3 ▁British ▁Formula ▁Ford ▁Championship , ▁he ▁gained ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Formula ▁Ren ault ▁UK , ▁and ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁British ▁GT ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁Mon aco , ▁he ▁then ▁under to ok ▁drives ▁in ▁various ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁FI A ▁GT 3 ▁European ▁Championship , ▁the ▁Por sche ▁Super cup ▁( l atter ly ▁with ▁Team ▁Al ly ou need ) ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Le ▁Mans ▁Series ▁( with ▁M OM O ▁N GT ▁Mot ors port ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁FI A ▁European ▁GT 3 ▁championship ▁driving ▁a ▁Te ch 9 ▁Mot ors ports ▁Por sche ▁GT 3 ▁Cup ▁Car . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Nur bur gr ing ▁ 2 4 ▁H ours , ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁victory ▁in ▁end urance ▁racing , ▁driving ▁a ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁S LS ▁AM G ▁GT 3 ▁alongside ▁Ber nd ▁Schne ider , ▁J ero en ▁Ble ek em olen ▁and ▁Nick i ▁Th i im . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁racing ▁drivers ▁to ▁em brace ▁Sim ▁racing ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁development ▁and ▁training , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁assist ed ▁with ▁the ▁racing ▁scenes ▁in ▁Ron ▁Howard ' s ▁film ▁R ush , ▁about ▁the ▁battle ▁between ▁James ▁H unt ▁and ▁N iki ▁La uda ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Formula ▁One ▁season .