Frédéric Barth

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Frédéric Nicolas "Fredy" Barth (born December 5, 1979 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss racing driver and lives in Kindhausen .

The racer

Karting

At the age of 9, Frédéric Barth was allowed to do a few laps on a racetrack alongside Niki Lauda , after which he wanted to become a racing driver himself. He only got into karting at the age of 16, but three years later he got cancer of the lymph glands . After a successful recovery he got back into karting and attended the WINFIELD racing school in 2000. In the same year he won the WINFIELD World Challenge, which was held for the last time.

Formula classes

In 2001, Barth took part in the Renault Elf Campus Formula and took the podium in Le Mans and twice in Magny-Cours. In 2002 he contested the Formula Renault 2000 European Championship. In 2003 Fredy drove the Formula Volkswagen in the Beru Top 10 and achieved the best individual result at the Nürburgring with a 2nd place. In the year-end statement, he came in 10th.

Touring car

Frédéric Barth in the Seat Leon Eurocup

In 2004, Frédéric Barth got into the newly created Seat Leon Supercopa and contested his first season in a touring car. In addition to one victory, he came on the podium five more times and finished fifth in the championship. For 2005 he was appointed to the renowned ABT Sportsline team, but finished second in Hockenheim only once on the podium. In the same year he also entered the Ford Fiesta ST Cup.

In 2006, after two wins and five further top 3 placements, Barth fought for the championship title in the German SEAT Leon Supercopa until the last race. After a collision, he finished the championship in 3rd place. In 2007 Barth switched to the Spanish SEAT Leon Supercopa and, with five podium places, drove to fifth place in the overall standings. He finished third in two guest starts in the German SEAT Leon Supercopa, but got no points because of his guest driver status.

The newly launched SEAT Leon Eurocup as part of the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) served as a field of activity for Frédéric Barth in 2008. Fourth place in Oschersleben was the highlight of a hapless season. In the overall standings, after six retirements in twelve races, he only finished 17th. At the season finale of the DTM in Hockenheim, Barth drove another guest start in the German SEAT Leon Supercopa, in which he again achieved third place.

Frédéric Barth and the SEAT SWISS RACING by Sunred team finished the 2009 season in the SEAT Leon EuroCup in 3rd place overall. He won a victory in Porto and was also on the podium at the events in Valencia , Brno , Brands Hatch and Imola . There were also three races in the German SEAT Leon Supercopa in Oschersleben, Dijon and at the Hockenheimring, with Oschersleben being the most successful with third and fourth places.

Fredy Barth 2011 in the WTCC in Japan

In the 2010 season, Frédéric Barth completed his first year in the WTCC. He drives a SEAT Leon TDI from the SEAT SWISS RACING by Sunred team.

Long distance and GT

In addition to the classic touring car races, Frédéric Barth also contested his first GT races in a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR in 2008 . In four starts as part of the Porsche SportsCup and the AvD 100 miles at the Hockenheimring , EuroSpeedway Lausitz and in Dijon and Spa-Francorchamps, Barth was able to experience three pole positions and a second starting position and accumulate a lot of lead kilometers in the races.

In 2007 and 2008, the Swiss also took part in the Dubai 24h and in 2008 came 2nd in class A1 with a Ford Fiesta ST. In the same car, he and Christian Kosbu achieved class victory in class SP2 at the 6-hour race at the Nürburgring ( VLN ) in 2007.

In 2009, Frédéric Barth competed in the GT4 class (SP10) of the VLN endurance championship and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring for the Gentle Swiss Racing team and was able to achieve two class wins. For the team rhino's Leipert Motorsport, Frédéric Barth also drove in the ADAC GT Masters in an Ascari GT3 racing car as part of the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring .

Tuner GP Hockenheimring

Frédéric Barth has been taking part in the tuner GP at the Hockenheimring for the tuners Carpi Tuning, speedART and DIGIT POWER since 2006. When he first participated in a VW Golf GTI, he won the compact car class in 2006. In 2007 he won both the SUV (Porsche Cayenne) and the sedan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX) class. In the open class, he came 4th in a Porsche 997 Turbo. In 2008 he took 2nd place in the Coupé / Cabrio class with a Porsche 997 Turbo Cabrio .

Instructor activity and other engagements

In addition to the races and his appearances at the Tuner GP, Frédéric Barth is also highly valued as a driving instructor for racing and sports driver courses. His connection to racing vehicles is also shown in a representative way, for example as a driver of racing taxis on the occasion of the international Arosa ClassicCar hill climb .

Career / successes

  • 1996–1999: 3 × overall winner of the Kia Cup
  • 2000: Overall winner WINFIELD World Challenge
  • 2001: 5th overall place for Formula Renault Elf Campus (1 × 2nd place, 2 × 3rd place)
  • 2002: Formula Renault 2000 EM
  • 2003: 10th overall Formula Volkswagen (1 × 2nd place)
  • 2004: 5th overall Seat Leon Supercopa Germany (1 × 1st place, 1 × 2nd place, 2 × 3rd place)
  • 2005: Seat Leon Supercopa Germany and Ford Fiesta ST Cup
  • 2006: 3rd overall Seat Leon Supercopa Germany (2 × 1st place, 4 × 2nd place, 1 × 3rd place)
  • 2007: 5th overall Seat Leon Supercopa Spain (3 × 2nd place, 2 × 3rd place)
  • 2008: Seat Leon Eurocup, guest starts AvD 100 miles and Porsche Sportscup, 2nd place 24h of Dubai (class A1)
  • 2009: 3rd overall SEAT Leon EuroCup, VLN, guest starts SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany and ADAC GT Masters

Commitment to children and young people with cancer

Swiss Research Foundation Child and Cancer

Because of his own cancer, Frédéric Barth is committed to the “Swiss Research Foundation for Children and Cancer”. Since cancer in children is almost always different from cancer in adults, this organization systematically supports childhood cancer research in order to increase the chance of a cure and improve treatment methods. In addition to raising public awareness, this also includes the acquisition of donations to advance research. Barth has been an ambassador for this research foundation for years and tries (e.g. by auctioning high-quality racing accessories) to organize financial resources for research into childhood cancer.

Events

In addition to supporting children's cancer research, Barth is also committed to making it easier for the children and adolescents affected to have the time of illness and the path to recovery. That is why he regularly organizes events to distract those affected from their illness and at the same time to ensure a stronger will and more motivation in the fight against cancer. Frédéric Barth himself was greatly helped by the positive emotions that fascination with motorsport brings with it during his fight against cancer and the side effects of chemotherapy. From his own experience, he tries to distract the children and young people from their worries with this fascination.

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personal data
SURNAME Barth, Frédéric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Barth, Frédéric Nicolas (full name); Barth, Fredy (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH 5th December 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Lausanne , Switzerland