Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in

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) is a

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from Switzerland.

Career

Karting

Trummer began his motorsport career in

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back in 2003, finishing second in the Swiss Junior Championship. He also finished 21st in the Andrea Margutti Trophy ICA Junior class.

Formula Lista Junior

Trummer moved up to

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in 2006, competing in

Formula Lista Junior Formula LO, previously known formally as LO Formel Lista Junior, was an open wheel racing series based in mainland Europe, which often ran as a support series to the Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland. The first season was in 2000 and is based in Sw ...

. He finished eighteenth overall in the championship with ten points.

Formula Renault

Trummer joined the BMS Böhlen Motorsport team in 2007, to compete in the

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championship. He wasn't so successful in this series, winding up seventh in the championship. Trummer switched teams, joining Jenzer Motorsport for 2008 and finished the season as runner-up.

International Formula Master

After two races at the end of the 2008 season, Trummer moved up to the

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series for the 2009 season, with Iris Project. He finished in eleventh place in the standings.

GP3 Series

Trummer stepped up to the new

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with Jenzer Motorsport in

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. He finished the season in 25th place with four points, despite missing the round in Hungary due to driving into the rear of another car in Hockenheim. During 2010 in GP3 with Jenzer Motorsport he was always outperformed by fellow Swiss driver

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which lead Simon to seak another team for 2011. He moved to MW Arden for the 2011 campaign. Trummer had three point-scoring finishes in final races, improving to 18th position with nine points.

GP2 Series

After competing in the non-championship season finale at

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in 2011, Trummer continued his collaboration with Arden International into

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by switching to the

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full-time. He joined series veteran

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in the team, and finished 23rd in the final standings. He then went to Rapax in the

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season, and is confirmed with Rapax for the 2014 season.

Racing record

Career summary

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

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete GP2 Final results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

References

External links

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