Philipp Peter Explained

Years:, –,
Team(S):Audi Sport Team Joest, Swiss Spirit, PSI Experience, G.A.C Racing Team
Best Finish:3rd
Class Wins:0

Philipp Peter (born 6 April 1969 in Vienna) is a race car driver from Austria.

He started in junior formula cars with the highlight winning the Austria Formula 3 Cup in 1992. He represented Austria in the 1990 EFDA Nations Cup and also raced in Indy Lights finishing third in the Championship in 1999.

In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela. He previously competed in Indy Lights in 1998 and 1999, capturing victories in 1999 at Long Beach, Portland and Michigan and finishing 11th and 3rd in series points in his two years, respectively.

In 2006 Peter raced in the FIA GT Championship for RaceAlliance Motorsport in an Aston Martin DBR9 with Karl Wendlinger, scoring one win in Mugello. For 2007 he remained in the FIA GT Championship, but this time for PSI Experience driving a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Luke Hines and scoring a second place in Zhuhai. He also ran for JMB Racing in a Maserati MC12 with Joe Macari, Ben Aucott, and Marino Franchitti in the Spa 24 Hours, finishing seventh. He later switched to the GT2 class at Nogaro, running an Advanced Engineering Ferrari F430 with Rui Águas and finishing seventh in class. For the last race of the 2007 season, Peter teamed once again with Luke Hines in an Aston Martin DBR9 for Gigaware Motorsport, but was unable to finish the event. Peter finished 26th in the GT1 Drivers Championship standings and 39th in the GT2 Drivers Championship Standings.

Peter also competed in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans with PSI Experience driving a Chevrolet Corvette C6.R with Claude-Yves Gosselin and David Hallyday, finishing 28th overall.

Career Results

Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pts
1995MIG Motorsport InteressenAudi 80 QuattroZOL
1

ZOL
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

ÖST
1

ÖST
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

AVU
1

AVU
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

15th122
1996A.Z.K./ROCAudi A4 QuattroZOL
1

ZOL
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

SAC
1

SAC
2

WUN
1

WUN
2

ZWE
1

ZWE
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

AVU
1

AVU
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

9th256
1997A.Z.K./ROCAudi A4 QuattroHOC
1

HOC
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SAC
1

SAC
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

WUN
1

WUN
2

ZWE
1

ZWE
2

SAL
1

SAL
2

REG
1

REG
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

16th205

Complete Indy Lights Results

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
1998Dorricott RacingMIA
LBH
NZR
STL
MIL
DET
POR
CLE
TOR
MIS
TRS
VAN
LAG
FON
11th62
1999Dorricott RacingMIA
LBH
NZR
MIL
POR
CLE
TOR
MIS
DET
CHI
LAG
FON
3rd101

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
Audi Sport Team Joest Marco Werner
Michael Krumm
Audi R8LMP9003723rd3rd
Swiss Spirit Harold Primat
Marcel Fässler
Courage LC70-JuddLMP1132DNFDNF
PSI Experience Claude-Yves Gosselin
David Hallyday
Chevrolet Corvette C6.RGT128928th12th
GAC Racing Team Karim Ojjeh
Claude-Yves Gosselin
Zytek 07S/2LMP2102DNFDNF

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