André Lotterer

André Lotterer ( born November 19, 1981 in Duisburg ) is a German racing driver. He drives since 2003 in Formula Nippon and became champion in 2011. From 2003 to 2012, he was also active in Super GT and decided there in 2006 and 2009 in the championship. 2011 and 2012 he won the 24 - hour race at Le Mans. In 2012 he occurs also in the FIA ​​World Endurance Championship ( WEC).

  • 2.1 Career stations
  • 2.2 Le Mans results

Career

Karting

Lotterer ran from 1989 to 1994 national karting race in Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. During this period, he twice won the Belgian 60cc class the mini karts and even the Dutch 60cc class the mini karts. In the years 1995 and 1996 Lotterer drove into the classes 100cc mini kart racing. In 1997 he rose to the karts to the formula A. In 1995 and 1996 he was runner-up of the German Junior Kart Championship and 1997 runner-up of the German Kart Championship.

Junior series and Formula 1 test driver contract

1998 ran Lotterer the German Formula BMW Junior and was with 14 wins champions. Just think, he won the following year the German Formula BMW, this time with 15 run success. He also began in 1999 in the European Formula Renault and was fifth with a win. In 2000 he moved to the German Formula 3 Championship and was fourth overall with three wins. He also completed Formula 1 test driving for Jaguar Racing.

In 2001 Lotterer in the British Formula 3 championship for the Jaguar Junior Team and was team-mate James Courtney. Lotterer won a race and finished the season behind his teammate, who finished fourth, was in seventh place overall. In the Formula 3 Masters at Zandvoort, he scored the second position. After graduating in 2001 more Formula 1 test driving for Jaguar, he took over in the 2002 season, along with Courtney the position of test driver for Jaguar. Racing commitments he graduated in other series. For Dale Coyne Racing, he took part in a race of the CART season in 2002 and was 22 in the championship. In addition, he took part in a race of the FIA GT Championship.

Successes in Japan and comeback in Europe

After he was no longer employed by Jaguar in 2003, Lotterer decided for a change to Japan in the Formula Nippon. When he was Nakajima Racing team-mate Takashi Kogure. With two second places as the best results he ended his first season in fifth place overall. He also competed for Nakajima Racing in the Japanese GT Championship, finishing in 26th place overall. 2004 Lotterer won his first race in both racing series. In Formula Nippon he was with two wins behind Richard Lyons runner-up. The two pilots were at the end of the season level on points, but Lyons had achieved better rankings than Lotterer. In the Japanese GT Championship with a victory Lotterer was eighth. In 2005 he once again decided two races for themselves. As it were his only points standings, he finished at the end of the season fourth overall. In the renamed Super GT Japanese GT Championship, he was 17th in the three seasons he was his Formula Nippon teammates Kogure always superior.

In 2006, Lotterer in both racing series to TOM'S. In Formula Nippon he won two races and let his teammate Takeshi Tsuchiya far behind. In the championship of the Lotterer third. In the Super GT season was successful for him and he won with his team partner Juichi Wakisaka the championship. In 2007 he was awarded with Seiji Ara in Formula Nippon in a new teammates. Lotterer won the race in Fuji and finished at the end of the season in fifth place, while Ara Eleventh. In the Super GT, he finished with a victory in sixth place. 2008 Lotterer remained in Formula Nippon without a win. While it succeeded Ara this season to win a race in the championship let Lotterer his teammates with three second places but far behind. While Lotterer finished in third place, Ara was 14th in the Super GT Lotterer also remained winless and finished third.

In A1GP 2008/2009 season Lotterer launched for the first time in A1GP and took for the German team participated in a race weekend. He succeeded with a ninth- place to achieve the only points for his team this season. In Formula Nippon 2009 he received with Kazuya Oshima a new teammates. Lotterer maintained its status as the number one team-internal and finished the season with a victory in third place. In the Super GT he won a race and was together with Wakisaka for the second time champion of this championship. In addition Lotterer took for the team Kolles the first time on 24 - hour race at Le Mans in part in an Audi R10 TDI and together with Charles Zwolsman was seventh in the LMP1 category. The two had to contest the race as a team of two, after the third pilot Narain Karthikeyan had dislocated his shoulder while jumping over the pit wall just before the start.

2010 Lotterer denied his eighth season in Formula Nippon. With a win, he finished second in the championship behind João Paulo de Oliveira. He also won the championship two non scoring round of the Formula Nippon, which were held after the end of the season. In the Super GT he was also a victory along with Wakisaka runner-up. He also appeared again at the 24- hour race at Le Mans. For Audi Sport Team Joest, he formed a team with Marcel Fässler and Benoît Treluyer. In an Audi R15 TDI, the three pilots took second place in this race. In addition Lotterer took part in a race depending on the American Le Mans Series and the Le Mans Series for Joest.

2011 remained Lotterer at TOM 'S in Formula Nippon. Due to its additional involvement in endurance racing he was represented by a race Takuto Iguchi. With five wins from seven races he decided the championship with 56 to 42 points ahead of his teammate Kazuki Nakajima, who had come to every race for themselves. In addition Lotterer launched together with Nakajima in the Super GT. The two racers joined the Season starting on the eighth. In addition Lotterer took part in two races of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup ( ILMC ). He won back together with Fässler and Tréluyer, in an Audi R18 TDI in the 24- hour race at Le Mans. 2012 denies Lotterer another season in the Formula Nippon for TOM'S. After the fourth race, he was with two victories on the second place in the drivers' standings. In addition Lotterer was this year at Audi team driver in the newly formed FIA World Endurance Championship ( WEC). It forms a team with Fässler and Tréluyer. At the 24 - hour race at Le Mans succeeded the driver trio to repeat the success from the previous year and to win the race once again. After the third race, the three pilots were on the second place in the drivers' world championship.

Statistics

Career stations

  • 2004: Formula Nippon (2nd place)
  • 2004: Japanese GT Championship ( 8th place)
  • 2005: Formula Nippon (4th place )
  • 2005: Super GT ( 17th)
  • 2006: Formula Nippon ( 3rd place)
  • 2006: Super GT (Master)
  • 2007: Formula Nippon ( 5th place)
  • 2007: Super GT ( 6th place)
  • 2008: Formula Nippon ( 3rd place)
  • 2008: Super GT ( 3rd place)
  • 2009: A1GP
  • 2009: Formula Nippon ( 3rd place)
  • 2009: Super GT (Master)
  • 2010: Formula Nippon (2nd place)
  • 2010: Super GT (2nd place)
  • 2010: Le Mans Series, LMP1 ( place 23 )
  • 2010: ALMS, LMP1
  • 2011: Formula Nippon (Master)
  • 2011: Super GT (8th place )
  • 2011: ILMC LMP1
  • 2012: WEC
  • 2012: Formula Nippon

Le Mans results

Super Formula German Formula Three Championship British Formula Three Championship Masters of Formula 3 Circuit Park Zandvoort 2002 Formula One season 2002 CART season 2003 Formula Nippon season 2004 Formula Nippon season Richard Lyons (racing driver) 2005 Formula Nippon season 2006 Formula Nippon season 2007 Formula Nippon season 2008 Formula Nippon season 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season A1 Team Germany 2009 Formula Nippon season Charles Zwolsman, Jr. 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 Formula Nippon season 2011 Formula Nippon season 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012 Formula Nippon season 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 Le Mans Series season 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans France 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans
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