Andreas Wirth
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Andreas Wirth (born 19 November 1984 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. In 2004 Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship after coming state-side, and then advanced to the Champ Car Atlantics in 2005 where he raced for two years, winning three races and finishing 6th and 3rd in the championship.
Andreas Wirth | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1984-11-19) November 19, 1984 (age 39) Heidelberg, West Germany |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Previous series | |
1998–2000 2001 2002–2003 2004 2005–06, 08 2006 2009–2015 2016 | Karting German Formula Ford Formula BMW ADAC Formula BMW USA Atlantic Championship Champ Car ADAC GT Masters European Le Mans Series |
Championship titles | |
2004 | Formula BMW USA |
Following up a full 2006 season in Atlantics, Wirth was named to compete in his first Champ Car race in Dale Coyne Racing's entry at Surfer's Paradise, where he finished in 9th place. He then went on to race with Coyne in Mexico City. In 2008 he ran in the Petit Le Mans with PTG Panoz.
For seven seasons Wirth competed in the ADAC GT Masters series where he tallied a total of 9 victories. In 2016 Wirth moved into Prototype racing in the European Le Mans Series with SMP Racing in their LMP2-class BR01 with co-drivers Stefano Coletti and Julián Leal.