Andreas Wirth

Andreas Wirth
Andreas Wirth in 2011
NationalityGermany German
Born (1984-11-19) November 19, 1984 (age 40)
Heidelberg, West Germany
Racing licence FIA Silver
Previous series
1998–2000
2001
2002–2003
2004
2005–06, 08
2006
2009–2015
2016
Karting
German Formula Ford
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW USA
Atlantic Championship
Champ Car
ADAC GT Masters
European Le Mans Series
Championship titles
2004Formula BMW USA

Andreas Wirth (born 19 November 1984 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. In 2004 Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship after coming state-side, and then advanced to the Champ Car Atlantics in 2005 where he raced for two years, winning three races and finishing 6th and 3rd in the championship.

Following up a full 2006 season in Atlantics, Wirth was named to compete in his first Champ Car race in Dale Coyne Racing's entry at Surfer's Paradise, where he finished in 9th place. He then went on to race with Coyne in Mexico City. In 2008 he ran in the Petit Le Mans with PTG Panoz.

For seven seasons Wirth competed in the ADAC GT Masters series where he tallied a total of 9 victories. In 2016 Wirth moved into Prototype racing in the European Le Mans Series with SMP Racing in their LMP2-class BR01 with co-drivers Stefano Coletti and Julián Leal.