Florian Gruber (born 26 January 1983 in

Vilsbiburg Vilsbiburg (, regional: Vib ɪb is a town on the river Große Vils, 18 km southeast of Landshut, in the district of Landshut, in Bavaria, Germany. The city owes its name to the river Große Vils which runs through Vilsbiburg. As of 2019 Vil ...

Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria (german: Niederbayern, Bavarian: ''Niedabayern'') is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. Geography Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions () – Landshut and Donau-W ...

) is a German

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driver.

Career

Gruber won Division 2 of the German Touring Car Challenge in 2003, in a

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.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/6192/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database He moved to the German SEAT Leon Supercopa for 2004, finishing in eighth place. He improved to fourth in 2005, before winning the series in 2006. He was rewarded for his efforts with a one-off appearance for

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during the

2006 World Touring Car Championship season The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the third season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 2 April 2006 and ended on 19 November. The series was open to ...

at his home event. He finished in 15th place in both races. Gruber moved on to the

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in 2007. In 2009 Gruber competed in the

FIA GT3 European Championship The FIA GT3 European Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was a championship derived from the international FIA ...

and

ADAC GT Masters The ADAC GT Masters is a grand tourer-based auto racing series founded by the international Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and supported by the German ADAC automotive club. Similar to an earlier ADAC GT Cup series in the 1990s, the new GT ...

References

External links

Career statistics at Driver Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gruber, Florian 1983 births Living people People from Vilsbiburg Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria German racing drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Racing drivers from Bavaria ADAC GT Masters drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers