André Lotterer
André Lotterer | |
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Lotterer in 2012. | |
Nationality | German |
Born |
Duisburg, West Germany | 19 November 1981
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Car no. | 7 |
Starts | 41 |
Wins | 10 |
Best finish | 1st in 2012 |
Finished last season |
2nd |
Formula One World Championship career | |
Active years | 2014 |
Teams | Caterham |
Entries | 1 (1 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2014 Belgian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2014 Belgian Grand Prix |
Championship titles | |
2012 2011 2006, 2009 1999 1998 |
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 Formula Nippon Super GT – GT500 Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW Junior |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Participating years | 2009– |
Teams | Kolles, Audi Sport |
Best finish | 1st (2011, 2012, 2014) |
Class wins | 3 (2011, 2012, 2014) |
André Lotterer (born 19 November 1981) is a Belgian-German professional racing driver competing with a Belgian licence, while representing Germany.[1] He is best known for his success in endurance racing with the works Audi team, including three victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the drivers' title of the FIA World Endurance Championship. He has also competed in the Japanese Super Formula series for over a decade, winning the title in 2011.
Lotterer was a test driver for the Jaguar Formula One team in 2002, but this did not lead to a race seat. Twelve years later, he joined Caterham, replacing Kamui Kobayashi at the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix.
Racing career
Early life
Lotterer was born in Duisburg to a German father, Henri Lotterer, and a Belgian mother.[2] He was raised with his Belgian mother in Nivelles and still resides in his hometown to this day.[3] He competes with a Belgian racing licence, yet opts to represent Germany.[1][2]
Single-seaters
Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002. He was passed up for a race seat in 2003 with Eddie Irvine retiring and Pedro de la Rosa leaving, as the team chose Mark Webber and Antônio Pizzonia instead.
Lotterer contested a one-off Champ Car event at the end of 2002 for Dale Coyne, scoring a point at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Circuit. Since then he moved to Japan doing very well in both Super Formula (formerly Formula Nippon) and the Japanese Super GT Championship for Lexus, winning the latter in 2006 and 2009.
Sportscars
Lotterer also made his debut in the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, as a race week fill-in driver for the Kolles privateer Audi team. Lotterer and co-driver Charles Zwolsman, also a Le Mans rookie, drove the entire race themselves after third driver Narain Karthikeyan dislocated his shoulder in a non-racing related injury. Driving an Audi R10, the car that won the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Le Mans races, Lotterer and Zwolsman finished 7th overall and in the LMP1 class.
His impressive performance that year earned him a drive with the works Audi Sport team in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving the new Audi R15 TDI plus. Along with Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer, he finished 2nd overall and in the LMP1 class, despite the rival Peugeot 908s dominating for the first part of the race.
He remained with Audi Sport to compete in the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, co-driving the newly designed Audi R18 with Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer. After the Audi works team lost two out of three cars due to accidents, Lotterer and his co-drivers held off three works Peugeot 908s to claim both 1st place in the LMP1 class and the overall victory, beating the 2nd place Peugeot by a mere 13 seconds. This win gave Audi 10 overall victories at Le Mans and Lotterer his first overall win at Le Mans.
From 2012 to 2016, Lotterer competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving for Audi Sport Team Joest with the Audi R18.
After Audi Sport Team Joest decided not to run in WEC for 2017, Lotterer moved to Porsche as the driver of the #1 car with 2016 World champion Neel Jani and Nick Tandy.[4]
Formula One
Jaguar (2002)
Lotterer was the reserve driver for Jaguar Racing in the 2002 Formula One season.
Caterham (2014)
He replaced Caterham F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi for a one-off race at the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix.[5] He qualified 21st place, in front of team mate Marcus Ericsson, but his race lasted just one lap before a mechanical failure put an abrupt end to his F1 debut.[6] He was invited to race again at the Italian Grand Prix, but declined as the team planned to run Roberto Merhi in the car for the first practice session, contrary to his desire to take part in all the available running due to his lack of experience.[7]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete CART/Champ Car results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
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2002 | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford XF V8 t | MTY | LBH | MOT | MIL | LS | POR | CHI | TOR | CLE | VAN | MDO | ROA | MTL | DEN | ROC | MIA | SRF | FON | MXC 12 |
22nd | 1 |
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula results
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
Complete JGTC/Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ 13 |
FUJ 9 |
MOT Ret |
AUT 2 |
SUZ 12 |
16th | 19 | |
2004 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | TAI 10 |
SUG 4 |
SEP 9 |
TOK 6 |
MOT 1 |
AUT 12 |
SUZ 5 |
8th | 42 | ||
2005 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 8 |
SEP 5 |
SUG 13 |
MOT 10 |
FUJ 2 |
AUT 14 |
SUZ 10 |
9th | 38 | |
2006 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 1 |
OKA 8 |
FUJ 3 |
SEP 15 |
SUG 4 |
SUZ 10 |
MOT 2 |
AUT 7 |
FUJ 4 |
1st | 80 |
2007 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 7 |
OKA 5 |
FUJ DNS |
SEP 8 |
SUG 5 |
SUZ 1 |
MOT 6 |
AUT 6 |
FUJ 6 |
6th | 54 |
2008 | Toyota Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 3 |
OKA 4 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 7 |
SUG 10 |
SUZ 3 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 8 |
FUJ 7 |
3rd | 63 |
2009 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 11 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 6 |
SUG 7 |
SUZ 8 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 1 |
MOT 2 |
1st | 88 |
2010 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 4 |
OKA 3 |
FUJ 2 |
SEP 8 |
SUG 7 |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ C |
MOT 1 |
2nd | 62 | |
2011 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 4 |
FUJ 4 |
SEP 6 |
SUG 9 |
SUZ 6 |
FUJ 15 |
AUT 4 |
MOT 8 |
8th | 39 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2009 | Kolles | Charles Zwolsman, Jr. Narain Karthikeyan |
Audi R10 TDI | LMP1 | 369 | 7th | 7th |
2010 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R15 TDI plus | LMP1 | 396 | 2nd | 2nd |
2011 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 TDI | LMP1 | 355 | 1st | 1st |
2012 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 378 | 1st | 1st |
2013 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 338 | 5th | 5th |
2014 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1-H | 379 | 1st | 1st |
2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 393 | 3rd | 3rd |
2016 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 | LMP1 | 367 | 4th | 4th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
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2012 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) |
SEB 11 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 1 |
SIL 1 |
SÃO 2 |
BHR 1 |
FUJ 2 |
SHA 3 |
1st | 172.5 | |
2013 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 3.7L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) |
SIL 2 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 5 |
SÃO 1 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 14 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 2 |
2nd | 149.25 | |
2014 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) |
SIL Ret |
SPA 5 |
LMS 1 |
COA 1 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 4 |
SÃO 5 |
2nd | 127 | |
2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) |
SIL 1 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 3 |
NÜR 3 |
COA 2 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 3 |
BHR 2 |
2nd | 161 | |
2016 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6 (Hybrid) |
SIL EX |
SPA 5 |
LMS 4 |
NÜR 3 |
MEX 2 |
COA 6 |
FUJ Ret |
SHA 6 |
BHR 2 |
5th | 104 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
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2014 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT05 | Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL Ret |
ITA | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA | ABU | NC | 0 |
References
- 1 2 De Wilde, Olivier (18 August 2014). "André Lotterer en F1 à Spa ? Le Nivellois a déjà moulé son siège chez Caterham..." [André Lotter in F1 in Spa? The Nivellois has already fitted his seat with Caterham...]. DH.be (in French). La Dernière Heure / Les Sports S.A. d'Informations et de Productions Multimédia. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
A trente-deux ans, le pilote qui a grandi chez nous à Nivelles et roule sous licence belge, André Lotterer, devrait disputer son premier Grand Prix de Formule 1 dimanche prochain à Francorchamps.
- 1 2 Halleux, Stéphane (21 August 2014). "Belgische Duitser start in Spa in F1" [Belgian German makes F1 debut in Spa]. Autoscout24 (in Dutch). AutoScout24 GmbH. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
André Lotterer heeft Duisburg als geboorteplaats, maar hij groeide op in Nijvel. Hij rijdt overigens nog met een Belgische licentie. Zijn pa, Henri Lotterer, boog zich over de motoren voor het RAS-team, bekend uit de rallysport en de toerwagenraces.
- ↑ "Stoffel Vandoorne RACB Driver of the Year 2014". RACB (in French). Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
Au cours de cette cérémonie, Jacky Ickx a remis à André Lotterer, qui vit depuis sa plus tendre enfance en Belgique et licencié belge ces dernières saisons, l’Honorary Mention pour ses trois victoires aux 24 Heures du Mans et les excellents résultats qu’il signe régulièrement dans les épreuves du FIA World Endurance Championship.
- ↑ "Lotterer, Tandy and Bamber confirmed at Porsche for 2017". FIA WEC. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Belgian GP: Andre Lotterer in for Kamui Kobayashi at Caterham". BBC News. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sunday in Belgium". Caterham F1. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Caterham confirms Kobayashi's Monza F1 return and Merhi's FP1 run". autosport.com. Haymarket Publishing. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to André Lotterer. |
- André Lotterer official website
- André Lotterer career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Stefan Mücke |
Formula BMW ADAC Champion 1999 |
Succeeded by Hannes Lachinger |
Preceded by Yuji Tachikawa Toranosuke Takagi |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2006 With: Juichi Wakisaka |
Succeeded by Daisuke Itō Ralph Firman |
Preceded by Satoshi Motoyama Benoît Tréluyer |
Super GT (GT500) Champion 2009 With: Juichi Wakisaka |
Succeeded by Takashi Kogure Loïc Duval |
Preceded by Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas Mike Rockenfeller |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011–2012 With: Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler |
Succeeded by Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval |
Preceded by João Paulo de Oliveira |
Formula Nippon Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Kazuki Nakajima |
Preceded by None |
FIA World Endurance Champion 2012 With: Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler |
Succeeded by Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval |
Preceded by Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 With: Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler |
Succeeded by Earl Bamber Nico Hülkenberg Nick Tandy |