Kuno Wittmer | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | Hudson, Montreal, Canada | 6 September 1982
Michelin Pilot Challenge career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | AWA |
Car number | 13 |
Former teams | Compass Racing |
Previous series | |
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Championship titles | |
2014 | United SportsCar Championship – GTLM class |
Kuno Wittmer (born 6 September 1982) is a Canadian former racing driver. He competed in such series as the Michelin Pilot Challenge. [1]
In 2014, Wittmer won the United SportsCar Championship GTLM class. [2] Prior to the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge season, Wittmer joined AWA Racing's McLaren entry in the Grand Sport class. [3] Wittmer took pole in his first race with AWA, with a half-second advantage over Tyler McQuarrie in second. [4]
In August 2023, Wittmer announced his official retirement from professional racing. [5]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2012 | SRT Motorsports | GT | SRT Viper GTS-R | SRT 8.0L V10 | SEB | LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | MDO 10 | ELK 9 | BAL | VIR | PET 8 | 28th | 5 | [6] |
2013 | SRT Motorsports | GT | SRT Viper GTS-R | SRT 8.0L V10 | SEB 10 | LBH 8 | LGA 11 | LIM 6 | MOS 3 | ELK 6 | BAL 6 | COT 2 | VIR 9 | PET 5 | 9th | 73 | [7] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2013 | TRG | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 20 | COT | BAR | ATL | DET | MDO | WGL | IMS | ELK | KAN | LGA | LIM | 128th | [8] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2014 | SRT Motorsports | GTLM | SRT Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0L V10 | DAY 6 | SEB 2 | LBH 10 | LGA 7 | WGL 3 | MOS 2 | IMS 1 | ELK 3 | VIR 5 | COT 1 | PET 3 | 1st | 331 | [9] |
2015 | Riley Motorsports | GTD | Dodge Viper GT3-R | Dodge 8.3L V10 | DAY 1 | SEB | LGA | BEL | 10th | 202 | [10] | |||||||
TRG-AMR | Aston Martin Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | WGL 10 | LIM 3 | ELK 2 | VIR 2 | AUS 8 | PET 9 | ||||||||||
2016 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW M6 GTLM | BMW 4.4L V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 6 | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET 6 | 16th | 73 | [11] |
2017 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW M6 GTLM | BMW 4.4L V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 6 | LBH | AUS | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET 1 | 13th | 80 | [12] |
2018 | C.J. Wilson Racing | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | Acura 3.5L Turbo V6 | DAY | SEB 16 | MOH | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 61st | 15 | [13] |
2022 | AWA | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB 4 | MDO 8 | WGL | MOS | ELK | PET | 25th | 556 | [14] | ||||
Source: [15] |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2018 | RHC-Lawrence/Strom | Cameron Lawrence Daren Jorgensen Brett Strom | BMW M4 GT4 | C | 188 | 29th | 4th |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2013 | SRT Motorsports | Tommy Kendall Jonathan Bomarito | SRT Viper GTS-R | LMGTE Pro | 301 | 31st | 9th |
Source: [15] |
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