Timo Bernhard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Timo Bernhard
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1981(1981-02-24)
Age	43
Birthplace	Homburg
Country	Germany
Birth City	Saarland
Horoscope	Aquarius

Timo Bernhard Biography

Timo Bernhard is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on February 24, 1981 in Homburg, Saarland, Germany. German race car racer is famous for his success in races such as in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. In 2010 was the eleventh driver to ever take home the Triple Crown of endurance racing.

He was the winner of his first 24 Hours of Le Mans race along with his co- driver He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race with co-driver Romain Dumas..

Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a professional sports car racer from Germany. He was a former Team Penske driver and is currently a Porsche factory driver, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He has also raced for the CytoSport in the 2010 American Le Mans Series season (ALMS) and is a winner of the Triple Crown in endurance racing. On 29 June 2018, he became the first person in 35 years to break the all-time Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record, set since Stefan Bellof’s in 1983 with a Porsche 956, in a derestricted Porsche 919 Evo with a time of 5:19.546.

Bernhard was born in Homburg, Saarland. He debuted in karting in 1991. He finished 5th at the CIK/FIA Junior World Championship and was crowned German junior champion. The next two years, Bernhard was 6th and 3rd at the German Karting Championship. In 1998 he moved to formula cars as he joined Formula Ford, finishing 6th in both the German series and the Eurocup in 1998. In his last year in open-wheelers, 1999, Bernhard finished 3rd in the German Formula Ford.

He got married to a woman called Katharina.

Timo Bernhard Net Worth

Timo Bernhard is one of the richest Race Car Driver from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Timo Bernhard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started racing karts in 1991, and then was the German junior champion.

He achieved the 24 Hours of Le Mans record distance of 5,335.313 km in 2010.

Bernhard began the season by winning the 24 Hours of Daytona outright in a Porsche 911 GT3-RS, driving with Buckler, Michael Schrom, and Bergmeister. Bernhard and Bergmeister won 3 ALMS races, including Petit Le Mans, and finished second in the championship. He also finished 3rd at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

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Who is Timo Bernhard Dating?

According to our records, Timo Bernhard married to Katharina Bernhard. As of December 1, 2023, Timo Bernhard’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2006, Bernhard moved to Penske Racing who owned and captained by legendary owner Roger Penske and the new Porsche RS Spyder in the LMP2 class of the ALMS, again partnering Dumas. After a frustrating start to the season, Bernhard and Dumas took advantage of the Audi R10’s absence from the series to take the overall win at Mid-Ohio. This was the first overall win for an LMP2 class car, and the first win for an under-class car since 2003. Bernhard also won the LMP2 class at Petit Le Mans (with Sascha Maassen and Emmanuel Collard), and took four class victories in total and finished 3rd in the championship. He also won the 24 Hours Nürburgring outright, partnering Lucas Luhr, Marcel Tiemann, and Mike Rockenfeller.

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Timo Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Timo Bernhard celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.

Along with Dumas and Rockenfeller, Bernhard took the overall win in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans. This was the first win for either driver and set records throughout and after the race, including breaking the 1971 distance record of 5,335.313 km (3,315.210 mi); the car (#9) ran 397 laps and 5,410.713 km (3,362.061 mi). Bernhard’s victory made him the eleventh driver to complete the triple crown of endurance racing, with Bernhard also winning not only the 2003 24 Hours of Daytona but also the 2008 12 Hours of Sebring with Penske (also with Dumas but also with Collard). Bernhard partnered Klaus Graf in the Muscle Milk Team CytoSport Porsche RS Spyder to second place at Road America, the seventh round of the 2010 ALMS season.