Simon Trummer

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Simon Trummer
Simon Trummer.JPG
Trummer in 2008.
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Born (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 35)
Frutigen, Switzerland
GP2 Series career
Debut season 2012
Current team Hilmer Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number24
Former teams Arden International, Rapax
Starts72
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2014
Previous series
20102011
200809
2008
200708
2006
GP3 Series
International Formula Master
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse
Formula Lista Junior

Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in Frutigen, Canton of Bern) is a racing driver from Switzerland.

Contents

Career

Karting

Trummer began his motorsport career in karting back in 2003, finishing second in the Swiss Junior Championship. He also finished 21st in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Formula Lista Junior

Trummer moved up to single-seaters in 2006, competing in Formula Lista Junior. He finished eighteenth overall in the championship with ten points.

Formula Renault

Trummer joined the BMS Böhlen Motorsport team in 2007, to compete in the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship. He wasn't so successful in this series, winding up seventh in the championship. Trummer switched teams, joining Jenzer Motorsport for 2008 and finished the season as runner-up.

International Formula Master

After two races at the end of the 2008 season, Trummer moved up to the International Formula Master series for the 2009 season, with Iris Project. [1] He finished in eleventh place in the standings.

GP3 Series

Trummer stepped up to the new GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport in 2010. [2] He finished the season in 25th place with four points, despite missing the round in Hungary due to driving into the rear of another car in Hockenheim. During 2010 in GP3 with Jenzer Motorsport he was always outperformed by fellow Swiss driver Nico Müller which lead Simon to seak another team for 2011. He moved to MW Arden for the 2011 campaign. [3] Trummer had three point-scoring finishes in final races, improving to 18th position with nine points.

GP2 Series

Trummer competing at the Silverstone round of the 2014 GP2 Series. Simon Trummer GP2 2014 Silverstone 001.jpg
Trummer competing at the Silverstone round of the 2014 GP2 Series.

After competing in the non-championship season finale at Yas Marina in 2011, Trummer continued his collaboration with Arden International into 2012 by switching to the GP2 Series full-time. [4] [5] He joined series veteran Luiz Razia in the team, [6] and finished 23rd in the final standings. He then went to Rapax in the 2013 GP2 Series season, and is confirmed with Rapax for the 2014 season.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006Formula Lista JuniorN/A ?00001018th
2007 LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse BMS Böhlen Motorsport1200001197th
2008 LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse Jenzer Motorsport 1224192442nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 60000733rd
International Formula Master Iris Project 20000030th
2009 International Formula Master Iris Project 1600011111th
2010 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 140000425th
2011 GP3 Series MW Arden 160000918th
GP2 Final Arden International 20000021st
2012 GP2 Series Arden International 240000423rd
2013 GP2 Series Rapax 2200002021st
2014 GP2 Series Rapax 2200012617th
FIA World Endurance Championship Lotus 10000028th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Team ByKolles 800001315th
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/AEX
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech10000028th
GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 40000031st
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship ByKolles Racing Team 9000019.517th
24 Hours of Le Mans 10000N/ADNF
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 CEFC Manor TRS Racing 900004618th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi JDC-Miller MotorSports 10010021611th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Car Collection Motorsport10000N/A18th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi JDC-Miller MotorSports 1000002378th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Octane126 Serliana10000N/ADNF
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports 636341612nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 4000015.515th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A7th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Octane126 Serliana10000N/ADNF
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Phoenix Racing 40003574th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 PR1 Motorsports 200000NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Octane126 Serliana10000N/ADNF
2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Octane126 Serliana10000N/ADNF

As Trummer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

6
CAT
SPR

8
IST
FEA

20
IST
SPR

13
VAL
FEA

13
VAL
SPR

27
SIL
FEA

17
SIL
SPR

12
HOC
FEA

11
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA

8
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

24
25th4
2011 MW Arden IST
FEA

19
IST
SPR

21
CAT
FEA

27
CAT
SPR

25†
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

10
NÜR
FEA

9
NÜR
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

16
HUN
SPR

12
SPA
FEA

19
SPA
SPR

5
MNZ
FEA

5
MNZ
SPR

4
18th9

Complete GP2 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2012 Arden International SEP
FEA

22
SEP
SPR

16
BHR1
FEA

16
BHR1
SPR

8
BHR2
FEA

14
BHR2
SPR

24
CAT
FEA

23
CAT
SPR

20
MON
FEA

12
MON
SPR

9
VAL
FEA

10
VAL
SPR

7
SIL
FEA

15
SIL
SPR

11
HOC
FEA

16
HOC
SPR

17
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

13
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

16
MNZ
SPR

17
MRN
FEA

Ret
MRN
SPR

14
23rd4
2013 Rapax SEP
FEA

9
SEP
SPR

6
BHR
FEA

9
BHR
SPR

14
CAT
FEA

19
CAT
SPR

16
MON
FEA

13
MON
SPR

23
SIL
FEA

24
SIL
SPR

16
NÜR
FEA

14
NÜR
SPR

9
HUN
FEA

6
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

12
SPA
SPR

11
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

16
MRN
FEA

16
MRN
SPR

13
YMC
FEA

13
YMC
SPR

7
21st20
2014 Rapax BHR
FEA

7
BHR
SPR

2
CAT
FEA

12
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

18
RBR
FEA

20
RBR
SPR

20
SIL
FEA

25
SIL
SPR

18
HOC
FEA

6
HOC
SPR

14
HUN
FEA

11
HUN
SPR

13
SPA
FEA

18
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

19
MNZ
SPR

11
SOC
FEA

15
SOC
SPR

21
YMC
FEA

17
YMC
SPR

16
17th26
2015 Hilmer Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
RBR
FEA

22
RBR
SPR

18
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA

16
MNZ
SPR

16
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
31st0

Complete GP2 Final results

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

YearEntrant12DCPoints
2011 Arden International YMC
FEA

Ret
YMC
SPR

15
21st0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789RankPoints
2014 Lotus LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS COA FUJ SHA BHR
Ret
SÃO 28th0
2015 Team ByKolles LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
Ret
SPA
Ret
LMS
EX
NÜR
15
COA
8
FUJ
8
SHA
8
BHR
12
15th13
2016 ByKolles Racing Team LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL
14
SPA
6
LMS
Ret
NÜR
Ret
MEX
14
COA
11
FUJ
Ret
SHA
7
BHR
8
17th19.5
2017 CEFC Manor TRS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
7
SPA
8
LMS
Ret
NÜR
7
MEX
8
COA
Ret
FUJ
7
SHA
5
BHR
5
18th46

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2015 Flag of Austria.svg Team ByKolles Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
CLM P1/01-AER LMP1260EXEX
2016 Flag of Austria.svg Team ByKolles Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Webb
CLM P1/01-AER LMP1206DNFDNF
2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CEFC Manor TRS Racing Flag of Mexico.svg Roberto González
Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Petrov
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2152DNFDNF
2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Algarve Pro Racing Flag of the United States.svg John Falb
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236511th7th
2021 Flag of the United States.svg PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kelly
Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2
Pro-Am
261DNFDNF

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678910RankPoints
2018 JDC-Miller MotorSports P Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6
SEB
9
LBH
13
MDO
12
DET
10
WGL
8
MOS
8
ELK
12
LGA
7
PET
9
11th216
2019 JDC-Miller MotorSports DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5L V8 DAY
10
SEB
8
LBH
5
MDO
7
DET
4
WGL
9
MOS
8
ELK
9
LGA
9
PET
5
8th237
2020 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
2
SEB ELK
4
ATL
1
PET
4
LGA
1
SEB
1
2nd161

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2020 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
10
SPA
9
LEC
5
MNZ
11
ALG 15th15.5

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamCo-DriversCarEngineClassNo.1234Pos.Points
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicki Thiim
Flag of South Africa.svg Kelvin van der Linde
Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 P25 DUB
1
3
DUB
2
3
ABU
1
4
ABU
2
3
4th57

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