Thomas Neubauer
Thomas Neubauer | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1999 France |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Known for | 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver Cup champion; winner of Dubai 24 Hour, Nürburgring 24 Hours SP10 category, Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali |
Thomas Neubauer (born 8 June 1999) is a professional racing driver from France and holds the title of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver Cup champion. In the same year, he also claimed overall victory at the Dubai 24 Hour, secured a class win at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and emerged victorious at the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali.
Lower formulae
Neubauer entered the world of single-seater racing in late 2016, where he achieved a podium finish in the V de V Challenge Monoplace. The following winter, he participated in the Toyota Racing Series of 2017, concluding the championship in 17th place, with his best result being ninth at Taupo, Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park.
Formula Renault
In 2017, Neubauer raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup with Tech 1 Racing alongside teammates Gabriel Aubry, Thomas Maxwell, and Max Fewtrell. The season proved challenging as Neubauer did not accumulate any points, while his teammates attained higher rankings in the standings.
He remained with Tech 1 Racing for the 2018 Eurocup campaign, where he secured two top-ten finishes, including sixth place at Monza, ultimately finishing 17th in the overall classification.
2019: GT debut and first title
In 2019, Neubauer transitioned into sportscar racing, competing in the Silver category of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup for AKKA ASP alongside Nico Bastian. Concurrently, he took part in the Ferrari Challenge Europe with Charles Pozzi – Courage, earning three podiums and a pole position during the opening round and concluding sixth overall despite missing an event at the Red Bull Ring.
His performance in the Blancpain Sprint Cup was notably stronger: four class wins, including an outright victory on his GT debut at Brands Hatch driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3, helped Neubauer and Bastian secure the Silver Cup championship.
2020: Further victories
Continuing in the Silver Cup category in 2020, Neubauer returned to Tech 1 Racing—his former Formula Renault team—to compete in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup, piloting a Lexus RC F GT3. The highlight of his Endurance season was a single podium finish at the final round held at Le Castellet, where Neubauer, Timothé Buret, and Aurélien Panis finished eighth in Silver Cup standings. In the Sprint Cup, Neubauer ranked seventh among full-time Silver Cup competitors despite winning Race 2 at Zandvoort and securing two overall pole positions at Misano.
At the same time, Neubauer participated in the Ferrari Challenge Europe, achieving three victories across three events.
2021: Emphasis on Endurance Racing
During the 2021 season, Neubauer dedicated his efforts to the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup, competing with Walkenhorst Motorsport alongside Martin Tomczyk and former F1 competitor Timo Glock. Although the team did not secure a podium finish, they ended the championship in 22nd place overall, standing as the highest-ranked BMW entry.
Competing in the Ferrari Challenge Europe with Charles Pozzi's outfit, Neubauer achieved three podium placements across three events.
Moreover, Neubauer made his first appearance at the renowned 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving a Ferrari 488 GTE Evo for JMW Motorsport within the LMGTE Am division. The team withdrew after completing 117 laps.
2022: Multiple Championship Triumphs
Neubauer kicked off 2022 by clinching victory at the Dubai 24 Hour, starting from pole position. He then joined ROFGO Racing with Team WRT, piloting an Audi R8 LMS Evo II alongside Benjamin Goethe in the Sprint Cup, with Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer added for the Endurance Cup campaign.
The Sprint Cup began with a setback due to a collision at Brands Hatch, resulting in a 16th-place finish, followed by two top-ten class results at Magny-Cours. Neubauer and Goethe then earned two third-place class finishes at Zandvoort, marking their first overall championship points. At Misano, they secured a class victory and an overall podium position, adding another Silver Cup podium despite challenges during a safety car restart. The season wrapped up with a fourth-place finish and class podium at Valencia, culminating in third place in the Sprint Cup standings.
In the Endurance Cup, Neubauer's squad took class honors at Imola, followed by a fourth-place class result at Le Castellet. Their standout achievement was winning the Silver Cup at the prestigious 24 Hours of Spa, which Neubauer described as his "most beautiful victory." A third-place class finish at Hockenheimring secured them the Silver Cup title before concluding the season with a win at Barcelona.
Outside these championships, Neubauer also triumphed in the SP10 category of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and emerged victorious in the Finali Mondiali of the Ferrari Challenge. His impressive performances throughout 2022 led to his promotion to FIA Gold status for the following year.
2023
In 2023, Neubauer returned to Team WRT, teaming up with Simmenauer in the Pro division of the 2023 Sprint Cup.
Personal life
Neubauer embarked on his racing journey relatively late, beginning karting at age 13. Placing importance on academics, he pursued studies in sports science at École de management Paris La Défense.
Overview of racing career
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points | Final standing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | Formula Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 13th | |||||||||||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Toyota Racing Series | MTEC Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 17th | |||||||||||||
| Formula Renault Eurocup | Tech 1 Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | ||||||||||||||
| Formula Renault NEC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13th | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17th | |||||||||||||
| Formula Renault NEC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | (Silver Cup) 2019 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP Team | (Overall) AKKA ASP Team | (Endurance) HB Racing | (Endurance Am) HB Racing | (Ferrari Challenge Europe) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (VLN Series - V4) Jaco's Paddock Motorsport |
10 / 10 / 1 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 3 / 29 / 24 / 81 / N/A / 6.74 9th / 1st / NC / 18th / 6th / 5th / 92nd | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup) Tech 1 Racing | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup) Tech 1 Racing | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup) Tech 1 Racing | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup) Tech 1 Racing | (Ferrari Challenge Europe) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali) Charles Pozzi – Courage |
4 / 4 / 10 / 10 / 6 / 1 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 0 NC / 8th /16th/7th/5th/DSQ | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup) Walkenhorst Motorsport | (Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9) Walkenhorst Motorsport | (Ferrari Challenge Europe) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am) JMW Motorsport |
5 /5/5/1/1 22nd/NC†/7th/DNF/DNF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup) ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup) ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup) ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup) ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | (Intercontinental GT Challenge) Team WRT | (24H GT Series - GT3) MS7 by WRT | (Dubai 24 Hour - GT3-Pro) MS7 by WRT | (24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10) FK Performance Motorsport | (Ferrari Challenge Europe) Charles Pozzi – Courage | (Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali) Charles Pozzi – Courage |
5/5/10/10/1/1/1/1/6/1 0/3/0/1/0/1/1/1/0/1 35th/1st/11th/3rd/18th/NC†/1st/1st/7th/1st | |||||||||||
| 2023 | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup) Walkenhorst Motorsport | (24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9) Walkenhorst Motorsport | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup) Team WRT | (Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)) Charles Pozzi GT Racing | (International GT Open) Team Motopark | (24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am) JMW Motorsport |
4/1/10/1/2/1 NC/DNF/11th/7th/28th/DNF | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | (GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup) AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors | (IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro) DragonSpeed |
31st/ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | (IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro) DragonSpeed | (Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9) Realize Kondo Racing with Rinaldi | (GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup) AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors |
† Neubauer participated as a guest and was not eligible to score points.
* Current season in progress.
Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results
(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Formula Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 20 |
SPA 2 23 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
32nd | 1 |
| 2017 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SPA 1 25 |
SPA 2 33 |
SPA 3 29 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 < br/> 11 |
11th | 52 | ||||
| 2018 | Tech 1 Racing | PAU < br/>1 < br/> 7 | PAU < br/>2 < br/> get7 |
8th |
58 |
Full Toyota Racing Series Results
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Bold font highlights pole positions) (Italic font highlights quickest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final Standing | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | MTEC Motorsport | RUA < br/>1 < br/> 16 | RUA < br/>2 < br/> 18 | RUA < br/>3 < br/> 14 | TER < br/>1 < br/> 20 | TER < br/>2 < br/> 13 | TER < br/>3 < br/> 13 | HMP < br/>1 < br/> Ret | HMP < br/>2 < br/> 14 | HMP < br/>3 < br/> 13
| | | | | |
17th | 308 |
Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results
(Key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)
| 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 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 23 |
MNZ 2 11 |
SIL 1 18 |
SIL 2 17 |
PAU 1 24 |
PAU 2 24 |
MON 1 Ret |
MON 2 Ret |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 27 |
HUN 3 15 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
RBR 1 17 |
RBR 2 11 |
LEC 1 16 |
LEC 2 14 |
SPA 1 25 |
SPA 2 33 |
SPA 3 29 |
"23rd" | "0" | |||
| ""2018"" | ""Tech 1 Racing"" | ""LEC_1"" ""12"" | ""LEC_2"" ""17"" | ""MNZ_1"" ""14"" | ""MNZ_2"" ""6"" | ""SIL_1"" ""18"" | ""SIL_2"" ""24"" | ""MON_1"" ""26"" | ""MON_2"" ""23"" | ""RBR_1"" "'DNS'" | ""RBR_2"" "'DNS'" | "'SPA_1'" "'WD'" | "'SPA_2'" "'WD'" | "'HUN_1'" "'Ret'" | "'HUN_2'" "'Ret'" | "'NÜR_1'" "'21'" | "'NÜR_2'" "'10'" | "'HOC_1'" "'Ret'" | "'HOC_2'" "'Ret'" | "'CAT_1'" "'14'" | "'CAT_2'" "'23'" | "17th" | "9" |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(legend) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)
| Season | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ranking | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AKKA ASP Team | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Silver | BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 8 |
MIS 1 20 |
MIS 2 6 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 12 |
NÜR 1 24 |
NÜR 2 18 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 8 |
1st | 112.5 |
| 2020 | Tech 1 Racing | Lexus RC F GT3 | Silver | MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 15 |
MIS 3 19 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 18 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 4 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 19 |
CAT 3 8 |
7th | 60 |
- Season ongoing.
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Events in bold signify pole position) (Events in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Season | Team Name | Car Model | Category | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Event 5 | Event 6 | Event 7 | Final Standing | Total Points |
|---|
|-
|- |2019
! HB Racing
! Ferrari 488 GT3
! Am
|- |style="background:#;" | Monza
|- |style="background:#;" | Silverstone
|- |style="background:#;" | Paul Ricard
|- |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | Spa 6H
43
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 12H
43
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 24H
38
|- |style="background:#;" | Barcelona-Catalunya
! 18th
! 24
|}
|- |2020
! Tech 1 Racing
! Lexus RC F GT3
! Silver
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Imola
19
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Nürburgring
39
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 6H
28
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 12H
43
|- |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Spa 24H
Ret
|- |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | Paul Ricard
16
|- |
!-8th
!-44
|}
|- |2021
! Walkenhorst Motorsport
! BMW M6 GT3
! Pro
|- | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Monza
12
|- | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Paul Ricard
9
|- | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | Spa 6H
3
|- | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Spa 12H
49†
|- | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Spa 24H
Ret
|- | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Nürburgring
15
|- | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Barcelona-Catalunya
Ret
!-22nd
!-9
|}
|- |2022
! ROFGO Racing with Team WRT
! Audi R8 LMS Evo II
! Silver
|- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Imola
14
|- | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Paul Ricard
15
|- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Spa 6H
15
|- | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Spa 12H
19
|- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Spa 24H
13
|- | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |Hockenheimring
10
|- | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Barcelona-Catalunya
11
!- style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st
!- style="background:#FFFFBF;" |125
|}
|- |2023
! Walkenhorst Motorsport
! BMW M4 GT3
! Bronze
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Monza
22
|- |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Paul Ricard
Ret
|- |style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Spa 6H
45
|- |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | Spa 12H
31
|- |style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Spa 24H
46†
|- |style="background:#CFCFFF;" | Nürburgring
41
|
!-25th
!-9
|}
|
|- |
2024
! AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors
! Ferrari 296 GT3
! Pro
|
style="background:#CFCFFF;"|
Paul Ricard
17
|
style="background:#CFCFFF;"|
Spa 6H
13
|
style="background:#CFCFFF;"|
Spa 12H
22
|
style="background:#EFCFFF;"|
Spa 24H
Ret
|
style="background:#DFFFDF;"|
Nürburgring
10
|
|
!
23rd*
!
1*
|}
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results
| Year | Team | Drivers | Vehicle | Category | Completed Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jody Fannin United States Rodrigo Sales |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Amateur |
117 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport | Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Giacomo Petrobelli Template:Country data MONTemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Prette |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Amateur |
89 | DNF | DNF |
