Earl Bamber

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Earl Bamber
Bamber in 2017
Nationality New Zealander
BornEarl Anderson Bamber
(1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 (age 33)
Whanganui, New Zealand
Racing licence FIA Platinum
24 Hours of Le Mans career
TeamsPorsche Team
Best finish1st (2015, 2017)
Class wins2 (2015, 2017)
Continental Tire Road Race Showcase and Oak Tree Grand Prix
in 2015
2014
Porsche Supercup Rookie Classification
2013
TeamsNexus Racing (2013), LKM Racing (2014)
Car number7 (2013), 1 (2014)
Starts22 (21 Podiums)
Wins14
Poles11
Fastest laps11
Best finish1st in 2013, 2014
Championship titles
2013, 2014Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Drivers Championship
UNOH 188 (Daytona RC
)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Toyota Racing Series
Formula BMW Asia
New Zealand Formula Ford
South Island Formula Ford
Championship titles
2006Formula BMW Asia
Awards
2008Lady Wigram Trophy
Last updated on: 9 November 2020.

Earl Anderson Bamber (born 9 July 1990) is a New Zealand professional racing driver and racing team owner who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Cadillac Racing.[1] He is a factory driver for Corvette Racing, having previously driven in a factory capacity for Porsche.[2]

Bamber is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, having won in 2015 alongside Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy and in 2017 with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley.[3] He also became overall champion of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside the latter trio. Bamber also won the IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTLM class in 2019, as well as the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2023. Prior to his endurance racing career, he was champion of the 2014 Porsche Supercup and won the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia twice in 2013 and 2014.[4]

Early life

Earl Bamber was born in

kart racing and won his first title aged 12, at the North Island Sprint Championships (Junior 100cc Yamaha Restricted), and his first national title at the 2004 Sprint Kart Championship meeting in Auckland.[7] Later that year, he secured a podium at the Rotax Max category's annual Grand Final in Portugal after dominating the Junior class in the 2004 Rotax Max Challenge of New Zealand.[7]

Racing career

Open-wheel racing

Bamber competing for A1 Team New Zealand at the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa

Bamber progressed through karts and single seater series and was ranked sixth highest future star in the world by the internationally recognised website driverdb.com in 2008.

GP2 Asia, at the age of 19. In 2010 he repeated his 2008 success and was again crowned runner-up in the New Zealand Toyota Racing Series.[8]

Sportscar racing

2013

In 2013, Bamber made his first appearance in Porsche's one make series in the

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Malaysian team, Nexus Racing. He battled all season with Martin Ragginger but eventually won the drivers championship.[9] Bamber was also successful in endurance racing, winning the Bathurst 12 Hour (Class B) with Grove Racing, alongside team owner and Carrera Cup Australia regular Stephen Grove and eventual Supercup rival Ben Barker.[9] He was subsequently selected to race in three Porsche Supercup meetings.[10] Bamber's inaugural sportscar racing season ended with victory in the Carrera Cup Asia race at the 60th Macau Grand Prix meeting, defeating nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb in the process.[11]

Porsche Carrera Cup Asia nominated Bamber for the Porsche Motorsport International Cup Scholarship shootout in

2014 Porsche Supercup season campaign the following season.[8]

2014

The Porsche 997 GT3-R Cup of Earl Bamber, Ben Barker and Stephen Grove at the 2014 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
Bamber racing at the Sebring International Raceway during the 2014 GT America Series.

Bamber raced with FACH Auto Tech in the Porsche Supercup alongside Porsche Carrera Cups of Germany and Asia with Team 75 Bernhard and LKM Racing, respectively. After ten rounds in the Supercup, Bamber won the drivers championship with 155 points, ahead of

Core Autosport, won the manufacturers title in the championship.[13]

2015

The #19 Porsche 919 Hybrid Bamber co-drove with Hülkenberg and Tandy to win the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans

Prior to the 2015 season, Bamber signed with Porsche Motorsport as a works driver.

FIA GT World Cup in the streets of Macau in November.[22] The versatility in going between LMP1, GTE-Pro (GT Le Mans in IMSA) and GTE-Am this year, he said, made him a better driver.[23]

2016

In 2016, Bamber continues to pilot the 911 RSR for Porsche North America and Porsche Motorsport in the

Bamber was the highest placed Kiwi driver at the 54th running of the Rolex
Scott McLaughlin.[26] In changing weather conditions at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Bamber and his teammates in the #912 Porsche 911 RSR finished 3rd.[27]

2017

The 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans race-winning No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid of Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber
The Porsche 911 RSR of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor and Mathieu Jaminet at the 2019 Petit Le Mans

On 3 December 2016, Bamber was confirmed as a member of the Porsche LMP1 team with Nick Tandy and André Lotterer to contest 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. He co-drove the #2 car with Timo Bernhard and Brendon Hartley, replacing the retired Mark Webber.[28]

Other racing

In August 2020, Bamber joined

UNOH 188 but finished 33rd after hitting a kerb on the backstretch chicane, which caused his car to go airborne.[31][32]

Hypercar career

For the 2023 season, Bamber would join Alex Lynn and Richard Westbrook in the Hypercar category of the World Endurance Championship, piloting a Cadillac V-Series.R ran by Chip Ganassi Racing.[33]

Helmets

Bamber uses helmets designed by Italian manufacturers Stilo.[34] He acknowledges his home country with a silver fern design on the sides of his Stilo ST5 helmets, a quasi-national emblem used for various official symbols, including the Coat of arms of New Zealand and the New Zealand one dollar coin. On top are four red stars with white borders representing the Southern Cross which features on the Flag of New Zealand.[35] He has the number 19 painted on the back of one of his helmets, the same number as on his Porsche 919 Hybrid.

Personal life

Bamber lives in Kuala Lumpur and enjoys surfing and skiing in his free time.[36]

Motorsports career results

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2005–06 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Powerbuilt Racing Team ? ? ? ? ? 883 4th
2006 Formula BMW Asia Team Meritus 19 10 9 5 14 290 1st
2006–07 Toyota Racing Series Team Meritus 19 0 0 0 3 600 7th
2007 Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship Team Meritus 8 0 1 0 1 31 10th
2007–08 Toyota Racing Series International Motorsport 23 10 3 8 17 1207 2nd
2008 Formula V6 Asia Team Meritus 8 5 2 6 7 105 2nd
International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 12 15th
Australian Drivers' Championship Team BRM 3 0 0 0 1 23 13th
2008–09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team New Zealand 10 0 0 0 3 36‡ 7th‡
Toyota Racing Series Earl Bamber Racing 3 1 0 2 3 209 12th
GP2 Asia Series My Team Qi-Meritus Mahara 5 0 0 0 1 8 14th
2009 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 2 18th
Euroseries 3000 TP Formula 2 0 0 0 0 8 11th
2010 Toyota Racing Series Triple X Motorsport 15 6 2 4 9 912 2nd
Superleague Formula F.C. Porto 3 1 0 0 2 495‡ 7th‡
PSV Eindhoven 2 0 0 0 1 288‡ 16th‡
2010–11 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge New Zealand Triple X Motorsport 3 0 0 0 2 169 15th
2011 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 6 0 0 0 0 164 15th
Superleague Formula Team New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 113‡ 7th‡
2012 JK Racing Asia Series Meritus.GP 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Nexus Racing 12 6 5 6 11 217 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Grove Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 3 0 1 1 1 0 NC†
Audi R8 LMS Cup China Audi Hong Kong Team 3 1 2 3 2 27 12th
GT Asia Series - GT3 LKM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2014 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 10 2 2 2 7 155 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia LKM Racing 10 8 6 5 10 199 1st
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team 75 Bernhard 10 2 0 3 5 126 7th
GT Asia Series - GT3 LKM Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
United SportsCar Championship - GTD Mühlner Motorsports America 2 0 0 0 0 15 102nd
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 1 0 0 0 1 33 29th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Motorsport 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Porsche Team 2 1 0 0 1 58 9th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing 3 0 0 2 1 36 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 8 0 2 0 3 220 10th
FIA GT World Cup LKM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche North America 10 1 0 0 5 313 4th
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Carrera Cup Asia 1 1 1 1 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 4th
Sepang 12 Hours - GT3 Pro 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class B Grove Motorsport 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship Porsche LMP Team 9 4 1 3 8 208 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 26 24th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 Arrows Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkinshaw GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 1 0 1 4 308 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Craft-Bamboo Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 20th
KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0
D'station Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Supercars Championship Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 0 0 0 1 576 29th
Super2 Series Grove Racing 1 0 0 0 0 156 24th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 3 43rd
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Grove Motorsport 3 0 0 1 3 102 25th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 3 0 2 7 330 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 10 25th
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ
FIA GT World Cup ROWE Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 10 2 0 0 5 289 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Earl Bamber Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 37 3rd
ROWE Racing 1 1 0 0 1
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROWE Racing 1 1 0 0 1 33 10th
NASCAR Xfinity Series Richard Childress Racing 1 0 0 0 0 14 62nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GPX Martini Racing 5 1 0 0 1 35 10th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Team Hardpoint EBM 2 0 0 0 0 462 41st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 284 20th
Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT3 EBM Singha Motorsport 5 1 0 0 5 97 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro WeatherTech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Racing 11 1 0 2 4 3191 4th
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 EBM Giga Racing 2 1 1 0 2 43 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Singha Racing Team TP12 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 0 0 0 1 27 11th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
International GT Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Thailand Super Series - Supercar GT3 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Thailand 2 0 0 0 0 0 17th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3
EBM – Grove Racing
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Cadillac Racing 7 0 0 0 1 72 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP 1 0 0 0 0 306 21st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Grove Racing 3 0 0 0 0 15 22nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze Cup 1 0 0 0 0 4 32nd
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 EBM Giga Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - GT3 Grove Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro Frikadelli Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Earl Bamber Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Cadillac Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1* 14th*
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 473 11th*

* Season still in progress.
Team standings.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2007–08 New Zealand
NED
SPR
NED
FEA
CZE
SPR
CZE
FEA
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
CHN
SPR

PO
CHN
FEA

PO
NZL
SPR
NZL
FEA
AUS
SPR

PO
AUS
FEA

PO
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
GBR
SPR
GBR
FEA
2nd 93
2008–09
NED
SPR

2
NED
FEA

3
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
MYS
SPR

3
MYS
FEA

6
NZL
SPR
NZL
FEA
RSA
SPR

8
RSA
FEA

Ret
POR
SPR

Ret
POR
FEA

Ret
GBR
SPR

Ret
GBR
FEA

Ret
7th 36

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2008–09
Qi-Meritus Mahara
CHN
FEA

6
CHN
SPR

2
UAE
FEA

Ret
UAE
SPR

C
BHR
FEA

11
BHR
SPR

7
QAT
FEA
QAT
SPR
MAL
FEA
MAL
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
14th 8

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2013 Nexus Racing SEP
3

SHG
2

SHG
2
ZIC
1
ZIC
1
ORD
1
ORD
1
INJ
10
INJ
3
SIN
1
SHG
1
SHG
2
1st 217
2014 LKM Racing SEP
1
SHG
1
SHG
3
ZIC ZIC
FUJ

1
FUJ

1
SEP
1
SEP
2
SIN
1
SHG
1
SHG
1
1st 199

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2014 Team 75 Bernhard HOC
3
HOC
1
OSC

Ret
OSC

5
HUN
5
HUN
17
NOR
5
NOR
2
RBR
2
RBR
1
NÜR NÜR LAU LAU SAC SAC HOC HOC 7th 126

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Pts
2013
FACH Auto Tech
ESP
MON GBR GER HUN
15
BEL
ITA
UAE
2
UAE
5
NC 0
2014
FACH Auto Tech
ESP

1
MON
9
AUT
6
GBR
3
GER
2
HUN
3
BEL
1
ITA

3
USA
4
USA
2
1st 155

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2014 Australia Grove Group Australia Stephen Grove
United Kingdom Ben Barker
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Class B 286 8th 1st
2016 Australia Grove Hire
Scott McLaughlin
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Class B 285 12th 1st
2017
Walkinshaw GT3
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R Class APP 44 DNF DNF
2018 Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R Class APP 271 5th 3rd

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2015 Germany Porsche Team Germany Nico Hülkenberg
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 395 1st 1st
2016 Germany Porsche Motorsport Germany Jörg Bergmeister
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
140 DNF DNF
2017 Germany Porsche Team Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 367 1st 1st
2018 United States Porsche GT Team France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
334 27th 10th
2019 United States Porsche GT Team France Patrick Pilet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
342 22nd 3rd
2021 United States WeatherTech Racing Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
United States Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro
139 DNF DNF
2023 United States Cadillac Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R Hypercar 341 3rd 3rd
Sources:[37][38]

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2016 Germany Manthey Racing United Kingdom Nick Tandy
France Kévin Estre
France Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 1 DNF DNF
2018 Germany Manthey Racing France Romain Dumas
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 66 DNF DNF
2019 Germany Manthey Racing Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Belgium Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 156 DSQ DSQ
2020 Hong Kong KCMG Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
Norway Dennis Olsen
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 83 13th 13th
2021 Germany Frikadelli Racing Team Australia Matt Campbell
France Mathieu Jaminet
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 26 DNF DNF
2022 Hong Kong KCMG Norway Dennis Olsen
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 149 DNF DNF
2023 Germany Frikadelli Racing Team Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Germany Felipe Fernández Laser
United Kingdom David Pittard
Ferrari 296 GT3
SP9 Pro 162 1st 1st

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2015
Porsche Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
(Hybrid)
SIL SPA
6
LMS
1
9th 58
Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 NÜR
6
COA
2
FUJ
5
SHA BHR 13th 36
2017
Porsche LMP Team LMP1 Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 (Hybrid) SIL
2
SPA
3
LMS
1
NÜR
1
MEX
1
COA
1
FUJ
4
SHA
2
BHR
2
1st 208
2023 Cadillac Racing Hypercar
Cadillac V-LMDh
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 SEB
4
ALG
4
SPA
5
LMS
3
MNZ
10
FUJ
10
BHR
11
5th 72
2024 Cadillac Racing Hypercar Cadillac V-Series.R Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 QAT
DSQ
IMO
10
SPA
LMS
SAP

COA

FUJ

BHR

14th* 1*
Sources:[37][39]

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team No. Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2014 Mühlner Motorsports America 18 GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
27
SEB
20
LGA
DET
WGL MOS
IMS
ELK VIR COA 79th 27 [40]
Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR LBH PET
2
29th 33
2015 Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
7
SEB
7
LBH
LGA
WGL
2
MOS
7
LIM ELK
2
VIR
2
COA
5
PET
8
10th 225 [41]
2016 Porsche North America 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3
SEB
3
LBH

7
LGA
3
WGL
10
MOS
6
LIM
8
ELK
4
VIR
3
COA
1
PET
5
4th 313 [42]
2017 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
5
24th 26 [43]
2018 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6
SEB
3
LBH
7
MDO
1
WGL
4
MOS
6
LIM
3
ELK
4
VIR
5
LGA
2
PET
6
5th 308 [44]
2019 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3
SEB
5
LBH
1
MDO
1
WGL
6
MOS
1
LIM
2
ELK
3
VIR
2
LGA
7
PET
5
1st 330 [45]
2020 Porsche GT Team 912 GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
2
DAY
2
SEB
3
ELK
5
VIR
5
ATL
6
MDO CLT
6
PET
5
LGA
1
SEB
2
6th 289 [46]
2021 Team Hardpoint EBM GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
10
SEB
10
MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR 41st 462 [47]
Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing 01 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 PET
5
20th 284
2022 Cadillac Racing 02 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
6
SEB
1
LBH
2
LGA
5
MDO
4
DET
3
WGL
4
MOS
4
ELK
2
PET
5
4th 3191 [48]
2023 Cadillac Racing 02 GTP
Cadillac V-LMDh
Cadillac LMC55R 5. 5 L V8 DAY
4
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 21st 306 [49]
2024 Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports 4 GTD Pro Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8 DAY
8
SEB
11
LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 11th* 473* [50]
Source:[37]

* Season still in progress.

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Position Points Ref
2018 Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden ZB Commodore
ADE
R1
ADE
R2
MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
SYM
R7
SYM
R8
PHI
R9
PHI
R10
BAR
R11
BAR
R12
WIN
R13

PO
WIN
R14

PO
HID
R15
HID
R16
TOW
R17
TOW
R18
QLD
R19
QLD
R20
SMP
R21
BEN
R22
BEN
R23
SAN
QR

16
SAN
R24

2
BAT
R25

5
SUR
R26

10
SUR
R27

C
PUK
R28
PUK
R29
NEW
R30
NEW
R31
29th 576 [51]

Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Car Co-driver Position Laps
2018 Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore ZB
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen 5th 161

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2020 Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevy
DAY
LVS
CAL
PHO
DAR
CLT
BRI
ATL
HOM
HOM
TAL
POC
IRC
KEN
KEN
TEX
KAN
ROA
DRC

33
DOV
DOV DAY
DAR
RCH
RCH
BRI
LVS
TAL
ROV
KAN
TEX
MAR
PHO
62nd 14 [52]

1 Ineligible for series points.

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Salman Al Khalifa
Formula BMW Asia
Champion

2006
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2010
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2013–2014
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2014
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2015
With: Nico Hülkenberg & Nick Tandy
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2017
With: Timo Bernhard & Brendon Hartley
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2017
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2019
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