Horst Felbermayr Jr. (born 30 November 1970) is an Austrian businessman and racing driver set to compete in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series for Proton Competition.
| Horst Felbermayr Jr. | |
|---|---|
Felbermayr in 2007 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 30 November 1970 Wels, Austria |
| Relatives | Horst Felbermayr (father) Horst Felix Felbermayr (son) Emma Felbermayr (daughter) |
| Categorisation | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | Radical European Masters – SR3 |
Business ventures and personal life
editSince 2010, Felbermayr has been the CEO of the Felbermayr construction and transport company,[1] which was founded by his grandfather Franz in 1942.[2] His late father Horst Sr. raced with him at the 24 Hours of Le Mans multiple times,[3] while his children Horst Felix and Emma are also racing drivers.[4][5]
Career
editFelbermayr made his car racing debut in 1997, racing for Augustin Motorsport in the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship.[6] Remaining in the series on a part-time basis for the following four seasons, Felbermayr primarily drove a Porsche 911 in the GT class,[7] but scored his best result of seventh at the A1 Ring in 2000 driving a Chrysler Viper GTS-R for Chamberlain Motorsport.[8] During this period, Felbermayr also raced at the 24 Hours of Daytona for Porsche-affiliated Proton Competition in 2000 and 2001 in the GTO and GTS classes, respectively.[9]
The following year, Felbermayr returned to the 24 Hours of Daytona with RWS Motorsport in the GT class,[10] before returning to the team for select appearances in the N-GT class of the FIA GT Championship, in which he finished second at Oschersleben and Donington Park.[11][12] Felbermayr then remained in the N-GT class for the following two seasons, as he made select appearances for Proton Competition and JVG Racing in both seasons, taking a best result of fifth at the 2004 Spa 24 Hours for the former.[13]
Joining Seikel Motorsport to race in the GT2 class of the Le Mans Endurance Series for 2005, Felbermayr scored a pair ot third-place finishes at Monza and Istanbul Park to finish fourth in points.[14][15] During 2005, Felbermayr also raced at the Spa 24 Hours for Proton Competition, in which he finished third in the GT2 class.[3] Continuing with the newly-rebranded Team Felbermayr-Proton race in the FIA GT Championship in 2006, scoring a best result of fourth at Silverstone and Dijon to end the year 11th in the GT2 standings in his only full-time season in FIA GT.[16] Remaining with the team for 2007, Felbermayr mainly raced in the Le Mans Series,[17] in which he scored a best result of fourth at Valencia to finish 16th in the GT2 standings.[18] During 2007, Felbermayr also raced for the same team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans,[19] as well as a one-off appearance in the FIA GT Championship at Bucharest, in which he finished third in GT2.[20]

Continuing with Proton for 2008, Felbermayr took a best result of third at Spa, which helped him end the year 14th in the GT2 standings.[21] In parallel, Felbermayr raced in the Radical European Masters for Rübig Motorsport, in which he took the SR3 title with two wins to his name.[6] Another season in the Le Mans Series then ensued,[22][23] during which he returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans,[24] before only racing at the French enduro and the 1000 km of Hungaroring the following year.[25][26] In 2011, Felbermayr made his full-time return to the Le Mans Series in the then-new LMGTE Am class, scoring a lone win at Le Castellet and a podium at Estoril to finish third in points.[27][28] During 2011, Felbermayr also made his fourth appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team.[29]
After spending 2012 on the sidelines, Felbermayr raced at the 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring in both 2013 and 2014 for Proton in LMGTE,[30][31] as well as his debut in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the latter year for Car Collection Motorsport in the SP9 class.[32] Following another year on the sidelines, Felbermayr returned to Car Collection Motorsport as it began fielding an Audi R8 LMS, partaking in select races of the 24H Series and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.[33][34] Returning to the team for a part-time schedule in the 24H Series for 2017, Felbermayr scored an overall win at the 12 Hours of Imola alongside Max Edelhoff, Toni Forné and Dimitri Parhofer.[35] In 2018, Felbermayr returned to Car Collection Motorsport to race at the 12 Hours of Imola, as making a one-off appearance in the GT4 European Series at the Nürburgring for Reiter.[36]

Returning to Proton for 2019, Felbermayr only raced in the season-opening 4 Hours of Le Castellet of the European Le Mans Series in LMGTE.[37] The following year, Felbermayr returned to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing for Proton in LMGTE Am alongside Michele Beretta and Max van Splunteren.[38] In 2021, Felbermayr returned to KTM-affiliated Reiter Engineering to race in the GTX class of the 24H GT Series,[39] scoring wins at Mugello,[40] Le Castellet and Barcelona to secure runner-up honors in the class standings.[41][42] Felbermayr then joined RLR MSport to race in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series the following year,[43] as well as select rounds of the Le Mans Cup.[44] During 2022, Felbermayr also made a one-off appearance in the GT2 European Series for KTM True Racing at the Red Bull Ring,[45] where he finished on the Pro-Am podium in both races.[46]

Remaining in LMP3 competition for 2023, Felbermayr returned to RLR MSport to once again race in the European Le Mans Series, in which he took a best result of fourth twice and ended the year seventh in points.[47] Felbermayr then switched to the Le Mans Cup and Reiter Engineering for the following year, taking a best result of seventh at Algarve but wasn't eligible for points as he was a guest driver.[48] Continuing with the team in the series for 2025, Felbermayr was joined by his son Horst Felix as they raced in the LMP3 Pro-Am class, taking a best class result of fifth at Barcelona to end the year 13th in points.[49] During 2025, Felbermayr also returned to Proton Competition to compete in the final two rounds of that year's European Le Mans Series in LMGT3.[50]
At the end of 2025, Felbermayr remained with Proton to race in the LMP2 class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series,[51] scoring a best result of fifth in race two at Sepang to end the season 15th in points.[52] Felbermayr stayed with the team for the rest of 2026, to race in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series.[53]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit† As Felbermayr was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 68 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2009 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 102 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2010 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | GT2 | 304 | 24th | 8th | ||
| 2011 | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | LMGTE Am | 199 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2020 | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 330 | 38th | 12th | ||
Source:[55] | |||||||
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
editComplete Le Mans Cup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | BAR |
LEC |
MNZ |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
SPA |
POR 6 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2022 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC |
IMO |
LMS 1 16 |
LMS 2 21 |
MNZ |
SPA Ret |
ALG |
46th | 0 |
| 2024 | Reiter Engineering | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 22 |
LEC 9 |
LMS 1 Ret |
LMS 2 Ret |
SPA 13 |
MUG 14 |
ALG 7 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2025 | Reiter Engineering | LMP3 Pro-Am | Ligier JS P325 | BAR 5 |
LEC 8 |
LMS 1 6 |
LMS 2 11 |
SPA Ret |
SIL |
POR 6 |
13th | 28 |
† As Felbermayr was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
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External links
edit- Horst Felbermayr Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com