Frédéric Vervisch
Introduction '''Frédéric Vervisch''' ( ; born 10 August 1986 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian racing driver who currently races in the GT World Challenge Europe.
Career ===Early career===A winner of numerous karting championships, Vervisch moved to auto racing in 2003 making a single start in the Formula Three French Cup and immediately won upon his debut. Following that initial success, he participated in the entire 2004 Formula Three French Cup championship and finished runner-up.===Formula Renault===In 2005 Vervisch moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 series, participating with GD Racing in 4 rounds with a best result of 12th in Zolder in a race won by Robert Kubica. The season ended after round 4 in Le Mans when it became clear that his sponsor Kizz-Me was not fulfilling its financial obligations, a fraud that the same company committed again against a WRC driver and his team in 2006.In 2006 the 19-year-old Vervisch took a step back and competed full-time in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with SL Formula Racing, finishing 9th in points and scoring a season-best 5th place at the Anderstorp round.===Formula Three===In 2007 Vervisch graduated to F3 and raced with JB Motorsport in the German F3 Championship. He made a remarkable debut and finished runner-up to Carlo van Dam with 4 race wins and 11 podium finishes.That winter, lured by the F1 test with Force India as prize for the champion, Vervisch participated with Team Goddard in the Asian F3 Championship with only one goal: winning the championship. He did so while scoring an overwhelming 11 race wins on circuits such as Sepang and Zhuhai. However, due to changes in F1 testing rules, the F1 test drive with Force India could not take place.In 2008 Vervisch returned to the German F3 Championship, this time with Swiss Racing Team. Again, the goal was clear and simple: winning the championship. Halfway the season Vervisch switched to Jo Zeller Racing and eventually clinched the title by winning 5 of the 6 remaining races, which brought his total season tally to 7 race wins.In 2010 Vervisch decided to go back to Europe and race with RC Motorsport in the Italian F3 Championship. He scored a season-best 3rd-place finish at Imola but left the championship at the next round in Mugello after having suffered 2 engine failures before even the start of the first race, and the subsequent team decision to withdraw from the race.===Atlantic Championship===In 2009 after having won the 2008 German F3 title, Vervisch moved to the United States where he competed in the Atlantic Championship for Genoa Racing. He finished 4th in the championship standings with four podium finishes and grabbed the Rookie of the Year title.===Superleague Formula===On 5 September 2010, Vervisch made his debut in Superleague Formula after receiving an invitation by Atech-Reid to drive the Liverpool FC car at the Adria round. In the race, he overtook his teammate Yelmer Buurman and Robert Doornbos, and secured a slot in the Super Final. Vervisch continued his successful series debut at the next round in Portimão where he was crowned the overall weekend winner in the Super Final. He took his pace to the inaugural Superleague Formula China rounds in Ordos where he first suffered an engine failure in race 1 but then recovered with a victory in race 2 and in the streets of Beijing where Vervisch scored a double podium finish – in race 1 and then the overall 3rd spot for the weekend. At the final round of the Superleague Formula season in Navarra Vervisch didn't reach the finish line due to mechanical failures in both races.=== Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring (VLN) ===On 20-23 June 2019, Verschisch took one of the biggest victories in his career by winning the 24 hours of the Nürburgring, part of the VLN championship, driving for Phoenix Racing in the Audi R8 LMS (GT3) with teammates Dries Vanthoor (BEL), Pierre Kaffer (CH) and Frank Stippler (DEU).
Racing record ===Career summary=== Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2003 French Formula 3 Cup JMP Racing 1 1 ? ? 1 ? ? 2004 French Formula 3 Cup JMP Racing 6 4 ? ? 5 139 '''2nd''' 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series GD Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 30th 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC SL Formula Racing 16 0 0 1 0 152 9th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 42nd 2007 German Formula 3 Championship JB Motorsport 18 4 1 7 11 127 '''2nd''' Formula Renault 3.5 Series GD Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 30th V de V Challenge Sprint - Proto JMP Racing 2 0 0 0 2 73.5 12th 2007–08 Asian Formula 3 Championship Team Goddard 18 11 10 15 17 322 '''1st''' 2008 German Formula 3 Championship Swiss Racing Team 10 2 0 1 5 120 '''1st''' Jo Zeller Racing 6 5 4 5 5 Formula 3 Euro Series RC Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† 2009 Atlantic Championship Genoa Racing 12 0 0 0 4 131 4th 2010 Italian Formula 3 Championship RC Motorsport700012014th Superleague Formula Liverpool FC122033439‡10th‡ 2011 Superleague Formula Luxembourg51013134‡ '''3rd'''‡ 2012 V de V Challenge Endurance Moderne - Proto JMP Racing10000545th 2013 FIA GT Series Boutsen Ginion Racing20000 N/A NC† Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am41001408th 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Boutsen Ginion Racing20000824th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am400000NC 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT200022119th Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro ISR500001815th Stock Car Brasil Cavaleiro Racing10000 N/A NC† 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT101013585th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup50002458th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT10000817th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A8th ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport800002428th European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Eurasia Motorsport100001025th V de V Challenge Endurance - GT WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series - GT DH Racing 1 0 0 1 0 12 13th  2017 TCR International Series Comtoyou Racing 16 0 1 1 1 84 10th TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 3 0 0 0 1 33 27th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 10 11th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 0 20 17th GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 2018 World Touring Car Cup Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 30 1 0 1 7 228 9th ADAC GT Masters Aust Motorsport 11 0 0 0 0 4 39th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 2 1 1 0 1 25 10th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 18 25th Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1 0 0 0 0 Le Mans Cup - GT3 Spirit of Race 2 0 0 1 0 12 10th F4 Chinese Championship Freely Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team MPC 1 0 1 0 0 37 7th Audi Sport Team Saintéloc11001 Audi Sport Team WRT10010 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix10000N/A6th 2019 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 30 1 1 4 5 194 12th Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Phoenix Racing 10 0 0 0 0 11 16th ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 16 28th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Saintéloc 1 0 0 0 0 12 19th IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD WRT Speedstar Audi Sport 1 0 0 0 1 30 47th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Valvoline 1 0 0 0 0 53 5th Audi Sport Team WRT31001 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc10001 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix11001N/A'''1st''' 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Attempto Racing 8 1 0 0 1 30.5 10th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 4 0 1 1 1 26 12th ADAC GT Masters Team WRT 4 0 0 0 0 11 35th Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Valvoline 1 0 0 0 0 36 4th Audi Sport Team Attempto Racing10001 Audi Sport Team WRT10001 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix10000N/A5th 2021 World Touring Car Cup Comtoyou Team Audi Sport 16 2 1 5 5 195 '''2nd''' GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Saintéloc Racing 8 0 0 0 0 19.5 16th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 3 29th 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Monster VR46 with Team WRT 10 0 0 0 0 8 16th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 30 16th TCR Europe Touring Car Series Audi Sport Team Comtoyou200015716th ADAC GT Masters Seyffarth Motorsport100000NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix11001N/A'''1st''' 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing 10 0 0 0 1 27.5 8th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 8 19th TCR World Tour Audi Sport Team Comtoyou 20 1  0 2 6 347 4th TCR Europe Touring Car Series 6 0 0 0 2 0 NC† TCR Italy Touring Car Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† TCR South America Touring Car Championship 4 0 0 0 1 0 NC† TCR Australia Touring Car Series 6 0 0 1 1 0 NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX10000N/ADNF 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic GT – Ford Performance GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Ford Multimatic Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 242 9th*‡ Team standings† As Vervisch was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.===Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 Pos Points 2005 GD Racing ZOL1 ZOL1 MON1 VAL1 VAL2 LMS1 LMS2 BIL1 BIL2 OSC1 OSC2 DON1 DON2 EST1 EST2 MNZ1 MNZ2 30th 0 2007 GD Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MON1 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 DON1 DON2 MAG1 MAG2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 30th 0===Atlantic Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Team SEB MIL NJ1 ''NJ2'' LRP ACC1 ACC2 MID CTR MOS ATL ''LAG'' Position Points 2009 Genoa Racing 2 3 7 ''3'' 6 4 4 5 9 3 6 ''3'' '''4th''' † '''131'''† Vervisch finished the season as Rookie of the Year===Superleague Formula results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Team Operator ADR POR ORD BEI NAVR1R2SR1R2SR1R2S''R1''''R2''S''R1''R2S 2010 Liverpool FC Atech-Reid 7 5 6 4 6 1 Ret 1 X ''3'' ''7'' C † ''16'' Ret XNOTE – R2 startswith reverse grid'''S''' = Super Final† The Super Final at the Beijing round was cancelled but Vervisch was classified as 3rd overall===Complete Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain GT Series & GT World Challenge Europe results=======Blancpain Endurance Series, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup & GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup====(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 '''Blancpain Endurance Series''' 2014 Boutsen Ginion McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro-AmMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜR NC* 0* 2015 ISR Audi R8 LMS ultra ProMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜR 15th* 18* '''Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup''' 2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ProMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNÜR 8th* 45* 2017 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ProMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H 15th* 20* GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3CAT 2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ProMNZSILLECCAT 25th* 18* Audi Sport Team SaintélocSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H 2019 Audi Sport Team Saintéloc Audi R8 LMS Evo ProMNZSILLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HCAT 19th* 12* '''GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup''' 2020 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo ProIMONÜRSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HLEC 12th* 26* 2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MNZ LECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H NÜRCAT 29th* 3* 2022 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 16th* 30* 2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 18th* 8**Season still in progress.====GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup==== Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2014 Boutsen Ginion McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 24th 8 2015 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR MOSQR MOSCR ALGQR ALGCR MISQR MISCR ZANQR ZANCR 19th 21 2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro '''MISQR''' MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR ''HUNQR'' HUNCR CATQR CATCR 5th 58 2017 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR HUNQR HUNCR NÜRQR NÜRCR NC 0 2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro ZOL1 ZOL2 BRH1 '''BRH2''' MIS1 MIS2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 10th 25 2019 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 16th 11 2020 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 10th 30.5 2021 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 16th 19.5 2022 Monster VR46 with Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL 2 16th 8 2023 Comtoyou Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 8th 27.5===Complete TCR International Series 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2017 Comtoyou Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA1 SPA2 '''''MNZ1''''' MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC1 OSC2 CHA1 CHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 DUB1 DUB2 10th 84† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.===Complete World Touring Car Cup 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2018 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR MAR1 MAR2 MAR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 GER1 GER2 ''GER3'' NED1 NED2 NED3 POR1 POR2 POR3 SVK1 SVK2  SVK3 CHN1 CHN2 CHN3 WUH1 WUH2 ''WUH3'' JPN1 JPN2 JPN3 MAC1 MAC2 MAC3 9th 228 2019 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR MAR1 MAR2 '''MAR3''' ''HUN1'' HUN2 HUN3 ''SVK1'' SVK2  SVK3 ''NED1'' NED2 NED3 GER1 GER2 GER3 POR1 POR2 POR3 CHN1 CHN2 CHN3 JPN1 JPN2 JPN3 ''MAC1'' MAC2 MAC3 MAL1 MAL2 MAL3 12th 194 2021 Comtoyou Team Audi Sport Audi RS 3 LMS TCR GER1 GER2 POR1 POR2 ESP1 '''''ESP2''''' ''HUN1'' ''HUN2'' CZE1 CZE2 ''FRA1'' FRA2 ITA1 ''ITA2''  RUS1 RUS2  2nd 195===Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results===(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points 2019 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10  DAY SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 47th 30 2024 Ford Multimatic Motorsports GTD Pro Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY  SEB  LGA  DET  WGL  MOS  ELK  VIR  IMS  PET  9th* 242** Season still in progress.===Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series 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 2022 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR ALG1 ALG2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 16th 57 2023 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR ALG1 ALG2 PAU1 PAU2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 NC‡ 0‡‡ Driver was a World Tour full-time entry and was ineligible for points.===Complete TCR World Tour 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 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2023 Audi Sport Team Comtoyou Audi RS 3 LMS TCR ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 SPA2 VAL1 VAL2 HUN1 HUN2 ELP1 ELP2 VIL1 VIL2 SYD1 SYD2 SYD3 BAT1 ''BAT2'' BAT3 MAC1 ''MAC2'' 4th 347
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