Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver. He is the current champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, a title he achieved alongside Benjamin Goethe and

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, driving for ROFGO Racing with Team WRT.

Career

Karting

Simmenauer first began karting in 2012 with Italian team

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. In 2015, he claimed the title in the French Karting Championship.

Toyota Racing Series

In December 2016, it was announced Simmenauer would make his debut in single-seaters in the Toyota Racing Series, replacing reigning champion

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, following the latter's decision not to defend his title.

Formula Renault 2.0

In January 2017, Simmenauer joined

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for the

Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sp ...

. He went on to experience a disappointing campaign, failing to score points in a season he would end 27th in the standings.

Porsche Carrera Cup

Simmenauer switched to

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in 2018, driving for

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in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.

GT World Challenge

For the 2022 season, Simmenauer joined

Team WRT W Racing Team (WRT) is a Belgian auto racing team founded in 2009 by engineer and former head of Volkswagen Motorsport René Verbist, racing driver Vincent Vosse, and entrepreneur Yves Weerts. Since 2010 the team campaigns Audi R8 LMSs in severa ...

to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Christopher Mies, whilst partnering Benjamin Goethe and

in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Notable success would come in the latter, as the Frenchman won three races in his category, which included the

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, which meant that Simmenauer and his teammates were crowned Silver Cup champions with one round to spare. Despite WRT's manufacturer change to BMW ahead of 2023, Simmenauer returned to the team. He partnered 2022 Endurance Cup co-driver Neubauer in the Pro class of the Sprint Cup, and joined Calan Williams and

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in the Endurance Cup.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

(

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

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simmenauer, Jean Baptiste 2000 births Living people French racing drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers NASCAR drivers Porsche Supercup drivers JD Motorsport drivers M2 Competition drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers W Racing Team drivers Karting World Championship drivers Audi Sport drivers 24H Series drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers BMW M drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers