Jeffrey Schmidt (racing driver)

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Schmidt in 2021
Born
Jeffrey Schmidt

(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)
Liestal, Switzerland
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Racing licence FIA Silver
Championship titles
2015–16Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East

Jeffrey Schmidt (born 23 March 1994) is a Swiss racing driver who last competed in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Sky – Tempesta Racing.

Career

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Schmidt made his single-seater debut in 2011, racing for HAITECH Racing in ADAC Formel Masters.[1] Taking a best result of fourth at both Zolder and Red Bull Ring with them, before switching to Mücke Motorsport for the final three rounds, as he closed out the year 14th in points.[2] Remaining in the series for 2012, Schmidt switched to Lotus for his sophomore season.[3] Schmidt scored his only series win in race three at Lausitzring, before taking four more podiums to finish third in points in his last season in single-seaters.[4]

In 2013, Schmidt switched to Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, joining Project 1 for his first season in sports car racing.[5] In his rookie season in the series, Schmidt took his maiden series podium by finishing third at the Lausitzring, helping him end the year 10th in points.[6] Schmidt remained in the series for 2014, as he switched to Lechner Racing for his sophomore season in Carrera Cup competition.[7] Schmidt scored two podiums, both at the Nürburgring by finishing third in both races, on his way to 12th in the A-class standings.[8] During 2014, Schmidt also took his first Porsche Supercup podium with the same team by finishing second at the Red Bull Ring in his second and final start of the season.[9]

Staying with Lechner Racing for 2015, Schmidt returned to full-time competition in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and made his full-season debut in Porsche Supercup.[10] In the former, Schmidt took two wins at Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring to secure third in points.[11][12] In the latter meanwhile, Schmidt took a best result of fourth at the season-ending round at Circuit of the Americas on his way to tenth in points.[13] At the end of the year, Schmidt raced in the 2015–16 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East for Al Nabooda Racing, in which he took nine wins and the series title in early 2016.[14]

For the rest of 2016, Schmidt returned to Lechner Racing to once again race in both Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.[15] In the German series, Schmidt took two wins, both at the Hockenheimring albeit in different rounds, and scored four more podiums to end the year fourth in the standings.[16][17] In Supercup, Schmidt scored three podiums in the ten-race season, finishing third at the Red Bull Ring, Hockenheimring and Monza as he closed out the year sixth in points.[18][19]

Schmidt then transitioned to GT3 competition for 2017, racing for Audi-affiliated Land-Motorsport in ADAC GT Masters.[20] In his rookie season in the series, Schmidt took four podiums with a best result of second at Zandvoort and ended the year ninth in points.[21] During 2017, Schmidt also competed for the same team in the 24 Hours of Daytona in class,[22] finishing second in class in his maiden race in GT3 machinery.[23]

Remaining in ADAC GT Masters for 2018, Schmidt switched to Audi-fielding Mücke Motorsport for his second season in the series.[24] In the second round of the season at Most, Schmidt qualified on pole and took his maiden series win in race one.[25][26] Four rounds later, Schmidt took what turned out to be his final podium of the season, finishing third in race two at Sachsenring, en route to an eighth-place points finish.[27] During 2018, Schmidt also drove for Land-Motorsport in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Spa,[28][29] finishing seventh in the latter and third at Spa.[30]

In 2019, Schmidt stayed with Mücke Motorsport to race in ADAC GT Masters alongside Christopher Haase.[31] In his sophomore season with the team, Schmidt scored a lone podium in the season-opening race at Oschersleben, which helped him finish 19th at the end of the season.[32] In 2020, Schmidt remained in ADAC GT Masters, albeit switching to Corvette-fielding Callaway Competition alongside Markus Pommer.[33] In his fourth season in the series, Schmidt took his only win of the season at Sachsenring, which helped him finish 15th in points.[34]

Schmidt remained with Callaway Competition for 2021, alongside Marvin Kirchhöfer in his second season with the team and the Corvette C7 GT3-R.[35] The duo took their only win of the season in race two at the Red Bull Ring,[36] a weekend where they also took their only other podium of the season by finishing third in race one.[37] However, their early-season form ended following a fire during race two at Lausitzring, as the pair finished no higher than ninth in the remaining races on their way to tenth in points.[38]

After Callaway ended their GT3 programme in early 2022,[39] Schmidt announced his retirement from racing, to focus on Novexus AG, a company he founded in 2017 after graduating from the University of Basel.[40] A year later, Schmidt made a one-off appearance in the 24 Hours of Spa for Sky – Tempesta Racing following an invitation to test the McLaren 720S by Marvin Kirchhöfer.[41] Driving alongside Eddie Cheever III, Jonathan Hui and Chris Froggatt, the Swiss finished third in the Bronze class in his only race of the season.[42]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2005 Swiss Kart Championship – Super Mini 4th
Bridgestone Cup Switzerland – Super Mini 3rd
2006 Swiss Kart Championship – Super Mini KC Möhlin 3rd
2007 Bridgestone Cup Switzerland – KF3 7th
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft – KF3 Lugano KT 4th
Championnat de France – Junior 12th
Karting European Championship – KF3 NC
2008 Torneo Industrie – KF3 Fanclub Jeffrey Schmidt
Trofeo Andrea Margutti – KF3 NC
Karting European Championship – KF3
Italian Open Masters – KF3 51st
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft – KF3 2nd
Championnat de France – KF3 9th
Bridgestone Cup Europe – KF3 31st
2009 South Garda Winter Cup – KF3 KSB Racing Team 17th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti – KF3 6th
WSK International Series – KF3 30th
Karting European Championship – KF3 48th
Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KF3 Roland Schmidt 11th
Karting World Cup – KF3 Fanclub Jeffrey Schmidt 27th
Bridgestone Cup Europe – KF2 3rd
2010 South Garda Winter Cup – KF2 Keijzer Racing 5th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti – KF2 31st
Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KF2 16th
WSK Euro Series – KF2 34th
Karting European Championship – KF2 65th
Sources:[43][44]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 ADAC Formel Masters HAITECH-Racing 17 0 0 0 0 62 14th
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 6 0 0 0 0
2012 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 23 1 2 1 5 193 3rd
2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team Deutsche Post by Project 1 17 0 0 0 1 105 10th
Porsche Supercup Team Allyouneed by Project 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 Haribo Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 — DNF
2013–14 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East 2 1 1 0 1 0 NC†
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Racing Academy ME 16 0 0 0 2 92 12th
QPOD Walter Lechner Racing 2 0 0 0 0
Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 2 0 0 0 1 28 15th
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Lechner Racing Middle East 17 2 2 0 4 197 3rd
Porsche Supercup The Heart of Racing by Lechner 10 0 0 0 0 67 10th
VLN Series – Cup Lechner Racing 1 0 0 0 1 7 NC
NGK Racing Series – Class 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015–16 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Al Nabooda Racing 12 9 9 7 10 267 1st
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Team Lechner Huber Racing 16 2 3 2 6 192 4th
Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 10 0 0 0 3 114 6th
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 32 55th
ADAC GT Masters 13 0 0 1 4 91 9th
VLN Series – SP9 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 24 53rd
VLN Series – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 1 28 16th
Attempto Racing 3 0 0 0 0
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 1 1 1 2 62 8th
24H GT Series – A6 Pro Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 59 19th
2020 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 1 0 0 1 61 15th
2021 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 1 0 0 2 95 10th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Sky – Tempesta Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup 1 0 0 0 1 29 13th
Sources:[45][43]

† As Schmidt was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

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(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2011 HAITECH-Racing OSC
1
6 		OSC
2
8 		OSC
3
6 		SAC
1
11 		SAC
2
7 		SAC
3
6 		ZOL
1
4 		ZOL
2
19 		ZOL
3
DNS 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
12 		NÜR
3
12 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
18 		RBR
3
Ret 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
19 		LAU
3
14 		14th 62
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. ASS
1
18 		ASS
2
10 		ASS
3
13 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
13
2012 Lotus OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
16 		OSC
3
8 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
12 		ZAN
3
4 		SAC
1
5 		SAC
2
3 		SAC
3
C 		NÜR1
1
4 		NÜR1
2
5 		NÜR1
3
4 		RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
12 		RBR
3
7 		LAU
1
5 		LAU
2
3 		LAU
3
1 		NÜR2
1
4 		NÜR2
2
5 		NÜR2
3
Ret 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
4 		HOC
3
2 		3rd 193

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 Pos. Pts
2013 Team Allyouneed by Project 1 CAT MON SIL
24 		NÜR
13 		HUN SPA MNZ YMC YMC NC‡ 0‡
2014 Walter Lechner Racing Team CAT
6 		MON
DNS 		RBR
2 		SIL
 HOC
 HUN
 SPA
 MNZ
 COA
 COA
 15th 28
2015 The Heart of Racing by Lechner CAT
8 		MON
14 		RBR
16 		SIL
10 		HUN
9 		SPA
7 		SPA
5 		MNZ
32† 		MNZ
9 		COA
C 		COA
4 		10th 67
2016 Lechner Racing Middle East CAT
6 		MON
7 		RBR
3 		SIL
8 		HUN
4 		HOC
3 		SPA
Ret 		MNZ
8 		COA
6 		COA
3 		6th 114

‡ As Schmidt was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2017 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
2 		SEB
 LBH
 AUS
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 55th 32
2018 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS GT3 Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
7 		SEB MOH DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 53th 24

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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(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 Pos Points
2017 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS OSC
1
5 		OSC
2
5 		LAU
1
13 		LAU
2
11 		RBR
1
20 		RBR
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
DNS 		ZAN
2
2 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
3 		SAC
1
11 		SAC
2
3 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
3 		9th 91
2018 BWT Mücke Motorsport Audi R8 LMS OSC
1
8 		OSC
2
26 		MST
1
1 		MST
2
9 		RBR
1
19 		RBR
2
8 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
12 		ZAN
1
28 		ZAN
2
9 		SAC
1
5 		SAC
2
3 		HOC
1
17 		HOC
2
13 		8th 62
2019 BWT Mücke Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
11 		MST
1
26 		MST
2
9 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
10 		ZAN
1
15 		ZAN
2
14 		NÜR
1
21 		NÜR
2
9 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
19 		SAC
1
17 		SAC
2
17 		19th 59
2020 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R LAU1
1
Ret 		LAU1
2
12 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
5 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		SAC
1
8 		SAC
2
1 		RBR
1
21 		RBR
2
18 		LAU2
1
8 		LAU2
2
18 		OSC
1
13 		OSC
2
14 		15th 61
2021 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1
13 		OSC
2
Ret 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
1 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
4 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
25 		SAC
1
14 		SAC
2
9 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
9 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
13 		10th 95

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2018 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro MON
13 		SIL
22 		LEC
Ret 		16th 28
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport SPA
6H
1 		SPA
12H
9 		SPA
24H
3 		CAT
2023 Sky – Tempesta Racing McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Bronze MNZ
 LEC
 SPA
6H
32 		SPA
12H
14 		SPA
24H
18 		NÜR
 CAT
 13th 29

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