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 (age 61)
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2011
Current team	Jenzer Motorsport
Car number	9
Starts	2
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	36th 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

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1987	FIA European Formula 3 Cup	Ecurie des 3 Chevrons	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
1989	FIA European Formula 3 Cup	Christophe Hurni	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
1990	Swiss Formula 3 Championship		?	?	?	?	?	98	4th
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland		5	0	0	0	0	37	11th
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland	Sports Promotion	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2010	Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship	Ecurie des 3 Chevrons	2	0	0	0	0	20	13th
		Sports Promotion	2	0	0	0	0
2011	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	36th
2012	BOSS GP Series		2	0	0	0	1	12	14th
2013	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Sports Promotion	6	0	0	0	1	150	16th
2014	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Sports Promotion	6	0	0	0	0	146	21st
2015	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Sports Promotion	14	0	0	0	0	277	8th
2016	V de V Challenge Monoplace	Sports Promotion	21	0	0	0	0	437	9th
2017	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell	Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne	14	0	0	0	2	102	3rd
	Finali Mondiali - Copp Shell		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
2018	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Pro-Am	Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne	14	4	2	5	8	173.5	1st
	Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell Pro-Am		1	1	1	0	1	N/A	1st
2020	Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - F3R	Sports Promotion	9	0	?	?	3	133	7th
2021	24H TCE Series - TCR	Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - F3R	Sports-Promotion	6	0	0	0	0	71	12th
	TTE Formula Renault Cup	Sport Promotion	2	0	0	0	0	190	17th
2024	Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - FR2.0	Sports-Promotion
	Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell (Silver)	Zenith Scuderia

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.

External links

• Profile at Driver Database