Fabio Leimer

Fabio Leimer (born 17 April 1989 in Rothrist, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss former racing driver and FIA GP2 Series Champion, who won the 2013 edition of the Series. A GP2 veteran by the time he won the Series in his fourth season, Leimer would go on to race in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Ferrari Challenge before ending his career in 2017.

Leimer made his GP2 debut at the start of the 2010 season, joining Ocean Racing Technology after driving for them in the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series during the winter. The Swiss racer duly made a starring debut, sweeping to his maiden victory in the 2010 Barcelona Sprint Race, although he would not score points again in 2010.

For 2011 Leimer would secure a seat at the title winning Rapax team, with the Swiss racer again taking an early season victory in Barcelona. However, Leimer would again have a miserable mid-season to leave him in the bottom half of the table, although he did end the season on the podium in Monza.

2012 saw Leimer again move teams, this time managing to secure a drive at Racing Engineering. That season saw Leimer finally show some consistency, with the Swiss racer claiming six podiun finishes and a maiden pole position en-route to seventh in the Championship.

Racing Engineering retained Leimer for 2013, with the Swiss racer repaying their faith with two victories in the first three races. After a brief pointless run, Leimer would not finish below sixth in the second half of the season, resulting in him claiming the GP2 crown with 201 points.

After winning the GP2 title, Leimer claimed a seat in the World Endurance Championship with Rebellion Racing, while also taking part in the season finale of the Formula E Championship. He would also serve as the test and reserve driver for Manor Marussia in Formula One during 2015, before spending two seasons in the Pro class of the Ferrari Challenge Europe.

Background
Leimer's career began in karting, competing in the Swiss Karting Championship from 2003, before a first opportunity came to drive cars in 2006. Entering Formula BMW ADAC with Team Rosberg in Germany, Leimer took eighteenth in the standings, scoring four points. Formula Renault followed in 2007, with Leimer entering the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Championship, as well as the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Championship for the season, although neither proved particularly fruitful.

Formula Ambitions
Leimer opted to take on the International Formula Master Championship in 2008, supported by his team from Formula Renault. Three wins throughout the season saw him take second in the championship in his debut year, prompting him to stay in the series for a second season. His choice was well rewarded, with six wins taking him to the title, including a notable victory in Belgium in support of the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.

Post GP2 Series Career
After claiming the GP2 title, Leimer would miss out on a seat in Formula One for 2014, although he did join the Swiss licenced Rebellion Racing squad in the FIA World Endurance Championship. After finishing second to the sister Rebellion entry in the LMP1 Privateer Trophy, Leimer left the WEC to take a test and reserve seat with the Manor Marussia F1 Team for 2015. Leimer would also make his debut in the FIA Formula E Championship, at the end of that series' inaugural 2014/15 season.

2016 saw Leimer move into the Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli, taking a seat in the Pro class. Leimer would complete two seasons of the Ferrari Challenge, before ultimately calling time on his racing career at the end of the 2017 season.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.