Clemens Schmid

Clemens Schmid
Schmid driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2024
NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34)
Rum, Austria
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season2022
Current teamGRT grasser-racing.com
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number85
Starts47
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish19th in 2023, 2024
Previous series
2015–2019, 2021
2010, 2015, 2018, 2020–2021
2017, 2019, 2021
2016, 2018
2011-2015
2010–2014
2011–2014		GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
ADAC GT Masters
Intercontinental GT Challenge
VLN
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Supercup
Championship titles
2012-13, 2014-15Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East

Clemens Schmid (born 18 August 1990) is an Austrian racing driver currently competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with the GRT Grasser Racing Team.[1]

Career

Karting

Schmid began karting in 2000 by competing in the German Karting Championship.[2][3]

Sports car racing

Schmid made his car racing debut in 2009 by competing in the BMW 325 Challenge.[3][4]

In 2010 he joined Seyffarth Motorsport to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in eighteenth. He also joined the team in the third round of the ADAC GT Masters.

In 2011 he joined Herberth Motorsport to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in eighteenth once again. He also joined Lechner Racing as a guest driver in the final round of the Porsche Supercup at Yas Marina Circuit.

Schmid then competed in the 2011–12 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, where he finished third.

In 2012 he remained with Lechner Racing to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. He finished the season in thirteenth. He also joined the team for the Monaco round of the Porsche Supercup

He would then claim the title in the 2012–13 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East title with Al Nabooda Racing after taking nine wins.

In 2013 he competed in the Porsche Supercup as a part of the Lechner Racing Academy. He finished the season in seventeenth.

In the 2013–14 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Schmid finished as runner-up.

In 2014 he competed in both the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and the Porsche Supercup with Lechner Racing. He finished eleventh in the A-class standings of the Carrera Cup Germany and the tenth in the drivers' standings of the Supercup. In the Supercup he took one race win at Silverstone Circuit.

Schmid took his second Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East title in the 2014–15 season after taking seven wins during the season.

In 2015 he joined Bentley Team HTP to compete in his first full season in the ADAC GT Masters.[5] Schmid and his teammate Fabian Hamprecht took two podiums and finished nineteenth in the drivers' championship.[6] Schmid also joined the team to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

In 2016 he remained with HTP Motorsport.[5] He competed in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup. He set the pole position at the 24 Hours of Spa but was later disqualified along with all the other Mercedes-AMG cars.[7][8]

In 2017 he remained in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, but switched teams to join ISR. In the Sprint Cup he scored one second place at Circuit Zolder together with his teammate Filip Salaquarda.

In 2018 he joined Auto Arena Motorsport to compete in the first three rounds of the ADAC GT Masters and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. He then joined Attempto Racing to compete in the final two rounds of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.

In 2019 he competed in the full Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Attempto Racing.

In 2020 he joined the GRT Grasser Racing Team to compete in the ADAC GT Masters with Niels Lagrange as his teammate.[8][9] He finished the season in thirty-third.

In 2021 he remained in the championship with the same team.[8] His teammate for the season was Mike David Ortmann.[6] This time Schmid came twenty-fourth in the drivers' championship. He also joined the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

In 2022 he remained with the GRT Grasser Racing Team to compete in his first season of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[8][10] He finished the season in twenty-second. His best finish of the season was a sixth place at Imola Circuit. In the final qualifying session of the season at the Hockenheimring he took his best qualifying result by setting the second fastest time of the session.

In 2023 he would the stay with the team for his second season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[11] He would also compete for the team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[12]

Racing record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2006 36° Torneo Industrie - ICA 34th
German Kart Championship KSB-Racing Team 25th
2007 German Challenger Kart Championship KSB-Racing Team 19th
Bridgestone Cup Europe - KF2 20th
Italian Open Masters - KF2 36th
2008 Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF2 New Team Karting 29th
Italian Open Masters - KF2 N/A

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 BMW 325 Challenge Unterberger Racing ? 4 ? ? ? ? ?
2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Seyffarth Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 23 18th
ADAC GT Masters 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Herberth Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 19 18th
Porsche Carrera World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 21st
Porsche Supercup Veltins Lechner Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2011-12 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 9 6 8 ? 8 166 3rd
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany SWITCH IT Lechner Racing 17 0 0 0 0 68 13th
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2012-13 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Al Nabooda Racing 12 9 9 8 11 276 1st
2013 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Academy 9 0 0 0 0 24 17th
2013-14 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Al Nabooda Racing 11 7 6 7 10 244 2nd
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Racing Academy ME 18 0 1 0 1 93 11th
Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 10 1 1 0 1 69 10th
2014-15 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Al Nabooda Racing 12 7 7 7 9 240 1st
2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Cup Bentley Team HTP 1 0 0 0 0 4 27th
ADAC GT Masters 15 0 0 1 2 52 19th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
24H Series - 997 Lechner Racing Middle East
24 Hours of Dubai - 997 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
2016 24H Series - A6 HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 10 34th
VLN Series - SP9 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 9 0 0 0 0 5 23rd
2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge ISR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 4 0 0 0 0 6 28th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 7 0 0 0 1 21 13th
Gulf 12 Hours - GT Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2018 ADAC GT Masters Auto Arena Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Series - SP9 Pro 2 0 0 0 0 8.27 42nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - A6
Gulf 12 Hours - GT3 Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
24 Hours of Dubai - A6 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 0 11 21st
2020 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 14 0 0 0 0 15 33rd
2021 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 14 0 0 0 0 31 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GRT grasser-racing.com 16 0 0 0 0 11 22nd
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 16 0 0 0 0 32 19th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 2 3 1 4 116 1st
2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Dörr Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 27 19th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Akkodis ASP Team 3 0 0 0 0 3 30th

† As he was a guest driver, Schmid was ineligible to score points.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2022 GRT grasser-racing.com Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ALG
1
21 		ALG
2
19 		LAU
1
17 		LAU
2
Ret 		IMO
1
6 		IMO
2
Ret 		NOR
1
10 		NOR
2
17 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
Ret 		SPA
1
22 		SPA
2
26 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
17 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret2 		22nd 11
2023 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 OSC
1
12 		OSC
2
53 		ZAN
1
21 		ZAN
2
Ret 		NOR
1
18 		NOR
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
18 		NÜR
2
DSQ 		LAU
1
11 		LAU
2
Ret3 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
17 		RBR
1
25 		RBR
2
6 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
24 		19th 32
2024 Dörr Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo OSC
1
15 		OSC
2
12 		LAU
1
19 		LAU
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
4 		ZAN
2
Ret 		NOR
1
18 		NOR
2
17 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
DNS 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
11 		RBR
1
15 		RBR
2
15 		HOC
1
17 		HOC
2
17 		19th 27

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2024 Akkodis ASP Team LMGT3 Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 QAT IMO SPA
10 		LMS SÃO
WD 		COA
9 		FUJ
11 		BHR 30th 3

References

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  5. ^ a b "HTP Motorsport's 'Young Guns' | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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  10. ^ Plümer, Jonas (2021-12-09). "Clemens Schmid startet für Grasser Racing Team in der DTM". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  11. ^ "Grasser Confirms Clemens Schmid For 2023 DTM | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  12. ^ Plümer, Jonas (2023-03-06). "GRT feiert Rückkehr in die GT World Challenge: Comeback mit zwei Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-07-27.