Simon Mann (born 10 February 2001) is an American racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with AF Corse. A mainstay at the Italian team, Mann has tasted success in the Italian GT Championship's Pro-Am class, winning the Sprint title in 2020 and 2021, the same year in which he would triumph in the Endurance championship.

Personal life Mann is the son of British-born, American-naturalised gentleman driver Peter Mann, and the great-grandson of French soldier Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, who made eleven 24 Hours of Le Mans starts between 1931 and 1955.

GT3 beginnings Mann started his career in 2018, competing in the GT3 Light class of the Italian GT Championship with AF Corse. The American-licensed driver returned with the team the following year, driving in the Pro-Am classes of both the Sprint and Endurance series. In the Endurance championship, he and Matteo Cressoni finished 12th in class, whereas the Sprint championship yielded four class podiums, including Mann's first car racing win at Vallelunga; Mann ended up third in the Pro-Am standings. In 2020, he once again raced alongside Cressoni in Italian GT. In the Endurance championship, Mann finished fourth in Pro-Am with two class podiums, though he and Cressoni would attain Sprint success, beating the Easy Race on a dead heat to claim the Pro-Am title.

For the 2021 season, Mann returned to the Sprint and Endurance series, continuing his partnership with AF Corse. Having started the year by competing at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Mann soon showed title-winning form in the Pro-Am class, winning his class at Misano and Imola alongside Toni Vilander and Matteo Cressoni respectively. His Sprint campaign concluded with a pair of overall podiums at Mugello, which earned Mann the Sprint Pro-Am title. In Endurance, Mann also won the Pro-Am championship, attaining class wins at Mugello and the season finale in Monza.

LMGTE career Having made his LMGTE debut at the 6 Hours of Monza in 2021, Mann moved into the FIA World Endurance Championship the subsequent year, pairing up with Vilander and bronze-ranked Christoph Ulrich in AF Corse's LMGTE Am lineup. The outfit performed unremarkably, taking a best finish of seventh and ending up 11th in the teams' standings.

Mann scored a podium in the Asian Le Mans Series at the start of 2023 before embarking on another season in the WEC, this time driving alongside Ulysse de Pauw and a rotating door of amateur drivers in the third seat. Their campaign started off well, as the No. 21 crew took fourth place at Sebring and finished fifth in Portimão. However, an early crash for de Pauw at Le Mans changed their fortunes in the second half of the year, as the team missed out on points thrice during the final four races and took home tenth in the overall championship.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2018 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Light AF Corse???????2019Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-AmAF Corse61014723rdItalian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am400001712th2020Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-AmAF Corse82007941stItalian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am30002274th2021Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-AmAF Corse83005941stItalian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am42002521stFIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am100000NC†IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD2000024655th2022FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE AmAF Corse600002817thIMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD40001111920th 2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse40001237thFIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 7 0 0 0 0 38 12th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 2 0 0 0 0 537 19th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 337 47th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am10000N/ADNF2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse50001328th 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 0 0 1 97 3rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 1154 30th2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 0 1 2 109 2nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AF Corse 5 1 1 1 1 163 24th Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 3 0 0 0 0 4 20th2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - GTAF Corse60011439th2026IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTDAF Corse USA 5 1 1 2 1 1318 22ndFIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Vista AF Corse † As Mann was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2021 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8SPAALGMNZLMSBHRBHR NC‡ 0 2022 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8SEBSPALMSMNZFUJBHR 17th 28 2023 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB PRT SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 12th 38 2024 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 3rd 97 2025Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 2nd 109 2026 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 7th* 42* * Season still in progress. ‡ As Mann was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints 2021 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 55th 246 2022 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 20th 1119 2023 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA 47th 337 GTD Pro WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 19th 5372024AF CorseGTDFerrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEBLBHLGA WGLMOSELKVIR IMS PET 30th 1154 2025 AF Corse GTDFerrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 24th 1163 2026 AF Corse USA GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 22nd 1318

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 AF Corse Christoph Ulrich Toni Vilander Ferrari 488 GTE Evo LMGTE Am 339 41st 8th 2023 AF Corse Ulysse de Pauw Julien Piguet Ferrari 488 GTE Evo LMGTE Am 21 DNF DNF 2024 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 33rd 6th 2025 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 341 34th 2nd 2026 Vista AF Corse François Hériau Alessio Rovera Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo LMGT3 335 37th 5th

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2023 AF Corse GT Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 7th 23 2023–24 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB ABU1 ABU2 8th 32 2025–26 AF Corse GT Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU29th43

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