Rolf Ineichen

Rolf Ineichen
Rolf Ineichen
Nationality	Swiss
Born	2 May 1978 (age 46); Sursee, Switzerland
GT World Challenge Europe career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Emil Frey Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	14
Former teams	Grasser Racing Team ; W Racing Team
Previous series
2009, 2013–2015 ; 2014–2015	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany ; ; Porsche Supercup
Championship titles
2013 ; ; 2014 ; ; 2015 ; ; 2021	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – B-Class ; Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class B ; Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – B-Class ; GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup

Last updated April 17, 2025

Rolf Melchior Ineichen (born 2 May 1978) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe and the ADAC GT Masters.

Career

Business ventures

Ineichen serves on the board of directors at OTTO'S AG, a Swiss discount department store chain,^[1] as well as Proresa SA, a Swiss real estate corporation.^[2]

Racing

Ineichen began his professional racing career in 2009, competing in a one-off event for ARAXA Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. After a three year hiatus, he returned to compete with Stadler Motorsport at the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing sixth overall.^[3]

The following year, Ineichen began competing full time for the first time in his career, driving for Konrad Motorsport in the exclusively-Amateur B Class of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. In his inaugural full-time year of competition, Ineichen scored the class championship, winning eight of 17 races.^[4] In 2014, Ineichen won the class title for the second consecutive season,^[5] adding a class victory with Stadler Motorsport at the 2014 Dubai 24 Hour to his resume that same year.^[6] For the third consecutive season, in 2015, Ineichen claimed the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany B-Class title.^[7]

In 2016, Ineichen joined Grasser Racing Team for the ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain Endurance Series seasons.^[8] He would tally one victory in his opening season in the Blancpain series, taking victory at the Nürburgring with co-driver Mirko Bortolotti.^[9]

In 2018, Ineichen was part of the Grasser Racing Team entry that won the GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona.^[10] The following season, Ineichen claimed his second class victory in as many seasons at Daytona, also taking class honors at the 12 Hours of Sebring.^[11]

For 2021, Ineichen joined Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing for the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Ricardo Feller in the Silver Cup class.^[12] Scoring two class victories in five races, the trio claimed the Silver Cup title that season.^[13] The following season, he took on a drive in the DTM after it transitioned to a GT3-based formula.^[14] Ineichen finished the season with just one championship point, earned by claiming the fastest lap at Spa. In June, he competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an LMP2 entry fielded by Team WRT.^[15]

2023 saw Ineichen return full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup following his 2021 title, taking part in the Gold Cup class for Iron Lynx alongside Michele Beretta and Leonardo Pulcini.^[16] In the Sprint Cup, he joined Yuki Nemoto in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Silver Cup #119 entry.^[17]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2009	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	ARAXA Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2012	24H Series - A6-GT	Stadler Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	?	?
2013	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - B-Class	Konrad Motorsport	16	8	8	9	15	284	1st
2014	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - B-Class	Konrad Motorsport	17	12	12	14	13	284	1st
	Porsche Supercup		3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe		2	0	0	2	0	0	NC
	United SportsCar Championship - GTD	Dempsey Racing	2	0	0	0	0	26	66th
	24H Series - A6-Pro	Stadler Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	?	?
2015	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - B-Class	Konrad Motorsport	17	14	15	14	15	296	1st
	United SportsCar Championship - GTD		1	0	0	0	0	1	61st
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP7		1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	Porsche Supercup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H Series - A6-Pro	Stadler Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	6	90th
2016	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	1	0	0	2	91	7th
	Blancpain Endurance Series		5	1	0	0	2	49	7th
	British GT Championship - GT3		1	0	0	0	0	15	17th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro	Bonaldi Motorsport	2	0	1	0	0	29	10th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Konrad Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	22	50th
	24H Series - A6	Konrad Motorsport	3	0	1	0	2	65	6th
	24H Series - A6	GRT Grasser Racing Team	3	0	1	0	2	65	6th
2017	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	12	2	0	0	3	95	7th
	24H Series - A6		2	0	0	0	0	10	35th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		2	0	0	0	0	38	50th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	0	0	0	2	39	17th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		1	1	0	0	1	35	45th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H Series - A6		2	0	0	0	1	0	NC
2019	ADAC GT Masters	Orange1 by GRT Grasser	14	0	0	0	3	89	10th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	4	0	2	0	0	21	13th
	24H Series European Championship - A6		2	0	0	0	1	14	22nd
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		2	2	0	0	2	70	35th
2020	24H Series Continents Championship - GT3-Pro	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	22	7th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		2	0	0	0	0	27	11th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	3.5	13th
	ADAC GT Masters	Team WRT	10	0	0	0	2	62	14th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	WRT Speedstar Audi Sport	1	0	0	0	1	30	42nd
2021	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Racing	5	0	0	0	1	19	14th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	2	2	2	3	91	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	14	1	0	0	3	135	7th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD		2	0	0	0	1	160	74th
	24H Series - GT3-Pro		1	0	0	0	0	21	NC
2022	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	GRT	13	0	0	1	0	1	27th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	TR3 Racing	1	0	1	0	0	225	36th
	24H GT Series - GT3	Barwell Motorsport
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Iron Lynx	1	0	0	0	0	190	60th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Iron Lynx	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	VSR	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	International GT Open	Oregon Team	7	0	0	0	1	35	13th
2025	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Herberth Motorsport

^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2014	Dempsey Racing	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 21	SEB 21	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IND	ELK	VIR	COA	PET		26th	66
2015	Konrad Motorsport	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 19	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	ATL			61st	1
2016	Konrad Motorsport	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	DAY 10	SEB	LGA	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	AUS	PET		50th	22
2017	GRT Grasser Racing Team	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	DAY 15	SEB 9	LBH	AUS	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	50th	38
2018	GRT Grasser Racing Team	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	DAY 1	SEB	MOH	BEL	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET		45th	35
2019	GRT Grasser Racing Team	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	DAY 1	SEB 1	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET		35th	70
2020	WRT Speedstar Audi Sport	GTD	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi 5.2L V10	DAY 3	DAY	SEB	ELK	VIR	ATL	MDO	CLT	PET	LGA	SEB		41st	30
2021	GRT Grasser Racing Team	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2L V10	DAY 18	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET	34th	160
2022	TR3 Racing	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 12	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET			36th	225
2023	Iron Lynx	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 12	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		60th	190

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Herberth Motorsport	Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	332	38th	10th
2022	Team WRT	Mirko Bortolotti Dries Vanthoor	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	366	15th	11th

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2022	GRT	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	ALG 1 Ret	ALG 2 Ret	LAU 1 14	LAU 2 16	IMO 1 15	IMO 2 Ret	NOR 1	NOR 2	NÜR 1 18	NÜR 2 17	SPA 1 19	SPA 2 17	RBR 1 18	RBR 2 23	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 DNS	27th	0

References

↑ "OTTO'S AG Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Proresa SA Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Race results in Dubai 2012". automobilsport.com. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "WRT – Rolf Ineichen". w-racingteam.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Rolf Ineichen defends B-category title in the Carrera Cup". cms3.gt-eins.at (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Swiss Porsche team Stadler Motorsport takes Dubai 24H win". us.motorsport.com. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Schmidt and Eng win at the season finale". newsroom.porsche.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Grasser Racing Team Now Participating in the ADAC GT Masters". sportscarracingnews.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Decider Turns Out to be a Thriller". sportscarracingnews.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Last-to-first win for Grasser Lamborghini "even more special"". motorsport.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini wins third consecutive IMSA championship race in GT Daytona at Sebring". autoweek.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort". dailysportscar.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
↑ "Champions of 2021, Pan-European". dailysportscar.com. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021. Endurance Cup Silver Cup Drivers Champions Rolf Ineichen/ Ricardo Feller/ Alex Fontana
↑ Goodwin, Graham (16 February 2022). "GRT Confirm Four Driver DTM Line-Up". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
↑ Thukral, Rachit (25 February 2022). "WRT announces third Le Mans entry led by Bortolotti, Vanthoor". Autosport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
↑ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023. The #19 will compete in the Gold Cup, with drivers Rolf Ineichen, Michele Beretta and Lamborghini factory driver Leonardo Pulcini teaming up.
↑ Goodwin, Graham (March 9, 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

External links

Rolf Ineichen at IMSA

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bill Barazetti	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany B-Class Champion 2013, 2014, 2015	Succeeded by Wolfgang Triller
Preceded by Patrick Kujala Alex MacDowall Frederik Schandorff	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver Cup Champion 2021 With: Alex Fontana Ricardo Feller	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "OTTO'S AG Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[2] "Proresa SA Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[3] "Race results in Dubai 2012". automobilsport.com. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[4] "WRT – Rolf Ineichen". w-racingteam.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[5] "Rolf Ineichen defends B-category title in the Carrera Cup". cms3.gt-eins.at (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[6] "Swiss Porsche team Stadler Motorsport takes Dubai 24H win". us.motorsport.com. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[7] "Schmidt and Eng win at the season finale". newsroom.porsche.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[8] "Grasser Racing Team Now Participating in the ADAC GT Masters". sportscarracingnews.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[9] "2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Decider Turns Out to be a Thriller". sportscarracingnews.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[10] "Last-to-first win for Grasser Lamborghini "even more special"". motorsport.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[11] "Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini wins third consecutive IMSA championship race in GT Daytona at Sebring". autoweek.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[12] "Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort". dailysportscar.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[13] "Champions of 2021, Pan-European". dailysportscar.com. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021. Endurance Cup Silver Cup Drivers Champions Rolf Ineichen/ Ricardo Feller/ Alex Fontana

[14] Goodwin, Graham (16 February 2022). "GRT Confirm Four Driver DTM Line-Up". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[15] Thukral, Rachit (25 February 2022). "WRT announces third Le Mans entry led by Bortolotti, Vanthoor". Autosport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[16] Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023. The #19 will compete in the Gold Cup, with drivers Rolf Ineichen, Michele Beretta and Lamborghini factory driver Leonardo Pulcini teaming up.

[17] Goodwin, Graham (March 9, 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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