Philipp Frommenwiler

Philipp Frommenwiler (born 27 August 1989) is a Swiss racing driver who competes in the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring for BSL Racing Team. He was third overall in his only International GT Open season in 2017 for Emil Frey Lexus Racing, and is also an ADAC GT Masters race winner.

Career Frommenwiler began his single-seater in 2008, finishing runner-up in Formula Lista Junior for Equipe Bernoise. before Frommenwiler switched to SEAT León Supercopa Germany in 2010, scoring a lone win at the Lausitzring to end the year ninth in points.

Switching to Porsche Carrera Cup Germany with Attempto Racing in 2011, Frommenwiler scored a best result of eighth at the Nürburgring to end the season 14th in points, in a season in which he also raced at the inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup. Returning to the team for 2012, Frommenwiler jumped to ninth in the overall standings with a best result of fourth at the Norisring, as well as making his Porsche Supercup debut for Antonelli Motorsport.

Frommenwiler drove his Alex Job Racing Porsche to fourth at the 2014 12 Hours of Sebring.

In 2013, Frommenwiler graduated to ADAC GT Masters to race a Porsche 911 GT3 R for Farnbacher Racing alongside Mario Farnbacher. Starting the season off with a double podium at Oschersleben, the pair only added one more podium to their tally at the Red Bull Ring as they settled for 12th in points. Frommenwiler also made his 24 Hours of Nürburgring debut with Farnbacher in the premier SP9 class. Partnering Sebastian Asch in 2014, Frommenwiler slipped to 25th in the ADAC GT Masters with a best result of fourth at Lausitzring and Sachsenring. That year, Frommenwiler also finished fourth in GTD on his United SportsCar Championship debut for Alex Job Racing at the 12 Hours of Sebring, as well as joining Manthey Racing at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Fach Auto Tech at the 24 Hours of Spa.

The car Frommenwiler raced for Fach Auto Tech in Porsche Supercup in 2015.

Two years in Porsche Supercup at Fach Auto Tech then followed, as Frommenwiler placed 14th and 8th overall with a best result of fifth at the Hungaroring in 2016. He returned to GT3 competition in 2017, joining Emil Frey Lexus Racing to race in International GT Open. Driving alongside Albert Costa, Frommenwiler won four times across Estoril, Spa, Silverstone and Barcelona to end the year third overall. In 2018, Frommenwiler was the endurance driver for Lexus-fielding 3GT Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and made cameos in the ADAC GT Masters for Honda Team Schubert Motorsport, and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup for Audi-fielding Aust Motorsport.

In 2019, Frommenwiler drove a Honda NSX GT3 for Jenson Button's Team Rocket RJN team in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, a season in which he and Matt McMurry finished eighth in the Silver Cup standings. In parallel, Frommenwiler made two IMSA starts in a Lexus RC F GT3 for AIM Vasser Sullivan, notably taking fifth in GTD at the 6 Hours of The Glen. In 2020, Frommenwiler returned to the ADAC GT Masters with Schütz Motorsport. Sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with Marvin Dienst, Frommenwiler took a lone win from pole at the Sachsenring as he ended the year 20th in the overall standings.

Five years later, Frommenwiler returned to racing, making select appearances in Porsche Sprint Challenge Scandinavia and the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring. In 2026, Frommenwiler joined BSL Racing Team to race in the latter, as well as returning to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the Cup 3 class.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2007LO Swiss Super Rok CupSources: Season still in progress.

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

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 DC Points 2011 Hermes Attempto Racing HOC1 ZAN RBR LAU NNS NOR NÜR OSC HOC2 14th 37 2012 Hermes Attempto Racing HOC11 HOC12 LAU1 LAU2 NNS RBR1 RBR2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 OSC1 OSC2 HOC21 HOC22 9th 113 2015 Konrad Motorsport HOC11 HOC12 NNS LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC21 HOC22 20th 15

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

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 11 Pts 2012 Antonelli MotorsportBHRBHRMONVALSILHOCHUNHUNSPAMNZ NC† 0† 2014 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ COA COA 22nd 3 2015 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ COA COA 14th 40 2016 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HUN HOC SPA MNZ COA COA 8th 67

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2013 Farnbacher Racing Leh Keen Christina Nielsen Tomáš Pivoda Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 47 DNF DNF 2014 Manthey Racing Otto Klohs Harald Schlotter Jens Richter Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 GT3 138 35th 15th 2015 Team Premio Kenneth Heyer Rob Huff Christian Krognes Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 SP9 151 10th 10th 2018 Manthey Racing Lars Kern Otto Klohs Dennis Olsen Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 129 18th 17th 2026 BSL Racing Team Marc Arn Christoph Ruhrmann Marcel Zimmermann Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport Cup 3 117 DNF DNF

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

Complete GT World Challenge results Complete Blancpain Sprint Series 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 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2014 Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R Pro NOGQR NOGCRBRHQRBRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR NC 0

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

Complete International GT Open results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2017 Emil Frey Lexus Racing Lexus RC F GT3 Pro EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT23rd98