Tim Zimmermann (born 6 September 1996) is a German racing driver set to compete in ADAC GT Masters for FK Performance Motorsport.

Career Zimmermann began karting in 2007, competing until 2013. During his karting career, he most notably finished runner-up in the 2012 Euro Wintercup and ADAC Kart Masters' KF2 classes. In 2014, Zimmermann made his debut in single-seaters, racing in the final season of ADAC Formel Masters for Neuhauser Racing. In his maiden season with the team, Zimmermann won race three at the Slovakia Ring and took nine more podiums to end the year third in points. Remaining with Neuhauser Racing to race in the newly-rebranded ADAC Formula 4 Championship the following year, scoring three podiums with a best result of second (twice) en route to a sixth-place points finish. During 2015, Zimmermann also made a one-off appearance in the Italian F4 Championship for Prema Powerteam at Monza.

Switching to Touring cars for 2016, Zimmermann joined Junior Team Engstler to compete in the inaugural season of the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship. Starting off the season with a retirement and a DNS at Oschersleben, Zimmermann then finished second in race one at the Sachsenring, before ending the weekend by finishing third in race two. In the remaining five rounds, Zimmermann only took one other podium as he ended the year eighth in points despite missing one round. Joining Target Competition for his sophomore season in ADAC TCR Germany the following year, Zimmermann scored a lone podium at Oschersleben en route to a 16th-place points finish. Zimmermann then spent the following two years in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Black Falcon, scoring one podium at Sachsenring in 2018, as finished sixth and 12th in points in the two years, respectively.

Moving to GT3 competition for 2020, Zimmermann joined GRT Grasser Racing Team to race in ADAC GT Masters alongside Steijn Schothorst, as a new addition to the Lamborghini junior roster. In his first season in the series, Zimmermann qualified on pole three times and scored his maiden podium at the Hockenheimring by finishing third in race one en route to a 13th-place points finish as he also secured the Junior title. Remaining with GRT Grasser for 2021, Zimmermann raced with them in ADAC GT Masters and GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as a part-time schedule in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Finishing 35th in the former, Zimmermann found more success in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, in which he scored a class podium at Le Castellet and took pole at the Nürburgring to end the year 22nd in class. At the end of the year, Zimmermann made his LMP3 debut by joining Konrad Motorsport for the Estoril round of the Ultimate Cup Series.

In 2022, Zimmermann joined Montaplast by Land Motorsport for his third season in ADAC GT Masters alongside Christopher Mies. In their only season together, the pair won at the Lausitzring and ended the year 12th in points. Remaining in ADAC GT Masters for the following year and moving to Huber Racing, Zimmermann won the season-opening race at the Hockenheimring and was third in points after three rounds, when his season was cut short as Huber Racing reduced its motorsport activity due to Christoph Huber's health-related issues.

In 2023, Zimmermann returned to GRT Grasser Racing Team alongside Benjamín Hites for his fourth full-time season in ADAC GT Masters. Alongside Hites, Zimmermann scored a lone podium at Zandvoort by finishing second in race one en route to a ninth-place points finish despite missing the Red Bull Ring round. In 2025, Zimmermann joined FK Performance Motorsport to continue in ADAC GT Masters alongside Leyton Fourie. In his first season for the BMW-affiliated team, Zimmermann scored his first win of the season in race two at Zandvoort, before repeating the same feat at the Salzburgring, as well as taking two more podiums to end the season runner-up in points.

Zimmermann continued with FK Performance Motorsport for his sophomore season in ADAC GT Masters in 2026.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2010South Garda Winter Cup – KF3Maranello Kart NCADAC Kart Championship – KF3 5thKarting European Championship – KF3Rs-Motorsport NCDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KF3 24thADAC Kart Masters – KF3 5th2011Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KF3 10thKarting European Championship – KF3 NCADAC Kart Masters – KF3 7th2012Euro Wintercup – KF22ndKarting European Championship – KF2Rs-Motorsport 83rdDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KF1 17thADAC Kart Masters – KF22nd2013South Garda Winter Cup – KZ2 NCKarting European Championship – KZ2Rs-Motorsport 30thDeutsche Kart-Meisterschaft – KZ2 NCInternational Super Cup – KZ2ART Grand Prix 30thSources:

Racing record Racing career summary YearSeriesTeam RacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2014 ADAC Formel Masters Neuhauser Racing 24 1 1 2 10 2243rd2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Neuhauser Racing 23 0 0 0 3 152 6th Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 3 0 0 0 0 2 26th2016 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Junior Team Engstler 11 0 0 1 3 73 8th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR Racing One GmbH 1 0 0 0 1 2nd 2017 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Target Competition 14 0 0 0 1 141 15th2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Black Falcon Team TMD Friction 14 0 0 0 1 95 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 0 0 0 0 0 DNS China Endurance Championship S&D Motorsports 7 0 0 0 3 ? ? 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Black Falcon 15 0 0 0 0 62 12th 2020 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 13 0 0 0 1 67 13th2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD GRT Grasser Racing Team 3 0 0 1 0 534 39th ADAC GT Masters 11 0 0 0 0 14 35th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 5 0 1 0 1 20 22nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro Konrad Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nurburgring - SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 5th Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Prototype – LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2022 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 14 1 0 0 1 104 12th2023 ADAC GT Masters Huber Racing 6 1 0 0 2 91 8th Prototype Cup Germany Konrad Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 15 23rd 2023–24 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro Huber Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 14 NC 2024 ADAC GT Masters GRT Grasser Racing Team 10 0 1 1 1 114 9th2025 ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport 12 2 1 3 4 1652ndLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-AmZ.SPEED 4 0 0 0 3 41 9th 2026 ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport Sources:

Complete ADAC Formel Masters 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2014 Neuhauser Racing Team OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 3rd 224

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2015 Neuhauser Racing OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 6th 152

Complete Italian Formula 4 Championship 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2015 Prema PowerteamVAL1VAL2VAL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3IMO11IMO12IMO13MUG1MUG2MUG3ADR1ADR2ADR3IMO21IMO22IMO23MIS1MIS2MIS3 26th 2

Complete ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship results (key) (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 13 14 DC Points 2016 Junior Team Engstler Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR OSC11 OSC12 SAC1 SAC2 OSC21 OSC22 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 8th 73 2017 Target Competition GER Audi RS3 LMS TCR OSC11 OSC12 RBR1 RBR2 OSC21 OSC22 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 16th 141

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (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 13 14 DC Points 2020 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo LAU11 LAU12 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 LAU21 LAU22 OSC1 OSC2 13th 67 2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 35th 14 2022 Montaplast by Land-MotorsportAudi R8 LMS Evo II OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 12th 104 2023 Huber Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) HOC11 HOC12 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC21 HOC22 8th 91 2024GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 9th 114 2025FK Performance MotorsportBMW M4 GT3 EvoLAU1LAU2ZAN1ZAN2NÜR1NÜR2SAL1SAL2RBR1RBR2HOC1HOC2 2nd 165 2026FK Performance MotorsportBMW M4 GT3 EvoRBR1RBR2ZAN1ZAN2LAU1LAU2NÜR1NÜR2SAL1SAL2HOC1HOC2 2nd* 146*

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 39th 534

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (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 2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 22nd 20

Complete Prototype Cup Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2023 Konrad Motorsport Ginetta G61-LT-P3 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 HOC1 HOC2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 23rd 15

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