# Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer

Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer (born 19 November 2000) is a French racing driver who is set to compete for Inter Europol Competition in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2025 European Le Mans Series. He is the former champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Silver Cup category, a title he achieved alongside Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer, driving for ROFGO Racing with Team WRT.

## Early career
### Karting

Simmenauer first began karting in 2012 with Italian team Tony Kart. In 2015, he claimed the title in the French Karting Championship.

### Toyota Racing Series

In December 2016, it was announced Simmenauer would make his debut in single-seaters in the Toyota Racing Series, replacing reigning champion Lando Norris, following the latter's decision not to defend his title.

### Formula Renault 2.0

In January 2017, Simmenauer joined JD Motorsport for the Formula Renault Eurocup. He went on to experience a disappointing campaign, failing to score points in a season he would end 27th in the standings.

## Sportscar career
### Porsche Cup

Simmenauer switched to sportscar racing in 2018, driving for Lechner Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. With a best result of sixth at the Nürburgring the Frenchman ended up 12th in the standings, having missed one of the seven rounds. In the middle of the season, Simmenauer made his debut in the Porsche Supercup, driving in the Silverstone event. The following year, another season of PCCG would be in store for Simmenauer, who would start a further four races in the Supercup. Once again with Lechner Racing, his best individual placing improved to fourth at the Norisring, though a number of retirements dropped him to 15th in the championship.

### GT World Challenge

For the 2022 season, Simmenauer joined Team WRT to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Christopher Mies, whilst partnering Benjamin Goethe and Thomas Neubauer in the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Notable success would come in the latter, as the Frenchman won three races in his category, which included the 24 Hours of Spa, which meant that Simmenauer and his teammates were crowned Silver Cup champions with one round to spare. Despite WRT's manufacturer change to BMW ahead of 2023, Simmenauer returned to the team. He partnered 2022 Endurance Cup co-driver Neubauer in the Pro class of the Sprint Cup, and joined Calan Williams and Niklas Krütten in the Endurance Cup.

### LMP2

Having made his prototype racing debut at the start of 2024, driving in the Abu Dhabi rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team, Simmenauer joined the team for a full season in the European Le Mans Series alongside James Allen and Niels Koolen. In addition, the Frenchman would take part in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2017 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | JD Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15th |
| 2017 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 19th |
| 2017 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 32nd |
| 2017 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 31st |
| 2017-18 | Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship | N/A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 10th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12th |
| 2018 | Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | Team 85 Bourgoin Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | Porsche Supercup | Momo Megatron Lechner Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018-19 | Porsche GT3 Middle East Championship | N/A | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 293 | 3rd |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Lechner Racing Team | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 15th |
| 2019 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2019-20 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East | N/A | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 237 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9th |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | BWT Lechner Racing | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 152 | 4th |
| 2021 | Porsche Supercup | BWT Lechner Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13th |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | BWT Lechner Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 5th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9th |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35th |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 1st |
| 2022 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | MS7 by Team WRT | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 11th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup | Team WRT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 5th |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th |
| 2023 | Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup | Seblajoux Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15th |
| 2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16th |
| 2024 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Duqueine Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
$^†$ As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

### Complete Formula Renault NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 6 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 4 | SPA 1 26 | SPA 2 22 | SPA 3 24 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 15th | 47 |

### Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
| 2017 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 24 | MNZ 2 19 | SIL 1 25 | SIL 2 20 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 20 | MON 1 22 | MON 2 DNQ | HUN 1 20 | HUN 2 18 | HUN 3 14 | NÜR 1 22 | NÜR 2 17 | RBR 1 20 | RBR 2 13 | LEC 1 20 | LEC 2 20 | SPA 1 26 | SPA 2 22 | SPA 3 24 | CAT 1 21 | CAT 2 Ret | CAT 3 DNS | 27th | 0 |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 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 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Lechner Racing | OSC 1 15 | OSC 2 14 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 10 | NÜR1 1 12 | NÜR1 2 13 | NÜR2 1 9 | NÜR2 2 6 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 24 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 10 | | | 12th | 52 |
| 2019 | Lechner Racing Team | HOC1 1 Ret | HOC1 2 Ret | MST 1 10 | MST 2 20 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 DNS | NOR 1 4 | NOR 2 7 | ZAN 1 28 | ZAN 2 5 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 18 | HOC2 1 19 | HOC2 2 Ret | SAC 1 16 | SAC 2 17 | 15th | 42.5 |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | BWT Lechner Racing | MAG 1 3 | MAG 2 2 | LMS 3 | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 4 | LEC 3 1 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 4 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 Ret | | | 4th | 152 |
| 2021 | BWT Lechner Racing | MAG 1 6 | MAG 2 6 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 5 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 9 | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 Ret | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 10 | ALG 1 6 | ALG 2 6 | 5th | 120 |

### Complete Porsche Supercup 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 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Momo Megatron Lechner Racing Team | CAT | MON | RBR | SIL 20 | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | MEX | MEX | NC† | 0† |
| 2019 | Lechner Racing Middle East | CAT | MON | RBR 19 | SIL 15 | HOC | HUN 13 | SPA 14 | MNZ | MEX | MEX | NC† | 0 |
| 2020 | Lechner Racing Middle East | RBR 6 | RBR 8 | HUN 5 | SIL 10 | SIL 5 | CAT Ret | SPA 9 | MNZ 6 | | | 9th | 65 |
| 2021 | BWT Lechner Racing | MON Ret | RBR 9 | RBR 8 | HUN 12 | SPA 14 | ZND 20 | MNZ 17 | MNZ 18 | | | 13th | 30 |
$^†$ As Simmenauer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### Complete GT World Challenge results
#### 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 |
| 2022 | ROFGO Racing with Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | IMO 14 | LEC 15 | SPA 6H 15 | SPA 12H 19 | SPA 24H 13 | HOC 10 | CAT 11 | 1st | 125 |
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | MNZ 12 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H 20 | SPA 12H 18 | SPA 24H 14 | NÜR 16 | CAT 21 | 5th | 78 |

#### GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 14 | MAG 1 9 | MAG 2 4 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 23 | MIS 1 6 | MIS 2 4 | VAL 1 10 | VAL 2 22 | 9th | 22 |
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 13 | BRH 2 15 | MIS 1 15 | MIS 2 3 | HOC 1 11 | HOC 2 11 | VAL 1 16 | VAL 2 29 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 13 | 11th | 12.5 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 11 | LEC 6 | IMO 9 | SPA 12 | MUG 8 | ALG 7 | 16th | 20 |

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | James Allen John Falb | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 112 | DNF | DNF |
| 2024 | Duqueine Team | James Allen John Falb | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 Pro-Am | 112 | DNF | DNF |