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André Lotterer | |
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 Lotterer at the2024 6 Hours of Fuji | |
| Born | (1981-11-19)19 November 1981 (age 43) Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia,West Germany |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 6 |
| Former teams | Audi,Porsche,Rebellion |
| Starts | 72 |
| Championships | 2 (2012,2024) |
| Wins | 12 |
| Podiums | 42 |
| Poles | 13 |
| Fastest laps | 11 |
| Best finish | 1st in2012 (LMP1),2024 (HY) |
| Formula E career | |
| Years active | 2017–2023 |
| Teams | Techeetah,Porsche,Andretti |
| Car number | 18 (2017–2018) 36 (2018–2023) |
| Starts | 81 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
| Best finish | 8th in2017–18,2018–19,2019–20 |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Active years | 2014 |
| Teams | Caterham |
| Entries | 1 (1 start) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2014 Belgian Grand Prix |
| Super Formula career | |
| Years active | 2003–2017 |
| Teams | Nakajima,TOM'S |
| Starts | 123 |
| Championships | 1 (2011) |
| Wins | 24 |
| Podiums | 56 |
| Poles | 11 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Super GT career | |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Teams | Nakajima,TOM'S |
| Starts | 70 |
| Championships | 2 (2006,2009) |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 19 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 1st in2006,2009(GT500) |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2009–2019,2023–2024 |
| Teams | Kolles,Audi,Porsche,Rebellion |
| Best finish | 1st(2011,2012,2014) |
| Class wins | 3(2011,2012,2014) |
| Previous series | |
| 2001 2000 1999 1999 1998 | British F3 German F3 Formula Renault Eurocup Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 1999 1998 | Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW Junior |
André Lotterer (born 19 November 1981) is a Germanracing driver, who most recently competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship forPorsche. Informula racing, Lotterer competed inFormula One at theBelgian Grand Prix in2014, andFormula E from2017 to2023. InJapanese motorsport, Lotterer won theFormula Nippon Championship in2011, and is a two-time champion ofSuper GT, all withTOM'S. Inendurance racing, Lotterer has won twoFIA World Endurance Championship titles, and is athree-time winner of the24 Hours of Le Mans withAudi.
He is best known for his success inendurance racing with the worksAudi team, including three victories in the24 Hours of Le Mans and the drivers' title of theFIA World Endurance Championship. He has also competed in the JapaneseSuper Formula andSuper GT series for over a decade, becoming champion in2011 in the former and taking the latter title in2006 and2010, as well as driving inFormula E for six years.
Lotterer was a test driver for theJaguarFormula One team in2002. Twelve years later, he joinedCaterham, replacingKamui Kobayashi at the2014 Belgian Grand Prix.
Born in Duisburg, Lotterer is the son of a German-Peruvian father, Henri Lotterer, and a Belgian mother. He was raised with his mother in Nivelles, Belgium, from an early age, where he began his racing career by karting at the age of seven, effectively becoming an adopted Belgian.[1][2][3][4]
After his stint withJaguar inFormula One, he moved to Japan, winning both theSuper GT Championship in2006 and2009 as well as the Formula Nippon (currently known asSuper Formula) Championship in2011.
Lotterer also made his debut in the200924 Hours of Le Mans, as a race week fill-in driver for theKolles privateerAudi team. Lotterer and co-driverCharles Zwolsman Jr., also a Le Mans rookie, drove the entire race themselves after third driverNarain Karthikeyan dislocated his shoulder in a non-racing related injury. Driving anAudi R10, the car that won the2006,2007 and2008 Le Mans races, Lotterer and Zwolsman finished 7th overall and in the LMP1 class.
His impressive performance that year earned him a drive with the worksAudi Sport team in the2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving the newAudi R15 TDI plus. Along withMarcel Fässler andBenoît Tréluyer, he finished 2nd overall and in the LMP1 class, despite the rivalPeugeot 908s dominating for the first part of the race
He remained withAudi Sport to compete in the2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, co-driving the newly designedAudi R18 withMarcel Fässler andBenoît Tréluyer. After the Audi works team lost two out of three cars due to accidents, Lotterer and his co-drivers held off threePeugeot 908 works cars to claim both 1st place in the LMP1 class and the overall victory, beating the 2nd place Peugeot by a mere 13 seconds. This win gaveAudi a total of 10 overall victories at Le Mans, and Lotterer his first overall win at Le Mans.[5]
From 2012 to 2016, Lotterer competed in theFIA World Endurance Championship, continuing to drive forAudi Sport Team Joest with the R18. During his tenure with Audi in the WEC, Lotterer won the drivers' championship in the series' inaugural season withBenoît Tréluyer andMarcel Fässler.[6] After Audi Sport Team Joest decided not to run in WEC for 2017, Lotterer moved to Porsche as the driver of the No. 1 car withNick Tandy and 2016 drivers' world championNeel Jani.[7] Prior to joining Porsche, he received an offer to join Toyota.[8]
After 2017, Porsche departed the series and fromLMP1 competition. Lotterer joinedRebellion Racing for the2018–19 season, joining Jani andBruno Senna in the #1 entry.[9]
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Lotterer returned to the series in2023, joining Porsche'sHypercar effort alongsideKévin Estre andLaurens Vanthoor in the #6 entry. After last competing in the series in 2019, Lotterer stated that he felt like "a stranger" after almost four years away.[10] Lotterer won the drivers' championship for the second time in his career in2024 alongside Estre and Vanthoor, winning for the first time in twelve seasons.[11] In December 2024, Lotterer joinedGenesis alongsidePipo Derani to help spearhead the development of theirGMR-001LMDh prototype.[12]
Lotterer tested Jaguar F1 cars from 2000 to 2003.[13] He succeeded in bothGerman andBritish Formula 3 Championships en route to being namedJaguar Racing'sFormula One test driver in 2002. He was passed up for a race seat in 2003 withEddie Irvine retiring andPedro de la Rosa leaving, as the team choseMark Webber andAntônio Pizzonia instead.
In 2002, Lotterer contested a one-offChamp Car event at the end of 2002 forDale Coyne Racing, scoring a point at theAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Circuit.
He replacedCaterham F1 driverKamui Kobayashi for a one-off race at the2014 Belgian Grand Prix.[14] He qualified 21st place, in front of teammateMarcus Ericsson, but his race lasted just one lap before a mechanical failure put an abrupt end to his F1 debut.[15] He was invited to race again at theItalian Grand Prix, but declined as the team planned to runRoberto Merhi in the car for the first practice session, contrary to his desire to take part in all the available running due to his lack of experience.[16]
Lotterer made a one-off appearance withDale Coyne Racing in the final round of the2002 CART Season in Mexico. He finished 12th, scoring a solitary point.[17]
He also took part in a non-championship F3000 event, theEuro F3000 Sprint, at the Bologna Motor Show in December 2002. He drove for the Uboldi Corse SRL team. In a field of 12 identicalLola B99/50-Zyteks, Lotterer was one of only three non-Italians (the others beingSven Heidfeld andPhil Giebler), and the only one to reach the Semi-Finals. He won the event after beatingFabrizio Gollin in the Final.[18]
Lotterer hoped to progress to either CART or F3000 full-time for 2003 but ended up switching toFormula Nippon. He would become a mainstay of the series until 2017, scoring 24 wins and securing the 2011 title.
He made a one-off appearance forTeam Germany in Portugal in thefinal season ofA1 Grand Prix. He retired from the Sprint race and finished 9th in the Feature race, scoring the only points of the season for the former series Champions.
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Lotterer joined Formula E withTecheetah in 2017, partneringJean-Éric Vergne.[19] After a disastrousHong Kong weekend, where he was disqualified in race 1 and finished 13th in race 2 and a forgettableMarrakesh, Lotterer made his first podium in2018 Santiago ePrix after battling with his teammate Vergne. They helped the team achieve the first 1-2 finish for a team in Formula E, although during the race it looked as though they could have blown it. A charging Lotterer drove into the back of Vergne late in the race and the team were not aware due to a power issue in the paddock. He finished third in2018 Rome ePrix. He finished the 2017–18 season 8th with 64 points.
Lotterer nearly won the2019 Hong Kong ePrix after leading most laps in the race. He was hit bySam Bird in the second last lap which lead to his puncture and caused him to finish the race in 14th. In2019 Rome ePrix he claimed his first pole position in Formula E. He finished the race second after Jaguar'sMitch Evans. The season finished with 4 consecutive races without points, ending the season 8th with 86 points, while his team-mateJean-Éric Vergne won the championship for a second year.
Lotterer joined newcomer teamTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team on 17 July 2019, partneringNeel Jani.[20]António Félix da Costa was announced as his replacement at Techeetah. He made his debut with Porsche atDiriyah finishing 2nd in round 1, and finishing 14th in round 2. Lotterer secured pole for the Mexico City E-Prix, although lost the lead into the first corner and later on retired from the race. Lotterer scored a second place finish in the first of six races in Berlin, and ended the season in 8th with 71 points.
Lotterer stayed with Porsche for season 7 and his only podium finish was in the second race in Valencia, which was a second place. Both of the Porsche drivers were disqualified from the first race in Puebla after the team didn't declare the race tyres.[21] Lotterer had finished in 16th, although his team-mate Wehrlein had crossed the finish line first. Lotterer finished the season in 17th with 58 points.
After 10 races, Lotterer had a second place inMexico City and is currently 7th with 59 points.[22]
Lotterer was set to depart Formula E at the end of the2021–22 season.[23] However, he instead signed withAndretti Autosport's Formula E Team, Avalanche Andretti, to partnerJake Dennis and replace the outgoingOliver Askew.[24] Lotterer finished the season in a disappointing 18th place, scoring only 23 points, a far cry from teammate Dennis' 229 who became that season's champion.[25] On 8 September, Lotterer announced his exit from the series, stating he would focus solely on theFIA World Endurance Championship.[26]
Despite leaving Formula E full-time, Lotterer continued his involvement in the series, returning toTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team as their test and reserve driver.[27]
As of 2004, Lotterer resided inTokyo, Japan.[28] He has since moved toMonaco and often visitsNivelles, Belgium, the town he was raised in, as well as his hometownRenningen.[29] Lotterer's hobbies outside of racing includecycling, collecting and driving classic cars,photography, drivingbuggies, and discovering unique foods.[30] Lotterer is close friends with Jean-Éric Vergne, his teammate from 2017 to 2019, and is also friends with former racing driver - turnedAudi Sport ABT Schaffler team principal,Allan McNish.[31]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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| 2000 | Opel Team BSR | Dallara F399 | Opel | ZOL 1 3 | ZOL 2 Ret | HOC1 1 1 | HOC1 2 1 | OSC1 1 1 | OSC1 2 4 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 13 | SAC 1 6 | SAC 2 7 | NÜR1 1 5 | NÜR1 2 2 | LAU 1 12 | LAU 2 2 | OSC2 1 6 | OSC2 2 Ret | NÜR2 1 3 | NÜR2 2 25 | HOC2 1 Ret | HOC2 2 Ret | 4th | 151 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
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| 2001 | Jaguar Junior Team | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | SIL1 1 Ret | SIL1 2 9 | SNE 1 7 | SNE 2 9 | DON 1 2 | DON 2 1 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 16 | CRO 1 6 | CRO 2 7 | ROC 1 5 | ROC 2 3 | CAS 1 6 | CAS 2 6 | BRH1 1 3 | BRH1 2 7 | DON 1 2 | DON 2 4 | KNO 1 Ret | KNO 2 C | THR 1 8 | THR 2 13 | THR 3 7 | BRH2 1 DNS | BRH2 2 6 | SIL2 1 20 | SIL2 2 8 | 7th | 143 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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| 2002 | Dale Coyne Racing | 19 | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFV8t | MTY | LBH | MOT | MIL | LS | POR | CHI | TOR | CLE | VAN | MDO | ROA | MTL | DEN | ROC | MIA | SRF | FON | MXC 12 | 22nd | 1 | [32] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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| 2003 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | TAI | FUJ | SUG | FUJ 13 | FUJ 9 | MOT Ret | AUT 2 | SUZ 12 | 16th | 19 | |
| 2004 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | TAI 10 | SUG 4 | SEP 9 | TOK 6 | MOT 1 | AUT 12 | SUZ 5 | 8th | 42 | ||
| 2005 | Nakajima Racing | Honda NSX | GT500 | OKA 5 | FUJ 8 | SEP 5 | SUG 13 | MOT 10 | FUJ 2 | AUT 14 | SUZ 10 | 9th | 38 | |
| 2006 | Toyota TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 1 | OKA 8 | FUJ 3 | SEP 15 | SUG 4 | SUZ 10 | MOT 2 | AUT 7 | FUJ 4 | 1st | 80 |
| 2007 | Toyota TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 7 | OKA 5 | FUJ DNS | SEP 8 | SUG 5 | SUZ 1 | MOT 6 | AUT 6 | FUJ 6 | 6th | 54 |
| 2008 | Toyota TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 3 | OKA 4 | FUJ 2 | SEP 7 | SUG 10 | SUZ 3 | MOT 3 | AUT 8 | FUJ 7 | 3rd | 63 |
| 2009 | Lexus TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 11 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 2 | SEP 6 | SUG 7 | SUZ 8 | FUJ 3 | AUT 1 | MOT 2 | 1st | 88 |
| 2010 | Lexus TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | SUZ 4 | OKA 3 | FUJ 2 | SEP 8 | SUG 7 | SUZ 10 | FUJ C | MOT 1 | 2nd | 62 | |
| 2011 | Lexus TeamTOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 4 | SEP 6 | SUG 9 | SUZ 6 | FUJ 15 | AUT 4 | MOT 8 | 8th | 39 | |
| Source:[33] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
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| 2014 | Caterham F1 Team | CaterhamCT05 | Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6V6t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL Ret | ITA | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA | ABU | NC | 0 |
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
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| 2017–18 | Techeetah | SparkSRT01-e | Renault Z.E. 17 | HKG DSQ | HKG 13 | MRK Ret | SCL 2 | MEX 13 | PDE 12 | RME 3 | PAR 6 | BER 9 | ZUR 4 | NYC 7 | NYC 9 | 8th | 64 | ||||
| 2018–19 | DS Techeetah | SparkSRT05e | DS E-TENSE FE19 | ADR 5 | MRK 6 | SCL 13 | MEX 5 | HKG 14 | SYX 4 | RME 2 | PAR 2 | MCO 7 | BER Ret | BRN 14 | NYC 17 | NYC Ret | 8th | 86 | |||
| 2019–20 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | SparkSRT05e | Porsche 99X Electric | DIR 2 | DIR 14 | SCL DSQ | MEX Ret | MRK 8 | BER 2 | BER 9 | BER 5 | BER 8 | BER 4 | BER 14 | 8th | 71 | |||||
| 2020–21 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | SparkSRT05e | Porsche 99X Electric | DIR 16 | DIR 11 | RME 14 | RME 15 | VLC Ret | VLC 2 | MCO 17 | PUE DSQ | PUE 17 | NYC 8 | NYC 5 | LDN 4 | LDN 17 | BER 10 | BER 4 | 17th | 58 | |
| 2021–22 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | SparkSRT05e | Porsche 99X Electric | DRH 13 | DRH 4 | MEX 2 | RME 10 | RME 4 | MCO Ret | BER 4 | BER 8 | JAK 9 | MRK 15 | NYC 16 | NYC 9 | LDN 12 | LDN 12 | SEO Ret | SEO Ret | 12th | 63 |
| 2022–23 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | Formula E Gen3 | Porsche 99X Electric | MEX 4 | DRH 9 | DRH 12 | HYD 9 | CAP 9 | SAP 12 | BER 8 | BER 21 | MCO Ret | JAK | JAK | POR 19 | RME Ret | RME Ret | LDN 13 | LDN 21 | 18th | 23 |
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Au cours de cette cérémonie, Jacky Ickx a remis à André Lotterer, qui vit depuis sa plus tendre enfance en Belgique et licencié belge ces dernières saisons, l'Honorary Mention pour ses trois victoires aux 24 Heures du Mans et les excellents résultats qu'il signe régulièrement dans les épreuves du FIA World Endurance Championship.
A trente-deux ans, le pilote qui a grandi chez nous à Nivelles et roule sous licence belge, André Lotterer, devrait disputer son premier Grand Prix de Formule 1 dimanche prochain à Francorchamps.
André Lotterer heeft Duisburg als geboorteplaats, maar hij groeide op in Nijvel. Hij rijdt overigens nog met een Belgische licentie. Zijn pa, Henri Lotterer, boog zich over de motoren voor het RAS-team, bekend uit de rallysport en de toerwagenraces.
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| Preceded by | Formula BMW ADAC Champion 1999 | Succeeded by Hannes Lachinger |
| Preceded by | Super GT GT500 Champion 2006 With:Juichi Wakisaka | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Super GT GT500 Champion 2009 With:Juichi Wakisaka | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011–2012 With:Benoît Tréluyer &Marcel Fässler | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Formula Nippon Champion 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | FIA World Endurance Champion 2012 With:Benoît Tréluyer &Marcel Fässler | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 With:Benoît Tréluyer &Marcel Fässler | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | World Endurance Championship Champion 2024 With:Kévin Estre &Laurens Vanthoor | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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