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| Yasser Shahin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The No. 91 Porsche 911 GT3 R, driven by Yasser Shahin, at the 2024 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | |
| Nationality |  Australian Palestinianvia dual nationality[1] |
| Born | (1976-10-24)24 October 1976 (age 49) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Years active | 2024 |
| Teams | Team WRT |
| Car number | 31 |
| Former teams | Manthey EMA |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2024 in 2nd |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–2014 2015, 2018 2016–2019,2021–2023 2018–2019 2019 2019 2019,2022 2020 2022 2023 | Australian Sports Racer Series Radical Australia Cup GT World Challenge Australia Audi R8 LMS Cup Cue Enduro Super Series GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Intercontinental GT Challenge Gulf Radical Cup GT World Challenge Asia Asian Le Mans Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2021,2022 | Audi R8 LMS Cup GT World Challenge Australia |
Yasser Shahin (born 24 September 1976) is anAustralian-Palestinian racing driver and businessman, currently competing in theFIA World Endurance Championship.[2]
Shahin is a two-timeGT World Challenge Australia champion and a director of thePeregrine Corporation alongside brother and fellow racing driver Sam, a company which owns mostlySouth Australian companies includingThe Bend Motorsport Park.[3][4][5][6]
In 2024, Shahin became the firstLMGT3 category winner of the24 Hours of Le Mans, taking the victory alongsideRichard Lietz andMorris Schuring.[7]
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Peregrine Corporation |  Tomáš EngeLuke Youlden | Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | Pro-Am | 219 | DNF | |
| 2019 | Scott Taylor MotorsportErebus Motorsport | David Reynolds Luke Youlden | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 156 | DNF | |
| 2020 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Anton de Pasquale Nick Foster Sam Shahin | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 0 | WD | |
| 2022 | Melbourne Performance Centre |  Ricardo Feller Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 285 | 7th | 7th |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Ricardo FellerChristopher Mies | Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 320 | 9th | 2nd |
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport |  Harry King Alessio Picariello | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | 274 | 9th | 1st |
| 2025 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport | Laurin Heinrich Morris Schuring Sam Shahin | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | 303 | 10th | 2nd |
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey EMA | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 15 | IMO 16 | SPA 1 | LMS 1 | SÃO 12 | COA 3 | FUJ 14 | BHR 5 | 2nd | 105 |
| 2025 | The Bend Team WRT | LMGT3 | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t | QAT 3 | IMO 12 | SPA Ret | LMS Ret | SÃO 12 | COA 9 | FUJ 3 | BHR 7 | 10th | 49 |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport |  Richard LietzMorris Schuring | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 281 | 27th | 1st |
| 2025 | The Bend Team WRT |  Timur Boguslavskiy Augusto Farfus | BMW M4 GT3 Evo | LMGT3 | 168 | DNF | DNF |