Lilian Bryner
Bryner in 2004 | |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1959 Milan, Italy |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1993 – 1995, 1997 |
| Teams | Cartronic Motorsport, Écurie Biennoise, Stadler Motorpsort |
| Best finish | 9th (1994) |
| Class wins | 0 |
Lilian Bryner-Keller (born 21 April 1959) is a racing driver from Switzerland.[1][2]
Career
She has mainly raced in the FIA GT Championship from 1997 until 2005 and has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Her first race at Le Mans was in 1993, but her most successful was finishing second in the GT2 class with Ecurie Biennoise and ninth overall in 1994. In 1995 she joined Stadler Motorsport but in the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans her #79 Porsche 911 GT2 retired completing 81 laps. In the same year she entered in the BPR Global GT Series and finished 3rd in the standings taking only one podium.
She did not race at Le Mans until 1997 where she once again retired completing 98 laps. That year she raced with Stadler Motorsport in the inaugural FIA GT season but only three times and picking up the only two points the team got in their class due to the domination of Oreca.
In 1998 she raced in the 1998 International Sports Racing Series season with Autosport Racing until 1999 where she took two podiums before joining BMS Scuderia Italia for the 2001 FIA Sportscar Championship season picking up 50 points and two podiums.
Her first full season in FIA GT Championship was in 2003 when she raced with Care Racing. She took one pole position and six podiums helping Care Racing and their Ferrari 550 Maranello to third place in the championship. In the 2004 FIA GT Championship season she joined BMS Scuderia Italia and took two wins that season, including the crown jewel 24 Hours of Spa, and five podiums. Bryner remains the only woman to have ever won the Spa 24 Hours.[3]
Her final season in FIA GT Championship was in 2005 where she only raced three times with Larbre Compétition.[4]
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cartronic Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Luigino Pagotto |
Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup | Category 4 | 64 | DNF | DNF |
| 1994 | Écurie Biennoise (private entrant) |
Enzo Calderari Renato Mastropietro |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | LMGT2 | 299 | 9th | 2nd |
| 1995 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Andreas Fuchs |
Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 81 | DNF | DNF |
| 1996 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Ulrich Richter |
Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 0 | DNS | DNS |
| 1997 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Angelo Zadra |
Porsche 911 GT2 | LMGT2 | 98 | DNF | DNF |
| Sources:[5][6] | |||||||
24 Hours of Spa
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Chrzanowski & Klein Racing | Enzo Calderari Luigino Pagotto |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | Pro GT | 292 | 9th | 8th |
| 2002 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Jean-Denis Delétraz Andrea Piccini Marco Zadra |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 94 | DNF | DNF |
| 2003 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Enzo Calderari Luca Cappellari Fabrizio Gollin |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 471 | 2nd | 1st |
| 2004 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Enzo Calderari Luca Cappellari Fabrizio Gollin |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT | 558 | 1st | 1st |
| 2005 | Larbre Compétition | Frédéric Bouvy Enzo Calderari Steve Zacchia |
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | GT1 | 562 | 4th | 4th |
| Sources:[7] | |||||||
References
- ^ "FIA GT Championship – Driver biography – Lilian Bryner". history.fiagt.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Lilian Bryner-Keller career statistics at Driver Database". Driver Database. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Throwback Thursday - Lilian Bryner makes history at the 2004 Spa 24 Hours". crowdstrike24hoursofspa.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Race Driver Database: Lilian Bryner". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Driver of 24 heures du Mans : Lilian Bryner-Keller". 24h-en-piste.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "24 Hours Centenary – Portraits of three female drivers in the 1980s and 1990s". 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Lilian Bryner (CH) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". RacingSportsCars.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
External links
- Lilian Bryner career summary at DriverDB.com