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Gary Hirsch
Hirsch in 2016
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987 (age 38)
Geneva, Switzerland
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2015, 2026–)[1]
FIA Gold (2016–2025)
Championship titles
2015
2013		European Le Mans Series – LMP2
European Le Mans Series – LMPC

Gary Hirsch (born 3 April 1987) is a Swiss racing driver who last competed in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing.

Career

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Hirsch began karting at the age of 12, competing until 2004, most notably winning the Rotax Max Swiss Karting Challenge in 2002. After finishing runner-up in the Volant Mygale shootout in 2004 and racing part-time in the British Formula Ford Championship a year later, Hirsch joined Graff Racing to race in the French Formula Renault 2.0 series.[2] Hirsch then made a one-off appearance in Formula Renault Asia 2.0 in 2008,[3] before taking a three year hiatus to focus on his studies at the University of Geneva.[4] In 2011, Hirsch raced in the first two rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship with Graff Racing, taking a best result of fifth at Silverstone.[5]

Following a two year hiatus, Hirsch joined Team Endurance Challenge to race in the LMPC class of the European Le Mans Series alongside Paul-Loup Chatin.[6] After finishing second at Silverstone, the pair won the following three races to take the points lead,[7][8][9] before securing the LMPC title by finishing second in the finale at Le Castellet.[10]

Staying in the European Le Mans Series for 2014, Hirsch joined Newblood by Morand Racing to race in the LMP2 class alongside Christian Klien and Romain Brandela.[11] Hirsch began the season with a third-place finish at Silverstone,[12] before scoring his only win of the season two races later at Le Castellet and ending the year with a second-place finish at Estoril to end the year third in points.[13][14] During 2014, Hirsch also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside Klien and Brandela,[15] finishing sixth in the LMP2 class and tenth overall.[16]

Hirsch remained in the European Le Mans Series for 2015, joining Greaves Motorsport alongside Jon Lancaster and Björn Wirdheim for his sophomore season in the LMP2 class.[17] Starting off the season with a win at Silverstone,[18] Hirsch finished fourth in the following two races,[19][20] before winning at Le Castellet and finishing second at Estoril to secure the LMP2 title.[21][22] During 2015, Hirsch competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team,[23] running as high as second before retiring with an electrical issue.[24]

The following year, Hirsch was upgraded to an FIA Gold Categorisation,[25] and only raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Aston Martin Racing.[26] Racing in the LMGTE Am class alongside Liam Griffin and Andrew Howard, the trio finished seventh in class.[27] Three years after his last appearance in racing, Hirsch joined Rebellion Racing as their test and reserve driver for the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship.[28]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2002 Challenge Suisse de Karting – Rotax Max 1st
2003 Suisse Romand championship – ICA NC
2004 Suisse Romand championship Elite ORS Kart Racing Team 5th
24 Hours of Suisse 1st
Sources:[29]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 British Formula Ford Championship 2 2
2007 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 13 0 0 0 0 19 13th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2008 Formula Asia 2.0 Champ Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 12 11th
2011 FIA GT3 European Championship Graff Racing 4 0 0 0 0 20 24th
2013 European Le Mans Series – LMPC Team Endurance Challenge 5 3 4 0 5 115 1st
2014 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Newblood by Morand Racing 5 1 0 0 3 68 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 6th
2015 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Greaves Motorsport 5 2 1 0 3 93 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/a DNF
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 24 11th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 7th
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMP1 Rebellion Racing Reserve driver
Sources:[30][29]

Complete Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 results

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(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 Pos Points
2007 Graff Racing NOG
1
15 		NOG
2
23 		LED
1
Ret 		LED
2
10 		DIJ
1
7 		DIJ
2
Ret 		VIE
1
Ret 		VIE
2
9 		MAG1
4 		MAG2
1
9 		MAG2
2
Ret 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
Ret 		13th 19

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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(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 Pos Points
2007 Graff Racing ZOL
1
26 		ZOL
2
22 		NÜR
1
18 		NÜR
2
17 		HUN
1
 HUN
2
 DON
1
 DON
2
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 EST
1
 EST
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 31st 0

Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2011 Graff Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 ALG
1
6 		ALG
2
Ret 		SIL
1
9 		SIL
2
5 		NAV
1
 NAV
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SLO
1
 SLO
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 24th 20

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2013 Team Endurance Challenge LMPC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 SIL
2 		IMO
1 		RBR
1 		HUN
1 		LEC
2 		1st 115
2014 Newblood by Morand Racing LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SIL
3 		IMO
Ret 		RBR
5 		LEC
1 		EST
2 		3rd 68
2015 Greaves Motorsport LMP2 Gibson 015S Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		IMO
4 		RBR
4 		LEC
1 		EST
2 		1st 93

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Switzerland Newblood by Morand Racing Austria Christian Klien
France Romain Brandela 		Morgan LMP2-Judd LMP2 352 10th 6th
2015 United Kingdom Greaves Motorsport United Kingdom Jon Lancaster
France Gaëtan Paletou 		Gibson 015S-Nissan LMP2 71 DNF DNF
2016 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Liam Griffin
United Kingdom Andrew Howard 		Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		318 36th 7th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS
4 		NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 11th 24

References

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  23. ^ "Le Mans 24 Hours: Race Preview Part Three, LMP2". dailysportscar.com. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  24. ^ "Hirsch's heroic efforts to keep Le Mans run alive". motorsport.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  25. ^ "Gary Hirsch Discusses Winning The ELMS Title & His New Driver Ranking". dailysportscar.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  26. ^ "Beechdean AMR Announces 24H Le Mans Lineup". sportscar365.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  27. ^ "Aston Martin Racing leave Le Mans as World Endurance Championship leaders". motorsport.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Gary Hirsch nouveau pilote réserve et développement du Team Rebellion Racing". sport-auto.ch (in French). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  29. ^ a b "Gary Hirsch | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  30. ^ "Gary Hirsch Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
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