Philipp Peter (born 6 April 1969 in

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) is a race car driver from

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. He started in junior formula cars with the highlight winning the Austria Formula 3 Cup in 1992. He represented

in the

1990 EFDA Nations Cup The EFDA Nations Cup, was a Country vs Country competition for Formula Opel cars between 1990 and 1998. It had always been Dan Partel's dream to stage a race that pitted drivers in equal cars racing for their country. The Formula Opel/Vauxhall ...

and also raced in

Indy Lights Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a progra ...

finishing third in the Championship in 1999. In

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he won the

12 Hours of Sebring The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida, US. The event is the second rou ...

in a Team Joest

Audi R8 The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. The car is exclusively designed, developed, and manufac ...

with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela. He previously competed in

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and

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, capturing victories in 1999 at

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, Portland and

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and finishing 11th and 3rd in series points in his two years, respectively. In 2006 Peter raced in the

FIA GT Championship The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...

for RaceAlliance Motorsport in an

Aston Martin DBR9 The Aston Martin DBR9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing, debuting in 2005 and racing actively in international sportscar racing until the end of GT1 category in 2011. The name DBR9 is derived from the original 24 Hours of Le Mans-winn ...

with

Karl Wendlinger Karl Wendlinger (born 20 December 1968) is an Austrian professional racing and former Formula One driver. Mercedes Juniors Born in Kufstein, Wendlinger started his career in karting and in Formula Ford before entering the German Formula 3 C ...

, scoring one win in

Mugello The Mugello is a historic region and valley in northern Tuscany, in Italy, corresponding to the course of the River Sieve. It is located to the north of the city of Florence and includes the northernmost portion of the Metropolitan City of ...

. For 2007 he remained in the

, but this time for PSI Experience driving a

Chevrolet Corvette C6.R The Chevrolet Corvette C6.R is a grand tourer racing car built by Pratt & Miller and Chevrolet for competition in endurance racing. It is a replacement for the Corvette C5-R racing car, applying the body style of the new C6 generation Chevro ...

with Luke Hines and scoring a second place in

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of P ...

. He also ran for

JMB Racing JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB (Bouresche's initials) in 2000 after Jabouil ...

in a

Maserati MC12 The Maserati MC12 (''Tipo M144S'') is a limited production two-seater sports car produced by Italian car maker Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship. The car entered production in 2004, with 25 cars produced. ...

with Joe Macari, Ben Aucott, and

Marino Franchitti Marino Alessandro Cesare Franchitti (born 7 July 1978) is a British racing driver, and the younger brother of Dario Franchitti. He has spent the majority of his career racing in sports cars and grand tourers, with a career highlight of winning t ...

in the

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, finishing seventh. He later switched to the GT2 class at Nogaro, running an Advanced Engineering

Ferrari F430 The Ferrari F430 (Type F131) is a sports car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari from 2004 until 2009 as a successor to the Ferrari 360. The car is an update to the 360 with exterior and performance changes. It was unveiled at ...

with Rui Águas and finishing seventh in class. For the last race of the 2007 season, Peter teamed once again with Luke Hines in an

for Gigaware Motorsport, but was unable to finish the event. Peter finished 26th in the GT1 Drivers Championship standings and 39th in the GT2 Drivers Championship Standings. Peter also competed in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans with PSI Experience driving a

with Claude-Yves Gosselin and David Hallyday, finishing 28th overall.

Career Results

Complete Indy Lights Results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

External links

Official WebsiteRacing Reference - US ResultsDriver Database
1969 births Austrian racing drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers British Formula 3000 Championship drivers Living people 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers European Le Mans Series drivers EFDA Nations Cup drivers Austrian Formula Three Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers International GT Open drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers 12 Hours of Sebring drivers {{Europe-autoracing-bio-stub Audi Sport drivers Team Joest drivers Durango drivers AF Corse drivers 24H Series drivers