Career
Zimmermann began karting in 2007, competing until 2013. [1] During his karting career, Zimmermann most notably finished runner-up in the 2012 Euro Wintercup and ADAC Kart Masters' KF2 classes. [2] [3] In 2014, Zimmermann made his debut in single-seaters, racing in the final season of ADAC Formel Masters for Neuhauser Racing. [4] In his maiden season with the team, Zimmermann won race three at the Slovakia Ring and took nine more podiums to end the year third in points. [5] Remaining with Neuhauser Racing to race in the newly-rebranded ADAC Formula 4 Championship the following year, [6] scoring three podiums with a best result of second (twice) en route to a sixth-place points finish. [7] [8] During 2015, Zimmermann also made a one-off appearance in the Italian F4 Championship for Prema Powerteam at Monza. [9]
Switching to Touring cars for 2016, Zimmermann joined Junior Team Engstler to compete in the inaugural season of the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship. [10] Starting off the season with a retirement and a DNS at Oschersleben, Zimmermann then finished second in race one at the Sachsenring, [11] before ending the weekend by finishing third in race two. [12] In the remaining five rounds, Zimmermann only took one other podium as he ended the year eighth in points despite missing one round. [13] Joining Target Competition for his sophomore season in ADAC TCR Germany the following year, [14] Zimmermann scored a lone podium at Oschersleben en route to a 16th-place points finish. [15] Zimmermann then spent the following two years in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Black Falcon, [16] scoring one podium at Sachsenring in 2018, as finished sixth and 12th in points in the two years, respectively. [17]
Moving to GT3 competition for 2020, Zimmermann joined GRT Grasser Racing Team to race in ADAC GT Masters alongside Steijn Schothorst, [18] as a new addition to the Lamborghini junior roster. [19] In his first season in the series, Zimmermann qualified on pole three times and scored his maiden podium at the Hockenheimring by finishing third in race one en route to a 13th-place points finish as he also secured the Junior title. [20] Remaining with GRT Grasser for 2021, Zimmermann raced with them in ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, [21] [22] as well as a part-time schedule in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. [23] Finishing 35th in the former, Zimmermann found more success in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, in which he scored a class podium at Le Castellet and took pole at the Nürburgring to end the year 22nd in class. [24] At the end of the year, Zimmermann made his LMP3 debut by joining Konrad Motorsport for the Estoril round of the Ultimate Cup Series. [25]
In 2022, Zimmermann joined Montaplast by Land Motorsport for his third season in ADAC GT Masters alongside Christopher Mies. [26] In their only season together, the pair won at the Lausitzring and ended the year 12th in points. [27] Remaining in ADAC GT Masters for the following year and moving to Huber Racing, [28] Zimmermann won the season-opening race at the Hockenheimring and was third in points after three rounds, [29] when his season was cut short as Huber Racing reduced its motorsport activity due to Christoph Huber's health-related issues. [30]
The following year, Zimmermann returned to GRT Grasser Racing Team alongside Benjamín Hites for his fourth full-time season in ADAC GT Masters. [31] Alongside the Hites, Zimmermann scored a lone podium at Zandvoort by finishing second in race one en route to a ninth-place points finish despite missing the Red Bull Ring round. [32] In 2025, Zimmermann joined FK Performance Motorsport to continue in ADAC GT Masters alongside Leyton Fourie. [33] In his first season for the BMW-affiliated team, Zimmermann scored his first win of the season in race two at Zandvoort, [34] before repeating the same feat at the Salzburgring, as well as taking two more podiums to end the season runner-up in points. [35] [36]
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