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Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver who is set to compete for Inter Europol Competition in the 2025 European Le Mans Series. He is the former champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, a title he achieved alongside Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer, driving for ROFGO Racing with Team WRT.[1] Early careerKartingSimmenauer first began karting in 2012 with Italian team Tony Kart. In 2015, he claimed the title in the French Karting Championship. .jpg) Toyota Racing SeriesIn December 2016, it was announced Simmenauer would make his debut in single-seaters in the Toyota Racing Series, replacing reigning champion Lando Norris, following the latter's decision not to defend his title.[2] Formula Renault 2.0In January 2017, Simmenauer joined JD Motorsport for the Formula Renault Eurocup.[3] He went on to experience a disappointing campaign, failing to score points in a season he would end 27th in the standings. .jpg) Sportscar careerPorsche CupSimmenauer switched to sportscar racing in 2018, driving for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With a best result of sixth at the Nürburgring the Frenchman ended up 12th in the standings, having missed one of the seven rounds. In the middle of the season, Simmenauer made his debut in the Porsche Supercup, driving in the Silverstone event. The following year, another season of PCCG would be in store for Simmenauer, who would start a further four races in the Supercup. Once again with Lechner Racing, his best individual placing improved to fourth at the Norisring, though a number of retirements dropped him to 15th in the championship. GT World Challenge For the 2022 season, Simmenauer joined Team WRT to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Christopher Mies, whilst partnering Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[4] Notable success would come in the latter, as the Frenchman won three races in his category, which included the 24 Hours of Spa, which meant that Simmenauer and his teammates were crowned Silver Cup champions with one round to spare.[5][6][7] Despite WRT's manufacturer change to BMW ahead of 2023, Simmenauer returned to the team. He partnered 2022 Endurance Cup co-driver Neubauer in the Pro class of the Sprint Cup, and joined Calan Williams and Niklas Krütten in the Endurance Cup.[8] LMP2Having made his prototype racing debut at the start of 2024, driving in the Abu Dhabi rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team, Simmenauer joined the team for a full season in the European Le Mans Series alongside James Allen and Niels Koolen. In addition, the Frenchman would take part in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[9] Racing recordCareer summary† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Complete GT World Challenge resultsGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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