Pierre Kaffer

24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2004, 2008 -
Teams Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx, Farnbacher Racing, Risi Competizione, PeCom Racing
Best finish 5th (2004)
Class wins 1 (2009)

Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a race driver from Germany, currently living in Switzerland.

Career

In, 1990 Kaffer started in Karting, moving in 1994 to Formula Ford, later Formula Opel and then from 1997 to 2001 in the German Formula 3 Championship.

His biggest success was in 2004, winning the 12 Hours of Sebring in an Audi R8.

For 2005 and 2006 he competed for Audi Sport Team Joest in the DTM series.

In 2009 Kaffer will pilot a Ferrari F430GT for Risi Competizione in the American Le Mans Series.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Class No Tyres Car Team Co-Drivers Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2004 LMP1 8 M Audi R8
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8
Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx Allan McNish
Frank Biela
350 5th 5th
2008 GT2 90 D Ferrari F430 GT2
Ferrari 4.0L V8
Farnbacher Racing Pierre Ehret
Lars-Erik Nielsen
317 23rd 3rd
2009 GT2 82 M Ferrari F430 GT2
Ferrari 4.0L V8
Risi Competizione Jaime Melo
Mika Salo
329 18th 1st
2010 GT2 82 M Ferrari F430 GT2
Ferrari 4.0L V8
Risi Competizione Jaime Melo
Gianmaria Bruni
116 DNF DNF
2011 LMP2 39 M Lola B11/40
Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8
PeCom Racing Luís Pérez Companc
Matías Russo
139 DNF DNF

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joël Camathias
Marcel Fässler
International GT Open champion
2010
with Álvaro Barba
Succeeded by
Incumbent