Axcil Ramar Jefferies (born 14 April 1994) is a Zimbabwean professional racing driver. He previously held the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record in the GT3 class with a time of 7:50.370 which he set in a Konrad Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3. He has competed in the GP2 Series, GT World Challenge Europe and European Le Mans Series, and is a senior race instructor at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Career Karting Jefferies started his motorsport career aged six in Zimbabwe, and went on to win several national championships in Zimbabwe and South Africa before moving to Europe. In 2007 and 2008, he won races in the European Karting Championship.

Formula BMW Jefferies contested the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2009 and 2010. He finished third overall in the 2009 season, taking pole position at Sepang and Okayama, and winning two races at Sepang and a total of twelve podiums. He completed a limited schedule in 2010, with two wins and four podiums.

FIA Formula Two Championship In 2012, after not racing for two years, Jefferies returned to action in FIA Formula Two halfway through the season with a best of fifth in wet conditions at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. He finished twelfth in the championship standings.

Indy Lights and GP2 In 2013, Jefferies made his debut in the American Firestone Indy Lights series with Bryan Herta Autosport at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished seventh. He competed again two months later at the Houston race and finished fifth. In 2014, Jefferies competed in the Indy Lights Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, finishing sixth in the first race and fourth in the second race.

In 2014, Jefferies made his GP2 debut at the Bahrain International Circuit. In race one, he was hit by Kimiya Sato and forced to retire. In the second race, he made up several positions after starting from the back.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo In 2017, Jefferies competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East. Jefferies dominated the first round at the Yas Marina Circuit by being fastest in all practice sessions, taking pole position and winning the race. Round 2 was held at Dubai Autodrome, where again Jefferies was on pole in the Pro Class and won both races. Round 5 and 6 saw Jefferies on pole again in dominant fashion and winning both races to clinch the overall championship.

Jefferies continued his top form in his debut in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe by setting the fastest time in official practice for the first round at Monza Circuit. He then qualified third overall on Saturday and won the first race and finishedsecond in the second race. He left Monza leading the championship. Jefferies continued his good form with two third place finishes at Circuit Paul Ricard, a third place at the Silverstone Circuit, another win and a third place at Spa Francorchamps and a third place at the Nürburgring. Another two podiums in Imola saw Jefferies finish as runner-up in the championship. He then finished second in the World Finals.

In 2018, Jefferies defended his Middle East Championship, this time running with Konrad Motorsport. He scored with five podiums, including three wins.

GT racing 24H Series

Jefferies competed in his first 24-hour long race at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France during the weekend of 6 and 7 May 2017 with the GP Extreme team as part of the 24H Series. He qualified the Renault R.S. 01 GT3 in fourth place overall. After a hard-fought battle Jefferies and his team finished fourth overall. In August 2017, Jefferies completed his second 24-hour long race at the Algarve International Circuit, again with GP Extreme in the Renault R.S. 01. The team qualified second and were sitting in the top-three for the first twelve hours before a mechanical fault dropped them to an eventual eighth place finish overall.

Jefferies competed in the 2019 Dubai 24 Hour. He raced for GPX Racing in the Renault R.S. 01 in the Pro-Am category, qualifying sixth overall and taking the start for the team. The transmission failed on lap 8 and unfortunately no replacement gearbox was available for the team so the car was retired. In November 2019, Jeffries competed in the 24-hour race in at Circuit of the Americas with Toksport WRT in the Mercedes AMG GT3. The team qualified in second position and battled for the lead for 22 hours with the Black Falcon Mercedes AMG GT3 until a mechanical fault caused the team to lose five laps and finish fifth overall.

January 2020 kicked off on a high with Jefferies taking the wheel of the Toksport WRT Mercedes AMG GT3 for the Dubai 24 hour race. He qualified in eighth position. Taking the start of the race, Jefferies made up five positions on track before handing the car over to Martin Konrad in third. The car finished the race as second in the Pro-Am class.

In January 2021, Jefferies won the Dubai 24 Hour with GPX Racing. He shared the No. 36 Porsche 911 GT3-R with Mathieu Jaminet, Julien Andlauer, Frédéric Fatien and Alain Ferté.

In January 2022, Jefferies repeated his 2021 win by again winning in the Dubai 24 Hour. This time, he competed with MS7 by WRT in an Audi R8 LMS alongside Dries Vanthoor, Christopher Mies, Thomas Neubauer and Mohammed Saud Fahad Al Saud. The team completed a total of 596 laps beating the sister car to second place by a single lap. It was a dominant performance by team WRT after winning pole position and leading for more than 500 laps. Jefferies became only the sixth driver to win the race consecutively.

Nürburgring Endurance Series

Jefferies competed in the 2019 VLN Series. He took several podiums and top-ten qualifying positions in his first season in the series based at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Konrad Motorsport also fielded Jefferies in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring race alongside Marco Mapelli, Michele Di Martino and Michael Lyons.

In 2020, Jefferies completed his second full season in the Nürburgring Endurance Series with Konrad Motorsport. The team finished the season with three podiums. Jefferies also qualified the car in sixth overall at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

In 2021, Jefferies competed in the Nürburgring Endurance Series for a third year. He achieved several front row starts in the NLS and finished the season with two podiums.

In the first round of the 2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series, Jefferies took the Nürburgring Endurance Series lap record in the GT3-class, driving in the Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo of Konrad Motorsport.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint

In 2020, Jefferies made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup in the Silver category with Ezequiel Pérez Companc's Madpanda Motorsport. He finished second in the Silver Cup.

FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2023, Jefferies landed a seat with Northwest AMR's GTE Am class entry alongside Paul Dalla Lana and Nicki Thiim. Jefferies essentially won the seat at the WEC Prologue, where he and Thomas Merrill competed for the final seat in the entry.

Prototypes In 2021, Jefferies debuted in an LMP3-class Ligier JS P320 with Frikadelli Racing.

Personal life In 2014, Jefferies was appointed as a UN AIDS Ambassador for the United Nations Aids Campaign.

In 2017, Jefferies was drafted into the Lamborghini Young Driver Program.

Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2009 Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport1522161633rd 2010 Formula BMW Pacific Motaworld Racing200001815th 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision1200001712th 2013 Indy Lights Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffery Mark Motorsports200005611th 2014 Indy Lights Belardi Auto Racing200006014th GP2 Series Trident20000034th 2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro GDL Racing65305811st Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro1220091272nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro200010NC 24H Series - A6 GP Extreme200002729th 2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro Konrad Motorsport63335791st Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro120102566th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000312th 24H GT Series - A6 GP Extreme100000NC Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series F GPX Historic with Token Racing10000N/A15th 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro661460NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Konrad Motorsport400002010th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000311th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF VLN Series - SP9 Pro200003.8986th VLN Series - SP9 Pro-Am3100320.758th VLN Series - Cup 3 Overdrive Racing2000010.4227th 24H GT Series - A6 Toksport WRT200010NC 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Madpanda Motorsport1000005.520th NLS Series - SP9 Pro Konrad Motorsport400003.5480th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 24H GT Series - GT3 Am Toksport WRT10001265th 2021 24H GT Series - GT3 GPX Racing1100129NC Asian Le Mans Series - GT4200262.52nd Historic Grand Prix of Monaco - Series F GPX Historic with Token Racing10000N/A5th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Konrad Motorsport10000N/A17th Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Frikadelli Racing Team400001.535th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Toksport WRT100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge10000220th International GT Open - Pro-Am Kessel Racing20000515th FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing100000NC 2022 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Kessel Racing40000215th International GT Open1000312713th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Al Manar Racing by HRT 5 0 0 0 0 6 31st Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24H GT Series - GT3 MS7 by WRT Prototype Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport40103824th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A10th 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi Baron Motorsport11111N/A1st2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Al Manar Racing by HRT100000NC 2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Herberth Motorsport400001410th FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Northwest AMR 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD SunEnergy1 1 0 1 0 0 125 68th International GT Open racing one 5 0 0 0 0 3 35th Team Baron Motorsport20000 International GT Open - Pro-Am racing one 5 0 0 0 0 0 17th Prototype Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 3 28th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Baron Motorsport10001365th 7TSIX10000 2024 European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 Iron Lynx 6 1 1 0 4 76 1st2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Into Africa Racing by Dragon Racing 2 0 0 0 0 9 12th International GT Open40000051st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Realize Kondo Racing with RinaldiGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupHerberth Motorsport100000NCItalian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3HAAS RT30011327th24H Series - GT3Dragon Racing2025-2624H Series Middle East - GT3 Into Africa Racing by DragonAlManar Racing by Dragon2026International GT OpenInto Africa Racing by Dragon Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3Audi Sport Italia ADAC GT MastersBaron MotorsportGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupLionspeed GP 2026-27 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Dragon Racing * *

Complete GP2 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2014 Trident BHRFEA BHRSPR ESPFEA ESPSPR MONFEA MONSPR AUTFEA AUTSPR GBRFEA GBRSPR GERFEA GERSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR BELFEA BELSPR ITAFEA ITASPR RUSFEA RUSSPR ABUFEA ABUSPR 34th 0

Complete Indy Lights results

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref 2013 Bryan Herta AutosportSTPALALBHINDYMILIOWPOCTORMOH7BALHOU5FON 11th 156 2014 Belardi Auto Racing STP LBH ALA ALA IND IND INDY POC TOR MOH6 MOH4 MIL SNM SNM 14th 60

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points Ref 2020 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 2nd 72.5

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup