Felipe Fernández Laser
| Felipe Fernández Laser | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 16 November 1988 |
| Le Mans Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Frikadelli Racing Team |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2021, 2026–)[1] FIA Gold (2022–2025)[2] |
| Car number | 71 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2024 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | Nürburgring 24 Hours |
Felipe Fernández Laser (German pronunciation: [feˈliːpe fɛʁˈnandɛs ˈlaːzɐ], born 16 November 1988) is a German racing driver.
Career
Fernández Laser began his racing career in 2007 in the ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup and ended it with three wins in the rookie classification. A year later, he entered the SEAT León Supercopa. Between 2012 and 2013, he took part in a total of six races in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, with the best result being fourth place at the Red Bull Ring.
In 2014, Fernández Laser started more and more races in the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, initially in a 450 hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. In 2015, he entered the Nürburgring 24 Hours for the first time and finished sixth overall with his teammates Michela Cerruti, John Edwards and Daniel Keilwitz. In the further course of the year, Fernández Laser drove two overall victories[3] in the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring, in the Dunlop BMW Z4 GT3 Art Car designed by JP Performance. In 2016, he was brought in by James Glickenhaus, to drive for Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. He finished in second place in the SP-X class together with Manuel Lauck, Franck Mailleux and Jeroen Bleekemolen.[4] In 2019, he finished in 8th overall and had the fastest race lap in the class, and in 2020, he finished 14th overall and won the SP-X class for Glickenhaus. In addition, Fernández Laser and Lance David Arnold won the 3rd round of the VLN Endurance Championship Nürburgring in 2018 for the Frikadelli Racing Team, a team owned by Sabine Schmitz and Klaus Abbelen.[5]
In the 2020 season, Fernández Laser entered the European Le Mans Series on a Porsche 911 RSR.[6][7] In 2022, as part of Frikadelli, he joined the Le Mans Cup alongside Abbelen.[8] Fernández Laser formed a part of the Frikadelli entry that won the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Earl Bamber, Nicky Catsburg, and David Pittard.[9][10][11]
Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 7 |
SPA 4 |
LEC DNS |
MNZ 5 |
ALG 4 |
6th | 47 | |
| 2021 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 6 |
RBR 4 |
LEC |
MNZ 7 |
SPA 4 |
ALG 2 |
6th | 57 |
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Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Frikadelli Racing Team | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC 23 |
IMO Ret |
LMS 1 23 |
LMS 2 Ret |
MNZ 10 |
SPA |
ALG 11 |
37th | 1 |
| 2023 | Frikadelli Racing Team | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 8 |
LMS 1 12 |
LMS 2 26 |
LEC Ret |
ARA 16 |
SPA |
ALG |
23th | 4 |
| 2024 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT 14 |
LEC 15 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 21 |
SPA 4 |
MUG 8 |
ALG 21 |
9th | 23.5 |
| 2025 | Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 Pro-Am | Ligier JS P325 | CAT 2 |
LEC 3 |
LMS 1 1 |
LMS 2 2 |
SPA Ret |
SIL 4 |
ALG Ret |
4th | 75 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Proton Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 16 |
SEP 2 11 |
DUB 1 14 |
DUB 2 12 |
ABU 1 13 |
ABU 2 11 |
19th | 0 |
References
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (2 October 2025). "2026 Provisional FIA Driver Categorisations Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Felipe Fernandez Laser bei Driver Database". Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "24-Stunden-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring 2016 SP-X-Klasse". www.speedsport-magazine.de.
- ^ "VLN3: Arnold/Laser feiern ersten Frikadelli-Sieg seit drei Jahren". sport1.de. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Watkins, Gary (10 July 2020). "Hollywood movie star Fassbender to contest full ELMS season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Hollywood-Star Fassbender startet mit Porsche in European Le Mans Series". 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (15 March 2022). "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Kilbey, Stephen (21 May 2023). "Pittard Holds Off Vanthoor To Score Famous N24 Win For Frikadelli Racing". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Nurburgring 24h: Frikadelli Ferrari scores historic victory". motorsport.com. May 21, 2023.
- ^ Jenkins, Sam (21 May 2023). "Nürburgring 24 Hours 2023 – Ferrari 296 GT3 takes victory". www.evo.co.uk.
- ^ "Felipe Fernandez Laser". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
External links
- Felipe Fernández Laser career summary at DriverDB.com