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Porsche Junior Driver: Klaus Bachler

Through all stations in motorsports

Klaus Bachler's career began in Karting: At the age of five he sat in a small single-seater for the first time, and four years later he took part in his first race. Born in Austria, he has loved cars and motorsport since childhood and his years on the Karting track have left their mark. So it was a natural step for him to enter Formula racing in 2006. In his first year, he finished 14th in the Formula Lista junior in neighboring Switzerland, only to win the championship in the following year.

 

Bachler spent six successful years in Formula racing before switching to GT sport. In 2011, he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and caught the attention from Porsche: He was invited to the shoot-out for the next Porsche Junior – and was selected immediately for 2012.

Klaus Bachler in full race gear, sitting inside the cockpit of the Pfaff Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R.

From a Kart to a record

In the following years, Klaus Bachler raced in the ADAC GT Masters Championship and the Nürburgring Endurance Series with various Porsche Customer Racing Teams. In the latter, he set the lap record of the RCM Grenzlandrennen at the Nürburgring in 2018 – a record that was only broken three years later by his colleague Kèvin Estre.

 

Today, Klaus Bachler drives the #9 Porsche 911 GT3 R for Pfaff Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Here, he and his team took the first victory of the current generation Porsche 911 GT3 R at the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring.

Driving on tracks that are new to me and feeling the excitement of the American fans motivate me.

Klaus BachlerPorsche Driver

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

- 2023, GTD Pro: 1st spot in the 12 Hours of Sebring and two podiums

- 2022, GTD: 22nd spot in the 24 Hours of Daytona

- 2021, GTD: 4th spot in the 24 Hours of Daytona

- 2020, GTD: 4th spot in the 24 Hours of Daytona

 

ADAC GT Masters

- 2022: 5th spot in Oschersleben

- 2021: 12th spot of the team championship

- 2020: 11th spot of the team championship with one 2nd and one 3rd position

- 2019: 9th spot of the drivers' championship with two 2nd and one 3rd position

- 2018: 7th spot of the team championship with two 3rd positions

- 2017: 12th spot of the team championship with one 2nd position

- 2015: 4th spot of the drivers' championship with one 1st and four 3rd positions

 

FIA World Endurance Championship

- 2024, GTLM

- 2015, LMGTE Am: 5th spot of the team championship with two 2nd positions

 

Nürburgring Endurance Series

- 2018: 1st spot in the RCM Grenzlandrennen and the DMV Münsterlandpokal

 

GT World Challenge Europe

- 2022, Pro: 13th spot of the drivers' championship with one 1st and one 3rd position

- 2021, Pro: 13th spot of the drivers' championship with one 1st and one 2nd position

- 2020: 6th spot of the overall championship in the 3 Hours of Imola

 

Asian Le Mans Series

- 2023, GT: 1 win

 

More results:

- IGTC 8h Indianapolis

2023, Pro, 2nd spot

- 24h Spa

2023 Bronze Cup, 2nd spot

- Porsche Carrera Cup

2012, Germany: 8th spot of the drivers' championship with one 3rd position

- Blancpain GT Series

2019: 22nd spot of the drivers' championship with one 1st position

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