Kuno Wittmer (born 6 September 1982) is a Canadian former racing driver. He competed in such series as the Michelin Pilot Challenge.[1]

Kuno Wittmer
NationalityCanada Canadian
Born (1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 42)
Hudson, Montreal, Canada
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2018
Current teamAWA
Car number13
Former teamsCompass Racing
Previous series
  • 2012–2013
  • 2013
  • 2006–2016
  • 2014–2018
Championship titles
2014United SportsCar Championship – GTLM class

Career

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In 2014, Wittmer won the United SportsCar Championship GTLM class.[2] Prior to the 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge season, Wittmer joined AWA Racing's McLaren entry in the Grand Sport class.[3] Wittmer took pole in his first race with AWA, with a half-second advantage over Tyler McQuarrie in second.[4]

In August 2023, Wittmer announced his official retirement from professional racing.[5]

 
The SRT Viper Wittmer piloted at Le Mans in 2013

Racing record

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Complete American Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points Ref
2012 SRT Motorsports GT SRT Viper GTS-R SRT 8.0L V10 SEB LBH LGA LIM MOS MDO
10
ELK
9
BAL VIR PET
8
28th 5 [6]
2013 SRT Motorsports GT SRT Viper GTS-R SRT 8.0L V10 SEB
10
LBH
8
LGA
11
LIM
6
MOS
3
ELK
6
BAL
6
COT
2
VIR
9
PET
5
9th 73 [7]

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2013 TRG GT Porsche 911 GT3 Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
20
COT BAR ATL DET MDO WGL IMS ELK KAN LGA LIM 128th [8]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points Ref
2014 SRT Motorsports GTLM SRT Viper GTS-R Dodge 8.0L V10 DAY
6
SEB
2
LBH
10
LGA
7
WGL
3
MOS
2
IMS
1
ELK
3
VIR
5
COT
1
PET
3
1st 331 [9]
2015 Riley Motorsports GTD Dodge Viper GT3-R Dodge 8.3L V10 DAY
1
SEB LGA BEL 10th 202 [10]
TRG-AMR Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 WGL
10
LIM
3
ELK
2
VIR
2
AUS
8
PET
9
2016 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW 4.4L V8 DAY
11
SEB
6
LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS PET
6
16th 73 [11]
2017 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M6 GTLM BMW 4.4L V8 DAY
11
SEB
6
LBH AUS WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
1
13th 80 [12]
2018 C.J. Wilson Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Acura 3.5L Turbo V6 DAY SEB
16
MOH BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 61st 15 [13]
2022 AWA LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
5
SEB
4
MDO
8
WGL MOS ELK PET 25th 556 [14]
Source:[15]

Complete Bathurst 12 Hours results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018   RHC-Lawrence/Strom   Cameron Lawrence
  Daren Jorgensen
  Brett Strom
BMW M4 GT4 C 188 29th 4th

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013   SRT Motorsports   Tommy Kendall
  Jonathan Bomarito
SRT Viper GTS-R LMGTE Pro 301 31st 9th
Source:[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Kuno Wittmer - IMSA". imsa.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The good news: Kuno Wittmer is a champion. The bad news: He's unemployed". motorsport.com. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Wittmer Joins AWA McLaren GT4 Effort". sportscar365.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kuno Wittmer Wins BMW Endurance Challenge at Daytona Pole". frontstretch.com. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Kuno Wittmer Retires from Professional Racing". sportscar365.com. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2012 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2013 American Le Mans Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2013 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Kuno Wittmer – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Kuno Wittmer Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
None
United SportsCar Championship
GTLM Champion

2014
Succeeded by