Simon Reicher

Simon Reicher
Nationality Austrian
Born (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000
Kirchberg bei Mattighofen, Austria
International GT Open career
Debut season2024
Current teamEastalent Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Starts41 (41 entries)
Wins6
Podiums21
Poles4
Fastest laps3
Best finish1st in 2024

Simon Reicher (born 8 February 2000) is a racing driver from Austria who last competed in International GT Open for Eastalent Racing. Reicher is the 2024 International GT Open champion.[1]

Career

Early career

He began karting at the age of eight and won the 43rd Trofeo Della Industrie in 2015.[2] With Certainty Racing Team he made his car racing debut in the 2016 Renault Clio Cup Central Europe.[3] After 2016, he remained with Certainty Racing Team but switched to TCR, where he contested the 2017 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship, his highest finish of the season was tenth and he ended the championship in twenty-eighth.[4]

Reicher also did cameos in the TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship and the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship,[5][6] where he got his maiden podium in TCE BeNeLux and came fourth in both races in TCR Italy.[7][8]

For the 2018 season, he switched to YACO Racing, taking a finish of fourth place in his debut race at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with the team.[9] He also came fourth again in the first race of the second round at Autodrom Most, these were his best performances of his campaign but he finished in the top ten multiple times and ended the season in tenth.[10][11]

Switch to GT3 competition (2019–present)

Reicher competed in the first two rounds of the 2019 ADAC GT Masters for T3 Motorsport with Maximilian Paul, but after retiring from the two races he contested in, he ended the partnership with the team.[12][13][14] He won the DMV Gran Turismo TCC Class 1 title with YACO Racing Team, where he also won his first two motor races.[15] In 2020, he competed in the 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring for IronForce Racing where he came fourth in the SP9 Pro/Am class.[16][17] He was supposed to compete in ADAC GT Masters for YACO Racing with Norbert Siedler, but only contested the Red Bull Ring with the team.[18][19]

He renewed his partnership with YACO Racing and Norbert Siedler for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters, but had a difficult season as the duo got their best result of eleventh place twice and ended their campaign a round early, finishing the championship thirty-seventh in the standings.[20] Reicher also participated in the second round of the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Car Collection Motorsport.[21]

Reicher and Siedler continued in the ADAC GT Masters for 2022 with newly founded Austrian team Eastalent Racing, which is owned by his father, Peter Reicher.[22] This was the first season where Reicher competed in the championship full-time and achieved his first ever podium in the series with a third place at Circuit Zandvoort.[23][24] During the season he also contested the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the SP9 Pro/Am class with Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport, where he came fourth in his class.[25]

With Eastalent Racing, he switched to the 2023 International GT Open, being partnered up with Christopher Haase.[26] The duo were quickly successful in the series, getting a podium on their debut weekend at the second race of the Algarve International Circuit.[27] Reicher got his first ever pole position in the series which he converted to a second place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[28][29] The duo then won in the series' penultimate round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[30] They fought for the title and were originally crowned the champions until they were stripped of their title in January 2024 and demoted to runner-ups of the series.[31][32]

In January 2024, Reicher won the 2024 Dubai 24 Hour with Gilles Magnus, Markus Winkelhock, Christopher Haase and Mike Zhou with Eastalent Racing Team.[33][34] Reicher then returned to Eastalent Racing for the rest of the year, as he remained in International GT Open alongside Haase.[35] Starting off the season with wins at the Hockenheimring and Hungaroring,[36][37] the pair then scored further wins at Le Castellet and Red Bull Ring,[38][39] as well as taking three other podiums to secure their maiden International GT Open title at Monza.[40] During 2024, Reicher also raced for the same team in select rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[41] For his title defence the following year, Reicher remained with Eastalent alongside Haase,[42] scoring a lone win at the Hungaroring and six other podiums to end the year third in points.[43][44]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2010 WSK Super Master Series – Mini Kart Reicher Peter 38th
WSK Nations Cup – 60 Mini 21st
40° Trofeo delle Industrie – 60 Mini 31st
2011 WSK Super Master Series – 60 Mini Reicher Peter 17th
Andrea Margutti Trophy – 60 Mini 31st
WSK Final Cup – 60 Mini 19th
Italian Karting Championship – 60 Mini 82nd
2012 Andrea Margutti Trophy – 60 Mini Peter Reicher 18th
WSK Super Master Series – 60 Mini 25th
Italian Karting Championship – 60 Mini HIMRACINGKART 35th
2013 Andrea Margutti Trophy – KF Junior
German Kart Championship – KF Junior Gamoto Racing 24th
CIK-FIA European Championship - KF Junior RK Racing Team 80th
Italian Karting Championship – KF Junior SR Karting 75th
WSK Final Cup – KF Junior Peter Reicher
42° Trofeo delle Industrie – KF3 11th
2014 19° South Garda Winter Cup – KF Junior RS-Karting Peter Reicher 29th
WSK Super Master Series – KF Junior MM Racing 77th
Andrea Margutti Trophy – KF Junior 26th
CIK-FIA European Championship – KF Junior
CIK-FIA World Championship – KF Junior
German Kart Championship – KF Junior 23rd
43° Trofeo delle Industrie – KF Junior 1st
2015 20° South Garda Winter Cup – KF MM Kart Racing 33rd
Andrea Margutti Trophy – KF 22nd
CIK-FIA European Championship – KF 48th
Sources:[45]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Renault Clio Cup Central Europe Certainty Racing Team 12 0 0 0 0 111 11th
Renault Clio Cup Benelux - Clio IV 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship Certainty Racing Team 12 0 0 0 0 28 28th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship 3 0 0 0 1 67 19th
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Simon Reicher Motorsport Activities 2 0 0 0 0 16 16th
2018 ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship YACO Racing 14 0 0 0 0 182 10th
DMV Gran Turismo TCC - Class 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2019 24H Series - Continents Car Collection Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H Series - Europe - A6 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters T3 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
DMV Gran Turismo TCC - Class 1 YACO Racing Team 12 2 4 1 10 109.57 1st
DMV Dunlop 60 - Class 1 Yaco Racing 6 1 0 0 6 61.05 2nd
VLN Series - V4 Manheller Racing 2 0 0 0 0 11.8 56th
2020 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro/Am EFP Car Collection by TECE 2 0 0 0 1 6.25 9th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Am 1 0 0 0 1 7 19th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro/Am IronForce Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
ADAC GT Masters YACO Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 ADAC GT Masters YACO Racing 11 0 0 0 0 12 37th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 0 1 50th
2022 ADAC GT Masters Eastalent Racing Team 14 0 0 0 1 47 25th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro/Am Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2023 International GT Open Eastalent Racing 13 1 2 1 7 119 2nd
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Eastalent Racing Team 1 1 0 0 1 40 NC
2024 International GT Open Eastalent Racing 14 4 0 1 7 124 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 4 0 0 0 0 1.5 20th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 2 0 1 0 1 10.5 16th
2025 International GT Open Eastalent Racing Team 14 1 2 1 7 134 3rd
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro 2 0 0 0 0 3 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th

Complete ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2017 Certainty Racing Team Audi RS3 LMS TCR OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
19 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
22 		OSC
1
24 		OSC
2
28 		ZAN
1
10 		ZAN
2
22 		NÜR
1
26 		NÜR
2
20 		SAC
1
 SAC
2
 HOC
1
26 		HOC
2
29 		28th 28
2018 YACO Racing Audi RS3 LMS TCR OSC
1
4 		OSC
2
Ret 		MST
1
44 		MST
2
17 		RBR
1
10 		RBR
2
11 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
19 		ZAN
1
6 		ZAN
2
7 		SAC
1
12 		SAC
2
11 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
15 		10th 182

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2019 T3 Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC
1
23 		OSC
2
Ret 		MST
1
25 		MST
2
Ret 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		NC 0
2020 YACO Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo LAU1
1 		LAU1
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		RBR
1
24 		RBR
2
Ret 		LAU2
1 		LAU2
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		NC† 0
2021 YACO Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC
1
22 		OSC
2
11 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
16 		ZAN
1
21 		ZAN
2
11 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
22 		SAC
1
23 		SAC
2
18 		HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
15 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		37th 12
2022 Eastalent Racing Team Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC
1
15 		OSC
2
10 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
19 		ZAN
1
3 		ZAN
2
10 		NÜR
1
17 		NÜR
2
15 		LAU
1
14 		LAU
2
12 		SAC
1
18 		SAC
2
13 		HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
14 		25th 47

† As Reicher was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2020 IronForce Racing Elia Erhart
Pierre Kaffer
Jan-Erik Slooten 		Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 Pro-Am 79 18th 4th
2022 Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport Dennis Fetzer
Klaus Koch
Dennis Marschall 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro-Am 154 13th 4th
2025 Eastalent Racing Team Max Hofer
Christian Klien
Norbert Siedler 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro 137 6th 5th

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2021 Car Collection Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ LEC
33 		SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		NÜR CAT 50th 1
2024 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro LEC SPA
6H 		SPA
12H 		SPA
24H 		NÜR
26 		MNZ JED NC 0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2024 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
 BRH
2
 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 MAG
1
10 		MAG
2
9 		20th 1.5
Silver CAT
1
13 		CAT
2
15 		16th 10.5

Complete International GT Open results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2023 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro ALG
1
4 		ALG
2
3 		SPA
2 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
Ret 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
2 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
3 		MNZ
1
2 		MNZ
2
6 		CAT
1
1 		CAT
2
6 		2nd 119
2024 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro ALG
1
10 		ALG
2
4 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
1 		SPA
8 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
28† 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
2 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
1 		CAT
1
10 		CAT
2
3 		MNZ
2 		1st 124
2025 Eastalent Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro PRT
1
2 		PRT
2
5 		SPA
2 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
2 		HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
1 		LEC
1
26† 		LEC
2
6 		RBR
1
3 		RBR
2
18 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
7 		MNZ
4 		3rd 134

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