Schubert Motorsport
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Torsten Schubert |
| Current series |
ADAC GT Masters VLN |
| Former series |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge ADAC Procar Series Toyo Tires 24H Series FIA GT3 European Championship Blancpain Sprint Series Blancpain Endurance Series |
| Current drivers |
 Claudia Hürtgen Niklas Mackschin Jesse Krohn Louis Delétraz |
| Teams' Championships |
2001 DTC 2003 DTC 2004 DPM 2015 ADAC GT Masters |
| Drivers' Championships |
2001 DTC 2003 DTC 2004 DPM 2004 ADAC Procar Series 2005 VLN 2008 Toyo Tires 24H Series |
Schubert Motorsport is a private motorsport team founded and owned by team principal Torsten Schubert (himself a European Autocross champion), and headquartered in Oschersleben, Germany (near the Motorsport Arena). The team has operated as a BMW privateer since its inception in 1999, with plenty of success,[1] and has specialised in endurance racing since 2004. Although it is closely related to contract BMW associate Schubert Motors GmbH, also owned by Torsten Schubert, they are separate entities.
For much of its earlier years, Schubert focused on touring car racing and won a remarkable number of championships and wins, including a remarkable 5th-place result and class win at the 2005 Nürburgring 24 Hours. Only beginning in 2007 did Schubert Motorsport initiate regular competition in GT for BMW.
In 2012, after five years of GT racing, the manufacturer established Schubert as a works-assisted customer team of BMW,[2] which allowed the team to receive benefits and advantages from the cooperation. Incidentally, the team ceased operating with touring cars at this time to focus their efforts on the GT field.
Separately, the team used slightly different names during its time. Beginning with the name of the sister company (Schubert Motors) and then the 'Schubert Motorsport' name, the team is well known for racing under the Need for Speed banner as Need for Speed by Schubert Motorsport (alternatively: Need for Speed Team Schubert) in 2010-2011. It carried the 'PIXUM' namesake for the 2012-2014 season (as well as 'Saudi Falcons' and 'SX' on separate occasions of the Dubai 24 Hour) and 'BMW Sports Trophy' for 2014-2015, but ultimately went back to its roots in the 2016 season when they simply competed again as 'Schubert Motorsport'.
Milestones
1999
- Debut in circuit racing.
- DTC (1 win)
2000
- Contested entire DTC season.
2001
- 1st place DTC Drivers and Team classification (Markus Gedlich, BMW 320i)
2002
- 3rd place DTC Drivers classification (Claudia Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
- 3rd place Guia Race (Franz Engstler, BMW 320i)
2003
- 1st place DTC Drivers and Team classification (Claudia Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
- 1st place ETCC Independents' Championship (Duncan Huisman, BMW 320i)
- 2nd place ETCC Independents' Championship (Tom Coronel, BMW 320i)
2004
- 1st place DPM (DTC) Drivers and Team classification (Claudia Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
- 1st place ADAC Procar Series Drivers and Team classification (Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
2005
- 1st place VLN (Claudia Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
- ADAC Procar Series (3 wins)
2006
- 5th place overall and class win 24h race Nürburgring (Claudia Hürtgen, Marc Hennerici, Johannes Stuck, Torsten Schubert, BMW 120d)
2007
- 1st place Mini Challenge Deutschland (Joakim Mangs, Mini Cooper)
- 1st place VLN Junior Trophy (Stian Sørlie, BMW 120d)
- 1st place VLN Stahlwille Cup (Claudia Hürtgen, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Johannes Stuck, BMW Z4)
2008
- 1st place Toyo Tires 24H Series (Claudia Hürtgen, Stian Sørlie, Jörg Viebahn, BMW 120d, BMW Z4)
- 15th place overall and class win 24h race Dubai (Hürtgen, Sørlie, Viebahn, BMW 120d)
- 1st place 12h race Hungary (Hürtgen, Sørlie, Viebahn, BMW Z4)
- 4th place overall and class win 12h race Hungary (Peter Posavac, Csaba Walter, Jacob Tackmann- Thomson, BMW 120d)
- Class win 24h race Nürburgring (Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus, Fredrik Ekblom, BMW 320d)
2009
- 1st place 12h race Hungary (Stian Sørlie, Jörg Viebahn, Michael Outzen, BMW Z4)
- 2nd place 24h race Dubai (Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Khaled Al Faisal, Marko Hartung, Claudia Hürtgen, BMW Z4)
2010
- FIA GT3 European Championship (3 wins)
- 3rd place FIA GT3 European Championship Team classification
- 3rd place 24h race Dubai (Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Khaled Al Faisal, Marko Hartung, Claudia Hürtgen, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 4th place 24h race Nürburgring (Hartung, Edward Sandström, Patrick Söderlund, Martin Öhlin, BMW Z4 GT3)
2011
- FIA GT3 European Championship (1 win)
- 2nd place FIA GT3 European Championship Team classification
- 1st place 24h race Dubai (Augusto Farfus, Edward Sandström, Tommy Milner, Claudia Hürtgen, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 1st place 24h race Barcelona (Sandström, Michael Outzen, Peter Posavac, Lars Stugemo, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 2nd place 24h race Spa-Francorchamps (Sandström, Dirk Werner, Hürtgen, BMW Z4 GT3)
2012
- ADAC GT Masters (1 win)
- 4th place 24h race Dubai (Faisal Binladen, Edward Sandström, Jörg Müller, Claudia Hürtgen, Al Faisal, BMW Z4 GT3)
- VLN (1 win)
- Pole position in the 24h race Nürburgring (Augusto Farfus, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 7th and 8th place 24h race Nürburgring
2013
- ADAC GT Masters (3 wins)
- 3rd place ADAC GT Masters Team classification
- VLN (1 win)
- 6th place 24h race Nürburgring
2014
- ADAC GT Masters (2 wins)
- 6th place 24h race Nürburgring
- Blancpain Endurance Series (1 win)
2015
- ADAC GT Masters (1 win)
- 2nd place ADAC GT Masters Driver classification (Dominik Baumann, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 3rd place ADAC GT Masters Driver classification (Jens Klingmann, BMW Z4 GT3)
- 1st place ADAC GT Masters Team classification
- 6th place 24h race Nürburgring
2016
- VLN (1 win)
- ADAC GT Masters
References
- ↑ "Racehistory: Schubert Motorsport". Schubert Motorsport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "About Us: Schubert Motorsport". Schubert Motorsport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
