{{short description|German sports car racing driver|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Dominik Farnbacher | image = Dominik Farnbacher at Le Mans drivers parade 2010.jpg | caption = Farnbacher at Le Mans in 2010 | nationality = {{flagicon|DEU}} German | relatives = Mario Farnbacher (brother) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Ansbach, West Germany | racing_licence = 12px FIA Gold | current_series = United SportsCar Championship | first_year = 2006 | current_team = SRT Motorsports | car_number = 91 | starts = 54 | wins = 5 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = | best_finish = 7th (GT) | year = 2013 (as ALMS) | prev_series = Karting<br />Formula BMW Junior<br />Porsche Carrera Cup Germany<br />Porsche Supercup<br />Le Mans Series<br />World Endurance Championship<br>American LeMans Series | prev_series_years = 1996–2000<br />2001<br />2002–2006<br />2004<br />{{nowrap|2006, 2009–2011}}<br />2012<br>2006–2013 | titles = | title_years = | awards = | award_years = | module1 = {{Infobox Le Mans driver |embed=yes | years = {{24hLM|2006}}, {{24hLM|2009}}–{{24hLM|2013}} | teams = Seikel Motorsport, Team Farnbacher, Luxury Racing, SRT Motorsports | best_finish = 12th (2010) | class_wins = }} }}
'''Dominik Farnbacher''' (born 26 September 1984 in Ansbach) is a German sports car racing driver, and currently an SRT factory driver, driving an SRT Viper GTS-R in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship.
==Career== After beginning his career in karting, Farnbacher competed in Formula BMW Junior in 2001, finishing ninth in the championship. He then moved to sports car racing, participating in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, at first for his father's team, Farnbacher Racing; he also participated in the 2004 Porsche Supercup season.
In 2005, Farnbacher co-drove for Farnbacher Racing to win the GT class in the 24 Hours of Daytona.<ref name="SRT01">{{cite web|url=http://www.drivesrt.com/racing/team-members/dominik-farnbacher/|title=Dominik Farnbacher|year=2014|publisher=SRT Motorsports|access-date=2014-03-26}}</ref> In 2006, Farnbacher drove in the Le Mans Series for Seikel Motorsport in the GT2 class. He also made his debut in the American Le Mans Series, driving at the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans, and participated in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing second in class.<ref name="SRT01"/> Farnbacher raced in the full ALMS season in 2007, driving a Porsche for Tafel Racing. He also ran in the Super GT series in Japan, taking two wins in the GT300 class at Motegi and Fuji. 2008 saw Farnbacher finish second in the GT2 drivers' championship for Tafel, winning four races.
In 2009, Farnbacher switched to Team PTG, driving a Panoz Esperante. He also won the Okayama 1000 Kilometers. Farnbacher won the SP7 class of the 2010 24 Hours Nürburgring with co-drivers Allan Simonsen, Leh Keen, and Marco Seefried.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2010/05/bmw-motorsport-take-surprise-nurburgring-24-victory/|title=BMW Motorsport Take Surprise Nurburgring 24 Victory|last=Broomhead|first=James|date=May 17, 2010|work=The Checkered Flag|access-date=2014-03-26|location=Royston, Hertfordshire, England}}</ref> Farnbacher also finished second in GT2 at Le Mans with Simonsen and Keen. He spent 2011 in the ADAC GT Masters series in Germany. Late in 2012, Farnbacher began racing the SRT Viper; he ran with SRT Motorsports for the full 2013 ALMS season, and remained with the team in the merged United SportsCar Championship in 2014.<ref name="SRT01"/>
On September 14, 2011, Farnbacher lapped the 20.6-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:12.13 in a 2010 Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR, setting a record for volume production cars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dodge Viper SRT10® ACR Reclaims Production Car Lap Record at Nürburgring with 7:12.13 |url=https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com/newsrelease.do?&id=11535&mid=2 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=Stellantis North America |language=en}}</ref>
==Motorsports career results==
===24 Hours of Le Mans=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" !colspan=42| 24 Hours of Le Mans results |- ! Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}} |- ! 2006 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Seikel Motorsport<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} Farnbacher Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Lars-Erik Nielsen<br />{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Ehret |align="left"| Porsche 997 GT3-RS | GT2 | 320 | 16th |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2009 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hankook Team Farnbacher |align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Allan Simonsen<br />{{flagicon|SMR|1862}} Christian Montanari |align="left"| Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 183 | DNF | DNF |- ! 2010 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hankook Team Farnbacher |align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Allan Simonsen<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Leh Keen |align="left"| Ferrari F430 GT2 | GT2 | 336 | 12th |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2011 |align="left"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Hankook Team Farnbacher |align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Allan Simonsen<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Leh Keen |align="left"| Ferrari 458 Italia GTC | GTE<br />Pro | 137 | DNF | DNF |- ! 2012 |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Luxury Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Makowiecki<br />{{flagicon|BRA}} Jaime Melo |align="left"| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | GTE<br />Pro | 333 | 18th |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2013 |align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} SRT Motorsports |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ryan Dalziel<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens |align="left"| SRT Viper GTS-R | GTE<br />Pro | 306 | 24th | 8th |- ! colspan="8" |Source:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher Results |url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/dominik-farnbacher/results |access-date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Motorsport Stats}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher |url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/dominik-farnbacher-82 |access-date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Automobile Club de l'Ouest}}</ref> |}
=== 24 Hours of Daytona === (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" !colspan=45| 24 Hours of Daytona results |-style="background:#abbbdd;" ! Year ! Class ! No ! Team ! Car ! Co-drivers ! Laps ! Position ! Class Pos. |- ! 2005 |align=center| GT |align=center| 71 | {{flagicon|USA}} Farnbacher Racing USA | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|DEU}} Wolf Henzler<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Price<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Ehret | 664 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center | 10 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |- ! 2006 |align=center| GT |align=center| 82 | {{flagicon|USA}} Farnbacher Loles Racing | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Fitzgerald<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Ehret<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Basseng | 671 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 15 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |- ! 2007 |align=center| GT |align=center| 74 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tafel Racing | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Lux<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Wolf Henzler<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Tafel | 544 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center | 39 {{sup|DNF}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 {{sup|DNF}} |- ! 2008 |align=center| GT |align=center| 87 | {{flagicon|USA}} Farnbacher Loles Racing | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Ehret<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Timo Bernhard<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Werner | 646 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 18 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |- ! 2009 |align=center| GT |align=center| 86 | {{flagicon|USA}} Farnbacher Loles Racing | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Lux<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Mathew Marsh<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Roush | 688 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 13 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |- ! 2010 |align=center| GT |align=center| 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Job Racing | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Claudio Bertin<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Baldwin<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Mitch Pagerey<br>{{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Ragginger | 688 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 19 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 12 |- ! 2011 |align=center| GT |align=center| 66 | {{flagicon|USA}} The Racer's Group | Porsche GT3 Cup | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim George Jr.<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating<br>{{flagicon|DEU}} Lucas Luhr | 612 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center | 27 {{sup|DNF}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 {{sup|DNF}} |- ! 2012 |align=center| GT |align=center| 66 | {{flagicon|USA}} The Racer's Group | Porsche GT3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet<br>{{flagicon|DNK}} Allan Simonsen | 721 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 17 | style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |- ! 2013 |align=center| GT |align=center| 66 | {{flagicon|USA}} The Racer's Group | Porsche GT3 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg Bergmeister<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Ben Keating<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} Kuno Wittmer | 622 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 31 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |- ! 2014 |align=center| GTLM |align=center| 91 | {{flagicon|USA}} SRT Motorsports | SRT Viper GTS-R | {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens<br>{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay | 675 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center | 12 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |- ! colspan="9" |Source:<ref name=":0" /> |}
===IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! Class ! Make ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points !Ref |- | 2014 ! SRT Motorsports ! GTLM ! SRT Viper GTS-R ! Dodge 8.0L V10 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| DAY<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SEB<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LBH<br>{{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| LGA<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| WGL<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| MOS<br>{{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| IMS<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ELK<br>{{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| VIR<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| COT<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| PET<br>{{small|6}} | ! 5th ! 309 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2014/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- | 2015 ! Riley Motorsports ! GTD ! Dodge Viper GT3-R ! Dodge 8.3 L V10 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| DAY<br>{{small|1}} | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | | ! 29th ! 36 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2015/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| 2016 ! Riley Motorsports ! GTD ! SRT Viper GT3-R ! SRT 8.3 V10 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY<br>{{small|9}} | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET | ! 49th ! 23 | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2016/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- ! Alegra Motorsports ! P ! Riley Mk XXVI DP ! Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8 | DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB<br/>{{small|11}} | LBH | LGA | BEL | WGL | MSP | ELK | AUS | PET | | ! 35th ! 21 |- | 2017 ! 3GT Racing ! GTD ! Lexus RC F GT3 ! Lexus 5.0 L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY<br>{{small|14}} | SEB | LBH | COA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET ! 72nd ! 17 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2017/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- | 2018 ! 3GT Racing ! GTD ! Lexus RC F GT3 ! Lexus 5.0 L V8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| DAY<br>{{small|9}} | SEB<br> | MOH<br> | BEL<br> | WGL<br> | MOS<br> | LIM<br> | ELK<br> | VIR<br> | LGA<br> | PET<br> | ! 55th ! 22 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2018/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- | 2019 ! Scuderia Corsa ! GTD ! Ferrari 488 GT3 ! Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY<br>{{small|23}} | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | ! 70th ! 8 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dominik Farnbacher – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/farnbdo01/2019/TU/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |website=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}</ref> |- ! colspan="20" |Source:<ref name=":0" /> |} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|1=http://www.dominikfarnbacher.com/}} *{{Racing-Reference driver|Dominik_Farmbacher}} *{{DriverDB driver|dominik-farnbacher}}
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