Mario Farnbacher and Meyer Shank Racing can’t complain about a lack of race action at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s fourth round. Chaotic weather conditions forced the Franconian and Matt McMurry to demonstrate all their skills on the Road America, in order to secure their second place. Wisconsin offered everything from bright sunshine to…
Four weeks after the resumption of the season in Daytona, Mario Farnbacher is ready to tackle the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s third round. After two stops in Florida, Meyer Shank Racing will continue to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on 31 July to 2 August. The Franconian and his teammate Matt McMurry are heading to Road…
The first race in six months and first podium of the season for Mario Farnbacher: It couldn’t have run better for the Franconian’s resumption of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season. Together with Matt McMurry, and thanks to a powerful performance, the 28-year-old secured a third place at the Daytona 240 in the Meyer Shank…
Mario Farnbacher is set to tackle his first race in five months on 3 and 4 July. Following the two curtain-raisers for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the Intercontinental GT Challenge at the start of the year, the world of motorsport has been at a complete standstill. Now it is time for the…
The second round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was originally scheduled to take place from 18 to 21 March in Sebring. However, due to the travel restrictions for EU citizens, the 12-hour race in Florida has been postponed to the end of the year (11 to 14 November). Mario Farnbacher and his team…
The incredible heat at the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener posed a huge challenge for Mario Farnbacher and the Honda Racing team JAS. The Ansbach native’s debut in Down Under Bathurst didn’t turn out to be a lucky one and due to technical issues, he and his teammates Renger van der Zande and Dane…
Mario Farnbacher kicked off his 2020 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at the 24 Hours of Daytona, but left Florida empty-handed. The reigning drivers’ champion in the GTD class and his teammates from Meyer Shank Racing could only manage P10 after suffering numerous difficulties over the course of the traditional curtain-raiser to the US sportscar…
Mario Farnbacher has a tightly packed racing calendar in 2020. Again, the Ansbach-born native will be driving the #86 Acura NSX GT3 EVO for the Meyer Shank Racing team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. In 2019, the 27-year-old and the Ohio-based crew topped the GTD-class. 2020 sees him with a new teammate, Matt McMurry.
Mario Farnbacher has won the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – under dramatic circumstances! The Franconian was leading the championship when he headed for the finale at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta but had to retire early from the last race through no fault of his own. This made the rest of the ten-hour race…