Finn Gehrsitz

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Finn Gehrsitz
Finn Gehrsitz.jpg
Gehrsitz in 2022
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Born (2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)
Stuttgart, Germany
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season 2023
Current teamTeam Joos Sportwagentechnik
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number91
Co-driver Sven Müller
Starts2 (0 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish1 in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021-22
2021 		Asian Le Mans Series
European Le Mans Series
Le Mans Cup

Finn Gehrsitz (born 25 September 2004) is a German racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series for United Autosports. [1] [2]

Contents

Career

2020

Having been slated to make his car racing debut in the Lamera Cup at Misano in 2020, [3] Gehrsitz instead debuted in the Porsche Super Sports Cup at the Hockenheimring owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the racing schedule. He started his career out in brilliant fashion, winning his first two races in GT4 machinery. [4] [5] [6] At the GTC Finale held at the same circuit in November, Gehrsitz finished the endurance race in third, before being disqualified for an operational error, before winning the sprint race. [7]

2021

For the 2021 season, Gehrsitz would move to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, driving in the LMP3 category for Phoenix Racing. [8] Partnering Hamza Owega, the German would qualify second for the opening two races, scoring a seventh and fourth place in the races, before taking his first pole position at Monza. [9] He made good use of his grid spot, remaining in first before handing over the car to Owega at the midway point of the race, before their car suffered a mechanical issue, forcing them to retire. Another pole followed at the penultimate round in Spa-Francorchamps, where the team finished fourth, before Gehrsitz missed the season finale, meaning he dropped to ninth in the standings by season's end. [10]

At the end of the year, Gehrsitz made his debut in the European Le Mans Series, driving for Eurointernational in the season finale at Portimão. [11]

2022

Gehrsitz competed in the Asian Le Mans Series at the start of 2022. Driving alongside Jürgen Häring and Marco Seefried in the GT-Am class, the team took four podiums and ended up third in the championship. [12]

His main campaign would lie in the European Le Mans Series, where he raced for United Autosports in the LMP3 class alongside Bailey Voisin and Josh Caygill. [13] His season started out strongly, as, having run first during his stint, teammate Caygill finished the race in Le Castellet in third, which turned into second once a car ahead had been disqualified. [14] [15] The following rounds would bring less success however, as two retirements sandwiched a fifth and ninth place. At the season finale in the Algarve, Gehrsitz and his teammates took another podium finish, leading them to take eighth in the drivers' standings. [16]

Following the end of the campaign, Gehrsitz was selected as one of the designated Rookie Test drivers for the post-season rookie test in the World Endurance Championship. [17] The German drove in the LMGTE - Am category. [18]

2023

The 2023 season saw Gehrsitz switch back to the world of GT racing, where he teamed up with Porsche works driver Sven Müller at Team Joos Sportwagentechnik in the ADAC GT Masters. [19]

Personal life

Gehrsitz is mentored by Ellen Lohr, the only woman to ever win a race in the DTM. [20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2014Baden-Württemberg Kart-Cup — Rotax MicroRMSV Urloffen-Flandria Germany1st
Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Micro5th
2015Baden-Württemberg Kart-Cup — Rotax MiniFlandria Kart Germany RMSV URLO1st
2016Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Mini Max2nd
2017Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Junior6th
2018Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy — Junior14th
2019Deutsche Elektro-Kart-Meisterschaft (DEKM)2nd
Sources: [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020Porsche Super Sports Cup - GT4 Mühlner Motorsport 222?20NC
2021 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Phoenix Racing 6020037.59th
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Eurointernational 10000435th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 60002487th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT Am Herberth Motorsport40004603rd
2023 ADAC GT Masters Team Joos by RACEmotion1210251515th
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Huber Motorsport100000NC†
2024 GT World Challenge Asia Absolute Corse1200 ?01631st

* Season still in progress.

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

YearEntrantClass1234567RankPoints
2021 Phoenix Racing LMP3 BAR
7		 LEC
4		 MNZ
Ret		 LMS
12		 LMS
5		 SPA
4		 POR 9th37.5

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 Eurointernational LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG
9		35th4
2022 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
2		 IMO
Ret		 MNZ
5		 CAT
9		 SPA
Ret		 ALG
2		8th48

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
2023 Team Joos by RACEmotion Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) HOC1
1
5		 HOC1
2
13		 NOR
1
3		 NOR
2
22		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
33		 SAC
1
5		 SAC
2
8		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
23		 HOC2
1
4		 HOC2
2
Ret		5th151

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
2024 Absolute Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 SEP
1
19		 SEP
2
14		 BUR
1
11		 BUR
2
8		 FUJ
1
22		 FUJ
2
14		 SUZ
1
4		 SUZ
2
25		 OKA
1 		OKA
2 		SHA
1 		SHA
2 		25th*16*

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  2. ↑ "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Finn Gehrsitz: Sprung vom Kart ins Auto, jüngster Langstreckenrennfahrer Deutschlands". FINN GEHRSITZ (in German). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Master, debleu (5 July 2021). "Young talent Finn Gehrsitz competes in the GT Winter Series". GT Winter Series. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "ERFOLGE". FINN GEHRSITZ (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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