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Philipp Frommenwiler
Frommenwiler in 2018
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 36)
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Categorisation FIA Silver

Philipp Frommenwiler (born 27 August 1989) is a Swiss racing driver who competes in the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring for BSL Racing Team. He was third overall in his only International GT Open season in 2017 for Emil Frey Lexus Racing, and is also an ADAC GT Masters race winner.

Career

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Frommenwiler began his single-seater in 2008, finishing runner-up in Formula Lista Junior for Equipe Bernoise.[1][2] A year in Formula Palmer Audi then ensued,[3] before Frommenwiler switched to SEAT León Supercopa Germany in 2010,[4] scoring a lone win at the Lausitzring to end the year ninth in points.[5]

Switching to Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Attempto Racing in 2011,[6] Frommenwiler scored a best result of eighth at the Nürburgring to end the season 14th in points,[7] in a season in which he also raced at the inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup.[8] Returning to the team for 2012,[9] Frommenwiler jumped to ninth in the overall standings with a best result of fourth at the Norisring,[10] as well as making his Porsche Supercup debut for Antonelli Motorsport.[11]

Frommenwiler drove his Alex Job Racing Porsche to fourth at the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring.

In 2013, Frommenwiler graduated to ADAC GT Masters to race a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Farnbacher Racing alongside Mario Farnbacher.[12] Starting the season off with a double podium at Oschersleben,[13] the pair only added one more podium to their tally at the Red Bull Ring as they settled for 12th in points.[14] Frommenwiler also made his 24 Hours of Nürburgring debut with Farnbacher in the premier SP9 class.[15] Partnering Sebastian Asch in 2014,[16] Frommenwiler slipped to 25th in the ADAC GT Masters with a best result of fourth at Lausitzring and Sachsenring.[17] That year, Frommenwiler also finished fourth in GTD on his United SportsCar Championship debut for Alex Job Racing at the 12 Hours of Sebring,[18] as well as joining Manthey Racing at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Fach Auto Tech at the 24 Hours of Spa.[19][20]

The car Frommenwiler raced for Fach Auto Tech in Porsche Supercup in 2015.

Two years in Porsche Supercup at Fach Auto Tech then followed,[21][22] as Frommenwiler placed 14th and 8th overall with a best result of fifth at the Hungaroring in 2016.[23] He returned to GT3 competition in 2017, joining Emil Frey Lexus Racing to race in International GT Open.[24] Driving alongside Albert Costa, Frommenwiler won four times across Estoril, Spa, Silverstone and Barcelona to end the year third overall.[25][26][27][28] In 2018, Frommenwiler was the endurance driver for Lexus-fielding 3GT Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship,[29] and made cameos in the ADAC GT Masters for Honda Team Schubert Motorsport, and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Audi-fielding Aust Motorsport.[30][31]

In 2019, Frommenwiler drove a Honda NSX GT3 for Jenson Button's Team Rocket RJN team in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a season in which he and Matt McMurry finished eighth in the Silver Cup standings.[32] In parallel, Frommenwiler made two IMSA starts in a Lexus RC F GT3 for AIM Vasser Sullivan,[33] notably taking fifth in GTD at the 6 Hours of The Glen.[34] In 2020, Frommenwiler returned to the ADAC GT Masters with Schütz Motorsport.[35] Sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with Marvin Dienst, Frommenwiler took a lone win from pole at the Sachsenring as he ended the year 20th in the overall standings.[36]

Five years later, Frommenwiler returned to racing, making select appearances in Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia and the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring.[37] In 2026, Frommenwiler joined BSL Racing Team to race in the latter, as well as returning to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the Cup 3 class.[38]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2007 LO Swiss Super Rok Cup
Sources:[2]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Lista Junior Equipe Bernoise 12 4 2 1 5 123 2nd
ADAC Formel Masters Zettl Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
2009 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 17 0 0 0 0 149 13th
2010 SEAT León Supercopa Germany 15 1 0 0 1 60 9th
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Hermes Attempto Racing 9 0 0 0 0 37 14th
Porsche Carrera World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 17th
ADAC GT Masters Hegersport 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Hermes Attempto Racing 17 0 0 0 0 113 9th
Porsche Supercup Antonelli Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
City Challenge Baku Attempto Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/a WD
2013 ADAC GT Masters Farnbacher Racing 16 0 0 0 3 84 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD Alex Job Racing 2 0 0 0 0 49 45th
ADAC GT Masters Farnbacher Racing 16 0 0 0 0 35 25th
Blancpain Sprint Series – Pro 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 15th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am Fach Auto Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Supercup 2 0 0 0 0 3 22nd
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 15 20th
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 10 0 0 0 0 40 14th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Team Premio 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 10th
2016 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 10 0 0 0 0 67 8th
2017 International GT Open Emil Frey Lexus Racing 14 4 0 0 7 98 3rd
2018 24H GT Series – 991 Fach Auto Tech 1 0 0 0 0 24 NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 3GT Racing 3 0 0 0 0 53 39th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 17th
ADAC GT Masters Honda Team Schubert Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Aust Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 5 20th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD AIM Vasser Sullivan 2 0 0 0 0 42 40th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Jenson Team Rocket RJN 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 44 8th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 ADAC GT Masters Schütz Motorsport 13 1 1 0 1 53 20th
2025 Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia Prido 4 2 2 3 4 40 13th
Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring – CUP3 BSL Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 4 NC
2026 Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring – CUP3 BSL Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC*
24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
Sources:[39][2]

* Season still in progress.

† As Frommenwiler was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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(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 DC Points
2011 Hermes Attempto Racing HOC1
9		 ZAN
12		 RBR
Ret		 LAU
9		 NNS
8		 NOR
11		 NÜR
17		 OSC
12		 HOC2
16		 14th 37
2012 Hermes Attempto Racing HOC1
1
Ret		 HOC1
2
11		 LAU
1
11		 LAU
2
8		 NNS
10		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
13		 NOR
1
4		 NOR
2
5		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
6		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
13		 OSC
1
10		 OSC
2
18†		 HOC2
1
11		 HOC2
2
8		 9th 113
2015 Konrad Motorsport HOC1
1
8		 HOC1
2
14		 NNS
 LAU
1
 LAU
2
 NOR
1
 NOR
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
16		 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 HOC2
1
 HOC2
2
 20th 15

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2011 Hegersport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S OSC
1
 OSC
2
 SAC
1
 SAC
2
 ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 LAU
1
 LAU
2
 ASS
1
 ASS
2
 HOC
1
WD		 HOC
2
WD		 NC 0
2013 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R OSC
1
2		 OSC
2
3		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
Ret		 SAC
1
23		 SAC
2
4		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
Ret		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
7		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
8		 SVK
1
9		 SVK
2
Ret		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
19		 12th 84
2014 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
11		 ZAN
1
10		 ZAN
2
8		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
4		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
21		 SLO
1
13		 SLO
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 SAC
1
4		 SAC
2
21		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
DSQ		 25th 35
2018 Honda Team Schubert Motorsport Honda NSX GT3 OSC
1
 OSC
2
 MST
1
 MST
2
 RBR
1
28		 RBR
2
22		 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 SAC
1
 SAC
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 NC 0
2020 Schütz Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LAU1
1
9		 LAU1
2
13		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
25		 HOC
1
19		 HOC
2
Ret		 SAC
1
1		 SAC
2
Ret		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
DNS		 LAU2
1
14		 LAU2
2
7		 OSC
1
DSQ		 OSC
2
16		 20th 53

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(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 Pos. Pts
2012 Antonelli Motorsport BHR
 BHR
 MON
 VAL
 SIL
 HOC
9		 HUN
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ
 NC† 0†
2014 Fach Auto Tech CAT
 MON
 RBR
 SIL
 HOC
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ
 COA
16		 COA
13		 22nd 3
2015 Fach Auto Tech CAT
13		 MON
11		 RBR
8		 SIL
13		 HUN
14		 SPA
Ret		 SPA
10		 MNZ
Ret		 MNZ
10		 COA
C		 COA
10		 14th 40
2016 Fach Auto Tech CAT
9		 MON
12		 RBR
6		 SIL
21		 HUN
5		 HOC
9		 SPA
Ret		 MNZ
9		 COA
8		 COA
13		 8th 67

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 Germany Farnbacher Racing United States Leh Keen
Denmark Christina Nielsen
Czech Republic Tomáš Pivoda		 Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 47 DNF DNF
2014 Germany Manthey Racing Germany Otto Klohs
Germany Harald Schlotter
Germany Jens Richter		 Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 GT3 138 35th 15th
2015 Germany Team Premio Germany Kenneth Heyer
United Kingdom Rob Huff
Norway Christian Krognes		 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 SP9 151 10th 10th
2018 Germany Manthey Racing Germany Lars Kern
Germany Otto Klohs
Norway Dennis Olsen		 Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 129 18th 17th
2026 Switzerland BSL Racing Team Switzerland Marc Arn
Germany Christoph Ruhrmann
Switzerland Marcel Zimmermann		 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Cup 3 117 DNF DNF

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points
2014 Alex Job Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT America Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
 SEB
4		 LGA
 DET
 WGL
12		 MOS
 IMS
 ELK
 VIR
 COA
 PET
 45th 49
2018 3GT Racing GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY
15		 SEB
14		 MOH
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
11		 39th 53
2019 AIM Vasser Sullivan GTD Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 5.0 L V8 DAY SEB
15		 MDO DET WGL
5		 MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 40th 42

Complete GT World Challenge results

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Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro NOG
QR		 NOG
CR		 BRH
QR
DNS		 BRH
CR
DNS		 ZAN
QR		 ZAN
CR		 SVK
QR		 SVK
CR		 ALG
QR		 ALG
CR		 ZOL
QR		 ZOL
CR		 BAK
QR		 BAK
CR		 NC 0

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(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
2014 Fach Auto Tech Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
46		 SPA
12H
41		 SPA
24H
26		 NÜR NC 0
2018 Aust Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Silver MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
49		 SPA
12H
44		 SPA
24H
Ret		 CAT
 20th 5
2019 Jenson Team Rocket RJN Honda NSX GT3 Silver MNZ
13		 SIL
16		 LEC
22		 SPA
6H
25		 SPA
12H
29		 SPA
24H
31		 CAT
39		 8th 44

Complete International GT Open results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2017 Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Pro EST
1
1		 EST
2
8		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
14		 LEC
1
4		 LEC
2
9		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
Ret		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
3		 MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
5		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
1		 3rd 98

References

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