Yasser Shahin (born 24 September 1976 in Lebanon) is an Australian-Palestinian racing driver and businessman, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Shahin is a two-time GT World Challenge Australia champion and a director of the Peregrine Corporation alongside brother and fellow racing driver Sam, a company which owns mostly South Australian companies including The Bend Motorsport Park.
In 2024, Shahin became the first LMGT3 category winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking the victory alongside Richard Lietz and Morris Schuring.
Career results
Summary
Season Series Position Team Car 2013 Australian Sports Racer Series 17th Yasser Shahin Radical SR3 2014 Australian Sports Racer Series 15th Peregrine Corporation Radical SR3 2015 Radical Australia Series 18th Peregrine Corporation Radical SR3 2016 Australian GT Championship NC Peregrine Corporation Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX 2017 Australian GT Championship 11th M Motorsport 2018 Audi R8 LMS Cup 3rd Audi R8 LMS GT3 Australian GT Championship 18th Peregrine Corporation Mercedes-AMG GT3 Radical Australia Cup 8th Radical SR3 2019 Audi R8 LMS Cup 1st Peregrine Corporation Audi R8 LMS GT3 Cue Enduro Super Series 19th Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo Australian GT Championship 11th Mercedes-AMG GT3 29th Audi Sport R8 LMS Cup Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 2020 Gulf Radical Cup 23rd ? Radical SR3 2021 GT World Challenge Australia 1st Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo 2022 GT World Challenge Australia 1st Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 GT World Challenge Asia 20th Team X Works Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 2023 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 7th United Autosports Oreca 07 GT World Challenge Australia 3rd EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - GT3 2nd Manthey Racing /EMA Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Absolute Racing Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship - GT3 10th Team WRT BMW M4 GT3
Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Overallposition Classposition 2018 Peregrine Corporation Tomáš Enge Luke Youlden Pro-Am 219 DNF 2019 Scott Taylor Motorsport Erebus Motorsport David Reynolds Luke Youlden Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am 156 DNF 2020 Triple Eight Race Engineering Anton de Pasquale Nick Foster Sam Shahin Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am 0 WD 2022 Ricardo Feller Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 Pro-Am 285 7th 7th 2023 Melbourne Performance Centre Ricardo Feller Christopher Mies Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 Pro-Am 320 9th 2nd 2024 Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Harry King Alessio Picariello Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am 274 9th 1st 2025 Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Laurin Heinrich Morris Schuring Sam Shahin Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am 303 10th 2nd
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2024 Manthey EMA LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 2nd 105 2025 The Bend Team WRT LMGT3 BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L I6 t QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 10th 49 2026 The Bend Manthey LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 4th* 49*
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2024 Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport Richard Lietz Morris Schuring Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 281 27th 1st 2025 The Bend Team WRT Timur Boguslavskiy Augusto Farfus BMW M4 GT3 Evo LMGT3 168 DNF DNF 2026 The Bend Manthey Richard Lietz Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) LMGT3 330 45th 13th
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