Emil Frey Racing

The team started development of the Jaguar racing car in 2011. While Lorenz Frey and Fredy Barth built the racing team, the car was built by Bemani Motorenbau AG. In spring 2012 the car ran for the first time at the Anneau du Rhin circuit.[2] The Swiss team launched a Jaguar XKR based racecar built to GT3 specifications in 2012. However, as GT3 regulations allow little in season development the car was homologated into the RACB G3 class.[3] The development was headed by Emil Frey's grandson, Lorenz and Fredy Barth. Experienced GT racer Gabriele Gardel joined the team during the races and Rolf Maritz joined the outfit for the 2012 24 Hours of Spa.

The first race of the Jaguar was run at Circuit Paul Ricard where Frey, Barth and Gardel finished 31st.[4] Drive train problems in the 24 Hours of Spa caused early end to another test race. More technical problems haunted the team at the season finale at Circuito de Navarra.[2]

Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3 at the 2015 24 Hours of Spa

As the Jaguar was not ready for the season opener of the 2013 Blancpain Endurance Series the team opted to race an Aston Martin V12 Vantage.[5] Emil Frey Racing entered the Aston Martin in the 2013 24 Hours of Spa. During qualifying Barth suffered a puncture at the very fast Raidillon corner. The car suffered heavy damage and did not start the race.[6] The Jaguar returned for the Nürburgring round of the championship. The race ended early after a crash damaged the steering box.[7]

For 2014 the Jaguar was fitted with a new Ilmor 5.0L V8 engine to compete the full 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series. Lorenz Frey, Gardel and Barth competed the majority of the season. Jonathan Hirschi joined the team as of Spa. Frey placed second in the opening test session of the season opener at Monza.[8] However, a small fire in the car damaged the car resulting in the team having to abandon the race.[9] After a mechanical retirement at Silverstone, the team finished 32nd at Paul Ricard.[10][11] In the 2014 24 Hours of Spa the team suffered multiple gearbox and suspension issues causing the retirement.[12] Hirsche replaced Frey for the season finale at the Nürburgring moving the team into the Pro class. At the German track the team finished nineteenth overall, tenth in class.

Former Sauber operations director Jürg Flach joined the team as the technical and operations director as of 2015.[13] Frey, Barth and Gardel returned as the driver trio in the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series. In the season opening 3-hours of Monza the team retired with engine problems.[14] The team returned at Silverstone with an 18th overall finish, third in the Pro-Am Cup. The team had no technical issues during the season finishing every race, including a 27th place at the 24 Hours of Spa. The team won the Pro-Am Cup at the Nürburgring season finale.

Albert Costa in Emil Frey Racing service in 2016.

For 2016 the team announced a new line-up with Albert Costa and Stéphane Ortelli joining Lorenz Frey.[15] The trio finished every race until the season finale but failed to score points. Their best result was a 20th place at the first race of the season at Monza. The team entered a second car as of the 24 Hours of Spa. Hirschi returned to the team with Christian Klien and Markus Palttala for the 24 Hour race. Norbert Siedler replaced Palttala at the Nürburgring. The team placed seventh at the Nürburging scoring six championship points.

The team entered two Jaguars for the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Marco Seefried joined the Klien and Hirschi Jaguar while Costa, Ortelli en Frey raced the other car.[16] Costa and Frey were replaced by Siedler and Alex Fontana before the season finale. Ortelli, Costa and Frey scored the team's best result. At Silverstone the team finished tenth overall scoring the team's single championship point.

The Lexus RC-F GT3 at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Emil Frey Racing was selected, along with Farnbacher Racing to develop the Lexus RC F GT3.[17] The car was not built by Emil Frey Racing but by Toyota's Japanese motorsports arm Toyota Technocraft.[18] The car made its competition debut in 2015. The Lexus won their class at the 46. Adenauer ADAC Worldpeace Trophy, part of the VLN championship. Farnbacher Racing (with Dominik and Mario Farnbacher) won the class, while Emil Frey Racing finished second in class with Lorenz Frey, Jordan Tresson and Markus Oestreich.[19] The trio again finished second in class in the Opel 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen, this time behind Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus.[20] As the Lexus was absent in the yearly FIA Balance of Performance test for Group GT3 cars, the car was not homologated for the 2016 season.[21] As a non-homologated car the Lexus continued in the SPX class of the VLN championship. Lorenz Frey and Stéphane Ortelli started the season at the 41. DMV 4 Hour Race. In qualifying Frey had an accident on the Kesselchen section of the 25 km Nürburgring Nordschleife. Frey was uninjured but the Lexus had to abandon the race.[22] The season's best result was at the 56. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen where Frey and Ortelli finished tenth overall, second in class.[23]

After receiving Group GT3 homologation (number GT3-046), the team entered the International GT Open in 2017.[24] Albert Costa and Philipp Frommenwiler raced the racing series based in Spain.[25] The duo won the first race of the season at Estoril.[26] The duo again won at Spa-Francorchamps.[27] At the Hungaroring the team suffered their first retirement after a collision with the #51 Teo Martín Motorsport BMW M6.[28] The team won two more races, at Silvertone and Barcelona to finish third in the team standings.

Blancpain GT Series:

The Lexus RC-F GT3 at the 2018 at Silverstone.

In 2018, until the finale race the Swiss led the Endurance Cup and secured second place with only six points missing to win the Cup. Additionally, Emil Frey Racing secured its best-ever team result with third place in the overall Team Championship.

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

Blancpain Endurance Series
Year	Car	No.	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Pts
2012	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	80	Fredy Barth	MON	SIL DNS	LEC 31	SPA DNS	NÜR	NAV Ret	-	-
			Gabriele Gardel
			Lorenz Frey
2013	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	80	Fredy Barth	MON 28	SIL	LEC	SPA			-	-
	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3		Gabriele Gardel					NÜR Ret
			Lorenz Frey
2014	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	14	Lorenz Frey	MON 28	SIL Ret	LEC 32	SPA Ret			10th	6
			Fredy Barth					NÜR 19
			Gabriele Gardel
			Jonathan Hirschi
2015	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	14	Lorenz Frey	MON Ret	SIL 16	LEC 43	SPA 27	NÜR 16		8th	51
			Fredy Barth
			Gabriele Gardel
			Jonathan Hirschi
2016	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	14	Albert Costa	MON 20	SIL 43	LEC 42	SPA 53	NÜR Ret		18th	8
			Lorenz Frey
			Stéphane Ortelli
		114	Markus Palttala	MON	SIL	LEC	SPA 49
			Jonathan Hirschi					NÜR 7
			Christian Klien
			Norbert Siedler
2017	Jaguar XK Emil Frey G3	14	Albert Costa	MON 31	SIL 10	LEC 55	SPA Ret			16th	6
			Lorenz Frey
			Stéphane Ortelli					NÜR 11
			Norbert Siedler
		114	Jonathan Hirschi	MON Ret	SIL 12	LEC 34	SPA Ret	NÜR 10
			Marco Seefried
			Christian Klien