Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
NationalityFrance French
Born (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 24)
Chambray-lès-Tours, France
GTWCE Endurance Cup career
Current teamROFGO Racing with Team WRT
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number30
Starts5 (5 entries)
Wins3
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finish1st (Silver Cup) in 2022
Previous series
2018-2021
2017
2017		Porsche Supercup
Formula Renault Eurocup
Toyota Racing Series
Championship titles
2022GTWCE Endurance Cup - Silver

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver who is set to compete for Inter Europol Competition in the 2025 European Le Mans Series. He is the former champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, a title he achieved alongside Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer, driving for ROFGO Racing with Team WRT.[1]

Early career

Karting

Simmenauer first began karting in 2012 with Italian team Tony Kart. In 2015, he claimed the title in the French Karting Championship.

Simmenauer competing in Formula Renault Eurocup.

Toyota Racing Series

In December 2016, it was announced Simmenauer would make his debut in single-seaters in the Toyota Racing Series, replacing reigning champion Lando Norris, following the latter's decision not to defend his title.[2]

Formula Renault 2.0

In January 2017, Simmenauer joined JD Motorsport for the Formula Renault Eurocup.[3] He went on to experience a disappointing campaign, failing to score points in a season he would end 27th in the standings.

Simmenauer driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 Porsche Supercup season.

Sportscar career

Porsche Cup

Simmenauer switched to sportscar racing in 2018, driving for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With a best result of sixth at the Nürburgring the Frenchman ended up 12th in the standings, having missed one of the seven rounds. In the middle of the season, Simmenauer made his debut in the Porsche Supercup, driving in the Silverstone event. The following year, another season of PCCG would be in store for Simmenauer, who would start a further four races in the Supercup. Once again with Lechner Racing, his best individual placing improved to fourth at the Norisring, though a number of retirements dropped him to 15th in the championship.

GT World Challenge

The #30 Audi R8 LMS from Team WRT at the 2022 24 Hours of Spa

For the 2022 season, Simmenauer joined Team WRT to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Christopher Mies, whilst partnering Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[4] Notable success would come in the latter, as the Frenchman won three races in his category, which included the 24 Hours of Spa, which meant that Simmenauer and his teammates were crowned Silver Cup champions with one round to spare.[5][6][7] Despite WRT's manufacturer change to BMW ahead of 2023, Simmenauer returned to the team. He partnered 2022 Endurance Cup co-driver Neubauer in the Pro class of the Sprint Cup, and joined Calan Williams and Niklas Krütten in the Endurance Cup.[8]

LMP2

Having made his prototype racing debut at the start of 2024, driving in the Abu Dhabi rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team, Simmenauer joined the team for a full season in the European Le Mans Series alongside James Allen and Niels Koolen. In addition, the Frenchman would take part in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 22 0 0 0 0 0 27th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 7 0 0 0 0 47 15th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 0 0 0 0 253 19th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Alex Caffi Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 64 32nd
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 2 0 0 0 1 79 31st
2017-18 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship N/A 10 0 0 0 0 124 10th
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Racing 12 0 0 0 0 52 12th
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux Team 85 Bourgoin Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Porsche Supercup Momo Megatron Lechner Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018-19 Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship N/A 16 3 0 2 8 293 3rd
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Racing Team 15 0 0 0 0 42.5 15th
Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019-20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East N/A 12 1 1 1 8 237 2nd
2020 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 8 0 0 0 0 65 9th
Porsche Carrera Cup France BWT Lechner Racing 10 1 0 2 5 152 4th
2021 Porsche Supercup BWT Lechner Racing 8 0 0 0 0 30 13th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 12 0 0 0 1 120 5th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 10 0 0 0 0 22 9th
24H GT Series - GT3
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ROFGO Racing with Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 1 35th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup 3 2 0 4 125 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 2 21st
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 MS7 by Team WRT
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Team WRT 10 0 0 0 1 12.5 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 5 0 0 0 3 78 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 4 28th
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup Seblajoux Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 15th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 2 0 0 0 1 23 11th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 6 0 0 0 0 20 16th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2017 JD Motorsport MNZ
1
24 		MNZ
2
19 		SIL
1
25 		SIL
2
20 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
20 		MON
1
22 		MON
2
DNQ 		HUN
1
20 		HUN
2
18 		HUN
3
14 		NÜR
1
22 		NÜR
2
17 		RBR
1
20 		RBR
2
13 		LEC
1
20 		LEC
2
20 		SPA
1
26 		SPA
2
22 		SPA
3
24 		CAT
1
21 		CAT
2
Ret 		CAT
3
DNS 		27th 0

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2018 Lechner Racing OSC
1
15 		OSC
2
14 		RBR
1
7 		RBR
2
10 		NÜR1
1
12 		NÜR1
2
13 		NÜR2
1
9 		NÜR2
2
6 		ZAN
1
6 		ZAN
2
24 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
10 		12th 52
2019 Lechner Racing Team HOC1
1
Ret 		HOC1
2
Ret 		MST
1
10 		MST
2
20 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
DNS 		NOR
1
4 		NOR
2
7 		ZAN
1
28 		ZAN
2
5 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
18 		HOC2
1
19 		HOC2
2
Ret 		SAC
1
16 		SAC
2
17 		15th 42.5

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2020 BWT Lechner Racing MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
2 		LMS
3 		LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
4 		LEC
3
1 		SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
4 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
Ret 		4th 152
2021 BWT Lechner Racing MAG
1
6 		MAG
2
6 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
5 		SPA
1
11 		SPA
2
9 		MNZ
1
7 		MNZ
2
Ret 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
10 		ALG
1
6 		ALG
2
6 		5th 120

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2018 Momo Megatron Lechner Racing Team CAT MON RBR SIL
20 		HOC HUN SPA MNZ MEX MEX NC† 0†
2019 Lechner Racing Middle East CAT MON RBR
19 		SIL
15 		HOC HUN
13 		SPA
14 		MNZ MEX MEX NC† 0
2020 Lechner Racing Middle East RBR
6 		RBR
8 		HUN
5 		SIL
10 		SIL
5 		CAT
Ret 		SPA
9 		MNZ
6 		9th 65
2021 BWT Lechner Racing MON
Ret 		RBR
9 		RBR
8 		HUN
12 		SPA
14 		ZND
20 		MNZ
17 		MNZ
18 		13th 30

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

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 ROFGO Racing with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
14 		LEC
15 		SPA
6H
15 		SPA
12H
19 		SPA
24H
13 		HOC
10 		CAT
11 		1st 125
2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Gold MNZ
12 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
20 		SPA
12H
18 		SPA
24H
14 		NÜR
16 		CAT
21 		5th 78

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2022 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
Ret 		BRH
2
14 		MAG
1
9 		MAG
2
4 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
23 		MIS
1
6 		MIS
2
4 		VAL
1
10 		VAL
2
22 		9th 22
2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Pro BRH
1
13 		BRH
2
15 		MIS
1
15 		MIS
2
3 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
11 		VAL
1
16 		VAL
2
29 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
13 		11th 12.5

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11 		LEC
6 		IMO
9 		SPA
12 		MUG
8 		ALG
7 		16th 20

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2024 France Duqueine Team Australia James Allen
United States John Falb 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 112 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

References

  1. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (5 September 2022). "WRT Drivers Secure Silver Cup Title With Round to Spare – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. ^ "French karting champion takes place of defending champion Lando Norris in TRS". 23 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Simmenauer debutta con JD Motorsport (Simmenauer debuts with JD Motorsport)". 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ^ "WRT Confirm Five-Car Entry For Sprint & Endurance Cups, Rossi Joined By Vervisch & Muller | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. ^ "Audi-Kundenteams feiern Doppelsieg im Silver-Cup". Audi MediaCenter (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (3 April 2022). "WRT Delivers Audi's First Endurance Cup Win in Two Years – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  7. ^ Plümer, Jonas (2022-10-02). "GT World Challenge Europe: WRT siegt im Silver Cup". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ^ Goodwin, Graham (28 February 2023). "Team WRT Confirm Two More BMW M4 GT3s For Sprint & Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ^ Bristol, David (18 May 2024). "Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (Duqueine) : "Enfin, je vais pouvoir dire : je suis au Mans !"". endurance24.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
Sporting positions
Preceded by GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Silver Cup Champion
2022
With: Benjamin Goethe & Thomas Neubauer 		Succeeded by