Fabian Schiller

German racing driver
Fabian Schiller
Schiller in 2022
NationalityGermany German
Born (1997-05-24) 24 May 1997 (age 26)
Troisdorf, Germany
Nürburgring Endurance Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number2
Former teamsHTP Motorsport
Previous series
2013–2014
2017–2020		ADAC Formel Masters
GT World Challenge Europe
Championship titles
2016
2016
2017		Renault Sport Trophy – AM Class
Renault Sport Trophy – Endurance Trophy
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Silver Class

Fabian Schiller (born 24 May 1997) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Nürburgring Endurance Series.

Career

Junior formula

Schiller began his racing career in karting at the age of 12, competing in the ADAC Kart Masters series. In 2012, he began competing in single-seater formula cars, taking part in the Formula BMW Talent Cup.[1] The following season, Schiller stepped up to compete in the ADAC Formel Masters championship, competing for the Schiller Motorsport team run by his father and uncle.[2] He would finish 11th in his first season in the competition, scoring his first victory at the Lausitzring.[3] After two years of competition and three race victories in the series, Schiller graduated to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, signing with Team West-Tec for the 2015 season.[4] However, with three races remaining in the season, Schiller was removed from his seat due to unsatisfactory performances.[5]

Schiller competing in Formula 3 at Spa in 2015

Sports cars

In March 2016, Schiller joined Marc VDS Racing Team for the 2016 edition of the Renault Sport Trophy.[6] Schiller found much success over the course of the season, winning both the individual AM class championship and the Endurance Trophy alongside co-driver Markus Palttala.[7] That same year, Schiller made his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, competing in the SP7 class.[8] The team would finish sixth in class, completing 85 of the leader's 124 laps.

At the end of 2016, Schiller announced that he'd be competing for Race Performance in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series.[9] After winning his first race in the series at Fuji, the team finished fourth at Buriram and second at Sepang, finishing fourth in points. For 2017, Schiller raced in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, winning the Silver Cup title with co-driver Jules Szymkowiak.[10]

Two years later, Schiller made his debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for P1 Motorsports. After retiring, the entry finished 19th in class. Two seasons later, Schiller returned to the series, competing with DragonSpeed in the LMP2 class.[11] The team finished on the podium in class, four laps behind the second-placed Tower Motorsport by Starworks entry.

Schiller embarked on two full-time programs in 2022, taking part in the ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in Mercedes-AMG machinery. For the ADAC GT Masters season, Schiller teamed with Jules Gounon, driving for Drago Racing Team ZVO.[12] The team claimed four victories, finishing third in the championship and leading a championship-high 137 laps.[13] In GT World Challenge, Schiller joined Al Faisal Al Zubair and Axcil Jefferies behind the wheel of a Silver Cup entry fielded under the Al Manar Racing by HRT banner.[14] The team claimed a class victory at Circuit Paul Ricard, finishing fourth in the class championship. Later that year, Schiller joined Valentin Pierburg in Team Germany's entry into the GT Relay competition at the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games.[15] The duo swept the two qualifying races,[16] before finishing as runners-up in the medal race. Schiller closed nearly 30 seconds to the leading car of Eric Debard before a late safety car ended the race under full-course yellow conditions.[17]

In 2023, after two years in lower classes, Schiller returned to the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He joined co-drivers Luca Stolz and Maro Engel behind the wheel of GetSpeed Performance's sole Pro entry.[18] Schiller was also added to the Mercedes-AMG factory roster for the 2023 season.[19]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup ? ? ? ? ? 22 7th
2013 ADAC Formel Masters Schiller / G&J Motorsport 24 1 0 0 1 82 11th
2014 ADAC Formel Masters Schiller Motorsport 24 2 0 0 3 154 8th
Euroformula Open Championship Team West-Tec F3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 24 0 0 0 0 2 25th
2016 Renault Sport Trophy - Am Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS 6 4 4 2 5 178 1st
Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance 6 2 1 0 4 87 1st
VLN Series - SP9 HTP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 1 0 0 ? 0 N/A DNF
2016-17 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Race Performance 3 1 0 0 2 55 6th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup HTP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 1 22 11th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver 10 7 0 0 10 154 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 27 15th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 6 13th
24H Series - A6-Pro 1 0 0 0 0 14 ?
2018 Pirelli World Challenge - GT CRP Racing 4 0 0 1 1 73 13th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver 1 0 0 0 0 10 17th
VLN Series - SP9 GigaSpeed Team GetSpeed Performance 6 0 0 0 0 34.17 ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Schnitzer 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2019 Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro-Am GetSpeed Performance 8 1 0 0 5 30.75 3rd
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 3 31st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP 1 0 0 0 0 9 25th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 1 37th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD P1 Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 32 46th
2020 Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 3 0 0 0 2 25.02 8th
International GT Open 2 0 0 1 1 13 15th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 6 21st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Ram Racing 4 0 0 1 1 33 14th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 2 0 ? ? ? ? ?
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2022 ADAC GT Masters Drago Racing Team zvo 14 4 0 0 5 153 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 Racing 1 0 0 0 0 128 70th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Al Manar Racing by HRT 5 0 0 0 0 6 31st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Al Manar Racing by HRT
Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Madpanda Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 17th
International GT Open GetSpeed Performance
FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Germany 1 0 1 1 1 N/A 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Al Manar Racing by HRT
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT GetSpeed Performance 4 0 0 1 2 52 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar 5 0 0 0 2 57 4th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar 1 0 0 0 0 23 17th
Mercedes-AMG Team 2 Seas 1 0 0 0 1
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Theeba Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Craft-Bamboo Racing 4 1 0 0 2 51 14th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 1 0 1 0 0 125 68th
International GT Open Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed 6 2 2 3 5 62 8th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Al Manar Racing by GetSpeed 5 0 2 0 1 50 5th
Middle East Trophy - GT3 GetSpeed Performance
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9
International GT Open GetSpeed Performance
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Craft-Bamboo Racing

* Season still in progress.


Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 24 DC Points
2013 Schiller Motorsport OSC
1
19 		OSC
2
10 		OSC
3
10 		SPA
1
7 		SPA
2
9 		SPA
3
Ret 		SAC
1
8 		SAC
2
10 		SAC
3
12 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
18 		NÜR
3
8 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
8 		RBR
3
5 		LAU
1
7 		LAU
2
7 		LAU
3
1 		SVK
1
Ret 		SVK
2
7 		SVK
3
5 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
Ret 		HOC
3
8 		11th 82
2014 Schiller Motorsport OSC
1
5 		OSC
2
8 		OSC
3
1 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
2 		ZAN
3
Ret 		LAU
1
8 		LAU
2
13 		LAU
3
10 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
8 		SVK
1
4 		SVK
2
1 		SVK
3
Ret 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
6 		NÜR
3
Ret 		SAC
1
6 		SAC
2
7 		SAC
3
7 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
11 		HOC
3
11 		8th 154

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Team West-Tec F3 Mercedes SIL
1
16 		SIL
2
11 		SIL
3
26 		HOC
1
16 		HOC
2
12 		HOC
3
15 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
Ret 		PAU
3
18 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
25 		MNZ
3
Ret 		SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
15 		SPA
3
Ret 		NOR
1
26 		NOR
2
15 		NOR
3
15 		ZAN
1
25 		ZAN
2
25 		ZAN
3
13 		RBR
1
19 		RBR
2
28 		RBR
3
28 		ALG
1 		ALG
2 		ALG
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		25th 2

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2017 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MON
Ret 		SIL
37 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
6 		SPA
12H
2 		SPA
24H
7 		CAT
6 		15th 27
2018 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver MON SIL LEC SPA
6H
39 		SPA
12H
30 		SPA
24H
Ret 		CAT 17th 10
2019 Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
4 		SPA
12H
7 		SPA
24H
13 		CAT 25th 9
2020 GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro IMO
39 		NÜR
7 		SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		LEC
15 		21st 6
2021 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MON LEC
26 		SPA
6H
42 		SPA
12H
32 		SPA
24H
34 		NÜR
23 		CAT
Ret 		14th 33
2022 Al Manar Racing by HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver IMO
22 		LEC
7 		SPA
6H
Ret 		SPA
12H
Ret 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC
13 		CAT
15 		4th 66
2023 Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MNZ
Ret 		LEC
2 		SPA
6H
9 		SPA
12H
15 		SPA
24H
9 		NÜR
2 		CAT
4 		4th 57
2024 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro LEC
3 		SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
 MNZ
 JED
 3rd* 15*

* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2019 P1 Motorsports GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
19 		SEB
11 		MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 46th 32
2021 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
3† 		SEB
 WGI
 WGL
 ELK
 LGA
 ATL
 NC† 0†
2022 SunEnergy1 GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
21 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
 70th 128
2023 SunEnergy1 GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
22 		SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 68th 125

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2022 Drago Racing Team zvo Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
13 		OSC
2
12 		RBR
1
12 		RBR
2
12 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
7 		NÜR
1
32 		NÜR
2
13 		LAU
1
17 		LAU
2
10 		SAC
1
12 		SAC
2
Ret 		HOC
1
163 		HOC
2
13 		3rd 153

References

  1. ^ "In Vettel's Footsteps". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Promotion to the Formula Masters is the Next Logical Step". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "First Victory for Fabian Schiller in the ADAC Formula Masters". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 24 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fabian Schiller to race in European F3 for West-Tec". formulascout.com. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Early End of the Season for Fabian Schiller". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 2 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Fabian Schiller and Marc VDS with Renault RS01 in Renault Sport Trophy 2016". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 9 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Fabian Schiller Crowned Champion in Spa". marcvds.com. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Fabian Schiller Starts the 24h Race on the Nürburgring". fabian-schiller.com (in German). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Fabian Schiller starts Asian tour - Fuji, Buriram and Sepang". automobilsport.com. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Robin Frijns and Stuart Leonard 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup winners". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Mies, Schiller & DeFrancesco Join DragonSpeed For Rolex 24". dailysportscar.com. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ Plümer, Jonas (27 February 2022). "ADAC GT Masters: Gounon und Schiller für das Drago Racing Team ZVO" [ADAC GT Masters: Gounon and Schiller for Drago Racing Team ZVO]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Fact check: The 2022 ADAC GT Masters season". AutoMobilSport. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  14. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 March 2022). "HRT Increases to Three Mercedes-AMGs; No Pro Entry". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  15. ^ "FIA Motorsport Games Preview: GT & GT Sprint". fiamotorsportgames.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022. Valentin Pierburg and Fabian Schiller will anchor its GT Cup line-up, combining an accomplished amateur racer with a young but highly experienced campaigner.
  16. ^ Goodwin, Graham (29 October 2022). "Germany Score Clean Sweep Of Qualifying Race Wins". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  17. ^ Dagys, John (29 October 2022). "France Takes Gold in GT Cup Main Race". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  18. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (7 March 2023). "Schiller Returns to GetSpeed's Pro Lineup in Endurance". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Grenier & Schiller Added To Mercedes Performance Driver Stable For 2023". Dailysportscar. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

  • Fabian Schiller at IMSA
  • Fabian Schiller driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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Preceded by
Dario Capitanio
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AM Class Champion
2016 		Succeeded by
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