Frank Kechele
| Frank Kechele | |
|---|---|
Kechele in 2011 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 3 September 1986 |
| Racing licence | FIA Gold (until 2018) FIA Silver (2019–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
Frank Kechele (born 3 September 1986 in Nördlingen, Bavaria) is a German racing driver. He won the 2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for Motopark Academy, winning eight races and beating Tobias Hegewald and Valtteri Bottas to the title,[1][2] and progressed to sports car racing soon after. As a Lamborghini factory driver, Kechele came third in the 2008 ADAC GT Masters and sixth in the 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship.[3][4] He later won in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Ferrari and secured pole at the 2012 Spa 24 Hours in a Vita4One BMW Z4.[5][6][7]
As of 2021, Kechele held the record for the most pole positions in ADAC GT Masters history.[8][9]
Racing record
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Motopark Academy | ZOL 1 8 |
ZOL 2 6 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 4 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 6 |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 16 |
MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 29 |
EST 1 7 |
EST 2 10 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 8 |
6th | 67 |
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Motopark Academy | ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 1 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 2 |
ASS 1 5 |
ASS 2 1 |
ZOL 1 1 |
ZOL 1 1 |
NUR 1 2 |
NUR 2 2 |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 1 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 1 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
1st | 376 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Reiter | Lamborghini | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
SIL QR 6 |
SIL CR 3 |
BRN QR 20 |
BRN CR Ret |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
SPA QR 2 |
SPA CR 1 |
NÜR QR 4 |
NÜR CR 14 |
ALG QR 14 |
ALG CR 8 |
NAV QR 1 |
NAV CR 1 |
INT QR Ret |
INT CR Ret |
SAN QR 5 |
SAN CR 4 |
6th | 95 |
References
- ^ "NEC Formule Renault 2.0: Kechele, Kechele en nog eens Kechele (lang)". autosport.nl (in Dutch). 7 August 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Frank Kechele | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDB. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Frank Kechele: End of long lean spell: Ford driver achieves first ADAC GT Masters victory in Spa-Francorchamps". ADAC Motorsport. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Reiter Lamborghini wins at Spa". Autosport. Haymarket Media Group. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Frank Kechele (D) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". RacingSportsCars.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Broomhead, James (27 July 2012). "Kechele Heads BMW Bossing Of Spa 24 Qualifying". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Villemant, Thibaut (27 July 2012). "Blancpain – Le Vita4One en pole aux 24 H. de Spa". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Stritzke, Heiko (15 March 2021). "Frank Kechele auf Cockpitsuche: Comeback im ADAC GT Masters!". Motorsport-Total (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (28 March 2021). "ADAC GT Masters: Frank Kechele und Kuba Giermaziak 2021 definitiv am Start". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
External links
- Official website
- Frank Kechele career summary at DriverDB.com