Christophe Hurni (born 1 December 1962, Switzerland) is a Swiss racing driver.
Biography Hurni started racing at the age of 21, competing in the Volant Elf talent search at Circuit Paul Ricard in 1983 and making the finals alongside Jean Alesi and eventual winner Éric Bernard. After a short stint in karting, he moved into Formula 3, contesting mainly the Swiss championship but also various events across Europe (most notably in Monaco). Hurni then bounced around Renault Clio Cup Switzerland, Formula 3000 and Porsche Carrera Cup throughout the 1990s before stepping away from driving to focus on running his Sports Promotion team.
Hurni returned to racing in 2003, entering the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series for the best part of a decade before gaining notoriety competing in the final round of the 2011 GP3 Series at Monza at the age of 48, making him the oldest driver to have ever raced in a (Formula One-sanctioned) GP2/GP3 race weekend. The following year he entered a previous-generation Formula Renault 3.5 car into BOSS GP, before turning back to Formula Renault 2.0 in the form of V de V Challenge Monoplace.
In 2017, Hurni switched to GT racing and contested the European Ferrari Challenge. Contesting the amateur Coppa Shell championship, he finished third in 2017 before winning the 2018 championship and Ferrari World Finals.
Career results Career summary
Season Series TeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPoints Position 1987 FIA European Formula 3 Cup Ecurie des 3 Chevrons10000N/A20th 1989 FIA European Formula 3 Cup Christophe Hurni10000N/ADNF 1990 Swiss Formula 3 Championship?????984th 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland500003711th 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland Sports Promotion200000NC 2010 Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship Ecurie des 3 Chevrons200002013th Sports Promotion20000 2011 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport20000036th 2012 BOSS GP Series200011214th 2013 V de V Challenge Monoplace Sports Promotion6000115016th 2014 V de V Challenge Monoplace Sports Promotion6000014621st 2015 V de V Challenge Monoplace Sports Promotion1400002778th 2016 V de V Challenge Monoplace Sports Promotion2100004379th 2017 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne140002102 3rd Finali Mondiali - Copp Shell10000N/A7th 2018 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell Pro-Am Team Zenith Sion – Lausanne144258173.5 1st Finali Mondiali - Coppa Shell Pro-Am11101N/A 1st 2020 Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - F3R Sports Promotion90??31337th 2021 24H TCE Series - TCR Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing100000NC2023 Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - F3R Sports-Promotion600007112th TTE Formula Renault Cup Sport Promotion2000019017th2024 Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace - FR2.0 Sports-Promotion650061604th Ferrari Challenge Europe - Coppa Shell (Silver) Zenith Scuderia140001389th2025 Ultimate Cup European Series - Hoosier Formula Cup Sports Promotion
Complete GP3 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 DC Points 2011 Jenzer Motorsport ISTFEA ISTSPR CATFEA CATSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 36th 0
References
External links Profile at Driver Database