Luis Michael Dörrbecker

Luis Michael Dörrbecker Rebollar (Gifhorn, Germany, 9 January 1993) is a Mexican racing driver.[1]

Luis Michael Dörrbecker
Dörrbecker at Pau in 2012
NationalityMexico Mexican
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Gifhorn, Germany
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2022
Current teamVincenzo Sospiri Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number163
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th (Silver Cup) in 2022

Career

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Dörrbecker started his racing career in 2003, when he was fifteenth in the Super Karts Cup México. In both 2005 and 2006 he won the championship. Furthermore, in 2007 he won the NACAM Formula Kart Rotax Championship Latin America.[1]

2008 saw Dörrbecker's debut in formula racing, coming fourth in the Formula Vee Mexico. He was then second in the Skip Barber Southern Regional Series, held during the winter. In 2009, he got to the twenty-third position in the LATAM Challenge Series, which used Formula Renault cars. He also entered four races of the Skip Barber National Championship, finishing sixth, eighth, seventh and sixth.[1][2][3]

In 2010, Dörrbecker started racing in Europe, when he entered two races in Formula Renault 2.0 Italia. Later that year, he drove six races in the Skip Barber National, winning one of them. In 2011, he finished ninth in the FR 2.0 Italia and in 2012, he drove eight races in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, but only scored two points. However, he did test the Indy Lights car at Indianapolis later that year.[1][4][2][5]

He then entered the Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth Italian Championship in 2013, finishing on the podium once and seventh in the championship. In 2014, Dörrbecker raced for Team Mexico in Formula Acceleration 1. After eight races, he placed in the championship.[1][6][7]

Dörrbecker entered the first three rounds of the 2015 Euroformula Open Championship, scoring a point. In 2016 he entered the first round of the Auto GP, winning both races. Later he joined the Formula class of the BOSS GP Series also with a Lola B05/52, scoring a win and three overall podiums.

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula VEE Mexico - Novatos Stammtisch Racing 6 4 ? ? 4 225 4th
2008–09 Skip Barber Southern Regional Series N/A ? ? ? ? ? 304 2nd
2009 Skip Barber National N/A 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Latam Challenge Series Team Costa Rica 2 0 0 0 0 8 23rd
2010 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Team Costa Rica / Facondini Racing 2 0 0 0 0 8 25th
Skip Barber National N/A 6 1 0 0 1 150 10th
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Team Costa Rica/Facondini 12 0 0 0 1 103 9th
Turismos de Resistencia - GTT Stammtisch 1 0 0 0 0 34 18th
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Team Torino Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 2 25th
2013 Formula Abarth Torino Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1 52 7th
2014 Formula Acceleration 1 Acceleration Team Mexico 10 0 0 0 0 33 9th
2015 Euroformula Open Championship EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 1 20th
2016 Auto GP - Formula Open Torino Squadra Corse 10 7 5 5 10 222 1st
BOSS GP Series - Formula Class 8 3 0 0 5 169 2nd
2017 NASCAR PEAK Challenge - Mexico FedEx-Telcel 11 1 3 1 4 311 4th
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series Dem Racing SA de CV 1 0 0 0 0 32 37th
2018 NASCAR FedEx Challenge Series FedEx-Telcel 10 5 4 4 5 384 1st
NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series FedEx-Telcel Blu 8 0 2 0 0 0 NC†
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 0 0 0 0 24 15th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup VSR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC

As Dörrbecker was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2012 Team Torino Motorsport MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

19
PAU
1

13
PAU
2

11
IMO
1

21
IMO
2

9
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

16
RBR
1

RBR
2

MUG
1

MUG
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

25th 2

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver IMO
26
LEC
32
SPA
6H

37
SPA
12H

30
SPA
24H

21
HOC
28
CAT 15th 24

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Luis Michael Dörrbecker | Racing career profile | Driver Database".
  2. ^ a b "Luis Michael Dörrbecker".
  3. ^ "Skip Barber National Preview - Sebring". 15 March 2010.
  4. ^ "Michael Dorrbecker - Profile". michaeldorrbecker.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24.
  5. ^ "Luis Michael Dorrbecker de regreso en Monza Italia" [Luis Michael Dorrbecker back in Monza Italy] (Press release). Federación Mexicana de Automovilismo Deportivo, A.C. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 FA1 Series standings - GPUpdate.net". www.gpupdate.net. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  7. ^ "FA1 GP: Dörrbecker logra el sexto sitio en Nürburgring" [FA1 GP: Dörrbecker achieved sixth place at the Nurburgring] (Press release). INFOPITSMX. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.