Fabio Luca Scherer (born 13 June 1999) is a racing driver from Switzerland, currently competing in the endurance racing, representing United Autosports in the European Le Mans Series.
| Fabio Luca Scherer | |
|---|---|
 Scherer in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 13 June 1999 Aesch, Lucerne |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Inter Europol Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 34 |
| Former teams | United Autosports USA |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016–17 2016–17 2016 | European Le Mans Series IMSA SportsCar Championship FIA World Endurance Championship Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters FIA Formula 3 Championship FIA Formula 3 European Championship ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Scherer started his single-seater career in 2016, staying in Formula 4 series for two seasons.[1] In 2018 he moved to 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, racing for Motopark Academy.[2] Scherer then competed for Charouz Racing System in the new FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2019.[3]
Since 2021 he competes in the endurance racing, taking on the FIA World Endurance Championship including 24 Hours of Le Mans, European Le Mans Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship.[4][5][6]
Sportscar career
edit2020: DTM debut
editFor the 2020 season, Scherer would migrate to sportscar racing, driving an Audi RS5 Turbo DTM for the Audi Sport Team WRT in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[7] He experienced a challenging campaign, only breaking through to score points at the Zolder Circuit, where he finished fifth on two occasions. The Swiss driver ended up 16th in the standings, last of all full-time competitors.
2021: Switch to LMP2
editScherer moved to prototypes in 2021, driving in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[8] Driving alongside Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson at United Autosports, Scherer began the year with a win during his debut at Spa-Francorchamps before having to miss the next round due to COVID-19.[9][10] The trio took another win at Monza, though they would only finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 18th thanks to a mid-race alternator failure.[11][12] Scherer ended the year fifth in the standings.
He also drove for Fach Auto Racing in the Porsche Supercup the same year, taking a best finish of eleventh at the Red Bull Ring.
2022: ELMS campaign
editHaving joined Inter Europol Competition ahead of the 2022 season, the Swiss driver made a one-off appearance in the WEC to replace a COVID-stricken Alex Brundle before embarking on a campaign in the ELMS, where he would be partnered by Pietro Fittipaldi and David Heinemeier Hansson.[13][14] Together, the squad scored a podium at Spa on their way to eighth in the teams' championship.[15] They also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 14th.
In addition, Scherer drove for High Class Racing in five races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he too made a lone rostrum appearance at Road America.[16]
2023: Le Mans glory
editThe Swiss driver remained at Inter Europol the following year, returning to the WEC on a full-time basis alongside Albert Costa and Jakub Śmiechowski.[17] The trio scored points in all seven races, even taking a podium at Spa, though the highlight of the season, as well as a personal success story for Scherer, turned out to come at Le Mans: during Scherer's first pit stop the Corvette Racing car drove over his left foot after he had exited the car, resulting in an incomplete fracture and ligament damage.[18] In spite of the pain, Scherer continued driving throughout the 24-hour event, even passing the WRT of Robert Kubica during the morning and holding on against a late charge from Louis Delétraz to cross the line first despite radio issues inside the final hour.[19][20][21] This result moved IEC into second in the standings, a position they would defend until the end of the campaign.[22][23]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit† As Scherer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jenzer Motorsport | OSC1 1 14 |
OSC1 2 17 |
OSC1 3 18 |
SAC 1 21 |
SAC 2 15 |
SAC 3 22 |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 10 |
LAU 3 1 |
OSC2 1 Ret |
OSC2 2 16 |
OSC2 3 14 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 20 |
RBR 3 15 |
NÜR 1 21 |
NÜR 2 16 |
NÜR 3 16 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 16 |
ZAN 3 16 |
HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 33 |
17th | 26 |
| 2017 | US Racing | OSC1 1 4 |
OSC1 2 3 |
OSC1 3 8 |
LAU 1 DSQ |
LAU 2 DSQ |
LAU 3 DSQ |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 10 |
OSC2 1 4 |
OSC2 2 3 |
OSC2 3 5 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 11 |
NÜR 3 15 |
SAC 1 2 |
SAC 2 1 |
SAC 3 5 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 11 |
5th | 154.5 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | Motopark | Volkswagen | PAU 1 11 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 4‡ |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 11 |
HUN 3 10 |
NOR 1 19 |
NOR 2 10 |
NOR 3 16 |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 9 |
ZAN 3 5 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 2 |
SPA 3 10 |
SIL 1 10 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 11 |
MIS 1 14 |
MIS 2 10 |
MIS 3 8 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 11 |
NÜR 3 14 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 12 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 11 |
14th | 64 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | CAT FEA 27 |
CAT SPR Ret |
LEC FEA 15 |
LEC SPR Ret |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 23 |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 13 |
SPA FEA 27 |
SPA SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA 8 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
SOC FEA Ret |
SOC SPR Ret |
17th | 7 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 12 |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 11 |
LAU 1 13 |
LAU 2 15 |
ASS 1 15 |
ASS 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 16† |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 14 |
ZOL 1 13 |
ZOL 2 5 |
ZOL 1 5 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
HOC 1 13† |
HOC 2 12 |
16th | 20 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fach Auto Racing | MON | RBR 19 |
RBR 11 |
HUN 16 |
SPA 22 |
ZND 16 |
MNZ 19 |
MNZ 17 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Scherer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  United Autosports USA
|
Phil Hanson Filipe Albuquerque
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 328 | 40th | 18th |
| 2022 |  Inter Europol Competition
|
 Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 364 | 18th | 14th |
| 2023 | Inter Europol Competition
|
 Albert Costa Jakub Śmiechowski
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 328 | 9th | 1st |
| 2024 | Nielsen Racing
|
David Heinemeier Hansson Kyffin Simpson
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 291 | 25th | 11th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United Autosports USA | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 1 |
ALG WD |
MNZ 1 |
LMS 10 |
BHR 4 |
BHR 4 |
5th | 84 | |
| 2022 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 14 |
SPA | LMS 14† |
MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 29th | 0 | |
| 2023 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 3 |
ALG 9 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 1 |
MNZ 5 |
FUJ 9 |
BHR 6 |
2nd | 114 |
† Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 11 |
IMO 9 |
MNZ 11 |
CAT 16 |
SPA 2 |
ALG 4 |
10th | 32 |
| 2024 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 9 |
LEC 12 |
IMO 6 |
SPA 10 |
MUG 6 |
ALG 6 |
11th | 27 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | High Class Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 9† |
SEB 6 |
LGA | MDO | WGL 4 |
ELK 3 |
ATL 4 |
10th | 1225 |
† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.
References
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- ^ "Fabio Scherer to step up to European F3 in 2018 with Motopark". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Brierty, William (19 February 2019). "Sauber signs Scherer, Hyman and Zendeli for FIA F3 effort with Charouz". Formula Scout. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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- ^ Euwema, Davey (6 December 2021). "Scherer completes High Class Racing's IMSA line-up". Motorsportweek. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (15 March 2022). "Brundle Tests Positive; Scherer Joins Inter Europol at Sebring". sportscar365. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (15 March 2022). "Brundle Tests Positive; Scherer Joins Inter Europol at Sebring". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (3 February 2022). "Pietro Fittipaldi, David Heinemeier Hansson & Fabio Scherer For Inter Europol ELMS LMP2 Campaign". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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- ^ Goodwin, Graham (11 January 2023). "FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry – 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Watkins, Gary; Newbold, James; Lickorish, Stephen (15 June 2023). "2023 Le Mans 24 Hours". Autosport: 20–39. Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (11 June 2023). "LM24, Hour 15: Ferrari closing on Toyota; drama in LMP2". Racer. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Mercier, Laurent (11 June 2023). "24H du Mans – Les premières brèves d'après-course" [24 Hours of Le Mans – The first post-race briefs]. Endurance-Info (in French). Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (11 June 2023). "Inter Europol Takes Breakthrough LMP2 Victory at Le Mans – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (13 June 2023). "Scherer Won Le Mans With Fractured Foot". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Albert Costa Balboa Confirmed At Conquest". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Fabio Scherer career summary at DriverDB.com