Thomas Holzer

Thomas Holzer
Thomas Holzer
	Holzer at the 2013 6 Hours of Silverstone
Nationality	German
Born	27 December 1985 (age 39); Augsburg (Germany)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Lotus
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	32
Starts	11
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	65th in 2012
Previous series
2011; 2005; 2003–04; 2002; 2001	ADAC GT Masters; Formula 3 Euro Series; German Formula Three; Formula BMW ADAC; Formula BMW Junior

Thomas Holzer (born 27 December 1985) is a German racing driver.

Career

Formula BMW

Born in Augsburg, Holzer began his karting career in 1997, before moving into the Formula BMW ADAC championship in 2001, with ADAC e.V. Motorsport.^[1] Holzer finished seventh in the championship.^[2] He switched teams and went to the main class, joining Mücke Motorsport for 2002 and finished the season on the sixth place with two wins at EuroSpeedway Lausitz.^[3]

Formula Three

Holzer graduated to the Formula 3 class in 2003, joining the German Formula Three Championship and Trella Motorsport. He finished seventh with one podium.^[4] He stayed in the series for the next year, but switched to his family team AM-Holzer Rennsport. He improved to fifth place in the standings and won race at EuroSpeedway Lausitz.^[5]

In 2005, Holzer moved to the Formula 3 Euro Series. He finished 22nd in the standings without scoring a point.^[6]

ADAC GT Masters

After six-year absence Holzer returned in racing, participating in local series ADAC GT Masters with Heico Motorsport.^[7]

FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2012 Holzer moved to the endurance racing, joining FIA World Endurance Championship and Lotus.^[8] He continued his LMP2 campaign with Lotus-backed Kodewa in 2013.^[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2001	Formula BMW Junior	ADAC e.V. Motorsport	20	1	0	1	4	131	7th
2002	Formula BMW ADAC	Mücke Motorsport	20	2	1	0	4	130	6th
2003	German Formula Three	Trella Motorsport	10	0	0	0	1	72	7th
2004	German Formula Three	AM-Holzer Rennsport	18	1	1	2	4	121	5th
2005	Formula 3 Euro Series	AM-Holzer Rennsport	20	0	0	0	0	12	22nd
2005	Masters of Formula 3	AM-Holzer Rennsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	22nd
2011	ADAC GT Masters	Heico Motorsport	18	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2012	FIA World Endurance Championship	Lotus	8	0	0	0	0	2.5	65th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		8	0	0	0	0	32	8th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2013	FIA World Endurance Championship	Lotus	3	0	0	0	0	0.5*	17th*
	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2		3	0	0	0	0	8*	28th*
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Boutsen Ginion Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2005	AM-Holzer Rennsport	Dallara FF305/060	Opel	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 Ret	PAU 1 18	PAU 2 13	SPA 1 DSQ	SPA 2 16	MON 1 Ret	MON 2 14	OSC 1 16	OSC 2 20	NOR 1 13	NOR 2 17	NÜR 1 19	NÜR 2 15	ZAN 1 11	ZAN 2 13	LAU 1 11	LAU 2 16	HOC 3 Ret	HOC 4 15	22nd	0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2012	Lotus	LMP2	Lola B12/80	Lotus 3.6 L V8	SEB 6	SPA Ret	LMS Ret	SIL 6	SÃO 8	BHR Ret	FUJ Ret	SHA 6	8th	32
2013	Lotus	LMP2	Lotus T128	Praga Judd 3.6 L V8	SIL NC	SPA 6	LMS Ret	SÃO Ret	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	32nd*	8*

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2012	Lotus	Mirco Schultis Luca Moro	Lola B08/80-Lotus (Judd)	LMP2	155	DNF	DNF
2013	Lotus	Jan Charouz Dominik Kraihamer	Lotus T128-Praga (Judd)	LMP2	219	DNF	DNF

References

^ "Results". cmv-sportmedia.de. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Formula BMW Junior 2001". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Formula BMW ADAC 2002". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2003". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Formula 3 Euro Series 2005". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "ADAC GT Masters 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ O'Leary, Jamie (24 February 2012). "Thomas Holzer to drive Lotus-backed LMP2 Kodewa Lola in World Endurance Championship". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
^ "Lotus LMP2 in FIA WEC and 24H of Le Mans". endurance-info.com. Endurance-Info. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

External links

Official website
Thomas Holzer career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "Results". cmv-sportmedia.de. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[2] "Formula BMW Junior 2001". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[3] "Formula BMW ADAC 2002". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[4] "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2003". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[5] "Deutsche Formel 3 Meisterschaft 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[6] "Formula 3 Euro Series 2005". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[7] "ADAC GT Masters 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[8] O'Leary, Jamie (24 February 2012). "Thomas Holzer to drive Lotus-backed LMP2 Kodewa Lola in World Endurance Championship". Autosport. Haymarket. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

[9] "Lotus LMP2 in FIA WEC and 24H of Le Mans". endurance-info.com. Endurance-Info. 1 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2013.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Germany
Other	SNAC