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 Stau ...

) is a German

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driver, currently competing in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (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 Rally Deutschland, which was also a round of the German championship. In 2008 he finished fourth in the German championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. He was also the runner-up in the Mitropa Rally Cup 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 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 Sportspeople from Bad Reichenhall German rally drivers World Rally Championship drivers Škoda Motorsport drivers Racing drivers from Bavaria