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Driver Profile

TIMO
BERNHARD

German racing driver (born 1981)

LMP1· 37GTE Pro· 5

38Race Starts

12Overall Wins

24Podiums

0Titles

9Poles

9Fastest Laps

12Class Wins

2012-2019Career Span

Career Note

Timo Bernhard is a former racing driver from Germany. He was a sports car driver from Porsche, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He is the ninth driver to complete the informal triple crown of endurance racing. On 29 June 2018, he became the first person in 35 years to break the all-time Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record, set by Stefan Bellof in 1983 with a Porsche 956, in a derestricted Porsche 919 Evo with a time of 5:19.546.

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Signature

Career Constellation

Each season is a star: sized by overall wins, positioned by championship rank, coloured by primary class. Gold ring marks championship-winning campaigns; silver ring marks top-three finishes.

Frequent Teammates

Brendon Hartley

NZL · Shared 37 entries

Mark Webber

AUS · Shared 27 entries

Earl Bamber

NZL · Shared 10 entries

Patrick Pilet

FRA · Shared 4 entries

Jörg Bergmeister

DEU · Shared 4 entries

Romain Dumas

FRA · Shared 2 entries

Every Race · 38 entries

Race Log

Season	Event	Circuit	Class	Team	Car	Pos	Class Pos
2018-19	Round 2 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Pro	Porsche GT Team	911 RSR· Porsche	56	17
2017	Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	2	2
2017	Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	2	2
2017	Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	4	4
2017	Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2017	Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ	AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2017	Round 4 - NURBURGRING	NURBURGRING	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2017	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2017	Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2017	Round 1 - SILVERSTONE	SILVERSTONE	LMP1	Porsche LMP Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	2	2
2016	Round 9 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2016	Round 8 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2016	Round 7 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2016	Round 6 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2016	Round 5 - AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ	AUTODROMO HERMANOS RODRIGUEZ	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2016	Round 4 - NURBURGRING	NURBURGRING	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2016	Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	26	7
2016	Round 1 - SILVERSTONE	SILVERSTONE	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	—	—
2015	Round 8 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	5	5
2015	Round 7 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2015	Round 6 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2015	Round 5 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2015	Round 4 - NURBURGRING	NURBURGRING	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	1	1
2015	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	2	2
2015	Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2015	Round 1 - SILVERSTONE	SILVERSTONE	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	—	—
2014	Round 8 - INTERLAGOS	INTERLAGOS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	—	—
2014	Round 7 - BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2014	Round 6 - SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	6	6
2014	Round 5 - FUJI SPEEDWAY	FUJI SPEEDWAY	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2014	Round 4 - CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	5	5
2014	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	—	—
2014	Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	23	8
2014	Round 1 - SILVERSTONE	SILVERSTONE	LMP1	Porsche Team	919 Hybrid· Porsche	3	3
2013	Round 3 - LE MANS	LE MANS	GTE Pro	Porsche AG Team Manthey	911 RSR· Porsche	17	2
2013	Round 2 - SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	SPA FRANCORCHAMPS	GTE Pro	Porsche AG Team Manthey	911 RSR· Porsche	—	—
2013	Round 1 - SILVERSTONE	SILVERSTONE	GTE Pro	Porsche AG Team Manthey	911 RSR· Porsche	20	6
2012	Round 1 - SEBRING	SEBRING	—	Audi Sport Team Joest	R18· Audi	2	—

Time on track

Lap Aggregate

4,285Laps Completed

4,285Valid Laps

1:17.442Personal Best

2:35.658Career Avg

Year by year

Season Splits

Season	Events	Wins	Class Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL
2018-19	1	—	—	—	—	—
2017	10	4	4	8	2	3
2016	9	4	4	6	2	3
2015	9	4	4	6	5	2
2014	9	—	—	3	—	1
2013	4	—	—	—	—	—
2012	1	—	—	1	—	—

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From the answers archive

Questions about this driver

Drivers · 4 min read

Which driver has the most WEC overall race wins?

Sébastien Buemi has the most overall WEC race wins, with 29 victories. [Buemi](/drivers/sebastien-buemi) has 29, his long-time Toyota team-mate [Brendon Hartley](/drivers/brendon-hartley) 26, [Mike Conway](/drivers/mike-conway) 20 and [Kamui Kobayashi](/drivers/kamui-kobayashi) 19. Buemi, Hartley, Conway, Kobayashi and the retired [Kazuki Nakajima](/drivers/kazuki-nakajima), who has 17, all drove for Toyota in the LMP1-Hybrid era.

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Which driver has the most WEC overall race wins?

TIMO
BERNHARD