Yannick Amberg-Mettler (born 26 October 1989) is a Swiss racing driver who competes in International GT Open, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for CBRX by SPS.
Career Mettler made his single-seater debut towards the end of 2009, competing at the Dijon round of the Formel Lista Junior series. After racing in the series full-time in 2010 and finishing runner-up in points with Daltec Racing, Mettler joined Bordoli-Motorsport to step up to the German Formula Three Championship in 2011. Following a scoreless rookie year, Mettler switched to Performance Racing for 2012, winning race two at Zandvoort and taking two other podiums to finish eighth in points. Continuing with Performance Racing through 2013 as a member of the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy, Mettler took a best result of fourth at Oschersleben before departing the team and the series three rounds into his campaign. Despite testing Formula Renault 2.0 machinery for RC Formula in early 2014, Mettler only raced once during the year, in a race-winning one-off appearance at the Slovakia Ring round of the Legend SuperCup season.
After obtaining his permit to race at the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 2015, Mettler joined FK Performance to compete in the VLN Series for the following two seasons in the BMW M235i class, during which he most notably won the 2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring in class. In 2018, Mettler joined Sorg Rennsport to move up to the SP10 class of the VLN Series, clinching the class title in his maiden season with the BMW M4 GT4. During 2018, Mettler also won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the KL Cup class and finished second at the Dubai 24 Hour in Cup 1 with the same team.
Stepping up to GT3 competition the following year, Mettler joined Mercedes-fielding SPS Automotive Performance to compete in the Le Mans Cup, scoring a pair of podiums at Le Castellet and Algarve to take fifth in points with Dexter Müller. During 2019, Mettler also won the 24H TCE Series Continents title in the TCR class for Autorama Motorsport, as well as winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Mercedes-fielding Black Falcon in SP10. Continuing in GT3 machinery for 2020, Mettler joined Team Lazarus to share the team's Bentley Continental GT3 with Fabrizio Crestani in International GT Open. In his maiden season in the series, Mettler won at Monza from pole and took four other podiums en route to a fourth-place points finish. In parallel, Mettler also raced in the 24H TCE Series for Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing, taking three TCR wins to end the season fifth in the Continents' standings and runner-up in Europe's.
Moving to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for 2021, Mettler joined SPS Automotive Performance to drive their Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Miklas Born and Jordan Love. After an 18th-place finish in the Silver Cup, Mettler moved back to International GT Open, as he reunited with Dexter Müller to compete in Pro-Am for SPS. In his return, Mettler scored overall pole and a class win at Monza, as well as four other podiums to take third in Pro-Am. During 2022, Mettler also represented Switzerland at the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup and GT Sprint disciplines. At the beginning of 2023, Mettler won the Dubai 24 Hour for AC Motorsport in the TCR class, and won the Kyalami 9 Hours in Pro-Am for SunEnergy1 Racing. For the rest of the year, Mettler and Müller returned to SPS for their second season in the International GT Open, scoring a Pro-Am win at Algarve and two other podiums to end the year fifth in points. During 2023, Mettler also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for fellow Mercedes-AMG customer team Theeba Motorsport in the Bronze Cup.
In 2024, Mettler joined AMG-affiliated GetSpeed to make his full-time return in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup alongside Anthony Bartone and James Kell. In his first season with the team, Mettler won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Silver class, helping him end the year fifth in the class standings. In parallel, Mettler continued in International GT Open with Dexter Müller, scoring a pair of Pro-Am podiums to end the season seventh in the standings. The SPS duo also represented Switzerland at the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup and took Bronze medal in the main race. Towards the end of the year, Mettler raced for Porsche-fielding Car Collection Motorsport at the Indianapolis 8 Hours and the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series.
For 2025, Mettler linked up with Bartone and Karol Basz at GetSpeed in the GTWCE Endurance Cup Silver Cup, but found more success in the International GT Open for SPS Automotive Performance, taking a lone Pro-Am win at Barcelona and fourth in the class standings. In 2026, Mettler remained with SPS for a fifth season with Müller in International GT Open's Pro-Am class, as well as joining Team Motopark to compete at the 24 Hours of Spa in Silver Cup.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2004Swiss Championship — JuniorKart-In13thDream Kart Cup — ICA Junior4th2005Swiss Championship — ICAKart-In14thBridgestone Cup Switzerland — ICA7th2006Swiss Championship — ICAKart-In16thAndrea Margutti Trophy — ICANCChampions Cup — ICA6th2007Swiss Championship — KF2MGM Racing4thAndrea Margutti Trophy — KF2NCChampionnat de France – KF257thBridgestone Cup Switzerland — KF28thKarting European Championship – KF2NCChampions Cup — KF25th2008Swiss Championship — KF219thSwiss Kart Challenge — KF21stGerman Challenger Kart ChampionshipEnergy Corse7thKarting European Championship — KF2Energy Corse46th2009Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — KF2Baral Racing20thGrand Prix Open Karting — KF245thKarting European Championship — KF2NCSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2009 Formel Lista Junior Daltec Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1 19th2010 Formel Lista Junior Daltec Racing 12 2 4 2 8 1622nd Formula BMW Pacific Atlantic Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 4 19th 2011 German Formula Three Championship Bordoli-Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2012 German Formula Three Championship Performance Racing 26 1 0 0 3 131 8th 2013 German Formula Three Championship Performance Racing 8 0 0 0 0 46 11th 2014 Legend SuperCup 4 1 0 0 2 135 11th2016 VLN Series – BMW M235i Cup FK Performance 72 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 5 1 0 0 0 0 4th2017 VLN Series – BMW M235i Cup FK Performance 9 0 0 3 2 116 6th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 5 ADAC Team Weser Ems e.V. 1 1 0 0 1 1st2018 24H TCE Series Continents – Cup 1 Sorg Rennsport 1 0 0 0 1 28 NC VLN Series – SP10 Securtal Sorg Rennsport 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring – KL Cup 1 1 0 0 1 1st2019 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 3 2 0 0 3 821st Le Mans Cup – GT3 SPS Automotive Performance 7 0 0 1 2 66 5th VLN Series – SP8T Black Falcon 2 1 0 0 2 16.67 12th VLN Series – Cup 5 FK Performance Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 6.18 66th VLN Series – SP10 Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 5 29th 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 Black Falcon Team Identica 1 1 0 0 1 1st2020 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 4 3 0 0 3 65 5th 24H TCE Series Europe – TCR 4 2 0 0 3 822nd International GT Open Lazarus Racing 2 0 0 0 0804th Team Lazarus 8 1 0 0 42021 24H TCE Series – TCR Autorama Motorsport by Wolf-Power Racing 3 1 0 0 2 33 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup SPS Automotive Performance5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 27 18th2022 24H TCE Series Continents – TCR AC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 27 NC 24H TCE Series Europe – TCR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC International GT Open – Pro-Am SPS automotive performance 12 1 1 2 4 573rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am Schnitzelalm Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF British Endurance Championship – Class E Dragon Sport by Amigo 1 0 0 0 0 87‡ 6th‡ FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Switzerland 1 0 0 0 0 5th FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint 1 0 0 0 0 10th 2022–23Middle East Trophy – TCRAC Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 40 NC2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge SunEnergy1 Racing 1 0 0 0 11521st Car Collection Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 International GT Open – Pro-Am CBRX by SPS 13 1 0 0 3 42 5th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Theeba Motorsport1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24H GT Series – GT3 Pro-Am Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 40 NC2024 24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am Car Collection Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 56 7th International GT Open – Pro-Am CBRX by SPS 14 0 0 0 2 44 7th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GetSpeed5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 0 1 76 5th Intercontinental GT Challenge GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0323rd Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Switzerland 1 0 0 0 1 3rd 2024–25Asian Le Mans Series – GTCar Collection Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 31st2025 International GT Open – Pro-Am CBRX by SPS 12 1 1 1 6 57 4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GetSpeed5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 22 18th Intercontinental GT Challenge GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 00NC 75 Express 1 0 0 0 02026 24H Series – 992 Am SebLajoux Racing 2 0 0 0 0 52 12th International GT Open – Pro-Am CBRX by SPS 5 0 3 0 2 14* 10th* GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Motopark * * GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver * * Intercontinental GT Challenge * *Sources: † As Mettler was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ‡ Team standings. Season still in progress.
Complete German Formula Three Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points 2011 Bordoli-Motorsport Dallara F305 OPC Challenge OSC1 OSC2 SPA1 SPA2 SAC1 SAC2 ASS1 ASS2 ZOL1 ZOL2 RBR1 RBR2 LAU1 LAU2 ASS1 ASS2 HOC1 HOC2 NC 0 2012 Performance Racing Dallara F308 VW Power Engine ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 OSC1 OSC2 OSC2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 8th 131 2013 Performance Racing Dallara F308 VW Power Engine OSC11 OSC12 OSC12 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU11 LAU12 LAU13 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 LAU21 LAU22 LAU23 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 11th 46
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2019 SPS Automotive Performance GT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3LECMNZLMS1LMS2BARSPAPOR 4th 69
Complete International GT Open results (key) (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 13 14 Pos. Points2020 Lazarus RacingBentley Continental GT3Pro HUN1 HUN24th80 Team Lazarus LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 CAT1 CAT2 2022 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am EST1 EST2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT23rd57 2023 CBRX by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 6th 38 2024 CBRX by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 7th 44 2025 CBRX by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 4th 57 2026 CBRX by SPS Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA MIS1 MIS2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ CAT1 CAT2 7th* 34*
Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)