Christophe Hurni

Christophe Hurni (born 1 December 1962, Switzerland) is a Swiss racing driver.[1]

Christophe Hurni
Nationality  Swiss
Born (1962-12-01) 1 December 1962
GP3 Series career
Debut season2011
Current teamJenzer Motorsport
Car number9
Starts2
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish36th in 2011

Biography

Hurni started racing at 21, competing in the Volant Elf talent search at Circuit Paul Ricard in 1983 and making the finals alongside Jean Alesi and eventual winner Éric Bernard. After a short stint in karting he moved into Formula 3, contesting mainly the Swiss championship but also various events across Europe (most notably in Monaco). Hurni then bounced around Renault Clio Cup Switzerland, Formula 3000 and Porsche Carrera Cup throughout the 1990s before stepping away from driving to focus on running his Sports Promotion team.[2]

Hurni returned to racing in 2003, entering the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series for the best part of a decade before gaining notoriety competing in the final round of the 2011 GP3 Series at Monza aged 48, making him the oldest driver to have ever raced in a (Formula One-sanctioned) GP2/GP3 race weekend.[3] The following year he entered a previous-generation Formula Renault 3.5 car into BOSS GP, before turning back to Formula Renault 2.0 in the form of V de V Challenge Monoplace.

In 2017, Hurni switched to GT racing and contested the European Ferrari Challenge. Contesting the amateur Coppa Shell championship, he finished third in 2017 before winning the 2018 championship and Ferrari World Finals.[4]

Career results

Summary
Season Series Position Car Team
1987 Formula 3 European Cup 20th Swica–Volkswagen 387 Ecurie des 3 Chevrons
1989 Formula 3 European Cup N/A Reynard–Alfa Romeo 893 Christophe Hurni
1990 Formula 3 Switzerland 4th Reynard–Alfa Romeo 893 N/A
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland 11th Tatuus–Renault FR2000 N/A
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland NC Tatuus–Renault FR2000 Sports Promotion
2010 Formula Renault 2.0 MEC Championship 13th Tatuus–Renault FR2000 Ecurie des 3 Chevrons
2011 GP3 Series 36th Dallara–Renault GP3/10 Jenzer Motorsport
2012 BOSS GP Series 14th Dallara–Renault T08 N/A
2013 V de V Challenge Monoplace 16th Tatuus–Renault FR2000
Tatuus–Honda N.T07		 Sports Promotion
2014 V de V Challenge Monoplace 21st Tatuus–Renault FR 2.0-13 Sports Promotion
2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace 8th Tatuus–Renault FR 2.0-13 Sports Promotion
2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace 9th Tatuus–Renault FR 2.0-13 Sports Promotion
2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe – Coppa Shell 3rd Ferrari 488 Challenge Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne
2018 Ferrari Challenge Europe – Coppa Shell (Pro-Am) 1st Ferrari 488 Challenge Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne
2020 Ultimate Cup Series – Monoplace F3 7th Tatuus–Alfa Romeo F3 T-318 Sports Promotion
2021 24H TCE Series N/A Volkswagen Golf Mk.7 TCR Autorama Motorsport

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2011 Jenzer Motorsport IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA
16		 MNZ
SPR
20		 36th 0

References
  1. "Ferrari Challenge Driver – Christophe Hurni". Ferrari N.V. 20 February 2022.
  2. "Christophe Hurni – Sports-Promotion". Sports-Promotion.ch. 31 December 2021.
  3. Allen, Peter (2011-09-08). "Jenzer Field 48-Year-Old Driver In GP3 Season Finale - GP3". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  4. "Christophe Hurni – Swiss Automobile Club". Automobile Club de Suisse. 31 December 2018.
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