Marco Seefried

Marco Seefried (born 17 February 1976 in Oettingen) is a German racing driver.

Seefried is a long-term Porsche contracted driver, an FIA World Endurance Championship race winner in LMGTE Am for Proton Competition, and a class winner at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Nürburgring 24 Hours. He has also won overall in the Blancpain GT Series for Rinaldi Racing and Emil Frey.

Career Having raced sporadically until 2002, Seefried spent two years in Porsche Supercup with Team Kadach, scoring a best result of sixth at Monaco in 2003. Part-time campaigns in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany followed, before Seefried stepped up to GT2 competition with Farnbacher Racing, picking up two best finishes of fourth in the 2006 Le Mans Series.

Seefried later switched his focus to Nürburgring-based racing, culminating in two Nürburgring 24 Hours class wins in 2010 and 2011 for Hankook Team Farnbacher, the former of which an overall podium. Also in 2011, Seefried scored Ferrari's first ever VLN Series win and expanded his horizons into other series, namely ADAC GT Masters and International GT Open, with moderate success. He pivoted back to Porsche machinery for all his programmes in 2012, finishing second in the SP7 class of the Nürburgring 24 Hours for Timbuli Racing and making his 24 Hours of Daytona debut for Mühlner Motorsport.

Seefried began making headlines internationally in 2013, as he achieved a GTC podium on his Sebring 12 Hours debut and took the Asian Le Mans Series by storm with AAI-Rstrada. His breakthrough came in 2014, with a GTD class win at Sebring for Magnus Racing backed up by further podiums at Daytona and Petit Le Mans. He paired this with a maiden season in the Blancpain Endurance Series and a return to Asia that yielded a win at Inje and a vice-championship. He had mixed fortune in Europe, notably topping the warmup at the 24 Hours of Spa in a Rinaldi Racing Ferrari, before moving to AF Corse for his home round at the Nürburgring and qualifying third overall, first in Pro-Am.

Jumping back and forth between the Ferrari 458, the Porsche 911 RSR and even getting a taste of the Bentley at the N24, Seefried enjoyed a fruitful 2015. He finished fifth in both the Blancpain Sprint Series, for Rinaldi, and the FIA World Endurance Championship's GTE Am category, for Patrick Dempsey's Proton-run team. A highlight of the former was a clean sweep at Misano alongside Norbert Siedler, while the latter included a podium on debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a win at Fuji. Seefried also returned to Magnus Racing for three rounds of the United SportsCar Championship's North American Endurance Cup, underlined by a podium on his final outing at Watkins Glen.

In 2016, Seefried won the 24 Hours of Daytona in GTD and scored a podium at Sebring aboard Magnus Racing's new Audi R8 LMS. He tried out the Mercedes-AMG GT3 for the first time at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, and finished second overall for HTP Motorsport as the brand locked out the top four. Elsewhere, a full-time return to the European Le Mans Series with Proton produced no podiums.

Having been upgraded to an FIA Gold Categorisation ahead of 2017, Seefried had a reduced programme, racing primarily a Jaguar for Emil Frey Racing in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a BMW for Falken at the N24, and an Audi for Magnus Racing in SprintX GT. He managed just one point in the former and a lone class podium in the latter. Emil Frey's switch to the Lexus RC F GT3 gave rise to a much-improved 2018 for Seefried, as he secured his first ever overall Endurance Cup win at Circuit Paul Ricard, together with Christian Klien and Albert Costa.

Despite being reclassed as FIA Silver for 2019, Seefried endured an itinerant campaign, with select appearances in IMSA, ELMS, ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain for various Porsche teams. He also entered Petit Le Mans in a Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini, and fetched a podium from a GT World Challenge Asia cameo in a HubAuto Corsa Ferrari. The COVID-marred 2020 season curtailed Seefried to only two race meetings, one of which was a dominant 24 Hours of Portimão win. He bounced back in 2021, joining Herberth Motorsport for a full 24H Series effort and an SP9 Pro-Am class win at the rain-affected Nürburgring 24 Hours, and tackling the WEC again for Dempsey-Proton Racing.

After a prolific Asian Le Mans Series return in early 2022, Seefried scaled back his racing activities again, notably reinforcing Falken at the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring for an eighth-place finish and Pure Rxcing at the 2023 24 Hours of Spa for a class podium. In 2024, Seefried raced at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Dinamic GT. Two years later, Seefried returned to the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie with Hankook Competition in SP9 Pro-Am.

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 1993 Formula König 1994 Formula König Kern Motorsport 0 0 0 1 97 6th 1998 DMSB Formel Renault Cup 0 0 0 41 25th 2001 Clio V6 Trophy Germany 8 0 0 0 1 94 9th 2002 Porsche Supercup Kadach Tuning + Service 12 0 0 0 0 57 12th 2003 Porsche Supercup Aqua Nova Racing Team Kadach 6 0 0 0 0 27 NC 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany JvG RacingMRS PC-Service Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Farnbacher Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2006 Le Mans Series – GT2 Farnbacher Racing 5 0 0 0 0 10 11th 2007 FIA GT3 European Championship Kessel Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2008 Porsche Endurance Sports Cup – Class 5c 1 1 0 0 1 22.6 14th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 Wolfgang Destree 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF2010 24H Series – A6 Jetalliance Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 DNF Silverstone Britcar 24-Hour 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd 24 Hours of Spa – GTN 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th ADAC GT Masters Dietmar Haggenmüller 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Le Mans Series – GT2 Team Felbermayr-Proton 1 0 0 0 0 4 22nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring Hankook Team Farnbacher 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd2011 Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 16 12th International GT Open – Pro-Am Raceteam Deboeuf 8 0 0 2 3 21 14th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8 Hankook Team Farnbacher 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st ADAC GT Masters Farnbacher ESET Racing 2 0 0 0 0 4 40th2012 Rolex Sports Car Series – GT Mühlner Motorsports America 1 0 0 0 0 16 68th ADAC GT Masters Team GT3 Kasko 14 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 Timbuli Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th International GT Open – Pro-Am Raceteam Deboeuf 2 0 1 1 2 16 17th Aston Martin Le Mans Festival – GT1 Deboeuf Racing 1 1 0 1 1 N/A 1st2013 Asian Le Mans Series – GTC AAI-Rstrada 2 0 0 0 0 20 10th Asian Le Mans Series – LMGTE 1 0 0 0 1 18 3rd American Le Mans Series – GTC NGT Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 20 58th ADAC GT Masters Farnbacher Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC VLN Series – SP9 Pro-Am Timbuli Racing 6 0 1 0 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF V de V Michelin Endurance Series – Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A NC International GT Open – GTS 9 0 0 0 0 0 NC2014 Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro GT Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th United SportsCar Championship – GT Daytona Snow Racing 1 0 0 0 19829th Magnus Racing 2 1 0 0 2 Asian Le Mans Series – GT AAI-Rstrada 4 1 1 1 3 70 2nd Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am GT Corse by Rinaldi 4 0 0 0 0425th AF Corse 1 0 1 0 0 VLN Series – SP9 Manthey RacingGT Corse by Rinaldi 4 0 0 0 1 38.61 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Prosperia C. Abt Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC2015 United SportsCar Championship – GT Magnus Racing 3 0 0 0 1 77 20th French GT Championship Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC VLN Series – SP7 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 6 24th Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 6 25th GT Sprint Series 12 2 1 0 6 97 7th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3 Bentley Team HTP 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Dempsey Racing-Proton 8 1 1 0 3 131 5th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GT Magnus Racing 3 1 0 0 2 88 18th European Le Mans Series – GTE Proton Competition 5 0 0 0 0 40 10th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 AMG-Team HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd Blancpain Endurance Series Rinaldi Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain Endurance Series – Am 1 0 0 0 1 24 17th GT Series Sprint Cup 6 0 0 0 0 19 14th2017 Gulf 12 Hours – GT Pro Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd SprintX GT Championship Series – GT Pro-Am Magnus Racing 8 0 0 0 1 122 8th China GT Championship – GT3 FAW T2M 2 0 0 0 0 3 22nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Emil Frey Jaguar Racing 5 0 0 0 0 1 50th Intercontinental GT Challenge – GT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC VLN Series – SP9 Falken Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Emil Frey Lexus Racing 5 1 0 0 1 35 9th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF Spa Six Hours Classic – GTP Over Class 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GT Black Swan Racing 2 0 0 0 0 119 18th Park Place Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 Paul Miller Racing 1 0 1 0 0 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE Proton Competition 1 0 0 0 0 6 19th DMV Dunlop 60 – Class 1 HCB-Rutronik Racing 1 0 0 1 1 6.43 22nd DMV Gran Turismo TCC – Class 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24H GT Series – A6-Pro Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 16 20th VLN Series – SP9 Bandoh Racing 1 0 0 0 0 3.75 88th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Bandoh Racing with Novel Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th ADAC GT Masters SSR Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – Silver HubAuto Corsa 2 0 0 2 1 21 16th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2020 24H GT Series – GT3 Herberth Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 28 9th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Am 1 0 0 0 0 46 11th2021 24H GT Series – GT3 Herberth Motorsport 7 0 1 0 3 58 10th FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 3 0 0 0 0 21 16th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am Absolute Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Huber Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st2022 Asian Le Mans Series – GT AM Herberth Motorsport 4 0 0 0 4 60 3rd 24H GT Series – GT3 Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro Falken Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Pure Rxcing 1 0 0 0 1 34 10th Le Mans Cup – GT3 IMSA LS Group Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge Dinamic GT 1 0 0 0 0 2 24th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th2026 Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – CUP3 Am Schmickler Performance powered by Ravenol Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am Hankook Competition 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th Intercontinental GT Challenge Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP7W&S Motorsport Sources:

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2002 Kadach Tuning + Service ITA ESP AUT MON GER GBR GER HUN BEL ITA USA USA 12th 57 2003 Aqua Nova Racing Team Kadach ITA ESP AUT MON GER FRA GBR GER HUN ITA USA USA NC† 27

† Seefried was removed from the 2003 standings as he entered less than six races

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)