Andre Heimgartner (born 8 June 1995) is a

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motor-racing driver who currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship driving the No. 8

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for

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Career

Formula racing

At 12 years of age commenced racing in the NZ Formula Vee championship. Heimgartner became the youngest driver in the world to win a

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Championship at the age of fifteen when he won the

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during the 2010–11 season. He returned to successfully defend his title for the 2011–12 season whilst contesting selected events in the

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. 2013 Selected races in Australian Formula 3.

Touring cars

New Zealand

In 2012, Heimgartner entered the inaugural season of the New Zealand-based V8SuperTourer series, driving a

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run by AV8 Motorsport. He finished the sprint championship in tenth place overall, achieving a best result of fourth place at

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; and seventh place in the endurance championship, with his best finish being fifth place in the Fathers' Day 400 at

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. He was classified eleventh overall at the end of the season. Moving from AV8 Motorsport to the Melbourne Performance Centre and then Motorsport Networks teams during a four-season period. Heimgartner went on to become the only driver to compete in every race of the championship over the 4-year period. Achieving 15 podium finishes.

Australia

Parallel to his appearances in the V8Supertourer category in 2012, Heimgartner contested the Australia-based Porsche Carrera Cup series at the age of 16. Andre ran as high as 4th for much of the season before a no fault contact by a competitor caused a DNF.

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, driving an ex-

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entered by Finance EZI Racing, which entered Heimgartner alongside

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as the team's drivers. In 2014 Andre drove for Matt White in the supercar Dunlop series with 3 podium finishes. Also in 2013 saw Andre's first drive in a

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Holden Commodore VF. Due to his close association with Paul Morris he got to do co-driver laps in Dean Fiore's No. 88

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entry at Queensland Raceway replacing Matt Halliday in the dedicated co-driver session. Heimgartner Pedersen 2015 Sandown 500

In 2014, Heimgartner was selected to race the

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wildcard entry at the

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alongside fellow Kiwi

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. Following this performance the team retained him in the teams' full-time category début the following season. 2015 was a formative year for the new Superblack team and was plagued by performance inconsistencies. A best qualifying position of 3rd and numerous top 10 finishes for the 2015 season. Andre's second year in Supercars and severe budget constraints lead to relocation to the minnow LDM team, car performance and reliability issues produced disappointing results.

Endurance racing

In 2013, Heimgartner contested the

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event at the

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in Bathurst,

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. Sharing a BMW 335i with co-drivers Anthony Gilbertson and Peter O'Donnell, Heimgartner finished the race first in his class.2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour www.natsoft.com.au
Retrieved on 11 February 2013 In NZ Heimgartner as a 14-year-old won the Mini Challenge 3-hour endurance classic. As a 16-year-old driving ab RSR Porsche while leading the field by 15 laps suffered a terminal mechanical issue 10 minutes from the chequered flag. Achieved various successes in endurance competition driving GT3 Porsches for Fastway and Hood. Competed in 2 seasons of V8 Supertourer endurance competition with Paul Morris as co-driver. By February 2018 Andre had completed 4 consecutive Bathurst 1000 endurance events with a best placing of 9th.

Personal life

Heimgartner is currently engaged to Jewelry Designer Jemma Boskovich. He was in a relationship with

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between 2014 and 2017.

Racing record

Career results

Nissan Altima of Andre Heimgartner (Adelaide, 2018)

Supercars Championship results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

‡Walsh was entered as a co-driver to Slade but withdrew and was replaced with Heimgartner.

References

External links

Official Webpage

Driver Database profile

Profile at Racing Reference
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