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🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard
Racing driver from Portugal. Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Team75 Bernhard. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Timo Bernhard
Born
24 February 1981(b. 1981)
Nationality
Portugal
Current team
Team75 Bernhard
Series
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
Status
Active
Championships
12016
Career wins
16
Career podiums
34
Career starts
64
Career DNFs
10
Racer Rating
5,941
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,941Rank 281 of 40,308 indexed, -99 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Timo Bernhard is a racing driver from Portugal who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Team75 Bernhard. Bernhard is a one-time champion (2016), with 16 wins and 34 podiums from 64 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,941 ranks Bernhard 281th 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-08-01 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10 | P4 | −99 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +169 | Nurburgring 2015 | WEC | P1 |
| +158 | Circuit of the Americas 2015 | WEC | P1 |
| +150 | LE MANS 2015 | WEC | P2 |
| +148 | LE MANS 2013 | WEC | P2 |
| +147 | Fuji 2015 | WEC | P1 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Nurburgring4 starts+34
Circuit of the Americas4 starts+30
LE MANS6 starts+21
Shanghai International Circuit4 starts+10
Struggles
Silverstone5 starts-33
Spa-Francorchamps7 starts-25
Nürburgring Nordschleife14 starts-15
Fuji4 starts-12
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Team75 Bernhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −98 | 5,941 |
| 2020 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rowe Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | +5 | 6,040 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | KCMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −51 | ||
| 2019 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Mazda Team Joest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −359 | 6,085 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +20 | ||
| 2018 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tequila Patron ESM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −29 | 6,109 |
| ▸WEC | Porsche GT Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −213 | ||
| 2017 | ▸WEC | Porsche LMP Team | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +245 | 6,453 |
| 2016 | ▸WEC | Porsche Team | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +428 | 6,639 |
| 2015 | ▸WEC | Porsche Team | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +753 | 5,820 |
| 2014 | ▸WEC | Porsche Team | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +191 | 5,403 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Park Place Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −78 | ||
| 2013 | ▸WEC | Porsche AG Team Manthey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −100 | 5,128 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manthey Racing Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P36 | −220 | ||
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manthey Racing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −61 | 5,448 |
| ▸WEC | Audi Sport Team Joest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑93+108 | ||
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manthey Racing | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −184 | 5,307 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manthey Racing GmbH Porsche | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | ↑460+416 | 5,491 |
| 2006 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P32 | +62 | 4,615 |
| 2004 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Freisinger Yukos Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +124 | 4,554 |
| 2001 | ▸FIA GT Championship | RWS Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P33 | +3,080 | 4,430 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Bernhard finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Romain DumasFIA Platinum | 5,102 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 49% |
| 🇩🇪 André LottererFIA Platinum | 5,727 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 66% |
| 🇨🇭 Neel JaniFIA Platinum | 4,865 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 63% |
| 🇨🇭 Sébastien BuemiFIA Platinum | 6,293 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 56% |
| 🇬🇧 Anthony DavidsonFIA Platinum | 6,136 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53% |
| 🇬🇧 Mike ConwayFIA Platinum | 6,212 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 71% |
| 🇨🇭 Marcel FässlerFIA Platinum | 5,075 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 55% |
| 🇯🇵 Kazuki NakajimaFIA Platinum | 5,793 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc Lieb | 5,647 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Stéphane Sarrazin | 4,970 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico HülkenbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,865 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFIA Platinum | 6,398 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,358 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
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|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 272 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 273 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 274 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,946 |
| 275 | 🇺🇸 Ross Chastain | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,946 |
| 276 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 278 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 279 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 280 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 281 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,941 |
| 282 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,938 |
| 283 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 284 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
| 285 | 🇬🇧 Tony Brise | Formula 1 | 5,934 |
| 286 | 🇪🇸 Alfonso de Portago | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 287 | 🇺🇸 Hap Sharp | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 288 | 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque | Formula 1 | 5,933 |
| 289 | 🇧🇪 Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 5,931 |
| 290 | 🇪🇸 Paco Godia | Formula 1 | 5,930 |
| 291 | 🇮🇩 Rio Haryanto | Formula 1 | 5,930 |
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