Alexander Frei (racing driver)
Alexander Frei (born June 20, 1954 in Solothurn ) is a Swiss entrepreneur and former racing driver .
Entrepreneur
Alexander Frei first did an apprenticeship as a micro-mechanic and then an apprenticeship as a micro-engineer. The owner of a water treatment company took over Egli Motorradtechnik AG, founded by Fritz Egli in 2015 .
Alexander Frei lives in Engelberg , is married and has two children.
Career in motorsport
Frei was active as a GT and sports car driver in the 2000s . He achieved his first successes on a Lamborghini Diablo . With this racing car model, he finished seventeenth overall at the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race in 2001 and 2002 . In 2003 he contested a season in the French GT championship and became a regular driver at Courage Compétition . At the end of the year he secured first place in the final ranking of the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series .
In the same year he made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans . He competed four times in the 24-hour race in western France. His best placement in the final ranking was eighth overall in 2005 ; with partners Christian Vann and Dominik Schwager in the Courage C60 Hybrid .
Frei contested races until the end of 2009. His last racing season was for Reiter Engineering in the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship .
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |
 Courage Compétition
|
Courage C65 |
 Sam Hancock
|
Jean-Marc Gounon
|
failure | Fire |
| 2005 |
Courage Compétition
|
Courage C60 Hybrid |
Christian Vann
|
 Dominik Schwager
|
Rank 8 | |
| 2006 |
Courage Compétition
|
Courage LC70 |
Sam Hancock
|
Gregor Fisken
|
failure | Engine failure |
| 2007 |
Courage Compétition
|
Courage LC70 |
Bruno Besson
|
Jonathan Cochet
|
Rank 26 |
Web links
- Website of Egli-Motorradtechik AG
- Alexander Frei at the Driver Database
- Alexander Frei at Racing Sports Cars
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alexander Frei takes over Egli Motorradtechnik AG ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ French GT Championship 2003
- ↑ LMP2 class of the 2004 Le Mans Series
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Free, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss entrepreneur and racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |