Yasser Shahin

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Yasser Shahin
2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Manthey EMA Porsche 911 GT3 R No.91 (DSC02368).jpg
The No. 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Yasser Shahin, at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australian
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestinian
via dual nationality [1]
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47)
Adelaide, South Australia
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Years active 2024
Teams Manthey EMA Motorsport
Starts0
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2013–2014
2015, 2018
20162019, 20212023
2018–2019
2019
2019
2019, 2022
2020
2022
2023
Australian Sports Racer Series
Radical Australia Cup
GT World Challenge Australia

Audi R8 LMS Cup
Cue Enduro Super Series
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Gulf Radical Cup
GT World Challenge Asia
Asian Le Mans Series
Championship titles
2019
2021, 2022
Audi R8 LMS Cup
GT World Challenge Australia

Yasser Shahin (born 24 September 1976) is an Australian-Palestinian racing driver and businessman, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [2]

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Shahin is a two-time GT World Challenge Australia champion and a director of the Peregrine Corporation alongside brother and fellow racing driver Sam, a company which owns mostly South Australian companies including The Bend Motorsport Park. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In 2024, Shahin became the first LMGT3 category winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking the victory alongside Richard Lietz and Morris Schuring. [7]

Career results

Summary

SeasonSeriesPositionTeamCar
2013Australian Sports Racer Series17thYasser Shahin Radical SR3
2014Australian Sports Racer Series15th Peregrine Corporation Radical SR3
2015Radical Australia Series18th Peregrine Corporation Radical SR3
2016 Australian GT Championship NC Peregrine Corporation Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX
2017 Australian GT Championship 11thM Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX
2018 Audi R8 LMS Cup 3rdMelbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3
Australian GT Championship 18th Peregrine Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3
Radical Australia Cup8th Radical SR3
2019 Audi R8 LMS Cup 1st Peregrine Corporation Audi R8 LMS GT3
Cue Enduro Super Series19th Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
Australian GT Championship 11th Mercedes-AMG GT3
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am 29th Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
2020Gulf Radical Cup23rd ? Radical SR3
2021 GT World Challenge Australia 1stMelbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo
2022 GT World Challenge Australia 1stMelbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2
GT World Challenge Asia 20thTeam X Works Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 7th United Autosports Oreca 07
GT World Challenge Australia 3rdEMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - GT3 Manthey EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R

Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsOverall
position
Class
position
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peregrine Corporation Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX Pro-Am219DNF
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Taylor Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erebus Motorsport
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Mercedes-AMG GT3Pro-Am156DNF
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Triple Eight Race Engineering Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anton de Pasquale
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Foster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Shahin
Mercedes-AMG GT3Pro-Am0WD
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Performance Centre Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller
Flag of Germany.svg Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 Pro-Am2857th7th
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Performance Centre Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ricardo Feller
Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 Pro-Am3209th2nd
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Manthey Racing /
Flag of Australia (converted).svg EMA Motorsport
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry King
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am2749th1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2024 Manthey EMA LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 QAT
15
IMO
16
SPA
1
LMS
1
SÃO COA FUJ BHR 1st*75*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Manthey EMA Flag of Austria.svg Richard Lietz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Morris Schuring
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT328127th1st

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