| Frederik Schandorff | |
|---|---|
| Schandorff at the 2024 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 26 December 1996 Djursland, Denmark |
| Racing licence | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2021 2020 2019 2019 2014 | GTWCE Endurance Cup - Bronze International GT Open GTWCE Endurance Cup - Silver International GT Open - Pro-Am Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East – Pro Formula Ford Denmark |
Frederik Schandorff (born 26 December 1996 in Djursland) is a Danish racing driver, who is currently competing in the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing. He is a two-time GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup class champion, having also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final in 2019 and International GT Open in 2021.
Schandorff began racing single-seaters in 2013, competing in Formula Ford Denmark. [1] After winning the Formula Ford Denmark title the following year, [2] Schandorff switched to the Danish Thundersport Championship in 2015, scoring two podiums en route to a 10th-place points finish. [3] Two more seasons in the series then ensued, [4] [5] finishing fifth in points in both seasons, in which he scored his maiden series win at Jyllands-Ringen in 2016 as he became the series' youngest race winner. [6] Continuing in the Danish Thundersport Championship for 2018, Schandorff switched to LM Racing for his fourth season in the series, scoring seven podiums to end the year third in points. [7]
Stepping up to GT3 competition for 2019, Schandorff joined Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for a dual campaign in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia and the International GT Open. [8] In the former, Schandorff scored his only class win of the season at Buriram and stood on the podium in all but four races as he ended the year third in the GT3 Pro-Am standings. [9] In the latter, Schandorff took four wins and four further podiums to secure the Pro-Am title at the finale in Monza. [10] During 2019, Schandorff also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Pro title for Target Racing, [11] as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final Pro title for the same team. [12]
The following year, Schandorff joined Barwell Motorsport for his rookie season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, [13] as well as racing in the Italian GT Endurance Championship for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. [14] In the former, Schandorff scored class wins at Imola and Le Castellet, as well as finishing second at the Nürburgring to clinch the Silver Cup title at season's end. [15] In the latter, Schandorff finished second at Vallelunga and third at Monza en route to a sixth-place points finish. [16] Remaining with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2021, Schandorff returned to International GT Open, racing in the Pro class alongside Michele Beretta. [17] Starting off the season with a win at Le Castellet and Spa, [18] before taking further wins at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring, [19] and six more podiums to secure the Pro title at the end of the year. [20] [21] During 2021, Schandorff also made his debut in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing at the Petit Le Mans for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport. [22]
In 2022, Schandorff joined Kessel Racing to race in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, as well as the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport. [23] In the former, Schandorff scored his only win of the season at Spa and took two more podiums to end the year runner-up in the LMGTE standings. [24] In GTWC, Schandorff scored class wins at Le Castellet and the Hockenheimring to secure the Gold Cup title at the season finale in Barcelona. [25] [26] During 2022, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Kessel Racing in LMGTE Am, [27] as well as making select starts in the IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTD class for Inception Racing. [28] [29] After starting off the 2023 season by racing in Asian Le Mans Series for CarGuy Racing, [30] Schandorff returned to Inception Racing for his first full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. [31] Racing alongside Brendan Iribe, the pair finished third at the 24 Hours of Daytona, [32] before scoring second-place finishes at Mosport and Road America en route to a sixth-place finish in the GTD standings. [33]
The following year, Schandorff continued in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing, [34] scoring podiums at Mosport and Road America, [35] [36] before the team switched to a Ferrari 296 for the final two rounds, as he ended the year ninth in points. [37] During 2024, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team, [38] as well as winning the Gulf 12 Hours on track for Optimum Motorsport, but was relegated to second after being given two 30-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane. [39] Remaining with Inception Racing for 2025, [40] Schandorff scored a lone win at Indianapolis and a second-place finish at Watkins Glen to end the year 10th in GTD. [41] During 2025, Schandorff also raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Auto Sport Racing Service, [42] as well as the 24 Hours of Spa for Garage 59. [43] Schandorff remained with Inception Racing for his fourth full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship the following year, [44] as well as joining AF Corse-run RaceGroup to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [45]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Racehall of Champions - 55 kg | 5th | |
| 2011 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 14th | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Denmark - Junior | 4th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Denmark - Senior | 21st | ||
| Karting World Championship – Academy | Schandorff Peter | 14th | |
| 2012 | German Kart Championship - KF1 | 26th | |
| IAME International Final - X30 Senior | 9th | ||
| Danish Super Kart DASU/DINO Talent Cup | Djursland Motor Klub Autosport | ||
| Karting World Championship – U18 | DANISH NATIONAL U18 TEAM | 13th | |
| Sources: [46] [47] | |||
‡ Team standings.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | SEP 1 8 | SEP 2 2 | CHA 1 1 | CHA 2 2 | SUZ 1 2 | SUZ 2 11 | FUJ 1 3 | FUJ 2 3 | KOR 1 3 | KOR 2 Ret | SHA 1 6 | SHA 2 3 | 3rd | 149 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | LEC 1 5 | LEC 2 6 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 2 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 4 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 5 | SIL 1 3 | SIL 2 1 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 9 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 3 | 1st | 78 |
| 2021 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | LEC 1 5 | LEC 2 1 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 1 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 3 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 2 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 4 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 3 | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 3 | 1st | 146 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Barwell Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO 12 | NÜR 13 | SPA 6H 18 | SPA 12H 23 | SPA 24H 36 | LEC 14 | 1st | 108 | |
| 2022 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | McLaren 720S GT3 | Gold | IMO 38 | LEC 9 | SPA 6H 38 | SPA 12H 38 | SPA 24H 27 | HOC 15 | CAT 35 | 1st | 90 |
| 2023 | Inception Racing | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | Bronze | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H Ret | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR | CAT | NC | 0 |
(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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 | DAY | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET 12 | 63rd | 209 | [50] |
| 2022 | Inception Racing | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 | McLaren M840T 4.0L Turbo V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | LBH 9 | LGA 13 | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 41st | 483 | [51] |
| 2023 | Inception Racing | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 3 | SEB 4 | LBH 6 | MON 5 | WGL 15 | MOS 2 | LIM 13 | ELK 2 | VIR 7 | IMS 16 | PET 19 | 6th | 2853 | [52] | |
| 2024 | Inception Racing | GTD | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 13 | SEB 7 | LBH 17 | LGA 14 | WGL 21 | MOS 3 | ELK 2 | VIR 13 | 9th | 2308 | [53] | ||||
| Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0L Turbo V6 | IMS 9 | PET 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Inception Racing | GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0L Turbo V6 | DAY 19 | SEB 4 | LBH 8 | LGA 15 | WGL 2 | MOS 6 | ELK 13 | VIR 11 | IMS 1 | PET 18 | 10th | 2405 | |||
| Source: [48] | |||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Car Guy Racing by Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | LEC 5 | IMO DSQ | MNZ 3 | CAT 4 | SPA 1 | ALG 3 | 2nd | 78 |
| 2023 | Kessel Racing | LMGTE | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | BAR 7 | LEC 4 | ARA | SPA | POR | ALG | 16th | 18 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | | | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 336 | 45th | 12th |
| 2024 | | | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 275 | 40th | 13th |
| Sources: [48] [54] | |||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Car Guy Racing | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 14 | DUB 2 Ret | ABU 1 10 | ABU 2 14 | 19th | 1 |
| Source: [48] | ||||||||||