Hermann Gassner jr.

Hermann Gassner Jr (born 29 November 1988 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German rally driver, currently competing in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC). His father Hermann Gassner Sr is also a rally driver.

Career Gassner won the Suzuki Rallye Cup in Germany in 2007, finishing seventh overall in the German Rally Championship and winning Division 4. He made his World Rally Championship debut on Rally Deutschland, which was also a round of the German championship. In 2008, he finished fourth in the German championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. He was also the runner-up in the Mitropa Rally Cup behind his father. He contested the German and British rounds of the WRC, finishing 27th and 20th respectively.

In 2009, Gassner won the German Rally Championship with four wins, as well as the Mitropa Rally Cup. He also entered five rounds of the WRC, with a best result of 12th overall in Portugal. In 2010, Gassner entered six rounds of the WRC in an Evo IX. He finished fourth in the Production World Rally Championship category in Germany, and also finished 13th overall and first in Group N in Spain.

For 2011, Gassner joined the Red Bull Škoda team in the SWRC, finishing third in the category in Jordan, fifth in Sardinia and fourth in Greece.

World Rally Championship results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points 2007 Kathrein Renn- und Rallye Team Suzuki Ignis Sport MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GERDNF NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0 2008 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER27 NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR20 NC 0 2009 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX IRE NOR CYP POR12 ARG GRE POLRet FIN AUS ESP16 NC 0 Team Sidvin India ITARet GBR25 2010 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE32 MEX JOR TUR NZL PORRet BUL FIN GER23 JPN FRA33 ESP13 GBR31 NC 0 2011 Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX POR JOR12 ITA16 ARG GRE14 FIN16 GER32 AUS FRARet ESP18 GBR NC 0 2012 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER22 GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0

PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PWRC Points 2009 Team Sidvin India Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX NOR CYP POR ARG ITARet GRE AUS GBR8 24th 1 2010 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX JOR NZL FIN GER4 JPN FRA GBR 20th 12

SWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SWRC Points 2011 Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 MEX JOR3 ITA5 GRE4 FIN4 GER7 FRARet ESP5 5th 65