Pierre Kaffer (born 7 November 1976 in

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German States of Germany, Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the Capital (political), capital of the Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler district. The Bundesautobahn 61, A61 motorway conn ...

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) is a race car driver from

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, currently living in

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Career

In 1990, Kaffer started in

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, moving in 1994 to

Formula Ford Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single-seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world have historically been an important step for many prospective Formula One dri ...

, later Formula Opel and then from 1997 to 2001 in the German

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Championship. His biggest success was in 2004, winning the

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in an

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. For 2005 and 2006 he competed for

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in the

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series. In 2009 Kaffer piloted a

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GT for

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in the

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. For 2012, Kaffer competed in the

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and

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in a Pecom Racing Oreca 03-Nissan.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ‡ Not eligible for points for being a guest driver.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) *† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Kaffer did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

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

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

References

External links

Pierre Kaffer's websiteSports car racing’s Iron Man
- Racer, Gary Watkins, 26 June 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaffer, Pierre 1976 births Living people People from Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler German racing drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers American Le Mans Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers EFDA Nations Cup drivers Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate Porsche Supercup drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers International GT Open drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers 12 Hours of Sebring drivers 24H Series drivers Audi Sport drivers AF Corse drivers Kolles Racing drivers Phoenix Racing drivers CRS Racing drivers Team Joest drivers Opel Team BSR drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers ISR Racing drivers Starworks Motorsport drivers DragonSpeed drivers Team Rosberg drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers W Racing Team drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Le Mans Cup drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Manthey Racing drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers GT2 European Series drivers Ligier European Series drivers