Petru Răzvan Umbrărescu (born 30 June 1993) is a Romanian racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Akkodis ASP Team.
Career
Umbrărescu started his car racing career in 2016 by competing some races of the Renault Clio Cup for the Certainty Racing Team.
In 2017, Umbrărescu joined the German RN Vision STS team to compete in the GT4 European Series Northern Cup with Gabriele Piana and Hendrik Still as his teammates. He took four class victories and became vice-champion in the Pro-Am classification.
In 2018, Umbrărescu remained with the team to contest the GT4 European Series with Piana as his teammate again. He took his first overall win in the series at the Misano World Circuit. The pair of Piana and Umbrărescu finished the season as seventh in the Silver Cup. That same year, he also joined Leipert Motorsport to compete in a few selected races of the 24H GT Series and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. At the 24 Hours of Portimão, he took second place in the SPX class together with Piana, John-Louis Jasper and Pavel Lefterov.
In 2019, Umbrărescu only competed in the opening round of the International GT Open for Petri Corse with Jules Gounon as his teammate.
In 2020, Umbrărescu joined Team Lazarus to compete in the International GT Open with Stefano Coletti. He only competed in the first two rounds without finishing a single race. He also joined Classic & Modern Racing to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Pierre-Alexandre Jean and Seb Morris. Ahead of the second round at the Nürburgring he was switched to from No. 108 car to the No. 107 car which he shared with Romano Ricci and Stephane Tribaudini.
In 2021, Umbrărescu joined the AKKA ASP Team to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Jules Gounon. After scoring two podiums, the pair finished the season in seventh. He also joined Thomas Drouet, Simon Gachet and Konstantin Tereshchenko as the fourth driver at the 24 Hours of Spa.
In 2022, Umbrărescu remained in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with the same team. His teammate was Igor Waliłko. The pair finished the season as tenth in the Silver Cup.
In 2023, Umbrărescu joined the Haupt Racing Team to compete in the ADAC GT Masters. Together with his teammate Arjun Maini he took a second place in the opening round at the Hockenheimring. Ahead of the second round, it was announced that Maximilian Götz would be his teammate for the rest of season. He got three more podiums by the end of the season – two third places at the first race of the fourth and fifth round at the Sachsenring (which he partnered up with Philip Ellis) and the Red Bull Ring – including matching his best finish with a second place in the final race of the final round at the Hockenheimring. Umbrărescu finished the drivers championship in sixth position with one pole position, one fastest lap, four podiums and 142 points.https://gt-place.com/2023/09/19/adac-gt-masters-philip-ellis-feiert-comeback/
Umbrărescu's only event of the 2024 season was the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, where he entered in two events in the Gold Cup with James Jakes driving for Comtoyou Racing. He only competed in the two races of the third round of the series at the Hockenheimring, where he got his only point. Umbrărescu entered the fifth and final round of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but withdrew for health reasons, leaving Jakes to drive the pair of races alone.
FIA World Endurance Championship
Umbrărescu became the first Romanian, also the first Balkans, driver to win a race in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He was also the second Romanian to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship after Filip Ugran, when he was announced for Akkodis ASP Team's lineup in the LMGT3 class of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Clemens Schmid and Finn Gehrsitz.https://gt-place.com/2025/01/22/fia-wec-clemens-schmid-und-finn-gehrsitz-fuer-akkodis-asp/ Just before the season, Gehrsitz would migrate to the #87 Akkodis ASP Team instead of the No. 97 one that he was originally a part of and José María López would replace him.https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/11/20/barnicoat-joins-akkodis-asp-for-2025-fia-wec.html Umbrărescu won the fifth round of WEC for the LMGT3 category, at the 2025 6 Hours of São Paulo, marking his debut win. After the victory at Interlagos (Brazil), the season's final race held on the Bahrain International Circuit, Umbrărescu scored his second victory of the season, consolidating his position in the standings. He ended the year in third place in the LMGT3 class, just a fraction behind second place.
Personal life Umbrărescu was born in Bacău, Romania. He is the son of Dorinel Umbrărescu, who founded the construction company Spedition UMB, of which he is a shareholder.
Racing record Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016 Renault Clio Cup Central Europe Certainty Racing Team 6 0 0 0 0 36 21st Renault Clio Cup Italy 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2017 GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Pro-Am RN Vision STS 10 4 0 0 5 150 2nd GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver 2 0 0 0 0 8 32nd 2018 24H GT Series - Championship of the Continents - SPX Leipert Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC 24H GT Series - European Championship - SPX 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Am 2 0 0 0 0 ? ? GT4 European Series - Silver RN Vision STS 12 1 1 2 4 98 7th 2019 International GT Open Petri Corse 1 0 0 0 0 0 39th 2020 International GT Open Team Lazarus 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup CMR 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 4 25th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup AKKA ASP Team 10 0 0 0 2 35.5 7th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup100000NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver10000631st 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup AKKodis ASP Team 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 10 0 0 0 0 30.5 10th 2023 ADAC GT Masters Haupt Racing Team 12 0 1 1 4 142 6th 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing200000NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold200004.510th 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Akkodis ASP Team8200295 3rd2026FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3Akkodis ASP Team
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT4 European Series results (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 11 12 Pos Points 2018 RN Vision STS BMW M4 GT4 Silver ZOL1 ZOL2 BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 7th 98
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2020 CMR Bentley Continental GT3 Pro IMO NC 0 Pro-Am NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 25th 4 2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 31st 6
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (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 2021 AKKA ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL 2 7th 35.5 2022 AKKodis ASP Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL2 10th 30.5 2024 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 4.5
Complete ADAC GT Masters results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2023 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo HOC1 HOC2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 4th 142
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2025 Akkodis ASP Team LMGT3 Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR3rd95 2026 Akkodis ASP Team LMGT3 Lexus RC F GT3 Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 8th* 38*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 Akkodis ASP Team José María López Clemens Schmid Lexus RC F GT3 LMGT3 340 37th 5th 2026 Akkodis ASP Team José María López Clemens Schmid Lexus RC F GT3 LMGT3 335 36th 4th
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