René Rast
German racing driver
René Rast | |
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Rast in 2023
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Nationality | German |
Born |
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1986-10-26
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26 October 1986
(age
36)
Minden , West Germany |
DTM career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Schubert Motorsport |
Car number | 33 |
Former teams | Phoenix Racing , Team Rosberg , Team Abt |
Starts | 98 |
Championships | 3 ( 2017 , 2019 , 2020 ) |
Wins | 24 |
Podiums | 47 |
Poles | 24 |
Fastest laps | 14 |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 2014 – 2016 |
Teams |
Sébastien Loeb Racing
Audi Sport Team Joest G-Drive Racing |
Best finish | 6th ( 2016 ) |
Class wins | 0 |
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2016–17 |
Car number | 58 |
Former teams | Team Aguri , Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler , NEOM McLaren Formula E Team |
Starts | 36 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 3 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 13th in 2020–21 |
Finished last season | 13th (78 pts) |
René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden [1] ) is a German professional racing driver and the 2017 , 2019 and 2020 DTM champion. He last competed in Formula E . He claimed overall wins at the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa , 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring and a class win at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona .
Career
After competing in karting and Formula BMW , Rast won the 2005 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup and was runner-up at the 2006 Seat León Supercopa Germany.
In 2007, he switched to sports car racing, where he won Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2008 and 2012, and Porsche Supercup and claimed three championships from 2010 to 2012. Rast also competed at the ADAC GT Masters from 2010 to 2012, winning the title in his last year.
He ran the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring with a Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Rast won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona GT class, driving a Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with co-drivers Andy Lally , Richard Lietz and team owner John Potter.
Rast won the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa with a factory-supported Audi R8 LMS with teams Phoenix and WRT respectively.
In the 2013 FIA GT Series , he claimed a win and five podiums with an WRT Audi R8. In the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series , he claimed a win and three podiums. In 2016, he got three podiums with.
Rast debuted at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca-Nissan, finishing fourth in the LMP2 class. In 2015, he competed at two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship with a factory Audi R18 e-tron quattro , finishing fourth overall at the 6 Hours of Spa and seventh at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2016, he raced full-time for G-Drive with an Oreca-Nissan LMP2, claiming a win at Bahrain and a second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and two third-place finishes at Silverstone and Austin.
Rast competed in two rounds of the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with an Audi RS5, finishing sixth at Hockenheim II race 1.
He won the 2017 DTM title in his first full year driving an Audi RS5 for Team Rosberg . [2] After taking a record-breaking six consecutive race victories the following year, he missed out on a repeat title by only four points. [3] Rast won the 2019 DTM Championship and scored his third series title the following season. [4]
Formula E
Rast debuted in Formula E at the 2016 Berlin ePrix replacing António Félix da Costa (who had a DTM commitment) at Team Aguri . [5]
Rast returned to Formula E for the final six races of the 2019-20 season in Berlin , replacing the sacked Daniel Abt at Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler . He managed to score a podium finish in the fifth race where he crossed the line in third place. [6] Rast drove for Audi as a permanent driver for the 2020-21 Formula E Championship , partnering Lucas di Grassi . [7]
Rast did not compete in the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship .
He made his return to the series in the 2022–23 season driving for the McLaren Formula E Team . [8] He scored one podium throughout the season, and ended 13th in the standings. Rast announced his departure from McLaren following the season. [9]
Racing record
Career summary
†
As Rast was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
*
Season still in progress.
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 | 13 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Veltins MRS Racing | BHR | BHR | CAT | MON | MAG | SIL |
NÜR
13 |
HUN | IST | SPA | MNZ | NC‡ | 0‡ | ||
2008 | Veltins MRS Racing |
BHR
Ret |
BHR
3 |
CAT
5 |
IST
Ret |
MON
7 |
MAG
Ret |
SIL |
HOC
5 |
HUN
8 |
VAL
6 |
SPA
7 |
MNZ
8 |
6th | 95 | |
2009 | Veltins MRS Racing |
BHR
Ret |
BHR
2 |
CAT
DSQ |
MON
2 |
IST
2 |
SIL
1 |
NÜR
1 |
HUN
1 |
VAL
1 |
SPA
17† |
MNZ
1 |
YMC
1 |
YMC
2 |
2nd | 207 |
2010 | Al Faisal Lechner Racing |
BHR
1 |
BHR
1 |
CAT
Ret |
MON
1 |
VAL
1 |
SIL
2 |
HOC
Ret |
HUN
3 |
SPA
3 |
MNZ
4 |
1st | 152 | |||
2011 | Veltins Lechner Racing |
IST
5 |
CAT
7 |
MON
1 |
NÜR
1 |
SIL
1 |
NÜR
1 |
HUN
Ret |
SPA
2 |
MNZ
2 |
YMC
2 |
YMC
1 |
1st | 181 | ||
2012 | Lechner Racing |
BHR
1 |
BHR
3 |
MON
Ret |
VAL
1 |
SIL
1 |
HOC
1 |
HUN
DNS |
HUN
DNS |
SPA
2 |
MNZ
1 |
1st | 142 |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ As Rast was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA GT Series results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro |
NOG
QR 2 |
NOG
CR 6 |
ZOL
QR 3 |
ZOL
CR 5 |
ZAN
QR 3 |
ZAN
CR Ret |
SVK
QR 5 |
SVK
CR 2 |
NAV
QR |
NAV
CR |
BAK
QR 1 |
BAK
CR 15 |
6th | 80 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA |
LMS
4 |
COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | SÃO | NC† | 0† | |
2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro |
Audi
TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel) |
SIL |
SPA
4 |
LMS
7 |
NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 12th | 24 | |
2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 |
SIL
3 |
SPA
5 |
LMS
2 |
NÜR
Ret |
MEX
7 |
COA
3 |
FUJ | SHA |
BHR
1 |
5th | 111 |
2022 | WRT | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |
SEB
2 |
SPA
1 |
LMS
Ret |
MNZ
12 |
FUJ |
BHR
1 |
6th | 91 |
† As Rast was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. |
Class
Pos. |
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2014 | Sébastien Loeb Racing |
Jan Charouz
Vincent Capillaire |
Oreca 03 R- Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 8th | 4th |
2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
Marco Bonanomi
Filipe Albuquerque |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 387 | 7th | 7th |
2016 | G-Drive Racing |
Roman Rusinov
Will Stevens |
Oreca 05 - Nissan | LMP2 | 357 | 6th | 2nd |
2022 | WRT |
Robin Frijns
Sean Gelael |
Oreca 07 - Gibson | LMP2 | 285 | DNF | DNF |
2023 | Tower Motorsports |
Ricky Taylor
Steven Thomas |
Oreca 07 - Gibson | LMP2 | 19 | DNF | DNF |
LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2L V10 |
DAY
16 |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 87th | 18 |
2015 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Audi 5.2L V10 |
DAY
5 |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 38th | 27 | |
2016 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2L V10 |
DAY
1 |
SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 35th | 36 |
2017 | VisitFlorida Racing | P | Riley Mk. 30 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |
DAY
3 |
SEB
6 |
LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 23rd | 55 | |
2018 | Mazda Team Joest | P | Mazda RT24-P | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 |
DAY
17 |
SEB
8 |
LBH | MDO | DET |
WGL
13 |
MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 35th | 55 | |
2019 | Mazda Team Joest | DPi | Mazda RT24-P | Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L Turbo I4 |
DAY
11 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 35th | 20 | |
2022 | G-Drive Racing by APR | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 V8 |
DAY
5† |
SEB | LGA | MDO | WGL | ELK | PET | NC† | 0† |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro |
NOG
QR DSQ |
NOG
CR 7 |
BRH
QR 14 |
BRH
CR 9 |
ZAN
QR 4 |
ZAN
CR 1 |
SVK
QR 9 |
SVK
CR 3 |
ALG
QR 3 |
ALG
CR 5 |
ZOL
QR 4 |
ZOL
CR Ret |
BAK
QR 4 |
BAK
CR Ret |
5th | 71 |
2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro |
MIS
QR 14 |
MIS
CR Ret |
BRH
QR |
BRH
CR |
NÜR
QR 3 |
NÜR
CR 2 |
HUN
QR 10 |
HUN
CR 3 |
CAT
QR 5 |
CAT
CR 18 |
9th | 39 |
Complete Formula E results
( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015–16 | Team Aguri | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI | PUT | PDE | BUE | MEX | LBH | PAR |
BER
NC |
LDN | LDN | 23rd | 0 | ||||||
2019–20 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Spark SRT05e | Audi e-tron FE06 | DIR | DIR | SCL | MEX | MRK |
BER
10 |
BER
13 |
BER
Ret |
BER
16 |
BER
3 |
BER
4 |
15th | 29 | |||||
2020–21 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Spark SRT05e | Audi e-tron FE07 |
DIR
4 |
DIR
17 |
RME
6 |
RME
Ret |
VLC
5 |
VLC
6 |
MCO
Ret |
PUE
2 |
PUE
10 |
NYC
10 |
NYC
20 |
LDN
5 |
LDN
Ret |
BER
9 |
BER
9 |
13th | 78 | |
2022–23 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team | Formula E Gen3 | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 |
MEX
Ret |
DRH
5 |
DRH
3 |
HYD
Ret |
CAP
4 |
SAP
9 |
BER
17 |
BER
13 |
MCO
17 |
JAK
15 |
JAK
15 |
POR
14 |
RME
Ret |
RME
13 |
LDN
14 |
LDN
12 |
13th | 40 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "Introducing...René Rast". Autosport . Vol. 200, no. 1. 2010-04-01. p. 63.
- ↑ Simmons, Marcus (15 October 2017). "Rast snatches title as Wittmann wins finale" . autosport.com . Retrieved 15 October 2017 .
- ↑ Gruz, David; Spacek, Julia. "Audi: Rast's winning streak a 'record for eternity' " . Motorsport . Retrieved 24 October 2018 .
- ↑ "The Champion Remains the Champion: René Rast Seals his Third DTM Drivers' Title" . DTM . Retrieved 14 April 2021 .
- ↑ Smith, Topher (18 May 2016). "Rast to debut at Berlin ePrix" . e-racing.net . Retrieved 18 May 2016 .
- ↑ "Race Results" . FIA Formula E . Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
- ↑ Kew, Matt. "Rast joins at Audi Formula E team full-time alongside di Grassi for 2020-21" . Autosport.com . Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
- ↑ "The logic behind McLaren's first Formula E driver signing" . The Race . 2022-08-23 . Retrieved 2022-08-23 .
- ↑ "Rene Rast And NEOM McLaren Part Company" . The Official Home of Formula E . 15 August 2023 . Retrieved 15 August 2023 .
External links
- Official website
- René Rast career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded
by
Matthias Meyer
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ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup
Champion 2005 |
Succeeded
by
Jimmy Johansson
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Preceded by |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Porsche Supercup
Champion 2010 - 2012 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded
by
Inaugural
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Porsche Carrera World Cup
Winner 2011 |
Succeeded
by
None
(Race not held since) |
Preceded by |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
ADAC GT Masters
Champion 2014 With: Kelvin van der Linde |
Succeeded
by
Sebastian Asch
Luca Ludwig |
Preceded by |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Race of Champions Nations' Cup
2018 With: Timo Bernhard |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Champion 2019 - 2020 |
Succeeded by |
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