An eventful season with many ups and downs comes to an end for Mario Farnbacher. After a historical victory in Laguna Seca and an impressive third place in Watkins Glen, the 24-year-old finished the Petit Le Mans and some tough duels successfully and was able to bring home first place in the North American…
The eighth run of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft season came to an unfortunate end for Mario Farnbacher. A fire during the pit stop forced the 24-year-old from Lichtenau to retire from the race after just two hours. We’re not at all happy with this race outcome”, summarized Farnbacher, understandably upset. Up to the incident, the…
The eleventh round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, ended in bitter disappointment for Mario Farnbacher. A strong showing throughout the race by the 24-year-old German and his Spanish teammate Alex Riberas came to nothing with the Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R running out…
The seventh round of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft season ended prematurely for Mario Farnbacher. After about 30 minutes into the 6-hour race, the 24-year-old’s Lexus RC F GT3 was disqualified because of noise made by the Japanese sports car. Due to problems with the exhaust, the maximum permissible decibel noise level had been exceeded. “Rules…
Mario Farnbacher had to fight an unequal struggle in the third to last round of the IMSA SportsCar Championship season on the Virginia Raceway. As in previous races, the 24-year-old from Lichtenau and his Spanish teammate Alex Riberas were dealing with an enormous top speed disadvantage. Fourth place was the best the experienced duo…
A turbulent racing weekend for Mario Farnbacher on the Nürburgring: During the sixth round of the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft, the 24-year-old clocked up a new best time with the Lexus RC F GT3 on the Nordschleife. An enthralling pursuit followed a collision in the initial phase of the race and the chase was crowned by…
Mario Farnbacher returns to the Nürburgring on 20th August. The Franconian will again be taking part in the VLN Langstreckenmeisterschaft on the Nordschleife, driving for the Farnbacher Racing Team. The focus is on testing new car parts for the next season. After the recent IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round, the 24-year-old now proceeds to…
The eighth race of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in Elkhart Lake was a huge disappointment for Mario Farnbacher. Although the Franconian and his Spanish teammate Alex Riberas had secured a third pole position, the Road America race meant one setback after another. Finally, the duo had to be content with twelfth place. Mario Farnbacher…
Mario Farnbacher is keeping his IMSA SportsCar Championship title chances alive. Despite a setback during the race in Lime Rock Park, the Franconian is still within striking distance of the standings leaders.
After a strong performance in the qualifying Mario Farnbacher started from second position into the race. Thanks to a perfect start, the German was able to take over the lead as well as the command over the race right away. However, the 24-year-old was not on the lucky side of life and had to…