Hermann Gassner Jr (born 29 November 1988 in

Bad Reichenhall Bad Reichenhall ( Central Bavarian: ''Reichahoi'') is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Sta ...

) is a German

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driver, currently competing in the

Super 2000 World Rally Championship The FIA WRC2 (previously also known as World Rally Championship 2 and WRC 2), is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the main class and crews usually compete immediately ...

(SWRC). His father Hermann Gassner Sr is also a rally driver.

Career

Gassner won the Suzuki Rallye Cup in Germany in 2007, finishing seventh overall in the German Rally Championship and winning Division 4. He made his

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debut on

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, which was also a round of the German championship. In 2008 he finished fourth in the German championship in a

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. He was also the runner-up in the

Mitropa Rally Cup The Mitropa Rally Cup is a rallying competition in Europe often termed the "European Championship for Non-Professional Drivers”. Established in 1965, drivers participate in races in several countries collecting points to determine the cup winne ...

behind his father. He contested the German and British rounds of the WRC, finishing 27th and 20th respectively. In 2009 Gassner won the

German Rally Championship The Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft (occasionally German Rally Championship) is Germany's and was West Germany's leading domestic motor rally competition. While having a background in dirt-surface off-road events the modern DRM is a tarmac rally com ...

with four wins, as well as the Mitropa Rally Cup. He also entered five rounds of the WRC, with a best result of 12th overall in

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. In 2010 Gassner entered six rounds of the WRC in an Evo IX. He finished fourth in the

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category in

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, and also finished 13th overall and first in

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. For 2011 Gassner joined the Red Bull Škoda team in the SWRC, finishing third in the category in

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, fifth in

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and fourth in

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World Rally Championship results

PWRC results

SWRC results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gassner, Hermann Living people 1988 births People from Bad Reichenhall Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Škoda Motorsport drivers Racing drivers from Bavaria