Mario Farnbacher (born 14 May 1992) is a German

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driver who currently competes in the

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Career

255px, Farnbacher competing at the Nürburgring in 2012 In 2019, Farnbacher won the

GTD class championship with co-driver

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. The following season, Farnbacher scored his second consecutive GTD class championship, this time with co-driver

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. With MSR's move to the

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class for 2021, Farnbacher found himself initially without a ride. In January, however, it was announced that he would compete with

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in their new Acura NSX GT3 at the

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. For the remainder of the WeatherTech Sprint Cup, beginning at

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, he joined

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, driving alongside Jeff Kingsley. Following an injury suffered by Marc Miller prior to the round at

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, Farnbacher also competed with Gradient Racing, finishing 15th in the GTD class following an accident. For the

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season, Farnbacher embarked upon a Michelin Endurance Cup-only campaign with Gradient Racing, alongside a full-season effort in the

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with HPD Academy graduate Ashton Harrison. Farnbacher began 2023 by taking part in the

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event at Daytona, driving for HART. It was his first time piloting a TCR touring car.

Racing record

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results

References

External links

Mario Farnbacher
at Motorsport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Farnbacher, Mario 1992 births Living people German racing drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers American Le Mans Series drivers GT World Challenge America drivers People from Ansbach Sportspeople from Middle Franconia Racing drivers from Bavaria Ma-con Motorsport drivers Meyer Shank Racing drivers ADAC Formel Masters drivers Motopark Academy drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Michelin Pilot Challenge drivers