René Rast
| René Rast | |
|---|---|
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Rast at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season. | |
| Nationality |
 German |
| Born |
26 October 1986 Minden, West Germany |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Lechner Racing |
| Car no. | 16 |
| Former teams | Veltins MRS Racing |
| Starts | 53 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Poles | 19 |
| Fastest laps | 15 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2010, 2011, 2012 |
René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden[1]) is a German professional racing driver. He claimed overall wins at the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa and a class win at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.
Career
After competing in karting and Formula BMW, Rast won the 2005 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup and was runner-up at the 2006 Seat León Supercopa Germany.
In 2007 he switched to sports car racing, where he won Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2008 and 2012, and Porsche Supercup and claimed three championships from 2010 to 2012. Rast also competed at the ADAC GT Masters from 2010 to 2012, winning the title in his last year.
He ran the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring with a Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Rast won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona GT class, driving a Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with co-drivers Andy Lally, Richard Lietz and team owner John Potter.
Rast won the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa with a factory-supported Audi R8 LMS with teams Phoenix and WRT respectively.
In the 2013 FIA GT Series, he claimed a win and five podiums with an WRT Audi R8. In the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, he claimed a win and three podiums. In 2016 he got three podiums with.
Rast debuted at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca-Nissan, finishing fourth in the LMP2 class. In 2015 he competed at two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship with a factory Audi R18 e-tron quattro, finishing fourth overall at the 6 Hours of Spa and seventh at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2016 he raced full-time for G-Drive with an Oreca-Nissan LMP2, claiming a win at Bahrain and a second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and two third place finishes at Silverstone and Austin.
Rast debuted at the Formula E at the 2016 Berlin ePrix replacing António Félix da Costa (who has a DTM commitment) at Team Aguri.[2] Later he competed in two rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with an Audi RS5, finishing sixth at Hockenheim II race 1.
Racing record
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Veltins MRS Racing | BHR | BHR | ESP | MON | FRA | GBR | GER 13 |
HUN | TUR | BEL | ITA | NC‡ | 0‡ | ||
| 2008 | Veltins MRS Racing | BHR Ret |
BHR 3 |
ESP 5 |
TUR Ret |
MON 7 |
FRA Ret |
GBR | GER 5 |
HUN 8 |
ESP 6 |
BEL 7 |
ITA 8 |
6th | 95 | |
| 2009 | Veltins MRS Racing | BHR Ret |
BHR 2 |
ESP DSQ |
MON 2 |
TUR 2 |
GBR 1 |
GER 1 |
HUN 1 |
ESP 1 |
BEL 17† |
ITA 1 |
UAE 1 |
UAE 2 |
2nd | 207 |
| 2010 | Al Faisal Lechner Racing | BHR 1 |
BHR 1 |
ESP Ret |
MON 1 |
ESP 1 |
GBR 2 |
GER Ret |
HUN 3 |
BEL 3 |
ITA 4 |
1st | 152 | |||
| 2011 | Veltins Lechner Racing | TUR 5 |
ESP 7 |
MON 1 |
GER 1 |
GBR 1 |
GER 1 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 2 |
ITA 2 |
UAE 2 |
UAE 1 |
1st | 181 | ||
| 2012 | Lechner Racing | BHR 1 |
BHR 3 |
MON Ret |
ESP 1 |
GBR 1 |
GER 1 |
HUN DNS |
HUN DNS |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
1st | 142 |
† Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ As Rast was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA GT Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 2 |
NOG CR 6 |
ZOL QR 3 |
ZOL CR 5 |
ZAN QR 3 |
ZAN CR Ret |
SVK QR 5 |
SVK CR 2 |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
BAK QR 1 |
BAK CR 15 |
6th | 80 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 03R | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS 4 |
COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | SÃO | NC† | 0† | |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) |
SIL | SPA 4 |
LMS 7 |
NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 12th | 24 | |
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 05 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 3 |
SPA 5 |
LMS 2 |
NÜR Ret |
MEX 7 |
COA 3 |
FUJ | SHA | BHR 1 |
5th | 111 |
† As Rast was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Sébastien Loeb Racing |
 Jan Charouz Vincent Capillaire |
Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 354 | 8th | 4th |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
 Marco Bonanomi Filipe Albuquerque |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 387 | 7th | 7th |
| 2016 |  G-Drive Racing |
Roman Rusinov Will Stevens |
Oreca 05-Nissan | LMP2 | 357 | 6th | 2nd |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR DSQ |
NOG CR 7 |
BRH QR 14 |
BRH CR 9 |
ZAN QR 4 |
ZAN CR 1 |
SVK QR 9 |
SVK CR 3 |
ALG QR 3 |
ALG CR 5 |
ZOL QR 4 |
ZOL CR Ret |
BAK QR 4 |
BAK CR Ret |
5th | 71 |
| 2016 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 14 |
MIS CR Ret |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
NÜR QR 3 |
NÜR CR 2 |
HUN QR 10 |
HUN CR 3 |
CAT QR 5 |
CAT CR 18 |
9th | 39 |
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Team Aguri | Spark-Renault SRT 01E | BEI | PUT | PDE | BNA | MEX | LBH | PAR | BER NC |
LON | LON | 23rd | 0 |
Complete DTM results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Audi Sport Team Rosberg | Audi RS5 DTM | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPL 1 |
SPL 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 19 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
23rd | 8 | ||
| Audi Sport Team Phoenix | HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 17 |
References
- ↑ "Introducing...René Rast". Autosport. Vol. 200 no. 1. 2010-04-01. p. 63.
- ↑ Smith, Topher (18 May 2016). "Rast to debut at Berlin ePrix". e-racing.net. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
External links
- Official website
- René Rast career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Uwe Alzen |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Thomas Jäger |
| Preceded by Jeroen Bleekemolen |
Porsche Supercup Champion 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Nicki Thiim |
| Preceded by Nick Tandy |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Kévin Estre |
| Preceded by Diego Alessi Daniel Keilwitz |
ADAC GT Masters Champion 2014 with: Kelvin van der Linde |
Succeeded by Sebastian Asch Luca Ludwig |