It was the season’s finale at the USA’s legendary Petit Le Mans on Mario Farnbacher’s agenda. The top-class IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship finale saw the Franconian driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from Heart of Racing together with works driver Marco Sörensen and the Canadian Zacharie Robichon. “Our aim was to drive a clean race…
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“Battle of the Bricks“ ends in sixth place
22 September saw Mario Farnbacher facing the six-hour challenge of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race action at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Together with Heart Of Racing teammate Roman De Angelis, the Aston Martin pilot ranked sixth in a race that was characterised by freak weather. “We certainly experienced a very interesting race, weather…
Top 5 result for Mario Farnbacher in Canada
Another outing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Mario Farnbacher. At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, the Franconian drove an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from Heart of Racing together with Ross Gunn in the GTD Pro class of the popular racing series. “It was an interesting weekend, I was happy to wear…
Intense weekend at Laguna Seca
Mario Farnbacher was back behind the wheel of the Aston Martin Vantage GT3 on the weekend of 10 to 12 May. Farnbacher, who was in action for Heart of Racing at Laguna Seca in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, came home in sixth position in the GTD Pro class together with Ross Gunn. “We had…
Making the most of Sebring
Mario Farnbacher and the team Heart of Racing joined the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season’s second race on 16 March. The Aston Martin driver and his team colleagues secured fifth place in a challenging run of the 12 Hours of Sebring’s 72nd edition. “We made the most of it,” Farnbacher summed up. “Unfortunately, we were…
Optimistic season-opener: Fourth place at Rolex 24
For several years now, Mario Farnbacher hasn’t been able to imagine life without the traditional Daytona 24 Hours season-opener. However, 2024 sees a new beginning for him: from now on, he’ll be at the start of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship as a regular driver for the Heart of Racing team. And that right away…
Back to the roots: Farnbacher with Heart of Racing in IMSA in 2024
Mario Farnbacher will compete for Heart of Racing in the 2024 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. The two-time GTD champion is set to drive an Aston Martin AMR Vantage GT3 Evo. “I’m extremely excited about this new challenge,” says the 31-year-old. “It will of course be a change for me as I will have to adapt to…
Farnbacher and Harrison vice-champions
Just two weeks after the Sebring event, the decisive GT World Challenge America round took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 8 Hour saw Mario Farnbacher and the Racers Edge Motorsports team making the best out of the still intact championship prospects and despite a difficult race, they finished off the season with…
About me
Motorsport is in Mario’s blood – and just like his father and brother, he is living his passion.
Already at the age of six, he appeared at the karting tracks, and it didn’t take long for him to claim the first successes. Competing in the Bambini Class, he celebrated victories and titles in Bavaria before he also left a remaining impression in the Junior Classes in 2005.
With ambition and discipline, the highly talented race driver made his way up, and over the years, he proved to be a serious and tough rival for his opponents. The Franconian proved his skills in various racing series – including the ADAC GT Masters, the Nürburgring Endurance Series (formerly VLN) and the International GT Open.
In 2014, he competed in America, where he was to celebrate his greatest sporting triumphs in the years that ensued. Following the season with Alex Job Racing and Porsche in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, he switched to Mercedes-AMG in 2017. Together with Riley Motorsport, Mario celebrated his first title in the Michelin Endurance Cup.
With Acura, more championship titles rolled in from 2018 onwards. After starting out with a few selected races, the Ansbach native established himself as a regular driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2019. What then followed were two successful years with Meyer Shank Racing, in which Mario was crowned champion twice in the GTD class.
In 2022, he won the title in the ProAm class in the GT World Challenge America together with Racers Edge Motorsports. The following year, he and the team celebrated the runner-up title in the Pro category.
In 2024, Mario is taking on a new challenge. With Heart of Racing, he will compete in an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Steckbrief Mario Farnbacher
Date of Birth: 14th May 1992
Place of Birth: Ansbach
Nationality: german
Marital Status: single
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Education: qualified Secondary School
Profession: Race driver & CEO Autohaus Farnbacher
Hobbies: Snowboard, CrossFit, Music and Friends
2023
» Vice champion (Pro class) GT World Challenge America (Acura)
2022
» Champion (ProAm class) GT World Challenge America (Acura)
2020
» Champion (GTD class) IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (Acura)
2019
» Champion (GTD class) IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (Acura)
» Intercontinental GT Challenge (Honda)
2018
» IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (Acura)
2017
» IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (Mercedes-AMG)
» Champion (GTD class) IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup
» International GT Open (Lexus)
2015 – 2016
» IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (Porsche)
» VLN Nürburgring (Lexus)
2014
» 10th place (GTD class) TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
» Victory 12H Sebring
2012 – 2013
» ADAC GT Masters
2011
» ADAC Formula Masters – 6th place overall
» Scholarship ADAC and Deutsche Post Speed Academy
2010
» ADAC Formula Masters – 3rd place overall / Rookie of the Year
1998 – 2009
» Karting
Racing
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship offers sports car racing at the highest level. The series was created in 2013 from the merger of the American Le Mans Series and the Grand-Am Sports Car Series and forms the highest American sports car series. The series includes several Sprint and Endurance races, held on different racetracks in North America.
In 2024, Mario will be driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from Heart of Racing.
Dates
| 21/01/2024 | Rolex 24 At Daytona |
| 16/03/2024 | Twelve Hours Of Sebring |
| 12/05/2024 | Motul Course De Monterey |
| 14/07/2024 | Chevrolet Grand Prix |
| 12/10/2024 | Petit Le Mans |
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