News - Mario Farnbacher

Circuit of the Americas triumph for Farnbacher

22. May 202322. May 2023

Mario Farnbacher’s 2023 GT World Challenge America season began with ups and downs. The Franconian and his team Racers Edge Motorsports were aiming to climb onto the top step of the rostrum again at the Austin race weekend (19to 21 May) in Texas – and they succeeded. In the second race, Farnbacher and his…

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High hopes, small yield

2. May 20232. May 2023

The second round of the GT World Challenge America with Racers Edge Motorsports was on Mario Farnbacher’s schedule from 28 to 30 April. Together with teammate Ashton Harrison, the Ansbach native had been focusing on a top placement, but despite strong qualifying sessions, the duo couldn’t make it onto the podium. „We were in…

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Victory and podium – successful start to new season

3. April 20233. April 2023

Strong debut in the Pro class: Mario Farnbacher and teammate Ashton Harrison were able to celebrate a successful GT World Challenge America weekend with a victory and a third place. The Racers Edge Motorsports duo delivered two powerful races and great fighting spirit at Sonoma Raceway. “We knew right from the start that the…

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Starting the GT World Challenge America season

30. March 202330. March 2023

Mario Farnbacher is back in the GT World Challenge America. The driver from Ansbach in Bavaria will once again compete in the championship alongside Ashton Harrison with Racers Edge Motorsports. The duo pilots an Acura NSX GT3 Evo22. Together, Farnbacher and Harrison clinched four wins in the 2022 season on their way to being crowned champions in the Pro-Am category. In 2023, the Acura works driver and his American co-driver are moving up to the Pro class.

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Rolex 24 fourth place and initial TCR experience gained

30. January 2023

Starting the motorsport season with the Daytona 24-hour race, has become a tradition for Mario Farnbacher. However, one thing was different in 2023: In addition to participation in the endurance classic in Florida, a guest appearance within the TCR scene was also on the agenda.

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Title win in GT World Challenge America

10. October 202210. October 2022

Together with Ashton Harrison and Christina Nielsen, Mario Farnbacher was on the grid for the GT World Challenge America season’s last race. Venue for the eight-hour race and showdown for the championship final was the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In the end, the Racers Edge Motorsports trio ranked third in the race and thus clinched the longed-for title.

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Overwhelmed by win at Petit Le Mans

4. October 20224. October 2022

Mario Farnbacher and teammates Kyffin Simpson and Till Bechtolsheimer were at the start of the Petit Le Mans on the Road Atlanta. The Acura works driver was behind the wheel of the NSX GT3 for Team Gradient Racing again and fighting for a win of the 10-hour-race in the US state of Georgia. In…

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Win on Saturday, setback on Sunday

27. September 202227. September 2022

Together with Racers Edge Motorsports and his team colleague Ashton Harrison, Mario Farnbacher headed to the penultimate round of the GT World Challenge America at Sebring. Only a few points separated the two Acura drivers from the championship lead before the event in Florida and ambitions were accordingly high. Sadly, a problem with the brakes…

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Farnbacher celebrates a double win at Road America

23. August 202223. August 2022

Mario Farnbacher competed in the fifth round of the GT World Challenge America from 19to 21 August. The Acura works driver stood on the grid of the highly traditional race circuit Road America in Wisconsin together with Ashton Harrison and Racers Edge Motorsports and the duo clinched two wins in the Pro-Am category.

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Podium for Mario Farnbacher in Watkins Glen

25. July 202223. August 2022

Together with Racers Edge Motorsports and Ashton Harrison, Mario Farnbacher was at the start of the GT World Challenge America’s fourth weekend from 22to 24 July. Ranking third in the standings, the Acura works driver travelled to Watkins Glen with his teammate and focused on making a good points haul. Despite a few complications, the end of the weekend produced another podium.

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