Fabio Leimer is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Octane 126 AG. Leimer is a one-time champion (2013), with 5 wins and 16 podiums from 92 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,146 ranks Leimer 974th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2017-10-21 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9 | P9 | −111 |
| 2017-04-08 | Nürburgring Nordschleife V4 | P12 | −196 |
| 2017-03-25 | Nürburgring Nordschleife V4 | P12 | −186 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +173 | Catalunya 2011 | GP2 Series | P1 |
| +154 | Catalunya 2010 | GP2 Series | P1 |
| +149 | Monza 2011 | GP2 Series | P2 |
| +112 | Bahrain International Circuit 2012 | GP2 Series | P2 |
| +108 | Hockenheim 2012 | GP2 Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Octane 126 AG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −493 | 5,146 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Rebellion Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P12 | −922 | 5,639 |
| ▸Formula E | Virgin Racing Formula E Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −91 | ||
| 2013 | ▸GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P1 | +430 | 6,652 |
| 2012 | ▸GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P7 | +745 | 6,222 |
| 2011 | ▸GP2 Series | Rapax | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P13 | +507 | 5,478 |
| 2010 | ▸GP2 Series | Ocean Racing Technology | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P18 | ↑1,475−342 | 4,970 |
| 2007 | ▸Formula Renault Eurocup | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +2,487 | 3,837 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇨 Stefano ColettiFIA Gold | 4,863 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 58% |
| 🇸🇪 Marcus EricssonFIA Platinum | 6,337 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 57% |
| 🇨🇴 Julián Leal | 5,482 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 90% |
| 🇲🇨 Stéphane RichelmiFIA Gold | 4,997 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 79% |
| 🇻🇪 Johnny Cecotto Jr. | 5,561 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 70% |
| 🇬🇧 Jolyon PalmerFIA Platinum | 6,353 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 63% |
| 🇮🇹 Davide ValsecchiFIA Platinum | 6,170 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 36% |
| 🇮🇩 Rio HaryantoFIA Platinum | 5,930 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 86% |
| 🇨🇭 Simon TrummerFIA Gold | 4,227 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 90% |
| 🇳🇱 Giedo Van Der GardeFIA Platinum | 5,284 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 39% |
| 🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFIA Platinum | 6,953 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% |
| 🇦🇺 Daniel RicciardoFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,735 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇦🇺 Mark WebberHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,537 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 964 | 🇩🇪 Bryan Sellers | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,155 |
| 965 | 🇺🇸 Mark Dismore | IndyCar | 5,154 |
| 966 | 🇺🇸 John Hollansworth Jr. | IndyCar | 5,153 |
| 967 | 🇪🇸 Pepe Oriola | TCR World Tour | 5,153 |
| 968 | 🇩🇪 Benjamin Goethe | WEC | 5,152 |
| 969 | 🇳🇱 Kas Haverkort | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 5,151 |
| 970 | 🇬🇧 Paul Di Resta | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,151 |
| 971 | 🇯🇵 Tatsuya Kataoka | Super GT | 5,151 |
| 972 | 🇫🇷 Guillaume Gomez | FIA GT Championship | 5,148 |
| 973 | 🇦🇺 James Golding | Supercars Championship | 5,147 |
| 974 | 🇨🇭 Fabio Leimer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,146 |
| 975 | 🇭🇺 Norbert Michelisz | TCR World Tour | 5,144 |
| 976 | 🇦🇷 Juan Manuel Fangio II | International Formula 3000 | 5,143 |
| 977 | 🇮🇹 Luca Cappellari | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,143 |
| 978 | 🇫🇷 Paul Belmondo | FIA GT Championship | 5,143 |
| 979 | 🇨🇴 Roberto Guerrero | IndyCar | 5,143 |
| 980 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Weyant | Formula 1 | 5,142 |
| 981 | 🇮🇹 Mauro Martini | FIA GT Championship | 5,141 |
| 982 | 🇫🇷 Bernard Collomb | Formula 1 | 5,140 |
| 983 | 🇮🇹 Giorgio Vinella | International Formula 3000 | 5,140 |
| 984 | 🇫🇷 Julien Jousse | ARCA Menards Series | 5,140 |
Fabio Leimer was an established professional racing driver who competed in single-seater and endurance racing from 2007 to 2014. He spent the bulk of his career in the GP2 Series, driving primarily for Racing Engineering, and also raced in Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula E and the World Endurance Championship.[1]
Leimer won the 2013 GP2 Series championship with Racing Engineering, taking five wins and sixteen podiums across his four seasons in the category. His career spanned 92 starts in the indexed record, with his final appearance coming in the 2014 WEC, where he finished 12th in the championship standings with Rebellion Racing.[2]
In GP2, Leimer raced regularly against established professionals including Stefano Coletti, a gold-graded driver with Formula 3 and IndyCar experience, and Marcus Ericsson, a platinum-graded driver who went on to 97 Formula 1 starts. Against these regular competitors Leimer was closely matched. He also finished ahead of Mitch Evans, a platinum-graded professional who later raced 116 Formula E rounds, on multiple occasions, and twice ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, the 2010 Formula V8 3.5 champion before his own path to Formula 1.