Klaus Bachler

Klaus Bachler (born 27 July 1991) is an Austrian racing driver. As a Porsche-contracted driver, Bachler has won races in multiple high-level categories, including the Porsche Supercup, ADAC GT Masters, GTWC Europe Endurance Cup, IMSA SportsCar Championship, and FIA World Endurance Championship.

Bachler's accolades include the 2007 title in the Formula Lista Junior series, as well as winning the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series with Pure Rxcing, the team he currently drives for in the WEC.

Career Bachler began his car racing career in the Lista Junior championship, where he took five wins as well as the 2007 title for Neuhauser Racing. He moved up to the ADAC Formel Masters, finishing third in 2008 and second in 2009. After making his German F3 debut at the end of 2010, Bachler went into the series full-time in 2011, where two victories helped him towards third place in the standings.

After winning the 2011 Porsche junior driver shootout, Bachler switched to sportscar racing in 2012, driving a full season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, as well as making his debut in the Porsche Supercup. He would enter the Supercup for the next two years, winning a race at Spa in 2013. Following a race win with Proton Competition in the ELMS in 2013, Bachler entered the FIA WEC in 2014, where he helped the team to third in the standings, in addition to finishing second in class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

From 2015 on, Bachler drove in the ADAC GT Masters, where he took two wins over eight years in the series. He also began driving in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup starting in 2019, when he won the season-opening race with Dinamic Motorsport. He returned to the Italian team in 2021 after a season with Rowe Racing and repeated that feat, before scoring a podium at the final round to finish sixth overall. Two further podiums, including a win at Barcelona, came in 2022, which led to a record-high fourth in the standings for Bachler.

Bachler driving his Manthey PureRxcing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) at Spa-Francorchamps in 2024.

As a Porsche-contracted driver, Bachler entered the GTD Pro class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2023, partnering Patrick Pilet at Pfaff Motorsports. The pair won at the 12 Hours of Sebring and scored six further podiums on their way to fourth in the standings. During the same year, Bachler entered the Bronze Cup category of the GTWC Endurance Cup alongside Joel Sturm and bronze-ranked Alex Malykhin, where they won at the season-opener and finished second in class at the 24 Hours of Spa, leaving them fifth in the standings. The trio remained together for the Asian Le Mans Series and won the 2024 title thanks to two race victories.

For PureRxcing's main season, Bachler and his teammates would drive in the WEC's new LMGT3 class, as well as racing as a Pro-classed lineup in the GTWC Endurance Cup. At the first WEC race in Qatar, the PureRxcing trio took victory.

Racing record Racing career summary

Season still in progress.† As Bachler was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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

Complete German Formula Three Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2010 URD Rennsport OSC11 OSC12 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 ASS11 ASS12 NÜR11 NÜR12 ASS21 ASS22 LAU1 LAU2 NÜR21 NÜR22 OSC21 OSC22 15th 8 2011 URD Rennsport OSC1 OSC2 SPA1 SPA2 SAC1 SAC2 ASS11 ASS12 ZOL1 ZOL2 RBR1 RBR2 LAU1 LAU2 ASS21 ASS22 HOC1 HOC2 3rd 79

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts 2012 Team Deutsche Post by Tolimit HOC11 HOC12 LAU1 LAU2 NNS RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC1 OSC2 HOC21 HOC22 8th 122 2014 Team 75 Bernhard HOC11 HOC12 OSC1 OSC2 HUN1 HUN1 NOR1 NOR2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC21 HOC22 22nd 21 2015 Konrad Motorsport HOC11 HOC12 NNS LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC21 HOC22 27th 2

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts 2012 Team Deutsche Post by Tolimit BHR BHR MON VAL SIL HOC HUN HUN SPA MNZ NC 0‡ 2013 FÖRCH Racing by Lukas MS CAT MON SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC YMC 7th 73 2014 Konrad Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA COA 4th 112 2016 race:pro motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HUN HOC SPA MNZ COA COA NC 0‡ ‡ Bachler was a guest driver, therefore he was ineligible for points. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2013 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC 7th 48 2015 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 31th 10 2016 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 17th 12 2026 High Class Racing LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 21st* 10*

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2013 Pinta Team Manthey Michael Christensen Michael Illbruck Robert RenauerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 ? DNF DNF 2017 Frikadelli Racing Michael Christensen Norbert Siedler Lucas LuhrPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 157 6th 6th 2018 Falken Motorsports Sven Müller Martin Ragginger Dirk WernerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 132 9th 8th 2019 Falken Motorsports Jörg Bergmeister Martin Ragginger Dirk WernerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 145 20th 14th 2020 Falken Motorsports Peter Dumbreck Sven Müller Martin RaggingerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 84 10th 10th 2021 Falken Motorsports Sven Müller Alessio Picariello Martin RaggingerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 59 4th 4th 2022 Falken Motorsports Alessio Picariello Patrick Pilet Martin RaggingerPorsche 911 GT3 R SP9 Pro 58 DNF DNF 2023 Falken Motorsports Sven Müller Alessio PicarielloPorsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 Pro 77 DNF DNF 2024 Falken Motorsports Julien Andlauer Sven Müller Alessio PicarielloPorsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 Pro 50 6th 6th 2026 Falken Motorsports Tim Heinemann Sven Müller Morris SchuringPorsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) SP9 Pro 53 DNF DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points 2014 Proton Competition LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 5th 111 2015 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 11th 46 2016 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR 29th 11 2024 Manthey Pure Rxcing LMGT3 Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 1st 139

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2014 Proton Competition Christian Ried Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR GTE Am 332 21st 2nd 2015 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing Christian Ried Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR GTE Am 44 DNF DNF 2017 Proton Competition Stéphane Lémeret Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR GTE Am 18 DNF DNF 2024 Manthey PureRxcing Alex Malykhin Joel Sturm Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 273 41st 14th 2025 Manthey Antares Au Loek Hartog Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) LMGT3 340 38th 6thSource:

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Bachler did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)