Mario Farnbacher | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Ansbach, Germany | 14 May 1992
Related to | Dominik Farnbacher (brother) |
IMSA SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Heart of Racing Team |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 23 |
Former teams | NGT Motorsport Burtin Racing / Goldcrest Motorsports Alex Job Racing Riley Motorsports 3GT Racing Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Magnus Racing with Archangel Motorsports Compass Racing Gradient Racing |
Previous series | |
American Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series | |
Championship titles | |
2019, 2020 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD class GT World Challenge America – Pro-Am |
Mario Farnbacher (born 14 May 1992) is a German racecar driver who currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. [1]
Farnbacher began competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2014 with Team Seattle, driving a Porsche 911 GT America. He scored his first class victory the following season, winning the GTD class at the 2015 12 Hours of Sebring. [2]
In 2019, Farnbacher won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class championship with co-driver Trent Hindman. [3] The duo claimed one race win during the season, taking class victory at the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. [4] The following season, Farnbacher scored his second consecutive GTD class championship, this time with co-driver Matt McMurry. [5]
With MSR's move to the DPi class for 2021, Farnbacher found himself initially without a ride. In January, however, it was announced that he would compete with Magnus Racing in their new Acura NSX GT3 at the 24 Hours of Daytona. [6] For the remainder of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, beginning at Mid-Ohio, he joined Compass Racing, driving alongside Jeff Kingsley. [7] Following an injury suffered by Marc Miller prior to the round at VIR, Farnbacher also competed with Gradient Racing, finishing 15th in the GTD class following an accident. [8]
For the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship season, Farnbacher embarked upon a Michelin Endurance Cup-only campaign with Gradient Racing, [9] alongside a full-season effort in the GT World Challenge America with HPD Academy graduate Ashton Harrison. [10] Following a second-place finish at the Indianapolis 8 Hour, the duo claimed the Pro-Am class title. [11]
Farnbacher began 2023 by taking part in the Michelin Pilot Challenge event at Daytona, driving for HART. It was his first time piloting a TCR touring car. [12] The remainder of Farnbacher's season involved a second season in the GT World Challenge America alongside Harrison, this time in the Pro class. [13] The pair were involved in the title fight all season long, claiming a class victory early in the season at Sonoma before adding an overall victory at COTA. [14] Ultimately, they would settle for second in the championship, 44 points behind champions Eric Filgueiras and Stevan McAleer.
(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 | NGT Motorsport | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB | LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | MDO | ELK | BAL | VIR | PET 1 | 18th | 24 | [15] |
2013 | NGT Motorsport | GTC | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEB 10 | LBH | LGA | LIM | MOS | ELK | BAL | COT | VIR | PET | NC | 0 | [16] |
(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 | Burtin Racing / Goldcrest Motorsports | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 10 | COT | BAR | ATL | DET | MDO | WGL | IMS | ELK | KAN | LGA | LIM | 92nd | [17] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2020 | Honda Racing Team JAS | Dane Cameron Renger van der Zande | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro | 184 | 27th | 14th |
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