Patrick Simon

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Patrick Simon (born April 11, 1975 in Wiesbaden ) is a German racing driver who has been involved in motorsport since 1988 . Together with his two brothers, Simon runs the Dreililien sports promotion Simon oHG and operates under the banner of the “three fastest brothers in Germany”.

Career

Simon began his racing career in karting . Later he was active in the Porsche Carrera Cup , the German Touring Car Challenge and Formula Ford . Class victories in the European Le Mans Series and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring are among his greatest successes .

In August 2005, Simon set a lap record on the Nürburgring - Nordschleife for street legal vehicles, which lasted until 2006. In a Porsche 911 GT2 from EDO-Competition called “ Maya the Bee ” , Simon drove a lap time of 7: 15.63 minutes. He achieved a top speed of 288 km / h.

As track spokesman, Simon comments on the VLN endurance championship Nürburgring . In addition, he can be seen in various TV formats such as TURBO - Das Automagazin or Streetwise on channels such as kabel eins , Motorvision TV or Sport 1 as a test driver, expert, presenter and commentator ( German Formula 4 Championship , ADAC GT Masters ) .

successes

  • 2018 ADAC Zurich 24h race Nürburgring victory class SP8T in a Mercedes AMG with Bernd Schneider, Christian Gebhardt, Jethro Bovingdon
  • 2017 Classic Endurance Racing GT1 2nd overall
  • 2017 Classic Endurance Racing GT2 3rd overall
  • 2014 V de V Historic Endurance GT Challenge 1st overall in a PS75 Porsche with Peter Mülder
  • 2011 European Le Mans Series 1st overall on Oreca FLM with Mirco Schultis and Julien Schell
  • 2010 ADAC 1000 km classic as part of the Oldtimer Festival Nürburgring Nordschleife, 2nd overall place Simon, Schmickler, Schnitzler
  • 2010 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife, sports car Porsche GT3 RS
  • 2009 24-hour race on the Nürburgring , Volkswagen Motorsport VW Scirocco GT24
  • 2008 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife, Land Motorsport Porsche GT3 RSR
  • 2007 Nürburgring Nordschleife 24-hour race, Zakspeed Racing, Dodge Viper, 2nd overall
  • 2006 BFGoodrich endurance championship , Porsche GT3 RSR Land-Motorsport, 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife
  • 2005 BFGoodrich Endurance Championship, Porsche GT3 RSR Land-Motorsport
  • 2004 BFGoodrich endurance championship, Porsche GT3 RS Land-Motorsport, 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife, Porsche GT3 RS Land-Motorsport
  • 2003 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife, Porsche GT3 RS Alzen-Motorsport
  • 2002 V8STAR JAG Racing
  • 2001 V8STAR and Porsche Carrera Cup , Team Harald Grohs Motorsport
  • 2000 German Touring Car Challenge for Alfa Romeo / Team Scuola Sportiva
  • 1999 German Touring Car Challenge for Alfa Romeo / Team Scuola Sportiva, 24-hour race Nürburgring Nordschleife, Porsche 993 Cup Grohs-Motorsport, 3rd place overall
  • 1998 Porsche Carrera Cup, Team Harald Grohs Motorsport, runner-up with 3 wins, Porsche Pirelli Supercup Team Zakspeed, victory in the Hungarian GP
  • 1997 Porsche Pirelli Supercup Team Upper Bavaria, GP Imola victory, 4th place
  • 1996 Porsche Pirelli Supercup Team PZK, 9th place, Porsche Carrera Cup Team PZK, 8th place
  • 1995 Formula Opel-Lotus-Challenge, 4th place, winner of the junior screening of the Porsche Center Koblenz
  • 1994 German Formula Ford 1800 Championship, European Formula Ford 1800 Championship
  • 1993 European Champion Formula Ford 1600, German Champion Formula Ford 1600
  • 1992 ADAC-BMW-Sonax-Formula Junior
  • 1988–1991 karting

statistics

Sebring results

year team vehicle Teammate Teammate placement Failure reason
2013 United StatesUnited States DragonSpeed ​​Mishumotors Oreca FLM09 GermanyGermany Mirco Schultis GermanyGermany Pierre Kaffer Rank 35

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sport1.de: Interview with SPORT1 expert Patrick Simon on ADAC Formula 4 , April 24, 2015 , accessed on October 28, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Simon, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiesbaden