Jens Klingmann
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| Jens Klingmann | |
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 16 July 1990 |
| FIA GT3 European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Alpina |
| Categorisation |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 25 |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008 2006–07 | ADAC GT Masters Formula 3 Euro Series Formula BMW ADAC |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024, 2023 2007 | Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup Formula BMW ADAC |
Jens Klingmann (born 16 July 1990 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver and BMW Motorsport works driver.
Racing career
[edit]Karting foundation
[edit]Klingmann began competitive karting in 1998 at the age of eight. Over an eight-year period, he contested various regional and national German junior karting championships before transitioning to single-seaters ahead of the 2006 season.[1]
Open-wheel formula career
[edit]Formula BMW ADAC
[edit]In 2006, Klingmann entered the Formula BMW ADAC championship with Eifelland Racing as an official BMW Junior driver.[1] He recorded four podium finishes over the 18-race season, finishing fourth in the final standings with 121 points and winning the "Rookie of the Year" award.[1] He finished his first FBMW campaign fourth in the Drivers' Championship with 121 points behind fellow German Marco Holzer. He concluded the year with a seventh-place finish at the Formula BMW World Final.[1]
He remained with Eifelland Racing for the 2007 season and won the drivers' championship title.[2] Klingmann won 11 of the 18 races to finish the season with 699 points, ahead of runner-up Daniel Campos-Hull and third-placed Philipp Eng.[3] He also secured a third-place podium finish at the season-ending Formula BMW World Final.[1]
Formula 3 Euro Series
[edit]Klingmann moved up to the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2008, driving a Dallara F308-Volkswagen for RC Motorsport.[4][5] He did not score points during the 20-race calendar and finished 27th in the final championship standings.[6] Following the 2008 campaign, he left single-seaters to focus on GT racing.[1][7]
GT and sports car career
[edit]ADAC GT Masters
[edit]Klingmann entered sports car racing in 2009, contesting several series. In the ADAC GT Masters, he drove an Alpina B6 GT3 and finished 14th in the standings, taking a race win at Oschersleben.[1] He also placed 18th in the FIA GT3 European Championship.[1] For the 2010 season, he joined Abt Sportsline, winning races at the Sachsenring and Hockenheim to finish fifth in the final drivers' championship.[1]
Between 2011 and 2013, Klingmann drove the BMW Z4 GT3 for various customer entries, regularizing his appearances on the Nordschleife.[8] In 2015, he returned to a full-time ADAC GT Masters campaign with Schubert Motorsport alongside Dominik Baumann. The pair won four races, placing Klingmann third in the final points classification.[9]
BMW factory driver appointment
[edit]Klingmann was promoted to the official BMW M Motorsport factory driver roster at the beginning of 2014.[10] In August 2014, while competing in the Nürburgring Endurance Series (VLN) for Schubert Motorsport, he set a qualifying lap time of 7:59.045 minutes, recording one of the first official sub-eight-minute laps on the 24.358-kilometer Nordschleife layout.[11]
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
[edit]Klingmann made his first North American appearances in 2015, joining BMW Team RLL for selected IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events and finishing second in the GTLM class in wet conditions at Petit Le Mans.[12] He moved to Turner Motorsport for a full-time GTD program in 2016, driving the new BMW M6 GT3 to a second-place finish at the 12 Hours of Sebring and an inaugural North American victory at Mosport with Bret Curtis.[13] He finished the 2016 standings in sixth place and remained with the team in 2017, taking another class victory at Road America to finish eleventh in points.[12]
International endurance events
[edit]In European endurance programs, Klingmann finished second overall at the 2018 24 Hours of Spa driving a Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3.[14] Two years later, he took an overall third-place finish at the 2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring as a driver for BMW Team Schnitzer.[10]
Italian GT Championship
[edit]Klingmann shifted his seasonal program to the Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup in 2022, finishing his first season as the series runner-up.[15] In 2023, he paired with Bruno Spengler at the BMW Italia Ceccato Racing team, which operated under the administrative management of ROAL Motorsport. Driving a BMW M4 GT3, Klingmann and Spengler won the Italian GT Sprint driver title at the final round in Monza.[16][15]
He defended his title in the 2024 season to become a consecutive Italian GT Sprint Cup champion.[15] Due to rotational driver schedules, Klingmann registered points alongside changing factory teammates, including Max Hesse, Jake Dennis, and Raffaele Marciello, securing the championship during a double-victory weekend at Monza with 124 points.[15]
In the 2025 season, he remained with Ceccato Racing alongside Jesse Krohn.[17] The duo finished the year as the Sprint Cup championship runner-up, highlighting their campaign with a race win at Mugello while managing development tracking for the updated BMW M4 GT3 Evo package.[18]
He defended his title in the 2024 season to become a consecutive Italian GT Sprint Cup champion.[15] Due to rotational driver schedules, Klingmann registered points alongside changing factory teammates, including Max Hesse, Jake Dennis, and Raffaele Marciello, securing the championship during a double-victory weekend at Monza with 124 points.[15] In the 2025 season, he remained with Ceccato Racing alongside Jesse Krohn, finishing the year as the Sprint Cup championship runner-up with a race win at Mugello for the updated BMW M4 GT3 Evo package.[15]
Recent programs
[edit]In May 2026, Klingmann joined Schubert Motorsport for the BMW M3 Touring 24H development project at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[19] He shared the vehicle with Connor De Phillippi, Ugo de Wilde, and Neil Verhagen, finishing fifth overall and winning the custom SPX vehicle class.[19] Concurrently, he was entered by ROWE Racing in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, driving with Tim Tramnitz.[20]
Race results
[edit]Career summary
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (June 2026) |
- Season still in progress.† As Klingmann was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula BMW ADAC results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Eifelland Racing | HOC1 1 9 |
HOC1 2 10 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 5 |
NÜR1 1 3 |
NÜR1 2 2 |
OSC1 1 14 |
OSC1 2 3 |
OSC2 1 4 |
OSC2 2 3 |
NOR 1 4 |
NOR 2 4 |
NÜR2 1 5 |
NÜR2 2 6 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 6 |
HOC2 1 8 |
HOC2 2 6 |
4th | 121 |
| 2007 | Eifelland Racing | OSC1 1 10 |
OSC1 2 1 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 1 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 1 |
NÜR1 1 2 |
NÜR1 2 2 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
OSC2 1 1 |
OSC2 2 2 |
NÜR2 1 1 |
NÜR2 2 4 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 3 |
1st | 699 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | RC Motorsport | Dallara F308/032 | Volkswagen | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
MUG 1 24 |
MUG 2 24 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 20 |
NOR 1 15 |
NOR 2 10 |
ZAN 1 21 |
ZAN 2 18 |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 10 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 11 |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 8 |
LMS 1 27 |
LMS 2 15 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 16 |
27th | 0 |
Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alpina | Alpina B6 GT3 | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
OSC 1 10 |
OSC 2 22 |
ALG 1 6 |
ALG 2 5 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 18 |
ZOL 1 19 |
ZOL 2 14 |
26th | 11 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
[edit]
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Schubert | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
BAK QR Ret |
BAK CR Ret |
NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Rowe Racing | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
NÜR QR 7 |
NÜR CR 11 |
NC | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | AlManar Racing by WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | BRH 1 19 |
BRH 2 8 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 18 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 20 |
MAG 1 13 |
MAG 2 17 |
VAL 1 9 |
VAL 2 10 |
4th | 88 | ||||
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SnapLap. "Jens Klingmann Profile and Career History". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Speedsport Magazine. "Deutsche Formel BMW: Übersicht der Saisons und Meister (2007: Jens Klingmann)" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Driver Database. "Formula BMW ADAC 2007 Standings". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "German juniors: Götz and Klingmann with Volkswagen power". f3euroseries.com. Formula 3 Euro Series. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 March 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ Formel 3 Guide. "Dallara Chassis Database: Chassis F308/032 (RC Motorsport – Jens Klingmann)" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Formel 3 Guide. "Punktestand 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Jens Klingmann Profile, Chronicle, Statistics - Formula 3 Euro Series Driver" (in German). Motorsport-Magazin.com. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Speedsport Magazine. "Jens Klingmann: Rennfahrer-Biographie – Karriere und Erfolge" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ ADAC Motorsport. "Driver Profile: Jens Klingmann – 2015 Season" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 BMW M Motorsport. "BMW M Works Drivers: Jens Klingmann Profile" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Motorsport-XL (6 August 2014). "Nordschleife VLN: Jens Klingmann fährt im Qualifying eine Rundenzeit of 7:59.045 Minuten" (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 IMSA. "Driver Profile: Jens Klingmann". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ BMW Group Press (18 September 2016). "First Victory for the BMW M6 GT3 in North America at Mosport". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Roßbach, Susanne (18 November 2018). "5 Fragen an … Jens Klingmann". Motorsport XL (in German). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BMW Group Press. "Italian GT Championship: Title wins for Jens Klingmann and Ceccato Racing". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Haueter, David (3 November 2023). "Jens Klingmann & Bruno Spengler Win Italian GT Sprint Cup Championship". BimmerLife. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ BMW Italia Ceccato Racing. "BMW Italia Ceccato Racing Team announces drivers and entry history" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ BMW Group Press (27 October 2025). "BMW M Motorsport News: Ceccato Racing Narrowly Misses Title Hat-Trick". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 BMW M (18 May 2026). "24h Nürburgring: Major BMW M3 Touring 24H Show". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ GT World Challenge. "Jens Klingmann ROWE Racing Profile". Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann – 2025 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Jens Klingmann Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- Jens Klingmann career summary at DriverDB.com
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