Fabienne Wohlwend
Fabienne Wohlwend | |
---|---|
Championship titles | |
2018 | Ferrari Challenge – Finali Mondiali (TP Am) |
Fabienne Wohlwend (born 7 November 1997) is a racing driver from Liechtenstein who competed in the W Series.[2]
Biography
Formula 4
Wohlwend entered car racing in 2016, having been successful in junior karting in Liechtenstein and
Audi Sport TT Cup
She moved into sportscars for 2017, successfully applying for the Audi Sport TT Cup.[1] Her best result of 8th came in her first race in the category at the Hockenheimring, and the Liechtensteiner finished the season 11th in the standings.[7]
Ferrari Challenge
Wohlwend twinned her application to the Audi Sport TT Cup with a partial campaign in the
With the demise of the Audi TT Cup, Wohlwend remained in the Ferrari Challenge – however made the step up to the Am class of the Trofeo Pirelli division.
For 2019, Wohlwend again competed in the Trofeo Pirelli division of Ferrari Challenge, this time as a Pro driver. This campaign consisted of the Valencia, Imola and Mugello events as the others clashed with her W Series campaign; she scored a best result of 4th in the World Final.[13] She returned in 2020 for a planned full campaign, scoring pole position in the first race at Imola before suffering a fuel pump failure on the final lap.[14] In a reduced field due to the coronavirus, she maintained consistent appearances on the podium but race wins proved elusive – and eventually missed three races in two events due to mechanical problems.[15] She finally scored a win in the penultimate race of the season at Misano before following it up with a 2nd place in the Finali Mondiali – her third Finali podium in four attempts.[16]
W Series
In 2019 she returned to open-wheel racing, having qualified for the W Series – a Formula Regional championship solely for women.[17] Competing against mostly professional drivers for the first time, she finished 6th and 7th in the opening rounds at Hockenheim and Zolder, having qualified on the front row in the former.[18] At the third round at Misano, she claimed the second-ever pole position for a Liechtensteiner in FIA-sanctioned open-wheel racing, a result which she converted into a podium finish.[19] She finished fourth ahead of a hard-charging Emma Kimiläinen at the Norisring, but ended the Assen race down in 15th after breaking her front wing whilst trying to pass Gosia Rdest.[20] The final race at Brands Hatch resulted in a 5th-place finish on the tail of series champion Jamie Chadwick, but second place for Kimiläinen meant Wohlwend dropped to 6th in the standings.[21]
She was scheduled to return to the championship in 2020 before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
She continued to compete in the W Series on its return in 2021 as a Formula One support series. In the opening race of the season in Austria, she finished third after starting from 9th position.[23] In the third race of the season at Silverstone, she started on the front row and achieved her second podium finish of the season by crossing the line in second place, her highest race finish in the W Series so far, even though she was leading until a braking error allowed Alice Powell to overtake her.[24] She scored no further podium finishes in the remaining five races and finished the season 6th in the standings.[25]
Wohlwend returned to the championship in 2022 with the CortDAO commercial entrant. At the opening round in Miami she qualified 5th for both races despite crashing late in the session – in the first race she crashed into Abbie Eaton and she finished 11th in the second after a grid penalty for the incident with the Briton. After a ninth-place finish in Barcelona she finished 4th at Silverstone after passing Beitske Visser on the penultimate lap. She finished seventh at Circuit Paul Ricard after a spirited fight with team-mate Marta García and followed it up with sixth at the Hungaroring. The Liechtensteiner finished eighth in her first Asian race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit before the season was cut short due to financial issues; her worst W Series campaign ended with 32 points and 10th in the standings.[26]
Nürburgring
Wohlwend made her
Wohlwend returned to the NLS in 2022 with WS Racing's "Girls Only" GT4 squad. After not starting the first race of the season due to a practice crash for co-driver Nielsen, she took part in NLS3 before finishing her first full Nürburgring 24 Hours in 35th overall joined by Schreiner, Martin and Mann.[34] She returned to the category in 2023 with the same team in an updated model M4, however her entry was disqualified from the first round after breaching the Nürburgring's noise restrictions.[35] The "Girls Only" crew went on to win both Nürburgring 24 Hour Qualirennen heats in class that season, but finished behind their team car in the main event having suffered a broken rear axle from a crash in the night.[36] Wohlwend and Martin contested two more NLS races in 2023, retiring from one with the Girls Only squad from a puncture and finishing on the podium in the SP10 class in the finale with a PROsport Racing Aston Martin.[37] Wohlwend returned to the team for 2024, scoring her third class podium in another weather-truncated Nürburgring 24 Hours.[38]
Indian Racing League
Wohlwend was announced as a late replacement for Aurelia Nobels for the Godspeed Kochi team in the inaugural Indian Racing League.[39] Following the cancelled season-opener in Hyderabad, Wohlwend scored dual podiums in the first round at Irungattukottai and went on to help the Kochi team secure the teams' championship alongside Ruhaan Alva, Nikhil Bohra and Alister Yoong.[40] The Liechtensteiner returned in 2023 to help defend the championship, but failed to finish any of her three races in a disrupted season due to Cyclone Michaung and ultimately finished 9th through co-driver Alva's results.[41]
ADAC GT4 Germany
Wohlwend joined her NLS Series co-driver Martin in the ADAC GT4 Germany series for 2023 with Aston Martin team PROsport Racing.[42] Despite Wohlwend running inside the top ten in the first race at the Nürburgring before a puncture and qualifying inside the top fifteen for the second race at the Nürburgring, the pair ultimately scored just one points finish at the Sachsenring and ended the season 34th in the standings as their team-mates Hugo Sasse and Mike David Ortmann claimed the title.[43]
Personal life
Wohlwend has been nominated for Liechtenstein Sportswoman of the Year five times between 2018 and 2023.[44]
During her early career, Wohlwend worked for the Vaduz branch of
Racing record
Career summary
- * Season in progress.
- ‡ Includes results scored by co-driver.
Italian F4 Championship 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Aragón Racing | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 21 |
MIS 3 20 |
MIS 4 DNQ |
35th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
DR Formula | ADR 1 17 |
ADR 2 |
ADR 3 Ret |
ADR 4 22 |
IMO1 1 26 |
IMO1 2 20 |
IMO1 3 20 |
MUG 1 24 |
MUG 2 23 |
MUG 3 26 |
VLL 1 17 |
VLL 2 24 |
VLL 3 19 |
IMO2 1 19 |
IMO2 2 Ret |
IMO2 3 24 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 16 |
MNZ 3 11 |
Audi Sport TT Cup 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 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Audi Sport Customer Racing | HOC1 1 8 |
HOC1 2 12 |
NÜR1 1 A[c] |
NÜR1 2 13 |
NRM 1 12 |
NRM 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 11 |
NÜR2 1 11 |
NÜR2 2 Ret |
SPI 1 9 |
SPI 2 11 |
HOC2 1 9 |
HOC2 2 9 |
11th | 97 |
Ferrari Challenge Europe results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Cat. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Octane126 | Coppa Shell | VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
BUD 1 |
BUD 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 1 |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 2 |
8th | 67.5 |
2018 | Octane126 | Trofeo Pirelli Am |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 3 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 2 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 1 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 1 |
BRN 1 3 |
BRN 2 3 |
BCN 1 9 |
BCN 2 2 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
2nd | 142 |
2019 | Octane126 | Trofeo Pirelli Pro |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
VAL 1 8 |
VAL 2 7 |
SPI 1 |
SPI 2 |
LMS | NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 6 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 6 |
7th | 36 | |
2020–21 | Octane126 | Trofeo Pirelli Pro |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 2 |
BCN 1 3 |
BCN 2 3 |
ALG 1 2 |
ALG 2 2 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 2 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 DNS |
MIS1 1 WD |
MIS1 2 WD |
MIS2 1 1 |
MIS2 2 3 |
2nd | 132 |
Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results
Year | Class | Team | Car | Circuit | Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Coppa Shell | Octane126 | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Mugello Circuit | 3rd |
2018 | Trofeo Pirelli Am | Octane126 | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
|
1st |
2019 | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | Octane126 | Ferrari 488 Challenge | Mugello Circuit | 4th |
2020 | Trofeo Pirelli Pro | Octane126 | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | Misano World Circuit
|
2nd |
W Series 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | HOC 6 |
ZOL 7 |
MIS 3 |
NRM 4 |
ASN 15 |
BRH 5 |
6th | 51 | ||||
2021 | Double R Racing[a] | SPI1 3 |
SPI2 10 |
SIL 2 |
BUD Ret |
SPA 7 |
ZAN 16 |
AUS 1 9 |
AUS 2 Ret |
6th | 42 | ||
2022 | Double R Racing[b] | MIA 1 Ret |
MIA 2 11 |
BCN 9 |
SIL 4 |
LEC 7 |
BUD 6 |
SIN 8 |
AUS C |
MXC 1 C |
MXC 2 C |
10th | 32 |
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Jaco's Paddock Motorsport | V4 | VLN1 | VLN2 | VLN3 | VLN4 | VLN5 Ret |
VLN6 | VLN7 | VLN8 DNS |
VLN9 | NC | 0 |
2021
|
Adrenalin Motorsport | VT2 | NLS1 A[c] |
NLS2 4 |
NLS3 3 |
NLS4 | NLS5 | NLS6 | NLS7 | NLS8 | NLS9 | 39th | 16.74 |
2022
|
WS Racing | SP8T | NLS1 WD |
NLS2 | NLS3 2 |
NLS4 | NLS5 | NLS6 | NLS7 | NLS8 | 4th | 5 | |
2023
|
WS Racing | SP8T | NÜR1 DSQ |
NLS2 | NLS3 | NLS4 | NLS5 Ret |
NLS6 R1 |
NLS6 R2 |
NLS7 | NC | 0 | |
PROsport Racing | SP10 | NLS8 3 |
35th | 8 | |||||||||
2024 | WS Racing | SP8T | NLS1 | NLS2 2 |
N24 Q1 3 |
N24 Q2 2 |
NLS3 | NLS4 | NLS5 | NLS6 | * | * |
24 Hours of Nürburgring results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. Pos. |
Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20211 | WS Racing | Nicolaj Kandborg Niklas Kry Tobias Wolf |
BMW 328i (F30) | VT2 | 43 | 97th | 9th |
2022 | WS Racing | Pippa Mann Célia Martin Carrie Schreiner |
BMW M4 (F82) GT4 | SP8T | 139 | 35th | 3rd |
2023 | WS Racing | Pippa Mann Célia Martin Beitske Visser |
BMW M4 (G82) GT4 | SP8T | 135 | 81st | 2nd |
20241 | WS Racing | Pippa Mann Carrie Schreiner Beitske Visser |
BMW M4 (G82) GT4 | SP8T | 44 | 47th | 3rd |
- ^1 – Races were shortened due to inclement weather conditions.
Indian Racing League 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 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Godspeed Kochi | HYD1 1 C |
HYD1 2 C |
HYD1 3 C |
IRU1 1 |
IRU1 2 2 |
IRU1 3 2 |
IRU2 1 |
IRU2 2 9 |
IRU2 3 5 |
HYD2 1 Ret |
HYD2 2 |
HYD2 3 6 |
6th | 92 |
2023 | Godspeed Kochi | IRU1 1 |
IRU1 2 Ret |
IRU2 1 Ret |
IRU2 2 |
IRU3 1 |
IRU3 2 Ret |
9th‡ | 28‡ |
‡ Includes results scored by co-driver.
ADAC GT4 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 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | PROsport Racing | OSC 1 21 |
OSC 2 23 |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 21 |
NÜR 1 23 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
LAU 1 22 |
LAU 2 19 |
SAC 1 18 |
SAC 2 12 |
HOC 1 19 |
HOC 2 22 |
34th | 4 |
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Profile: #5 Fabienne Wohlwend (FL)". Audi AG. 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Italian and German F4 series get 40+ cars, qualifying races". Formula Scout. 7 April 2016.
- ^ "Guzman and DR Racing unstoppableOne victory and one pole at Adria". DR Formula. 9 May 2016.
- ^ "DR Racing chiude il 2016 in grande stile (in Italian)". DR Formula. 31 October 2016.
- ^ "Jüri Vips, the Rookie Trophy champion, wins Race 3. Prema Power Team win the Teams Championship". ACI Sport. 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend: "Das Interesse in Liechtenstein ist enorm" (in German)". Motorsport.com Switzerland. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge Europe – Fabienne Wohlwend wins at Imola and makes history". Ferrari B.V. 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge 2017 - Coppa Shell - World final race at Mugello". Motorsport.com Australia. 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend – Corse Clienti". Ferrari B.V. 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Wohlwend gibt in Barcelona wieder Gas (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Ferrari Challenge: Wohlwend ist Weltmeisterin! (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 4 November 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend verpasst Podest bei den Ferrari World Finals nur knapp (in German)". Motorsport.com Switzerland. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Vielversprechender Saisonauftakt im Ferrari (in German)". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend muss auf Misano verzichten (in German)". Radio L. 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Wohlwend ist Vize-Weltmeisterin (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Platz 7 für Wohlwend (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Frederick von Opel". Driver Database. 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Kaputter Frontflügel bremst Wohlwend aus (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Wohlwend wird beim Saisonfinale Fünfte (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "W Series cancels 2020 season but reveals plans for F1 support races in 2021". Formula One. 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Fabienne: Ein Podium für die Nachbarn" (in Swiss High German). Autosprint Switzerland. 27 June 2021.
- ^ "W Series: Fabienne zurück auf dem Podium" (in Swiss High German). Autosprint Switzerland. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "W Series 2021 results and standings for top drivers and teams". Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "W-Series-Saison abgebrochen (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend – official fanpage on Facebook". Facebook. 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Schnee verhindert Renneinsatz (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Female Drivers shine in several Classes at NLS Round 2". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Motorsport: Fabienne Wohlwend auf dem Podium (in German)". Radio L. 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Nürburgring 24H: shake up in the "Girls Only" team ahead of the qualifying race". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Wohlwend ist nun bereit für das 24-Stunden-Rennen (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Nebel verkürzt Wohlwends Karrierehighlight (in German)". Volksblatt.li. 6 May 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Female success & class podiums in sparkly 24H of Nürburgring". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Rennabruch: Wohlwends BMW war zu laut (in German)". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 19 March 2023.
- ^ "@fabiennewohlwend on Instagram". Instagram. 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend wechselt Team für NLS-Finale". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend mit ihrem Team auf Platz drei" (in German). Radio Liechtenstein. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Indian Racing League: updated grid". Racers:Behind the Helmet. 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Hyderabad team finishes second in racing league; Kochi bags top spot". The Hindu. 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Wohlwend erlebte «Achterbahn der Gefühle» in Indien". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Célia Martin and Fabienne Wohlwend team up at ProSport for ADAC GT4 campaign". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Célia Martin & Fabienne Wohlwend secure first points in ADAC GT4 after epic recovery". Racers: Behind the Helmet. 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Die Titelverteidiger sind alle am Start (in German)". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Fabienne Wohlwend: "Neben Mick Schumacher auf dem Podium ist nichts Besonderes" (in German)". Motorsport.com Switzerland. 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Ferrari: Fabienne meistert die Challenge (in German)". Autosprint Switzerland. 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Wohlwend setzt voll auf Sport (in German)". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "LOC STELLT SECHS LEISTUNGSSPORTLER*INNEN AN (in German)". Liechtenstein Olympic Committee. 3 July 2023.
- ^ "Special Edition Ferrari 488 Pista Piloti" (in German). Octane126. 11 July 2020.
External links
- Profile at Driver Database