Patrick Simon (born April 11, 1975 in Wiesbaden) is a German racing driver who has been involved in motorsport since 1988. Together with his two brothers, Simon runs the Dreililien sports promotion Simon oHG and operates under the banner of "Germany's three fastest brothers".
Simon began his racing career in karting. Later he was active in the Porsche Carrera Cup, the German Touring Car Challenge and Formula Ford. Class victories in the European Le Mans Series and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring are counted among his greatest successes.
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MorePatrick Simon (born April 11, 1975 in Wiesbaden) is a German racing driver who has been involved in motorsport since 1988. Together with his two brothers, Simon runs the Dreililien sports promotion Simon oHG and operates under the banner of "Germany's three fastest brothers".
Simon began his racing career in karting. Later he was active in the Porsche Carrera Cup, the German Touring Car Challenge and Formula Ford. Class victories in the European Le Mans Series and the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring are counted among his greatest successes.
In August 2005, Simon set a lap record on the Nürburgring - Nordschleife for street legal vehicles, which lasted until 2006. In a Porsche 911 GT2 from EDO-Competition called “Maya the Bee”, Simon drove a lap time of 7:15.63 minutes. He achieved a top speed of 288 km/h.
As track spokesman, Simon comments on the VLN endurance championship Nürburgring. In addition, he can be seen in various TV formats such as TURBO - Das Automagazin or Streetwise on channels such as kabel eins, Motorvision TV or Sport 1 as a test driver, expert, presenter and commentator (German Formula 4 Championship, ADAC GT Masters).
Subject ID: 52848
Subject ID: 52848