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| August Raber | |
|---|---|
 Raber at the Yas Marina Circuit, 2026 | |
| Nationality |  Swedish Emirati |
| Full name | August Aurelius Raber |
| Born | 9 March 2009 Sweden |
| Michelin Le Mans Cup – LMP3 career | |
| Current team | Brutal Fish by Campos Racing |
| Car number | 12 |
| Former teams | Argenti Motorsport Argenti with Prema Xcel Motorsport Yas Heat Racing Pinnacle Motorsport Car Collection Motorsport |
| Best finish | 7th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2024–2025 2024–25 2026 2025 | GB3 Championship F4 British Championship Formula 4 Middle East Championship Formula Regional Middle East Trophy Gulf 12 Hours |
August Aurelius Raber (born 9 March 2009) is a Swedish-Emirati racing driver competing in the LMP3 class of the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup for Brutal Fish by Campos Racing.[1][2]
In the 2025 F4 British Championship with Argenti Motorsport, Raber took three race wins, including a victory at Snetterton that briefly placed him at the top of the championship standings.[3] Later that year, he stepped up mid-season to the GB3 Championship with Argenti with Prema.[4]
Early career
[edit]Raber was introduced to motorsport in karting at Kristianstad, Sweden, and went on to compete internationally, including in the Rotax Max Euro Trophy, before moving to single-seaters.[5]
Single-seater career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]Raber made part time appearances in the 2024 F4 British Championship with Xcel Motorsport during an injury affected campaign, after an acident left him absent for parts of the season. Ultimately ending 21st in the standings.[4] Late that year he joined Yas Heat Racing for the 2024–25 Formula 4 Middle East Championship, alongside Adam Al-Azhari.[6] He made his official racing debut at the non points scoring Formula 4 Middle East Trophy Round held at the Yas Marina Circuit during the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend.[7] During the season, Raber claimed his first single seater victory at the Yas Marina Circuit, leading the reversed grid second race of the round from pole position to win by 0.651 seconds over Reno Francot.[8] He finished eighth in the drivers' standings with 86 points.[9][4]
In the 2025 F4 British Championship with Argenti Motorsport, Raber competed in his first full season of single seater racing. He won two of the three opening weekend races at Donington Park and led the championship after round one.[5] At Snetterton in May 2025 he took a reversed grid race win to return to the top of the championship standings.[3] He stepped up to GB3 mid season, having taken three race wins, two fastest laps and seven podium finishes in British F4 before doing so.[10]
GB3 Championship
[edit]Following his success in F4, Raber stepped up to the GB3 Championship mid season at Silverstone in August 2025, racing for Argenti with Prema. He took over the seat before occupied by Yuanpu Cui as one of five debutants at the round.[4] He contested two rounds with the team, at Silverstone and Monza, finishing in the points in four of six races, including a best result of fourth at Silverstone, to score 24 points and end the season 30th in the drivers' championship.[11]
Formula Regional Middle East
[edit]For the 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy, Raber stepped up to Formula Regional machinery in the new Tatuus T-326 with Pinnacle Motorsport, partnering Alex Powell in the team's line-up.[10] He competed in all rounds, claming a best qualifing position of 10th.
Sportscar career
[edit]Gulf 12 Hours
[edit]In December 2025, Raber scored a entry to the Gulf 12 Hours endurance race at the Yas Marina Circuit, driving the #3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) for Car Collection Motorsport in the GT3 Pro-Am class. He shared the car with Alexey Denisov, Victor Plekhanov and Damir Saitov.[12]
Michelin Le Mans Cup
[edit]For 2026, Raber signed with Brutal Fish by Campos Racing to share the #12 Ligier JS P325 in the LMP3 class of the 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup, alongside French driver Arthur Rogeon.[1][2] His entry qualified fourth at the season opening round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and second at round two at the Circuit Paul Ricard, though the car retired with mechanical issues on both occasions. On 12 June 2026 Raber won the Road to Le Mans, the Michelin Le Mans Cup support race held on the Circuit de la Sarthe ahead of the 2026 24 Hours of Le Mans. He shared the No. 12 Brutal Fish by Campos Ligier JS P325-Toyota with Arthur Rogeon, who took pole position and led much of the race; after the final round of pit stops Rogeon ran down and passed the High Class Racing Ligier to win the new three-hour event by 23.1 seconds. The sister No. 19 Brutal Fish car came home third for a double podium.[13][14][15]
Personal life
[edit]Raber was born in Sweden and holds dual Swedish and Emirati nationality. He is based in Dubai and London, where he attends school, and his family retains ties to Monaco.[5] He has cited Max Verstappen as a key influence on his approach to racing.[5]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | F4 British Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
| 2024–25 | Formula 4 Middle East Championship | Yas Heat Racing | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 8th | |
| 2025 | F4 British Championship | Argenti Motorsport | 30 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 7th | |
| 2025 | GB3 Championship | Argenti with Prema | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
| 2025 | Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2026 | Formula Regional Middle East Trophy | Pinnacle Motorsport | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | 2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Brutal Fish by Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Season in progress (DNF, DNF) | |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "August Raber – Driver profile". lemanscup.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 "August Raber cierra el plantel de pilotos de Campos Racing para Michelin Le Mans Cup". Nostresport (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 Waring, Bethonie (25 May 2025). "Argenti's August Raber moves into British F4 lead with Snetterton win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Whitfield, Steve (31 July 2025). "Raber steps up to GB3 with Argenti as Cui makes Hillspeed switch". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Lindén, Christoffer (4 July 2025). "Okände svensken briljerar i F4 – "Vill bli nästa Verstappen"". Auto motor & sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Future Stars Adam Al Azhari and August Raber Confirmed to Join Yas Heat Racing's Formula 4 2024-25 Lineup". Gulf Tech News. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "UAE-based motorsport talent set for Formula 4 Middle East debuts at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". Arab News. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (23 January 2025). "Yas Heat Academy's August Raber wins on home soil in F4 Middle East". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Drivers Classification". Formula Middle East. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Alex Powell headed to FRME as G4 Racing and Pinnacle grow line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "August Raber – Driver profile". gb-3.net. GB3 Championship. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Gulf 12 Hours – Entry List". gulf12hours.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Road to Le Mans: Arthur Rogeon and August Raber first to arrive at destination". 24h-lemans.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Sportscar365 Staff (13 June 2026). "Brutal Fish By Campos Wins Road To Le Mans". Sportscar365. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Brutal Fish by Campos Double Podium in Incident Packed Road To Le Mans – Full Report". Michelin Le Mans Cup. lemanscup.com. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- August Raber driver profile at Le Mans Cup
- August Raber at GB3 Championship
- August Raber career summary at DriverDB.com
- August Raber at Motorsport Stats
- August Raber at 51GT3.com
Category:2009 births Category:Living people Category:Swedish racing drivers Category:Emirati racing drivers Category:Campos Racing drivers Category:Pinnacle Motorsport drivers Category:Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers
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