Schubert Motorsport

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Germany Schubert Motorsport
Founded1999
Team principal(s)Torsten Schubert
Current seriesDTM
VLN
ADAC GT Masters
Former seriesDeutsche Tourenwagen Challenge
ADAC Procar Series
Toyo Tires 24H Series
FIA GT3 European Championship
Blancpain Sprint Series
Blancpain Endurance Series
Current driversAustria Philipp Eng
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
United Kingdom Ben Green
Germany Niklas Krütten
Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Finland Jesse Krohn
Germany Patrick Steinmetz
Germany Michael von Zabiensky
Teams'
Championships
2001 DTC
2003 DTC
2004 DPM
2015 ADAC GT Masters
2022 DTM
Drivers'
Championships
2001 DTC
2003 DTC
2004 DPM
2004 ADAC Procar Series
2005 VLN
2008 Toyo Tires 24H Series
2022 DTM
Schubert's works-supported BMW M6 GT3 on the Nürburgring in the VLN, in 2016, driven by Jörg Müller, Marco Wittmann, and Jesse Krohn.

Schubert Motorsport is a private motorsport team founded and owned by team principal and European Autocross champion Torsten Schubert, and headquartered in Oschersleben, Germany (near the Motorsport Arena). The team has operated as a BMW privateer since its inception in 1999 (except in 2018), with plenty of success,[1] and has specialised in endurance racing since 2004. Although it is closely related to contract BMW associate Schubert Motors GmbH, also owned by Torsten Schubert, they are separate entities.

For much of its earlier years, Schubert focused on touring car racing, taking numerous championships and race wins, including a remarkable 5th-place result and class win at the 2006 Nürburgring 24 Hours. Only beginning in 2007 did Schubert Motorsport initiate regular competition in GT for BMW.

In 2012, after five years of GT racing, the manufacturer established Schubert as a works-assisted customer team of BMW,[2] which allowed the team to receive benefits and advantages from the cooperation. Incidentally, the team ceased operating with touring cars at this time to focus their efforts on GT racing.

Separately, the team used slightly different names during its time. Beginning with the name of the sister company (Schubert Motors) and then the 'Schubert Motorsport' name, the team was well known for racing under the Need for Speed banner as Need for Speed by Schubert Motorsport (alternatively: Need for Speed Team Schubert) in 2010-2011. It carried the namesakes of its sponsors (like 'PIXUM', 'Saudi Falcons', and 'SX' in their respective series) and 'BMW Sports Trophy' for 2014-2015. Since 2016, the team has competed only as 'Schubert Motorsport'.

In 2018, Schubert Motorsport briefly operated as a Honda customer team, having made the switch from BMW and entering a pair of Honda NSX GT3s in the ADAC GT Masters (despite this, Schubert Motors GmbH continues the close relationship with BMW, but it is a separate entity). Nonetheless, Schubert returned to racing with BMW in the following year.

In 2022, for the first time in their history, Schubert Motorsport entered the DTM in light of the series adopting GT3-based specifications.

Milestones[edit]

1999[edit]

  • Debut in circuit racing.
  • DTC (1 win)

2000[edit]

  • Contested entire DTC season.

2001[edit]

  • 1st place DTC Drivers and Team classification (Markus Gedlich, BMW 320i)

2002[edit]

2003[edit]

2004[edit]

  • 1st place DPM (DTC) Drivers and Team classification (Claudia Hürtgen, BMW 320i)
  • 1st place ADAC Procar Series Drivers and Team classification (Hürtgen, BMW 320i)[citation needed]

2005[edit]

2006[edit]

2007[edit]

2008[edit]

2009[edit]

  • 1st place 12h race Hungary (Stian Sørlie, Jörg Viebahn, Michael Outzen, BMW Z4)
  • 2nd place 24h race Dubai (Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Khaled Al Faisal, Marko Hartung, Claudia Hürtgen, BMW Z4)
The BMW Z4 GT3 which Schubert is known for using, as Team Need for Speed.

2010[edit]

  • FIA GT3 European Championship (3 wins)
  • 3rd place FIA GT3 European Championship Team classification
  • 3rd place 24h race Dubai (Abdulaziz Al Faisal, Khaled Al Faisal, Marko Hartung, Claudia Hürtgen, BMW Z4 GT3)
  • 4th place 24h race Nürburgring (Hartung, Edward Sandström, Patrick Söderlund, Martin Öhlin, BMW Z4 GT3)

2011[edit]

Schubert's Z4 GT3 in the ADAC GT Masters, driven by Claudia Hürtgen.

2012[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters (1 win)
  • 4th place 24h race Dubai (Faisal Binladen, Edward Sandström, Jörg Müller, Claudia Hürtgen, Abdulaziz Al Faisal, BMW Z4 GT3)
  • VLN (1 win)
  • Pole position in the 24h race Nürburgring (Uwe Alzen, BMW Z4 GT3)
  • 7th and 8th place 24h race Nürburgring

2013[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters (3 wins)
  • 3rd place ADAC GT Masters Team classification
  • VLN (1 win)
  • 6th place 24h race Nürburgring

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters (1 win)
  • 2nd place ADAC GT Masters Driver classification (Dominik Baumann, BMW Z4 GT3)
  • 3rd place ADAC GT Masters Driver classification (Jens Klingmann, BMW Z4 GT3)
  • 1st place ADAC GT Masters Team classification
  • 6th place 24h race Nürburgring

2016[edit]

  • VLN (1 win)
  • First win for the BMW M6 GT3
  • ADAC GT Masters

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters
  • Competed as Honda customer team

2019[edit]

  • (One-year hiatus from racing)[3]

2020[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters (1 win)
  • Return to GT3 racing with BMW

2021[edit]

  • ADAC GT Masters
  • 20th place 24h race Nürburgring

2022[edit]

Results[edit]

ADAC GT Masters[edit]

(key)

Year Entrant Car No Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2012 Schubert Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 19 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al Faisal
Italy Mirko Bortolotti
SAC 1
25
SAC 2
3
NÜR 1
14
NÜR 2
16
29th 15
19 Germany Max Partl
Germany Jörg Weidinger
HOC 1
23
HOC 2
20
NC 0
20 Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Germany Dominik Schwager
OSC 1
2
OSC 2
11
ZAN 1
16
ZAN 2
2
SAC 1
Ret
SAC 2
6
NÜR 1
6
NÜR 2
6
SPL 1
17
SPL 2
10
LAU 1
8
LAU 2
2
NÜR 1
14
NÜR 2
7
HOC 1
1
HOC 2
4
5th 126
2013 PIXUM Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 19 Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Austria Dominik Baumann
5th 148
20 Germany Max Sandritter
20 Germany Jörg Müller
20 Germany Jens Klingmann
2014 PIXUM Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 19 Germany Claudia Hürtgen
Austria Dominik Baumann
20 Germany Max Sandritter
Germany Jens Klingmann
2015 BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert BMW Z4 GT3 9 Germany Claudia Hürtgen OSC 1
6
OSC 1
5
SPL 1
8
SPL 1
9
SPA 1
5
SPA 1
6
LAU 1
3
LAU 1
8
NÜR 1
6
NÜR 2
Ret
SAC 1
2
SAC 2
14
ZAN 1
13
ZAN 2
Ret
HOC 1
Ret
HOC 2
DNS
11th 91
9 Finland Jesse Krohn
9 Germany Uwe Alzen
9 Germany Niklas Mackschin
80 Austria Dominik Baumann
80 Germany Jens Klingmann
80 Canada Bruno Spengler
2016 Schubert Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 19 Germany Claudia Hürtgen
19 Germany Niklas Mackschin
19 Netherlands Jeroen den Boer
20 Finland Jesse Krohn
20 Germany Martin Tomczyk
20 Switzerland Louis Delétraz
20 Portugal António Félix da Costa
2018 Honda Team Schubert Honda NSX GT3 9 Germany Christopher Dreyspring
Switzerland Giorgio Maggi
OSC 1
Ret
OSC 2
24
MST 1
24
MST 2
DSQ
SPL 1
17
SPL 2
26
NÜR 1
6
NÜR 2
23
ZAN 1
16
ZAN 2
22
SAC 1
25
SAC 2
17
HOC 1
Ret
HOC 2
23
34th 8
10 Switzerland Philipp Frommenwiler
Argentina Esteban Guerrieri
SPL 1
28
SPL 2
22
NC 0
2020 Schubert Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 9 Sweden Joel Eriksson
Australia Aidan Read
10 Sweden Henric Skoog
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
Finland Jesse Krohn
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde
2021 Schubert Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 10 Finland Jesse Krohn
United Kingdom Nick Yelloly
OSC 1
4
OSC 2
2
SPL 1
Ret
SPL 2
3
ZAN 1
3
ZAN 2
Ret
LAU 1
7
LAU 2
11
SAC 1
10
SAC 2
DSQ
HOC 1
22
HOC 1
Ret
NÜR 1
9
NÜR 2
8
8th 104

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters[edit]

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2022 BMW M4 GT3 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 16 3 2 2 6 164 1st 1st
Austria Philipp Eng 16 0 0 0 0 64 14th
2023 BMW M4 GT3 South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 16 1 1 2 4 151 4th 4th
Germany René Rast 14 1 2 1 4 140 5th
Belgium Dries Vanthoor 2 0 0 0 0 7 29th

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Racehistory: Schubert Motorsport". Schubert Motorsport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us: Schubert Motorsport". Schubert Motorsport. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Schubert Motorsport returning to ADAC GT Masters this year with two BWM M6 GT3s". Schubert Motorsport. Retrieved 28 Feb 2021.