Klaus Bachler | |
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Born | Unzmarkt, Austria | 27 July 1991
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2023–24 2007 | AsLMS - GT Formula Lista Junior |
Klaus Bachler (born 27 July 1991, in Unzmarkt) is an Austrian racing driver. As a Porsche-contracted driver, Bachler has won races in multiple high-level categories, including the Porsche Supercup, ADAC GT Masters, GTWC Europe Endurance Cup, IMSA SportsCar Championship, and FIA World Endurance Championship.[1][2]
His accolades include the 2007 title in the Formula Lista Junior series, as well as winning the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series with Pure Rxcing, the team he currently drives for in the WEC.[3]
Bachler began his car racing career in the Lista Junior championship, where he took five wins as well as the 2007 title for Neuhauser Racing. He moved up to the ADAC Formel Masters, finishing third in 2008 and second in 2009.[4] After making his German F3 debut at the end of 2010, Bachler went into the series full-time in 2011, where two victories helped him towards third place in the standings.[5]
After winning the 2011 Porsche junior driver shootout, the Austrian switched to sportscar racing in 2012, driving a full season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, as well as making his debut in the Porsche Supercup.[6] He would enter the Supercup for the next two years, winning a race at Spa in 2013. Following a race win with Proton Competition in the ELMS in 2013, Bachler entered the FIA WEC in 2014, where he helped the team to third in the standings, in addition to finishing second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[7][8]
From 2015 on, Bachler drove in the ADAC GT Masters, where he took two wins over eight years in the series. He also began driving in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup starting in 2019, when he won the season-opening race with Dinamic Motorsport.[9] He returned to the Italian team in 2021 after a season with Rowe Racing and repeated that feat, before scoring a podium at the final round to finish sixth overall.[10] Two further podiums, including a win at Barcelona, came in 2022, which led to a record-high fourth in the standings for Bachler.[11]
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As a Porsche-contracted driver, Bachler entered the GTD Pro class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, partnering Patrick Pilet at Pfaff Motorsports.[12] The pair won at the 12 Hours of Sebring and scored six further podiums on their way to fourth in the standings.[13] During the same year, the Austrian driver entered the Bronze Cup category of the GTWC Endurance Cup alongside Joel Sturm and bronze-ranked Alex Malykhin, where they won at the season-opener and finished second in class at the 24 Hours of Spa, leaving them fifth in the standings.[14] The trio remained together for the Asian Le Mans Series and won the 2024 title thanks to two race victories.[15][16]
For PureRxcing's main season, Bachler and his teammates would drive in the WEC's new LMGT3 class, as well as racing as a Pro-classed lineup in the GTWC Endurance Cup.[17][18] At the first WEC race in Qatar, the PureRxcing trio took victory.[19]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]* Season still in progress.† As Bachler was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete ADAC Formel Masters results
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
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2008 | Neuhauser Racing | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 2 |
NÜR1 1 3 |
NÜR1 2 Ret |
ASS 1 1 |
ASS 2 5 |
NÜR2 1 6 |
NÜR2 2 11 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 5 |
SAC 1 6 |
SAC 2 3 |
OSC2 1 8 |
OSC2 2 6 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 1 |
3rd | 141 |
2009 | URD Rennsport | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 1 |
ASS 1 2 |
ASS 2 3 |
NÜR1 1 Ret |
NÜR1 2 6 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 2 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 14 |
NÜR2 1 3 |
NÜR2 2 3 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 2 |
OSC2 1 11 |
OSC2 2 2 |
2nd | 188 |
Complete German Formula Three Championship results
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Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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2010 | URD Rennsport | OSC1 1 |
OSC1 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
ASS1 1 |
ASS1 2 |
NÜR1 1 |
NÜR1 2 |
ASS2 1 |
ASS2 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
NÜR2 1 |
NÜR2 2 |
OSC2 1 5 |
OSC2 2 5 |
15th | 8 |
2011 | URD Rennsport | OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 3 |
SAC 1 3 |
SAC 2 1 |
ASS1 1 3 |
ASS1 2 3 |
ZOL 1 2 |
ZOL 2 7 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 13 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 4 |
ASS2 1 1 |
ASS2 2 4 |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 Ret |
3rd | 79 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
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2012 | Team Deutsche Post by Tolimit | HOC1 1 17 |
HOC1 2 13 |
LAU 1 18 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NNS 14 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 7 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 7 |
ZAN 1 8‡ |
ZAN 2 11 |
OSC 1 8 |
OSC 2 4 |
HOC2 1 4 |
HOC2 2 4 |
8th | 122 | |
2014 | Team 75 Bernhard | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 1 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
LAU 1 22 |
LAU 2 Ret |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC2 1 5 |
HOC2 2 7 |
22nd | 21 |
2015 | Konrad Motorsport | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
NNS 14 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
27th | 2 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
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Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts |
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2012 | Team Deutsche Post by Tolimit | BHR | BHR | MON | VAL | SIL | HOC 12 |
HUN | HUN | SPA 10 |
MNZ | NC | 0‡ |
2013 | FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS | CAT 7 |
MON 10 |
SIL 21 |
NÜR 9 |
HUN 5 |
SPA 1 |
MNZ 7 |
YMC 7 |
YMC 21† |
7th | 73 | |
2014 | Konrad Motorsport | CAT 12 |
MON 10 |
RBR 9 |
SIL 7 |
HOC 4 |
HUN 6 |
SPA 3 |
MNZ 2 |
COA 3 |
COA 5 |
4th | 112 |
2016 | race:pro motorsport | CAT | MON 2 |
RBR 8 |
SIL | HUN | HOC | SPA 7 |
MNZ | COA | COA | NC | 0‡ |
‡ Bachler was a guest driver, therefore he was ineligible for points.
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
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Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2013 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO | RBR 6 |
HUN 1 |
LEC 3 |
7th | 48 | |
2015 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 |
IMO | RBR | LEC | EST | 31th | 10 | |
2016 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO 4 |
RBR | LEC | SPA | EST | 17th | 12 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Pts |
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2014 | Proton Competition | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 4 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 2 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 4 |
SHA | BHR 4 |
SÃO 4 |
5th | 111 | |
2015 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 |
SPA 4 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA 7 |
BHR 2 |
11th | 46 | |
2016 | Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 5 |
SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 29th | 11 |
2024 | Manthey Pure Rxcing | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 1 |
IMO 3 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 10 |
SÃO 1 |
COA | FUJ | BHR | 2nd* | 75* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2014 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am |
332 | 21st | 2nd |
2015 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am |
44 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR | GTE Am |
18 | DNF | DNF |
2024 | ![]() ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 273 | 41st | 14th |
Source:[20] |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
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Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Bachler did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. Pos. |
Class Pos. |
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2017 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 157 | 6th | 6th |
2018 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 132 | 9th | 8th |
2019 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 145 | 20th | 14th |
2020 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 84 | 10th | 10th |
2021 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 59 | 9th | 9th |
2022 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 58 | DNF | DNF |
2023 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 | 77 | DNF | DNF |
2024 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 | 50 | 6th | 6th |
Complete GT World Challenge results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
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Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2017 | Attempto Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR 16 |
HUN CR 10 |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
31st | 1 |
2021 | Allied-Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
MIS 1 20 |
MIS 2 26 |
BRH 1 19 |
BRH 2 17 |
VAL 1 11 |
VAL 2 21 |
NC | 0 |
2022 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | BRH 1 22 |
BRH 2 21 |
MAG 1 20 |
MAG 2 18 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 19 |
MIS 1 16 |
MIS 2 13 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 19 |
NC | 0 |
2023 | Pure Rxcing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 20 |
HOC 2 22 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
9th | 19 |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
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Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2019 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MNZ 1 |
SIL 18 |
LEC 37 |
SPA 6H 18 |
SPA 12H 4 |
SPA 24H 27 |
CAT | 8th | 31 |
2020 | Rowe Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 6 |
NÜR WD |
SPA 6H 19 |
SPA 12H 14 |
SPA 24H 32 |
LEC | 18th | 8 | |
2021 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MNZ 1 |
LEC 7 |
SPA 6H 18 |
SPA 12H 6 |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 40 |
CAT 2 |
6th | 53 |
2022 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 6 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 6 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
HOC 3 |
CAT 1 |
4th | 54 |
2023 | Pure Rxcing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ 15 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 25 |
SPA 12H 21 |
SPA 24H 15 |
NÜR 26 |
CAT Ret |
5th | 69 |
2024 | Pure Rxcing | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro | LEC 8 |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR |
MNZ |
JED |
8th* | 4* |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
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Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
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2021 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DUB 1 15 |
DUB 2 9 |
ABU 1 12 |
ABU 2 13 |
15th | 4.5 | |
2022 | Herberth Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DUB 1 12 |
DUB 2 Ret |
ABU 1 17 |
ABU 2 2 |
8th | 20 | |
2023 | Herberth Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 11 |
ABU 1 8 |
ABU 2 12 |
16th | 4 | |
2023-24 | Pure Rxcing | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 6 |
SEP 2 1 |
DUB 1 |
ABU 1 Ret |
ABU 2 2 |
1st | 76 |
References
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Klaus Bachler on X
- Klaus Bachler career summary at DriverDB.com