Kuno Wittmer

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Kuno Wittmer
SRT Driver - Kuno Wittmer.jpg
Wittmer at the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans
Nationality Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canadian
Born (1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 41)
Hudson, Montreal, Canada
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2018
Current teamAWA
Car number13
Former teams Compass Racing
Previous series
  • 2012–2013
  • 2013
  • 2006–2016
  • 2014–2018
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]

Contents

Career

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]

The SRT Viper Wittmer piloted at Le Mans in 2013 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans 5135 (9118758501).jpg
The SRT Viper Wittmer piloted at Le Mans in 2013

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPointsRef
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
28th5 [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
9th73 [7]

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
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]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPointsRef
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
1st331 [9]
2015 Riley Motorsports GTD Dodge Viper GT3-R Dodge 8.3L V10 DAY
1
SEB LGA BEL 10th202 [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
16th73 [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
13th80 [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 61st15 [13]
2022 AWALMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
5
SEB
4
MDO
8
WGL MOS ELK PET 25th556 [14]
Source: [15]

Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of the United States.svg RHC-Lawrence/Strom Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Lawrence
Flag of the United States.svg Daren Jorgensen
Flag of the United States.svg Brett Strom
BMW M4 GT4 C18829th4th

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of the United States.svg SRT Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
SRT Viper GTS-R LMGTE Pro30131st9th
Source: [15]

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References

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  2. "The good news: Kuno Wittmer is a champion. The bad news: He's unemployed". motorsport.com. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "Wittmer Joins AWA McLaren GT4 Effort". sportscar365.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Kuno Wittmer Wins BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Pole". frontstretch.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
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United SportsCar Championship
GTLM Champion

2014
Succeeded by