Daniel Keilwitz

Daniel Keilwitz (born 3 August 1989) is a German racing driver. A veteran of the GT3 scene, Keilwitz's most notable accolades include the 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship and 2013 ADAC GT Masters, as well as being the lap record holder at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He has also won the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in the Pro-Am class.

Having followed a runner-up finish in the ADAC Procar series in 2006 up with three race-winning seasons in the Mini Challenge Germany, Keilwitz entered the ADAC GT Masters in 2009 with Leipert Motorsport. He went on to win the FIA GT3 European Championship in 2010 for Callaway Competition alongside Christian Hohenadel. Keilwitz and Callaway migrated to GT Masters from 2011 onward, finishing runner-up in 2012 before triumphing overall in 2013 with Diego Alessi. Keilwitz competed in the series until 2021, finishing third thrice and helping Jules Gounon to the 2017 title despite injury.

From 2022 to 2024, Keilwitz drove for Rinaldi Racing in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup.

During his career, Keilwitz has taken part in the Nürburgring 24 Hours on a number of occasions. Aside from his record lap in 2023, Keilwitz finished second in the SP8 class in 2011 and won the 2023 contest in the SP9 Pro-Am category in a Ferrari 296 GT3 fielded by WTM by Rinaldi Racing.

Racing record

Career summary † As Keilwitz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 MSC Rhön e.V. im AvD Benedikt Frei Wolfgang Kudrass Christian Leitheuser BMW M3 V5 76 DNF DNF 2010 MSC Rhön e.V. im AvD Wolfgang Kudrass Christian Leitheuser Alexander Schula BMW M3 SP5 16 DNF DNF 2011 (private entrant) Yannick Fübrich Tobias Guttroff Joachim Kiesch Chevrolet Corvette C6 GT4 SP8 140 23rd 2nd 2012 Haribo Racing Team Jan Magnussen Tommy Milner Richard Westbrook Corvette Z06.R GT3 SP9 114 DNF DNF 2013 Black Falcon Khaled Al Qubaisi Christian Bracke Vimal Mehta Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 SP9 82 19th 15th 2015 Walkenhorst Motorsport Michela Cerruti John Edwards Felipe Fernández Laser BMW Z4 GT3 SP9 153 6th 6th 2016 Mann-Filter Team Zakspeed Sebastian Asch Kenneth Heyer Luca Ludwig Mercedes-AMG GT3 SP9 131 6th 6th 2017 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau Oliver Kainz Jochen Krumbach Georg Weiss Ferrari 488 GT3 SP9 157 7th 7th 2019 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau Oliver Kainz Jochen Krumbach Alexander Mattschull Ferrari 488 GT3 SP9 153 10th 10th 2021 WTM powered by Phoenix Indy Dontje Jochen Krumbach Georg Weiss Ferrari 488 GT3 SP9 58 13th 13th 2023 WTM by Rinaldi Racing Indy Dontje Jochen Krumbach Georg Weiss Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9Pro-Am 161 7th 1st 2024 Frikadelli Racing Felipe Fernández Laser Luca Ludwig Nicolás Varrone Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9Pro 50 12th 11th

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 2020 Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 RIC SPA LEC LMS1 LMS2 MNZ POR 30th 2 2022 Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 LEC IMO LMS1 LMS2 MNZ SPA POR 19th 12 2023 Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LMS1 LMS2 LEC ARA SPA POR 15th 14 2023 Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA MUG POR 24th 7