Marco Seefried

Marco Seefried (born 17 February 1976 in Oettingen^[2]) is a German racing driver.

Marco Seefried
Seefried at the 2015 6 Hours of Silverstone
Nationality	German
Born	(1976-02-17) 17 February 1976 (age 49) Oettingen, West Germany (now Germany)
Racing licence	FIA Silver (until 2016, 2019–)[1] FIA Gold (2017–2018)

A long-term Porsche contracted driver, he is an overall GT World Challenge Europe race winner, an FIA World Endurance Championship race winner, and has amassed multiple class victories at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, Daytona 24 Hours and 12 Hours of Sebring.^[3]

Career

Having raced sporadically until 2002, Seefried spent two years in Porsche Supercup with Team Kadach,^[4] scoring a best result of sixth at Monaco in 2003.^[5] Part-time campaigns in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany followed, before Seefried stepped up to GT2 competition with Farnbacher Racing, picking up two best finishes of fourth in the 2006 Le Mans Series.^[6]

Seefried later switched his focus to Nürburgring-based racing, culminating in two Nürburgring 24 Hours class wins in 2010 and 2011 for Hankook Team Farnbacher, the former of which an overall podium.^[7][8] Also in 2011, Seefried scored Ferrari's first ever VLN Series win and expanded his horizons into other series, namely ADAC GT Masters and International GT Open, with moderate success.^[9] He pivoted back to Porsche machinery for all his programmes in 2012,^[10] finishing second in the SP7 class of the Nürburgring 24 Hours for Timbuli Racing and making his 24 Hours of Daytona debut for Mühlner Motorsport.^[11][12]

Seefried began making headlines internationally in 2013, as he achieved a GTC podium on his Sebring 12 Hours debut and took the Asian Le Mans Series by storm with AAI-Rstrada.^[13][14][15] His breakthrough came in 2014, with a GTD class win at Sebring for Magnus Racing backed up by further podiums at Daytona and Petit Le Mans.^[16] He paired this with a maiden season in the Blancpain Endurance Series and a return to Asia that yielded a win at Inje and a vice-championship.^[17][18] He had mixed fortune in Europe, notably topping the warmup at the 24 Hours of Spa in a Rinaldi Racing Ferrari, before moving to AF Corse for his home round at the Nürburgring and qualifying third overall, first in Pro-Am.^[19][20]

Jumping back and forth between the Ferrari 458, the Porsche 911 RSR and even getting a taste of the Bentley at the N24, Seefried enjoyed a fruitful 2015. He finished fifth in both the Blancpain Sprint Series, for Rinaldi, and the FIA World Endurance Championship's GTE Am category, for Patrick Dempsey's Proton-run team.^[21][22] A highlight of the former was a clean sweep at Misano alongside Norbert Siedler,^[23][24] while the latter included a podium on debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a win at Fuji.^[25] Seefried also returned to Magnus Racing for three rounds of the United SportsCar Championship's North American Endurance Cup,^[26] underlined by a podium on his final outing at Watkins Glen.^[27]

In 2016, Seefried won the 24 Hours of Daytona in GTD and scored a podium at Sebring aboard Magnus Racing's new Audi R8 LMS.^[28] He tried out the Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the first time at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and finished second overall for HTP Motorsport as the brand locked out the top four.^[29] Elsewhere, a full-time return to the European Le Mans Series with Proton produced no podiums.^[30]

Having been upgraded to an FIA Gold Categorisation ahead of 2017, Seefried had a reduced programme, racing primarily a Jaguar for Emil Frey Racing in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a BMW for Falken at the N24, and an Audi for Magnus Racing in SprintX GT.^[31] He managed just one point in the former and a lone class podium in the latter.^[32] Emil Frey's switch to the Lexus RC F GT3 gave rise to a much-improved 2018 for Seefried, as he secured his first ever overall Endurance Cup win at Circuit Paul Ricard, together with Christian Klien and Albert Costa.^[33][34]

Despite being reclassed as FIA Silver for 2019, Seefried endured an itinerant campaign, with select appearances in IMSA, ELMS, ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain for various Porsche teams. He also entered Petit Le Mans in a Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini, and fetched a podium from a GT World Challenge Asia cameo in a HubAuto Corsa Ferrari.^[35][36] The COVID-marred 2020 season curtailed Seefried to only two race meetings, one of which was a dominant 24 Hours of Portimão win.^[37] He bounced back in 2021, joining Herberth Motorsport for a full 24H Series effort and an SP9 Pro-Am class win at the rain-affected Nürburgring 24 Hours, and tackling the WEC again for Dempsey-Proton Racing.^[38][39]

After a prolific Asian Le Mans Series return in early 2022,^[40] Seefried scaled back his racing activities again, notably reinforcing Falken at the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring for an eighth-place finish and Pure Rxcing at the 2023 24 Hours of Spa for a class podium.^[41][42]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1993	Formula König
1994	Formula König	Kern Motorsport		0	0	0	1	97	6th
1998	DMSB Formel Renault Cup			0	0	0		41	25th
2001	Clio V6 Trophy Germany		8	0	0	0	1	94	9th
2002	Porsche Supercup	Kadach Tuning + Service	12	0	0	0	0	57	12th
2003	Porsche Supercup	Aqua Nova Racing Team Kadach	6	0	0	0	0	27	NC
2004	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	JvG Racing MRS PC-Service Team	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2005	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Farnbacher Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2006	Le Mans Series – GT2	Farnbacher Racing	5	0	0	0	0	10	11th
2007	FIA GT3 European Championship	Kessel Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2008	Porsche Endurance Sports Cup – Class 5c		1	1	0	0	1	22.6	14th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7	Wolfgang Destree	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2009	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2010	24H Series – A6	Jetalliance Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	DNF
	Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	24 Hours of Spa – GTN		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	ADAC GT Masters	Dietmar Haggenmüller	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Le Mans Series – GT2	Team Felbermayr-Proton	1	0	0	0	0	4	22nd
	24 Hours of Nürburgring	Hankook Team Farnbacher	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2011	Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli		??	??	??	??	??	16	12th
	International GT Open – Pro-Am	Raceteam Deboeuf	8	0	0	2	3	21	14th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8	Hankook Team Farnbacher	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	ADAC GT Masters	Farnbacher ESET Racing	2	0	0	0	0	4	40th
2012	Rolex Sports Car Series – GT	Mühlner Motorsports America	1	0	0	0	0	16	68th
	ADAC GT Masters	Team GT3 Kasko[43]	14	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7	Timbuli Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
	International GT Open – Pro-Am	Raceteam Deboeuf	2	0	1	1	2	16	17th
	Aston Martin Le Mans Festival – GT1	Deboeuf Racing[44]	1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
2013	Asian Le Mans Series – GTC	AAI-Rstrada	2	0	0	0	0	20	10th
	Asian Le Mans Series – LMGTE		1	0	0	0	1	18	3rd
	American Le Mans Series – GTC	NGT Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	20	58th
	ADAC GT Masters	Farnbacher Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	VLN Series – SP9 Pro-Am	Timbuli Racing	6	0	1	0	1	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	V de V Michelin Endurance Series – Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V	Rinaldi Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	NC
	International GT Open – GTS		9	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro	GT Corse	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	United SportsCar Championship – GT Daytona	Snow Racing	1	0	0	0	1	98	29th
		Magnus Racing[45]	2	1	0	0	2
	Asian Le Mans Series – GT	AAI-Rstrada	4	1	1	1	3	70	2nd
	Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am	GT Corse by Rinaldi	4	0	0	0	0	4	25th
		AF Corse	1	0	1	0	0
	VLN Series – SP9	Manthey Racing GT Corse by Rinaldi	4	0	0	0	1	38.61	6th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9	Prosperia C. Abt Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2015	United SportsCar Championship – GT	Magnus Racing	3	0	0	0	1	77	20th
	French GT Championship	Rinaldi Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	VLN Series – SP7		3	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro		2	0	0	0	0	6	24th
	Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am		1	0	0	0	0	6	25th
	GT Sprint Series		12	2	1	0	6	97	7th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3	Bentley Team HTP[46]	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am	Dempsey Racing-Proton	8	1	1	0	3	131	5th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2016	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GT	Magnus Racing	3	1	0	0	2	88	18th
	European Le Mans Series – GTE	Proton Competition	5	0	0	0	0	40	10th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9	AMG-Team HTP Motorsport	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	Blancpain Endurance Series	Rinaldi Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain Endurance Series – Am		1	0	0	0	1	24	17th
	GT Series Sprint Cup		6	0	0	0	0	19	14th
2017	Gulf 12 Hours – GT Pro	Rinaldi Racing[47]	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
	SprintX GT Championship Series – GT Pro-Am	Magnus Racing	8	0	0	0	1	122	8th
	China GT Championship – GT3	FAW T2M	2	0	0	0	0	3	22nd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Jaguar Racing[48]	5	0	0	0	0	1	50th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge – GT3		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	VLN Series – SP9	Falken Motorsports[49]	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Emil Frey Lexus Racing	5	1	0	0	1	35	9th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9	Frikadelli Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Spa Six Hours Classic – GTP Over Class		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship – GT	Black Swan Racing	2	0	0	0	0	119	18th
		Park Place Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0
		Paul Miller Racing	1	0	1	0	0
	European Le Mans Series – LMGTE	Proton Competition	1	0	0	0	0	6	19th
	DMV Dunlop 60 – Class 1	HCB-Rutronik Racing	1	0	0	1	1	6.43	22nd
	DMV Gran Turismo TCC – Class 1		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H GT Series – A6-Pro	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	16	20th
	VLN Series – SP9	Bandoh Racing	1	0	0	0	0	3.75	88th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9	Bandoh Racing with Novel Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	16th
	ADAC GT Masters	SSR Performance	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – Silver	HubAuto Corsa	2	0	0	2	1	21	16th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Dinamic Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2020	24H GT Series – GT3	Herberth Motorsport	1	1	0	0	1	28	9th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Am Cup		1	0	0	0	0	46	11th
2021	24H GT Series – GT3	Herberth Motorsport	7	0	1	0	3	58	10th
	FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am	Dempsey-Proton Racing	3	0	0	0	0	21	16th
	24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am	Absolute Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am	Huber Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2022	Asian Le Mans Series – GT AM	Herberth Motorsport	4	0	0	0	4	60	3rd
	24H GT Series – GT3	Dinamic Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro	Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup	Pure Rxcing	1	0	0	0	1	34	10th
	Le Mans Cup – GT3	IMSA LS Group Performance	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro	Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Dinamic GT	1	0	0	0	0	2	24th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
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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	11	12	DC	Points
2002	Kadach Tuning + Service	ITA 13	ESP 7	AUT 10	MON 8	GER 11	GBR Ret	GER 10	HUN 15	BEL Ret	ITA 10	USA Ret	USA Ret	12th	57
2003	Aqua Nova Racing Team Kadach	ITA	ESP 10	AUT Ret	MON 6	GER 22	FRA 19	GBR 12	GER	HUN	ITA	USA	USA	NC†	27

† Seefried was removed from the 2003 standings as he entered less than six races

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2006	Farnbacher Racing	GT2	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	IST NC	SPA 4	NUR NC	DON 4	JAR Ret		13th	10
2010	Hankook Team Farnbacher	GT2	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	LEC	SPA	ALG	HUN 11	SIL		22nd	4
2016	Proton Competition	LMGTE	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL 8	IMO	RBR 6	LEC 6	SPA 4	EST 6	10th	40
2019	Proton Competition	LMGTE	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	LEC 7	MNZ	CAT	SIL	SPA	ALG	19th	6

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2014	Snow Racing	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 3											29th	98
	Magnus Racing					SEB 1	LAG	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	VIR	COA	PET 3
2015	Magnus Racing	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 11	SEB 11	LAG	DET	WGL 2	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	PET		20th	77
2016	Magnus Racing	GTD	Audi R8 LMS	Audi 5.2L V10	DAY 1	SEB 3	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	COA	PET 11	18th	88
2019	Black Swan Racing	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	DAY 14	SEB		DET	WGL 10	MOS						18th	119
	Park Place Motorsports						MDO 4				LIM 4	ELK	VIR	LAG	PET
	Paul Miller Racing		Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10											PET 6

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2015	Dempsey Racing-Proton	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL 6	SPA 5	LMS 2	NÜR 4	COA 4	FUJ 1	SHA 4	BHR 3	5th	131
2021	Dempsey-Proton Racing	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	SPA 5	POR 9	MON 6	LMS	BHR	BHR			16th	21

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Patrick Long Patrick Dempsey	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Am	330	22nd	2nd
2021	Absolute Racing	Andrew Haryanto Alessio Picariello	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	332	34th	7th
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