Thomas Holzer

Thomas Holzer
Nationality Germany German
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985
Augsburg (Germany)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team Lotus
Car no. 32
Starts 11
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 65th in 2012
Previous series
2011
2005
2003–04
2002
2001		 ADAC GT Masters
Formula 3 Euro Series
German Formula Three
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW Junior

Thomas Holzer (born 27 December 1985) is a German racing driver.

Career

Formula BMW

Born in Augsburg, Holzer began his karting career in 1997, before moving into the Formula BMW ADAC championship in 2001, with ADAC e.V. Motorsport.[1] Holzer finished seventh in the championship.[2] He switched teams and went to the main class, joining Mücke Motorsport for 2002 and finished the season on the sixth place with two wins at EuroSpeedway Lausitz.[3]

Formula Three

Holzer graduated to the Formula 3 class in 2003, joining the German Formula Three Championship and Trella Motorsport. He finished seventh with one podium.[4] He stayed in the series for the next year, but switched to his family team AM-Holzer Rennsport. He improved to fifth place in the standings and won race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz.[5]

In 2005, Holzer moved to the Formula 3 Euro Series. He finished 22nd in the standings without scoring a point.[6]

ADAC GT Masters

After six-year absence Holzer returned in racing, participating in local series ADAC GT Masters with Heico Motorsport.[7]

FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2012 Holzer moved to the endurance racing, joining FIA World Endurance Championship and Lotus.[8] He continued his LMP2 campaign with Lotus-backed Kodewa in 2013.[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2001 Formula BMW Junior ADAC e.V. Motorsport 20 1 0 1 4 131 7th
2002 Formula BMW ADAC Mücke Motorsport 20 2 1 0 4 130 6th
2003 German Formula Three Trella Motorsport 10 0 0 0 1 72 7th
2004 German Formula Three AM-Holzer Rennsport 18 1 1 2 4 121 5th
2005 Formula 3 Euro Series AM-Holzer Rennsport 20 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 22nd
2011 ADAC GT Masters Heico Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship Lotus 8 0 0 0 0 2.5 65th
FIA WEC (LMP2) 8 0 0 0 0 32 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans (LMP2) 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2013 FIA World Endurance Championship Lotus 3 0 0 0 0 0.5* 17th*
FIA WEC – Trophy for LMP2 Drivers 3 0 0 0 0 8* 28th*
24 Hours of Le Mans (LMP2) 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
European Le Mans Series (LMP2) Boutsen Ginion Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2005 AM-Holzer Rennsport Dallara FF305/060 Opel HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
Ret		 PAU
1
18		 PAU
2
13		 SPA
1
DSQ		 SPA
2
16		 MON
1
Ret		 MON
2
14		 OSC
1
16		 OSC
2
20		 NOR
1
13		 NOR
2
17		 NÜR
1
19		 NÜR
2
15		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
13		 LAU
1
11		 LAU
2
16		 HOC
3
Ret		 HOC
4
15		 22nd 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2012 Lotus LMP2 Lola B12/80 Lotus 3.6 L V8 SEB
6		 SPA
Ret		 LMS
Ret		 SIL
6		 SÃO
8		 BHR
Ret		 FUJ
Ret		 SHA
6		 8th 32
2013 Lotus LMP2 Lotus T128 Praga Judd 3.6 L V8 SIL
NC		 SPA
6		 LMS
Ret		 SÃO
Ret		 COA FUJ SHA BHR 32nd* 8*

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Germany Lotus Germany Mirco Schultis
Italy Luca Moro		 Lola B08/80-Lotus (Judd) LMP2 155 DNF DNF
2013 Czech Republic Lotus Czech Republic Jan Charouz
Austria Dominik Kraihamer		 Lotus T128-Praga (Judd) LMP2 219 DNF DNF

References

  1. ↑ "Results". cmv-sportmedia.de. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Formula BMW Junior 2001". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Formula BMW ADAC 2002". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2003". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Formula 3 Euro Series 2005". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "ADAC GT Masters 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  8. ↑ O'Leary, Jamie (24 February 2012). "Thomas Holzer to drive Lotus-backed LMP2 Kodewa Lola in World Endurance Championship". Autosport (Haymarket). Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Lotus LMP2 in FIA WEC and 24H of Le Mans". endurance-info.com. Endurance-Info. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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