Fabian Schiller (born 24 May 1997) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Nürburgring Endurance Series.

Career

Junior formula

Schiller began his racing career in karting at the age of 12, competing in the ADAC Kart Masters series. In 2012, he began competing in single-seater formula cars, taking part in the Formula BMW Talent Cup. The following season, Schiller stepped up to compete in the

ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Formel Masters was an ADAC sanctioned open wheel racing series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local Formula BMW championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS F ...

championship, competing for the Schiller Motorsport team run by his father and uncle. He would finish 11th in his first season in the competition, scoring his first victory at the

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. After two years of competition and three race victories in the series, Schiller graduated to the

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, signing with

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for the 2015 season. However, with three races remaining in the season, Schiller was removed from his seat due to unsatisfactory performances.

Sports cars

In March 2016, Schiller joined

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for the

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edition of the

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. Schiller found much success over the course of the season, winning both the individual AM class championship and the Endurance Trophy alongside co-driver Markus Palttala. That same year, Schiller made his first appearance at the

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, competing in the SP7 class. The team would finish sixth in class, completing 85 of the leader's 124 laps. At the end of 2016, Schiller announced that he'd be competing for Race Performance in the LMP2 class of the

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. After winning his first race in the series at Fuji, the team finished fourth at Buriram and second at Sepang, finishing fourth in points. For 2017, Schiller raced in the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, winning the Silver Cup title with co-driver Jules Szymkowiak. Two years later, Schiller made his debut in the

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at the

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, driving for P1 Motorsports. After retiring, the entry finished 19th in class. Two seasons later, Schiller returned to the series, competing with DragonSpeed in the LMP2 class. The team finished on the podium in class, four laps behind the second-placed Tower Motorsport by Starworks entry. Schiller embarked on two full-time programs in 2022, taking part in the

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and

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machinery. For the ADAC GT Masters season, Schiller teamed with Jules Gounon, driving for Drago Racing Team ZVO. The team claimed four victories, finishing third in the championship and leading a championship-high 137 laps. In GT World Challenge, Schiller joined

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and

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behind the wheel of a Silver Cup entry fielded under the Al Manar Racing by HRT banner. The team claimed a class victory at

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, finishing fourth in the class championship. Later that year, Schiller joined Valentin Pierburg in Team Germany's entry into the GT Relay competition at the

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. The duo swept the two qualifying races, before finishing as runners-up in the medal race. Schiller closed nearly 30 seconds to the leading car of Eric Debard before a late safety car ended the race under full-course yellow conditions. In 2023, after two years in lower classes, Schiller returned to the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. He joined co-drivers

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and

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behind the wheel of GetSpeed Performance's sole Pro entry. Schiller was also added to the Mercedes-AMG factory roster for the 2023 season.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup results

^* Season still in progress.

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

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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IMSA The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States, ACCUS arm of the Féd ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiller, Fabian 1997 births Living people German racing drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers ADAC Formel Masters drivers Sportspeople from Troisdorf Racing drivers from Cologne (region) Euroformula Open Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers 24H Series drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers International GT Open drivers Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers Team West-Tec drivers DragonSpeed drivers Formula BMW drivers Schnitzer Motorsport drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers FIA Motorsport Games drivers Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Iron Lynx drivers