Fischer Racing

Fischer Racing GmbH is a German auto-racing team founded by Erhard Fischer in 2006 and based in Paderborn. The team was established to compete in the German SEAT León Supercopa, a one-make touring-car championship, before expanding into international GT competition. Its development reflected the broader progression of many specialist European racing operations: it began with a focused national program, moved into customer and manufacturer-supported GT racing, and later entered world-level endurance competition through partnerships with Aston Martin Racing, Prodrive and the Young Driver program. The team's first major international expansion came in 2009, when Fischer Racing acquired Ford GT cars for competition in the German ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship. The Ford GT program produced a notable result at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, where Fischer drivers Florian Gruber and Christoffer Nygaard won the second race of the 2009 FIA GT3 European Championship event. The result established Fischer Racing as a competitive entrant beyond its original national championship base. At the end of the 2009 season, Fischer Racing became associated with Aston Martin Racing and was selected as one of two teams expected to campaign the Aston Martin DBR9 in the inaugural 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship. The program was entered under the Young Driver AMR name, combining Fischer Racing's operational role with Aston Martin Racing's manufacturer connection and the Young Driver development structure. The planned driver roster included returning Danish driver Christoffer Nygaard alongside Aston Martin factory drivers Tomáš Enge, Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke. The team was also invited to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, marking its first participation in the event, while continuing its FIA GT3 European Championship activities with Ford GT cars. In 2013, Fischer Racing entered a further phase of manufacturer-supported endurance racing through an official partnership with Prodrive and Aston Martin Racing. The team operated an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE in the GTE-Am category of the FIA World Endurance Championship. This program included the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. During that race, Danish driver Allan Simonsen suffered a crash in the Young Driver entry at the Tertre Rouge corner and later died from his injuries. The incident was a tragic event associated with the team's Le Mans participation rather than a commercial or disciplinary scandal. Available reference material documents Fischer Racing primarily through its competition programs and partnerships. It does not establish a current operating status, ownership structure, financial information, or a continuing championship presence after the documented 2013 endurance-racing program. Fischer Racing is therefore best characterized as a specialist German racing organization whose public profile was built through successive collaborations with Ford, Aston Martin Racing, Prodrive and Young Driver.

Fischer Racing GmbH was founded by Erhard Fischer in 2006 in Paderborn, Germany. Its original purpose was participation in the German SEAT León Supercopa, a national one-make touring-car series. The team subsequently broadened its activities from national touring cars into international GT racing. In 2009, Fischer Racing purchased Ford GTs and entered both the German ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship. The team's strongest documented result from that campaign came at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, where Florian Gruber and Christoffer Nygaard won the second race of the event. This result helped demonstrate the team's competitiveness in GT3 racing and supported its move toward larger manufacturer-linked programs. At the conclusion of the 2009 season, Fischer Racing was named a partner of Aston Martin Racing. The partnership was formed for the first FIA GT1 World Championship season in 2010, with the team expected to campaign the Aston Martin DBR9. The entry operated under the Young Driver AMR name, linking Fischer Racing with Aston Martin Racing and the Young Driver program. Christoffer Nygaard was retained from the prior season, while the planned driver group also included Aston Martin factory drivers Tomáš Enge, Darren Turner and Stefan Mücke. Fischer Racing was invited to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time and was also expected to continue its FIA GT3 program with Ford GT cars. In 2013, the organization entered the FIA World Endurance Championship's GTE-Am category through an official partnership with Prodrive and Aston Martin Racing. It ran an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE, including an entry in the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans under the Young Driver association. That race was marked by the fatal accident involving Danish driver Allan Simonsen, who crashed at Tertre Rouge and subsequently died from his injuries. The available historical record emphasizes Fischer Racing's role as a competition team and technical-operational partner rather than as a mass-market consumer brand. It documents programs involving SEAT, Ford and Aston Martin machinery and partnerships with Aston Martin Racing, Prodrive and Young Driver. The supplied sources do not confirm the team's ownership, financial position, later competition activity or present-day operating status.

• 2013

  FIA World Endurance Championship entry

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Fischer Racing partnered with Prodrive and Aston Martin Racing to operate an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE in the GTE-Am class.

• 2013

  Fatal Le Mans accident involving Allan Simonsen

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Allan Simonsen crashed the Young Driver entry at Tertre Rouge during the 24 Hours of Le Mans and later died from his injuries.

• 2010

  FIA GT1 World Championship program

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  The team entered the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship in association with Aston Martin Racing and Young Driver under the Young Driver AMR name.

• 2009

  Expansion into GT racing

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Fischer Racing acquired Ford GT cars for programs in ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship.

• 2009

  Oschersleben FIA GT3 win

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Florian Gruber and Christoffer Nygaard won the second FIA GT3 European Championship race at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

• 2006

  Team founded

  [1]Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org

  Erhard Fischer founded Fischer Racing in Paderborn, Germany, initially to compete in the German SEAT León Supercopa.

A specialist German racing team positioned around the preparation, operation and promotion of GT and endurance-racing cars, with a track record of manufacturer and development-program partnerships.

• Touring-car racing · 2006

  SEAT León Supercopa racing program

  Fischer Racing's founding competition program was participation in the German SEAT León Supercopa. The series provided the team's initial national-level platform before it expanded into GT championships.

• GT racing · 2009

  Ford GT racing program

  In 2009, Fischer Racing acquired Ford GT cars for competition in ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship. The program delivered a documented FIA GT3 race victory at Oschersleben.

• GT1 racing · 2010

  Aston Martin DBR9 program

  Through its association with Aston Martin Racing and Young Driver, Fischer Racing was selected to campaign Aston Martin DBR9 cars in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship season.

• Endurance racing · 2013

  Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE program

  The 2013 endurance program used an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE in the GTE-Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

• 2013Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE FIA WEC program

  International

  Fischer Racing partnered with Prodrive and Aston Martin Racing to run an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE in the FIA World Endurance Championship's GTE-Am class.

  Outcome. The program included the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the Young Driver entry was involved in Allan Simonsen's fatal accident.

  Source
• 2010Young Driver AMR FIA GT1 World Championship program

  International

  Fischer Racing worked with Aston Martin Racing and the Young Driver program to campaign Aston Martin DBR9 cars in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship.

  Outcome. The program established the team's manufacturer-supported international GT1 presence; detailed championship results are not specified in the supplied material.

  Source
• 2009FIA GT3 European Championship Ford GT campaign

  Europe

  Fischer Racing entered the FIA GT3 European Championship with Ford GT cars and achieved a race victory at Oschersleben with Florian Gruber and Christoffer Nygaard.

  Outcome. The team secured a documented second-race win at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

  Source

• 2013

  Move into manufacturer-supported endurance racingStrategy

  Background

  Fischer Racing pursued a further expansion from GT sprint championships into world-level endurance racing.

  Action taken

  The team formed an official partnership with Prodrive and Aston Martin Racing to run an Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE in the FIA World Endurance Championship GTE-Am class.

  Aftermath

  The program included the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. The supplied sources do not document its later continuation.

  Source

• 2010

  Adoption of the Young Driver AMR identityStrategy

  Background

  Aston Martin Racing and Young Driver selected Fischer Racing as a partner for the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship.

  Action taken

  The team operated under the Young Driver AMR title and prepared an Aston Martin DBR9 program.

  Aftermath

  Fischer Racing gained a manufacturer-linked international GT1 program while retaining its Ford GT activity in FIA GT3 competition.

  Source

• 2009

  Expansion from national touring cars into GT racingStrategy

  Background

  After beginning in the German SEAT León Supercopa, Fischer Racing sought broader competition through international GT championships.

  Action taken

  The team purchased Ford GT cars and entered ADAC GT Masters and the FIA GT3 European Championship.

  Aftermath

  The program produced a documented FIA GT3 race victory at Oschersleben and preceded the team's Aston Martin partnership.

  Source

1. 1Fischer Racingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Fischer Racing official websitefischer-racingteam.de