Career
Hirsch began karting at the age of 12, competing until 2004, most notably winning the Rotax Max Swiss Karting Challenge in 2002. After finishing runner-up in the Volant Mygale shootout in 2004 and racing part-time in the British Formula Ford Championship a year later, Hirsch joined Graff Racing to race in the French Formula Renault 2.0 series. [2] Hirsch then made a one-off appearance in Formula Renault Asia 2.0 in 2008, [3] before taking a three year hiatus to focus on his studies at the University of Geneva. [4] In 2011, Hirsch raced in the first two rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship with Graff Racing, taking a best result of fifth at Silverstone. [5]
Following a two year hiatus, Hirsch joined Team Endurance Challenge to race in the LMPC class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Paul-Loup Chatin. [6] After finishing second at Silverstone, the pair won the following three races to take the points lead, [7] [8] [9] before securing the LMPC title by finishing second in the finale at Le Castellet. [10]
Staying in the European Le Mans Series for 2014, Hirsch joined Newblood by Morand Racing to race in the LMP2 class alongside Christian Klien and Romain Brandela. [11] Hirsch began the season with a third-place finish at Silverstone, [12] before scoring his only win of the season two races later at Le Castellet and ending the year with a second-place finish at Estoril to end the year third in points. [13] [14] During 2014, Hirsch also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Klien and Brandela, [15] finishing sixth in the LMP2 class and tenth overall. [16]
Hirsch remained in the European Le Mans Series for 2015, joining Greaves Motorsport alongside Jon Lancaster and Björn Wirdheim for his sophomore season in the LMP2 class. [17] Starting off the season with a win at Silverstone, [18] Hirsch finished fourth in the following two races, [19] [20] before winning at Le Castellet and finishing second at Estoril to secure the LMP2 title. [21] [22] During 2015, Hirsch competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team, [23] running as high as second before retiring with an electrical issue. [24]
The following year, Hirsch was upgraded to an FIA Gold Categorisation, [25] and only raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Aston Martin Racing. [26] Racing in the LMGTE Am class alongside Liam Griffin and Andrew Howard, the trio finished seventh in class. [27] Three years after his last appearance in racing, Hirsch joined Rebellion Racing as their test and reserve driver for the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship. [28]
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