Third round and with that the third chance for Mario Farnbacher to claim a podium success. The German, who in the 2016 campaign is away with the new developed Porsche 911 GT3 R, wants to continue with his upwards trend in the American SportsCar Championship. The 23-year-old has some good memories about the track in the US-State of California.
Mario Farnbacher covered 16th position in the opener for the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nürburgring. Technical problems just before the start of the race as well as a time penalty prevented the German from a possible top-10 overall finish and a victory in the class for prototypes. Mario Farnbacher and his brother Dominik…
Mario Farnbacher’s first podium finish of the 2016 season draws closer: in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 23-year-old narrowly missed a position amongst the top three and had to settle for fourth. Almost up to the very end of the eventful race, the Franconian and his two team colleagues Ian James and Alex…
Mario Farnbacher is looking forward with tremendous optimism to the start of the 12 Hours of Sebring (19th March). During test runs on the airfield circuit, the 23-year-old collected important information for the Florida endurance classic. In addition to his American sports car championship commitments, Farnbacher will be driving the Lexus in the 2016…
At the 24 hours race in Daytona Mario Farnbacher experienced the longest three minutes of his racing career. Together with his team mates Ian James, Alex Riberas and Wolf Henzler the 23-year-old was on the way for a top-result at North Americas most popular endurance race, when a three minutes time penalty thwarted all…
Mario Farnbacher looks back on a successful maiden season with the Lexus RC F GT3. In 2015 the German could contribute an important part to the development of the new race car from Japan. The 23-year-old underlined the potential of the car with decent results in the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring.
Mario Farnbacher ends the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with an overall fourth place. All the way to the final on the Road Atlanta in Georgia, the 23-year-old had fought for the American sports car championship title. However, brake problems during the “Petit Le Mans” dashed his hopes of a win.
At the penultimate round of the United SportsCar Championship on the “Circuit of the Americas” Mario Farnbacher crossed the finish line on fourth position in the GTD class, collecting some important points in the fiercely fought American sportscars series. At the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT America of the team Alex Job Racing Farnbacher impressed with a great fighting spirit. Together with his team mate Ian James he only just missed the podium on the five kilometres long race track in the U.S. State of Texas. “We have pushed hard, but that was all we could do”, explained Mario Farnbacher.
For Mario Farnbacher, the six hour season highlight of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring was an emotional rollercoaster. Together with his brother Dominik Farnbacher and Hiroki Yoshimoto, he made first grid position with the Farnbacher Racing Team’s new Lexus RC-F GT3 and continued the fast car’s successful development series. Despite bad weather conditions in the early stages, the trio held their ground in a field of 160 competitors. However, after four hours, a technical defect prevented them crossing the finish line.
Mario Farnbacher celebrated a podium finish in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship on the Virginia Raceway last weekend. With his team colleague Ian James, he finished third in the GTD class and secured vital points for the overall ranking. Two races before the season ends, the 23-year-old still has a good chance of claiming a championship title.