Rolf Ineichen (born 2 May 1978) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe and the ADAC GT Masters.
| Rolf Ineichen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 2 May 1978 Sursee, Switzerland |
| GT World Challenge Europe career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Emil Frey Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 14 |
| Former teams | Grasser Racing Team W Racing Team |
| Previous series | |
| 2009, 2013–2015 2014–2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche Supercup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2014 2015 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – B-Class Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class B Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – B-Class GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup |
Career
editBusiness ventures
editIneichen serves on the board of directors at OTTO'S AG, a Swiss discount department store chain,[1] as well as Proresa SA, a Swiss real estate corporation.[2]
Racing
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Ineichen began his professional racing career in 2009, competing in a one-off event for ARAXA Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. After a three year hiatus, he returned to compete with Stadler Motorsport at the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing sixth overall.[3]
The following year, Ineichen began competing full time for the first time in his career, driving for Konrad Motorsport in the exclusively-Amateur B Class of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. In his inaugural full-time year of competition, Ineichen scored the class championship, winning eight of 17 races.[4] In 2014, Ineichen won the class title for the second consecutive season,[5] adding a class victory with Stadler Motorsport at the 2014 Dubai 24 Hour to his resume that same year.[6] For the third consecutive season, in 2015, Ineichen claimed the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany B-Class title.[7]
In 2016, Ineichen joined Grasser Racing Team for the ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain Endurance Series seasons.[8] He would tally one victory in his opening season in the Blancpain series, taking victory at the Nürburgring with co-driver Mirko Bortolotti.[9]
In 2018, Ineichen was part of the Grasser Racing Team entry that won the GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona.[10] The following season, Ineichen claimed his second class victory in as many seasons at Daytona, also taking class honors at the 12 Hours of Sebring.[11]
For 2021, Ineichen joined Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing for the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Ricardo Feller in the Silver Cup class.[12] Scoring two class victories in five races, the trio claimed the Silver Cup title that season.[13] The following season, he took on a drive in the DTM after it transitioned to a GT3-based formula.[14] Ineichen finished the season with just one championship point, earned by claiming the fastest lap at Spa. In June, he competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an LMP2 entry fielded by Team WRT.[15]
2023 saw Ineichen return full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup following his 2021 title, taking part in the Gold Cup class for Iron Lynx alongside Michele Beretta and Leonardo Pulcini.[16] In the Sprint Cup, he joined Yuki Nemoto in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Silver Cup #119 entry.[17]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit* Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Herberth Motorsport
|
Ralf Bohn Robert Renauer
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
332 | 38th | 10th |
| 2022 |  Team WRT
|
 Mirko Bortolotti Dries Vanthoor
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 366 | 15th | 11th |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | GRT | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 Ret |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 16 |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 Ret |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 18 |
NÜR 2 17 |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 17 |
RBR 1 18 |
RBR 2 23 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
27th | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "OTTO'S AG Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Proresa SA Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland". dnb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Race results in Dubai 2012". automobilsport.com. 14 January 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "WRT – Rolf Ineichen". w-racingteam.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Rolf Ineichen defends B-category title in the Carrera Cup". cms3.gt-eins.at (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Swiss Porsche team Stadler Motorsport takes Dubai 24H win". us.motorsport.com. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Schmidt and Eng win at the season finale". newsroom.porsche.com. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Grasser Racing Team Now Participating in the ADAC GT Masters". sportscarracingnews.com. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Decider Turns Out to be a Thriller". sportscarracingnews.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Last-to-first win for Grasser Lamborghini "even more special"". motorsport.com. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini wins third consecutive IMSA championship race in GT Daytona at Sebring". autoweek.com. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort". dailysportscar.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Champions of 2021, Pan-European". dailysportscar.com. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
Endurance Cup Silver Cup Drivers Champions Rolf Ineichen/ Ricardo Feller/ Alex Fontana
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (16 February 2022). "GRT Confirm Four Driver DTM Line-Up". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (25 February 2022). "WRT announces third Le Mans entry led by Bortolotti, Vanthoor". Autosport. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (6 March 2023). "Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
The #19 will compete in the Gold Cup, with drivers Rolf Ineichen, Michele Beretta and Lamborghini factory driver Leonardo Pulcini teaming up.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (March 9, 2023). "VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme". Dailysportscar. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
External links
edit- Rolf Ineichen at IMSA