Daniel Keilwitz (born 3 August 1989) is a German racing driver. A veteran of the GT3 scene, Keilwitz's most notable accolades include the

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and

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, as well as being the lap record holder at the

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. He has also won the

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in the Pro-Am class. Having followed a runner-up finish in the ADAC Procar series in 2006 up with three race-winning seasons in the Mini Challenge Germany, Keilwitz entered the

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with Leipert Motorsport. He went on to triumph in the

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the following year, winning four races at Callaway Competition alongside

Christian Hohenadel Christian Hohenadel (born 20 September 1976 in Dudweiler) is a German racing driver. Together with Daniel Keilwitz, he won four races and the drivers championship of the 2010 FIA GT3 championship, driving a Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 In th ...

. Keilwitz and the team migrated to GT Masters from 2011 onward, finishing second in 2012 before triumphing overall in 2013. He competed in the series until 2021, finishing third thrice and helping

Jules Gounon Jules Jean-Louis Gounon (born 31 December 1994 in Aubenas) is an Andorran-based French people, French professional racing driver. He is best known for his victories in the Spa 24 Hours, 24 Hours of Spa in 2017 24 Hours of Spa, 2017 and 2022 24 Ho ...

to the title in 2017. Since 2022, Keilwitz has been driving for Rinaldi Racing in the

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class of the

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. During his career, the German has taken part in the

on a number of occasions. Aside from his record lap in 2023, Keilwitz finished second in the SP8 class in 2011 and won the

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contest whilst driving in the SP9 Pro-Am category in a Ferrari 296 GT3 fielded by WTM by Rinaldi Racing. 24H Series 2022 Spa Nr

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Keilwitz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

References

External links

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