Bruno Spengler

Bruno Spengler
Born	(1983-08-23) August 23, 1983 Alsace, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	1995–present
Known for	2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion

Bruno Spengler (born August 23, 1983) is a Canadian racing driver originally from Alsace. Having spent many years as a factory driver for both Mercedes-AMG and BMW, he is currently affiliated with Bugatti Automobiles. He claimed the title in the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) season.

Early career

Spengler was born close to Strasbourg, France, and moved with his family to Saint-Hippolyte, Quebec, Canada, at the age of three. While attending school in Canada, he simultaneously competed in karting events across both France and Canada starting in 1995. Advancing through the ranks of French Formula Renault, he eventually secured a contract with Mercedes-Benz motorsport. In 2003, he participated in the Formula Three Euroseries driving for ASM.

DTM

Between 2005 and 2011, Spengler raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series behind the wheel of a Mercedes. His 2005 season with Persson Motorsport led to convincing AMG to enter an official factory car in 2006. That year, he finished runner-up in the championship standings, trailing teammate and five-time champion Bernd Schneider. He secured second place again in 2007, this time finishing behind Audi's Mattias Ekström, despite Audi's significant withdrawal from the Barcelona event.

In August 2007, there were rumors linking Spengler to a possible seat at the new Prodrive F1 team for the 2008 season and speculation about joining McLaren as part of efforts to enhance Formula 1's appeal in North America. However, with Prodrive's plans being shelved and McLaren signing Heikki Kovalainen, these prospects did not come to fruition. Leading the DTM standings during the 2010 season, Spengler was again mentioned as a potential F1 contender; Mercedes motorsport director Norbert Haug suggested that winning the DTM title could pave the way for an F1 opportunity. Ultimately, he lost out on the championship to Paul di Resta, who progressed to compete in F1 with Force India.

For the 2012 campaign, Spengler switched from Mercedes to join BMW's Team Schnitzer upon their return to DTM. He delivered an impressive performance by entering the final round at Hockenheimring trailing leader and Mercedes competitor Gary Paffett by three points. Seizing the lead at the race start and maintaining it throughout, Spengler secured his fourth win of that season. This victory earned him the Drivers' Championship by a margin of four points and contributed significantly to Team Schnitzer's Teams' Championship as well as BMW's Manufacturers' Championship triumph.

Formula E

During the 2018–19 Formula E season, Spengler functioned as a test and reserve driver for Andretti Autosport, sharing duties with Beitske Visser.

Sportscar racing

Following his final DTM season in 2019, Spengler transitioned his focus towards endurance racing disciplines. He made his debut at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans event in 2020 driving for ByKolles Racing. Further achievements include securing a victory with BMW Team RLL in the GTLM class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, as well as claiming the title in the Italian GT Sprint series in 2023. After competing for two seasons in Japan's Super GT Championship, he concluded a thirteen-year tenure with BMW at the end of 2024.

In 2025, Spengler joined Alsace-based sports car manufacturer Bugatti as their "Pilote Officiel," taking over from predecessor Pierre-Henri Raphanel.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year	Team	Car	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2003	ASM F3	Dallara F303/016	Mercedes	HOC 1	HOC 2	ADR 1	ADR 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	NOR 1 19†	NOR 2 Ret	LMS 1 11	LMS 2 3	NÜR 1 16	NÜR 2 4	A1R 1 3	A1R 2 7	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 Ret	HOC 3 6	HOC 4 5	MAG 1 Ret	MAG 2 21	10th	34
2004	ASL-Mücke Motorsport/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	Dallara F302/012	Mercedes	HOC 1 7	HOC 2 Ret	EST 1 10	EST 2 10	ADR 1 7	ADR 1 20	PAU 1 6	PAU 2 Ret	NOR 1 8	NOR 2 6	MAG 1 5	MAG 2 3	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 7	ZAN 1 13	ZAN 2 11	BRN 1 11	BRN 2 5	HOC 3 21†	HOC 4 9	11th	27

^† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted due to completing more than 90% of the race distance.

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)

Season	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos.	Points
2005	Persson Motorsport	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004	HOC 12	LAU 15†	SPA Ret	BRN 11	OSC 16	NOR 13†	NÜR 15	ZAN 9	LAU 6	IST 8	HOC 8										16th	5
2006	HWA Team	AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006	HOC 9	LAU 5	OSC 2	BRH 7	NOR 1	NÜR 1	ZAN 4	CAT 5	BUG 1	HOC 1											2nd	63

^† Competitor did not complete the race but surpassed 75% of the total distance.

24 Hours of Daytona Performance

Year	Team Name	Teammates	Car Model	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	"Class Pos."
2015	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Augusto Farfus	BMW Z4 GTLM	GTLM	725	5th overall	2nd in class
2016	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Dirk Werner Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Augusto Farfus	BMW M6 GTLM	GTLM	721	11th overall	5th in class
2017	BMW Team RLL	Bill Auberlen Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showallAlexander Sims (racing driver) Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showallAugusto Farfus	BMW M6 GTLM	GTLM	651	12th overall	8th in class

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position; events in italics represent fastest lap)

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Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Position	Total Points
2015	BMW Team RLL	GTLM	BMW Z4 GTE	BMW 4.4 L V8	DAY 2	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	PET	21st	33
2016	BMW Team RLL	GTLM	BMW M6 GTLM	BMW 4.4 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 2	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	Road Atlanta#PET	18th	60
2017	BMW Team RLL	GTLM	BMW M6 GTLM	BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8	DAY 8	SEB	LBH	COA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	26th	23
2020	BMW Team RLL	GTLM	BMW M8 GTE	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8	DAY 5	DAY 4	SEB 4	ELK 6	VIR 2	ATL 1	MDO 3	2020 Grand Prix of Charlotte#CLT CLT'' 3	style="background:#DFFFDF;" >2020 Petit Le Mans#PET PET'' Template:Small 5	313	4th

^* Current season ongoing.

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position; events in italics denote fastest lap)

Season	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final Standing	Total Points
2018–19	BMW Team MTEK	LMGTE Pro	BMW M8 GTE	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbocharged V8	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB 7	SPA	LMS	28th	8
2019–20	ByKolles Racing Team	LMP1	ENSO CLM P1/01	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	SIL	FUJ	SHA	BHR	COA	SPA 11	LMS Ret	BHR	NC†	0†

^† Spengler participated as a guest competitor and was therefore not eligible to earn points.

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle Model	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2020	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall ByKolles Racing Team	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oliver Webb Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Dillmann	ENSO CLM P1/01-Gibson	LMP1	97	DNF	DNF

Full Super GT Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position; entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Team Name	Car Model	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Championship Position	Points Accumulated
2023	BMW Team Studie x CRS	BMW M4 GT3	GT300	OKA 6	FUJ	SUZ	FUJ	SUZ 16	SUG 13	AUT 8	MOT 12	21st	8

Season	Team	Vehicle	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Championship Position	Points Total
2024	BMW M Team Studie x CRS	BMW M4 GT3	GT300	OKA	style="background:#CFCFFF;" |FUJ 11	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SUZ 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |FUJ 7	SUG	style="background:#DFFFDF;" |AUT 4	MOT	style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SUZ 13	15th	16

External links

• Official site (German language)
• Profile on DriverDB