Simon Trummer

Simon Trummer
Simon Trummer
	Trummer in 2008.
Nationality	Swiss
Born	8 June 1989 (age 34); Frutigen, Switzerland
GP2 Series career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Hilmer Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	24
Former teams	Arden International, Rapax
Starts	72
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17th in 2014
Previous series
2010–2011; 2008–09; 2008; 2007–08; 2006	GP3 Series; International Formula Master; Formula Renault 2.0 Italia; Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse; Formula Lista Junior

Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in Frutigen, Canton of Bern) is a racing driver from Switzerland.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Trummer began his motorsport career in karting back in 2003, finishing second in the Swiss Junior Championship. He also finished 21st in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Formula Lista Junior[edit]

Trummer moved up to single-seaters in 2006, competing in Formula Lista Junior. He finished eighteenth overall in the championship with ten points.

Formula Renault[edit]

Trummer joined the BMS Böhlen Motorsport team in 2007, to compete in the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship. He wasn't so successful in this series, winding up seventh in the championship. Trummer switched teams, joining Jenzer Motorsport for 2008 and finished the season as runner-up.

International Formula Master[edit]

After two races at the end of the 2008 season, Trummer moved up to the International Formula Master series for the 2009 season, with Iris Project.^[1] He finished in eleventh place in the standings.

GP3 Series[edit]

Trummer stepped up to the new GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport in 2010.^[2] He finished the season in 25th place with four points, despite missing the round in Hungary due to driving into the rear of another car in Hockenheim. During 2010 in GP3 with Jenzer Motorsport he was always outperformed by fellow Swiss driver Nico Müller which lead Simon to seak another team for 2011. He moved to MW Arden for the 2011 campaign.^[3] Trummer had three point-scoring finishes in final races, improving to 18th position with nine points.

GP2 Series[edit]

After competing in the non-championship season finale at Yas Marina in 2011, Trummer continued his collaboration with Arden International into 2012 by switching to the GP2 Series full-time.^[4]^[5] He joined series veteran Luiz Razia in the team,^[6] and finished 23rd in the final standings. He then went to Rapax in the 2013 GP2 Series season, and is confirmed with Rapax for the 2014 season.

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Formula Lista Junior	N/A	?	0	0	0	0	10	18th
2007	LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse	BMS Böhlen Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	119	7th
2008	LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse	Jenzer Motorsport	12	2	4	1	9	244	2nd
	Formula Renault 2.0 Italy	Jenzer Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	7	33rd
	International Formula Master	Iris Project	2	0	0	0	0	0	30th
2009	International Formula Master	Iris Project	16	0	0	0	1	11	11th
2010	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	14	0	0	0	0	4	25th
2011	GP3 Series	MW Arden	16	0	0	0	0	9	18th
2011	GP2 Final	Arden International	2	0	0	0	0	0	21st
2012	GP2 Series	Arden International	24	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
2013	GP2 Series	Rapax	22	0	0	0	0	20	21st
2014	GP2 Series	Rapax	22	0	0	0	1	26	17th
2014	FIA World Endurance Championship	Lotus	1	0	0	0	0	0	28th
2015	FIA World Endurance Championship	Team ByKolles	8	0	0	0	0	13	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans	Team ByKolles	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	EX
	Porsche Supercup	Fach Auto Tech	1	0	0	0	0	0	28th
	GP2 Series	Hilmer Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	0	31st
2016	FIA World Endurance Championship	ByKolles Racing Team	9	0	0	0	0	19.5	17th
2016	24 Hours of Le Mans	ByKolles Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2017	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	9	0	0	0	0	46	18th
2017	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2018	IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi	JDC-Miller MotorSports	10	0	1	0	0	216	11th
2018	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Car Collection Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	18th
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi	JDC-Miller MotorSports	10	0	0	0	0	237	8th
2019	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Octane126 Serliana	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2020	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	6	3	6	3	4	161	2nd
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	4	0	0	0	0	15.5	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Octane126 Serliana	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2021	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Phoenix Racing	4	0	0	0	3	57	4th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	PR1 Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	PR1 Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Octane126 Serliana	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2022	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Octane126 Serliana	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF

^† As Trummer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete GP3 Series results[edit]

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2010	Jenzer Motorsport	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 8	IST FEA 20	IST SPR 13	VAL FEA 13	VAL SPR 27	SIL FEA 17	SIL SPR 12	HOC FEA 11	HOC SPR Ret	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA 8	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 24	25th	4
2011	MW Arden	IST FEA 19	IST SPR 21	CAT FEA 27	CAT SPR 25†	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR Ret	SIL FEA 12	SIL SPR 10	NÜR FEA 9	NÜR SPR 16	HUN FEA 16	HUN SPR 12	SPA FEA 19	SPA SPR 5	MNZ FEA 5	MNZ SPR 4	18th	9

Complete GP2 Series results[edit]

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2012	Arden International	SEP FEA 22	SEP SPR 16	BHR1 FEA 16	BHR1 SPR 8	BHR2 FEA 14	BHR2 SPR 24	CAT FEA 23	CAT SPR 20	MON FEA 12	MON SPR 9	VAL FEA 10	VAL SPR 7	SIL FEA 15	SIL SPR 11	HOC FEA 16	HOC SPR 17	HUN FEA 13	HUN SPR 13	SPA FEA 15	SPA SPR 16	MNZ FEA 16	MNZ SPR 17	MRN FEA Ret	MRN SPR 14	23rd	4
2013	Rapax	SEP FEA 9	SEP SPR 6	BHR FEA 9	BHR SPR 14	CAT FEA 19	CAT SPR 16	MON FEA 13	MON SPR 23	SIL FEA 24	SIL SPR 16	NÜR FEA 14	NÜR SPR 9	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 7	SPA FEA 12	SPA SPR 11	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 16	MRN FEA 16	MRN SPR 13	YMC FEA 13	YMC SPR 7			21st	20
2014	Rapax	BHR FEA 7	BHR SPR 2	CAT FEA 12	CAT SPR Ret	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 18	RBR FEA 20	RBR SPR 20	SIL FEA 25	SIL SPR 18	HOC FEA 6	HOC SPR 14	HUN FEA 11	HUN SPR 13	SPA FEA 18	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA 19	MNZ SPR 11	SOC FEA 15	SOC SPR 21	YMC FEA 17	YMC SPR 16			17th	26
2015	Hilmer Motorsport	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	RBR FEA 22	RBR SPR 18	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA 16	MNZ SPR 16	SOC FEA	SOC SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR			31st	0

Complete GP2 Final results[edit]

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	DC	Points
2011	Arden International	YMC FEA Ret	YMC SPR 15	21st	0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2014	Lotus	LMP1	CLM P1/01	AER P60 Turbo V6	SIL	SPA	LMS	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR Ret	SÃO		28th	0
2015	Team ByKolles	LMP1	CLM P1/01	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	SIL Ret	SPA Ret	LMS EX	NÜR 15	COA 8	FUJ 8	SHA 8	BHR 12		15th	13
2016	ByKolles Racing Team	LMP1	CLM P1/01	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	SIL 14	SPA 6	LMS Ret	NÜR Ret	MEX 14	COA 11	FUJ Ret	SHA 7	BHR 8	17th	19.5
2017	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL 7	SPA 8	LMS Ret	NÜR 7	MEX 8	COA Ret	FUJ 7	SHA 5	BHR 5	18th	46

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2015	Team ByKolles	Tiago Monteiro Pierre Kaffer	CLM P1/01-AER	LMP1	260	EX	EX
2016	Team ByKolles	Pierre Kaffer Oliver Webb	CLM P1/01-AER	LMP1	206	DNF	DNF
2017	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Roberto González Vitaly Petrov	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	152	DNF	DNF
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	John Falb Matt McMurry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	365	11th	7th
2021	PR1 Motorsports Mathiasen	Patrick Kelly Gabriel Aubry	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2 Pro-Am	261	DNF	DNF

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[edit]

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2018	JDC-Miller MotorSports	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 6	SEB 9	LBH 13	MDO 12	DET 10	WGL 8	MOS 8	ELK 12	LGA 7	PET 9	11th	216
2019	JDC-Miller MotorSports	DPi	Cadillac DPi-V.R	Cadillac 5.5L V8	DAY 10	SEB 8	LBH 5	MDO 7	DET 4	WGL 9	MOS 8	ELK 9	LGA 9	PET 5	8th	237
2020	PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 2	SEB	ELK 4	ATL 1	PET 4	LGA 1	SEB 1				2nd	161

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Rank	Points
2020	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 10	SPA 9	LEC 5	MNZ 11	ALG	15th	15.5

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results[edit]

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


Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Engine	Class	No.	1	2	3	4	Pos.	Points
2021	Phoenix Racing	Matthias Kaiser Nicki Thiim Kelvin van der Linde	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	P2	5	DUB 1 3	DUB 2 3	ABU 1 4	ABU 2 3	4th	57

References[edit]

^ "Iris Project to run Trummer in Formula Master". formulamaster.net. International Formula Master. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Simon Trummer presents 2010 plans". jenzermotorsport.ch. Jenzer Motorsport. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Beer, Matt (1 December 2010). "Trummer switches to MW Arden". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
^ "Arden International confirm Kral and Trummer for Abu Dhabi". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
^ "Simon Trummer Joins Arden for 2012 GP2 season". Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
^ "Luiz Razia completes Arden GP2 driver line-up". Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[edit]

Official website
Simon Trummer career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kyle Masson Cameron Cassels	Michelin Endurance Cup LMP2 Champion 2020	Succeeded by Mikkel Jensen Ben Keating Scott Huffaker

[1] "Iris Project to run Trummer in Formula Master". formulamaster.net. International Formula Master. 7 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Simon Trummer presents 2010 plans". jenzermotorsport.ch. Jenzer Motorsport. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Beer, Matt (1 December 2010). "Trummer switches to MW Arden". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 December 2010.

[4] "Arden International confirm Kral and Trummer for Abu Dhabi". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

[5] "Simon Trummer Joins Arden for 2012 GP2 season". Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

[6] "Luiz Razia completes Arden GP2 driver line-up". Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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