| Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer | |
| Nationality: |  French |
| Birth Date: | 2000 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chambray-lès-Tours, France |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Gold |
| Current Series: | GTWCE Endurance Cup |
| Current Team: | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT |
| Car Number: | 30 |
| Starts: | 5 (5 entries) |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Poles: | 2 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 1st (Silver Cup) |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Series: | Porsche Supercup Formula Renault Eurocup Toyota Racing Series |
| Prev Series Years: | 2018-2021 2017 2017 |
| Titles: | GTWCE Endurance Cup - Silver |
| Title Years: | 2022 |
Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver. He is the current champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, a title he achieved alongside Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer, driving for ROFGO Racing with Team WRT.[1]
Simmenauer first began karting in 2012 with Italian team Tony Kart. In 2015, he claimed the title in the French Karting Championship.
In December 2016, it was announced Simmenauer would make his debut in single-seaters in the Toyota Racing Series, replacing reigning champion Lando Norris, following the latter's decision not to defend his title.[2]
In January 2017, Simmenauer joined JD Motorsport for the Formula Renault Eurocup.[3] He went on to experience a disappointing campaign, failing to score points in a season he would end 27th in the standings.
Simmenauer switched to sportscar racing in 2018, driving for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With a best result of sixth at the Nürburgring the Frenchman ended up 12th in the standings, having missed one of the seven rounds. In the middle of the season, Simmenauer made his debut in the Porsche Supercup, driving in the Silverstone event. The following year, another season of PCCG would be in store for Simmenauer, who would start a further four races in the Supercup. Once again with Lechner Racing, his best individual placing improved to fourth at the Norisring, though a number of retirements dropped him to 15th in the championship.
For the 2022 season, Simmenauer joined Team WRT to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Christopher Mies, whilst partnering Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[4] Notable success would come in the latter, as the Frenchman won three races in his category, which included the 24 Hours of Spa, which meant that Simmenauer and his teammates were crowned Silver Cup champions with one round to spare.[5] [6] [7] Despite WRT's manufacturer change to BMW ahead of 2023, Simmenauer returned to the team. He partnered 2022 Endurance Cup co-driver Neubauer in the Pro class of the Sprint Cup, and joined Calan Williams and Niklas Krütten in the Endurance Cup.[8]
Having made his prototype racing debut at the start of 2024, driving in the Abu Dhabi rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team, Simmenauer joined the team for a full season in the European Le Mans Series alongside James Allen and Niels Koolen. In addition, the Frenchman would take part in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.[9]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lechner Racing | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 12th | 52 | |||
| 2019 | Lechner Racing Team | HOC1 1 | HOC1 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC2 1 | HOC2 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | 15th | 42.5 |
(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 | Pos | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | nowrap | BWT Lechner Racing | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | LMS | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 4th | 152 | |||
| 2021 | nowrap | BWT Lechner Racing | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | 5th | 120 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | IMO | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | HOC | CAT | 1st | 125 | |
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR | CAT | 5th | 78 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | 9th | 22 | |
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | 11th | 12.5 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Duqueine Team |  James Allen John Falb | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||