Norbert Siedler (born 29 December 1982 in
Wildschönau
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The 24 km long high valley near Wörgl is one of the district's tourist centers. Besides a few hamlets, the municipality consists ...
) is an
Austrian
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** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
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racing driver.
Career
Siedler began his career in motorsport in karts. In 1992 he began at the age of ten years in the German Kartszene and in 1997, won the junior class. In 1999, he was an Austrian kart driver. In 2000, he moved into
Formula Ford
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and won in Germany and Austria as well as the championship. In 2001 he drove in the
German Formula Three Championship. For the team Palfinger he finished 4th place twice, including once at
Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" () and Bertha Benz M ...
supporting the
German Grand Prix
The German Grand Prix (german: Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a motor race that took place most years since 1926, with 75 races having been held. The race has been held at only three venues throughout its history; the Nürburgring in Rh ...
. In 2002, he was sixth in the championship and finished the season with a victory in the last race at
Hockenheim
Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" () and Bertha Benz M ...
. This was followed by three years in the Italian
Euro Formula 3000
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
Championship. In 2005,he won the championship after two victories in eight races overall standings.
In 2003, he traveled to
Vallelunga for a
Formula One
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test with
Minardi. In 2007 he drove for
Kruse Motorsport in the LMP2 class in the
Le Mans Endurance Series
The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...
finishing fifth place at
Monza. He made his debut in the
Le Mans 24 Hours, again in a Kruse Motorsport Pescarolo-
Judd, ending with an engine failure after 98 laps.
Towards the end of the 2007 season, Siedler joined ADM Motorsport in the new racing series
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007. European television channel Euros ...
. Siedler began his career in the series with victory at
Porto
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and
Anderstorp.
Since 2008 Norbert Siedler has run in the
Porsche Supercup
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.
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Austrian racing drivers
International Formula Master drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Atlantic Championship drivers
German Formula Three Championship drivers
Auto GP drivers
Formula Ford drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
British GT Championship drivers
International GT Open drivers
Emil Frey Racing drivers
Walter Lechner Racing drivers
RC Motorsport drivers
Euronova Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers