS5 Turbo DTM SPA
1

12
SPA
2

12
LAU
1

14
LAU
2

11
LAU
1

13
LAU
2

15
ASS
1

15
ASS
2

Ret
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

16†
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

14
ZOL
1

13
ZOL
2

5
ZOL
1

5
ZOL
2

Ret
HOC
1

13†
HOC
2

12
16th20
2025 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3 OSC
1

19
OSC
2

18
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

Ret
ZAN
1

11
ZAN
2

DNS
NOR
1

DNS
NOR
2

Ret
NÜR
1

18
NÜR
2

19
SAC
1

8
SAC
2

11
RBR
1

RBR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

21st*18*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678Pos.Points
2021 Fach Auto Racing MON RBR
19
RBR
11
HUN
16
SPA
22
ZND
16
MNZ
19
MNZ
17
NC†0

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports USA Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Hanson
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Filipe Albuquerque
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP232840th18th
2022 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236418th14th
2023 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23289th1st
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nielsen Racing Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP229125th11th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassCarEngine1234567RankPoints
2021 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
1
ALG
WD
MNZ
1
LMS
10
BHR
4
BHR
4
5th84
2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
14
SPA LMS
14†
MNZ FUJ BHR 29th0
2023 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
3
ALG
9
SPA
3
LMS
1
MNZ
5
FUJ
9
BHR
6
2nd114

Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2022 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
11
IMO
9
MNZ
11
CAT
16
SPA
2
ALG
4
10th32
2024 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
9
LEC
12
IMO
6
SPA
10
MUG
6
ALG
6
11th27

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567Pos.Points
2022 High Class Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
9†
SEB
6
LGA MDO WGL
4
ELK
3
ATL
4
10th1225

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

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