Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver. He is the current 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]

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer
NationalityFrance French
Born (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000
Chambray-lès-Tours, France
GTWCE Endurance Cup career
Current teamROFGO Racing with Team WRT
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

Career

Karting

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

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.

Porsche Carrera Cup

Simmenauer switched to sportscar racing in 2018, driving for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.

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]

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
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 3 2 0 4 125 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 2 21st
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 3 0 0 0 2 51 3rd*
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup Seblajoux Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 12th*

† As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

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 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.

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

* Season still in progress.

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
8		 ZAN
2
 10th* 11.5*

* Season still in progress.

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.
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