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Daniel Keilwitz

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Daniel Keilwitz
Keilwitz in 2011
NationalityGermany German
Born (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Racing licence FIA Gold
Championship titles
2013
2010
ADAC GT Masters
FIA GT3 European Championship

Daniel Keilwitz (born 3 August 1989) is a German racing driver. A veteran of the GT3 scene, Keilwitz's most notable accolades include the 2010 FIA GT3 European Championship and 2013 ADAC GT Masters, as well as being the lap record holder at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.[1] He has also won the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup in the Pro-Am class.[2]

Having followed a runner-up finish in the ADAC Procar series in 2006 up with three race-winning seasons in the Mini Challenge Germany, Keilwitz entered the ADAC GT Masters in 2009 with Leipert Motorsport. He went on to triumph in the FIA GT3 European Championship the following year, winning four races at Callaway Competition alongside Christian Hohenadel.[3][4] Keilwitz and the team migrated to GT Masters from 2011 onward, finishing second in 2012 before triumphing overall in 2013.[5] He competed in the series until 2021, finishing third thrice and second in 2018.

Since 2022, Keilwitz has been driving for Rinaldi Racing in the LMP3 class of the Michelin Le Mans Cup.[6]

During his career, the German has taken part in the Nürburgring 24 Hours on a number of occasions. Aside from his record lap in 2023, Keilwitz finished second in the SP8 class in 2011 and won the 2023 contest whilst driving in the SP9 Pro-Am category in a Ferrari 296 GT3 fielded by WTM by Rinaldi Racing.[7]

Keilwitz's WTM by Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 in 2022.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 German Production Car Championship - Diesel N/A 4 0 0 0 0 15 10th
2006 ADAC Procar - Division III N/A 13 4 3 ? 8 80 2nd
2007 Mini Challenge Germany Schubert Motorsport 13 1 0 2 1 127 11th
2008 Mini Challenge Germany Schubert Motorsport 15 2 2 0 3 209 5th
2009 Mini Challenge Germany ORMS Racing 15 2 1 1 5 242 5th
ADAC GT Masters Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 1 8 0 0 0 1 12 17th
2010 FIA GT3 European Championship Callaway Competition 12 4 2 0 8 183 1st
VLN Series N/A ? ? ? ? ? 39.6 135th
2011 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 0 1 4 2 64 17th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8 Team Tobias Guttroff 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2012 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 3 1 1 6 153 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Haribo Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2013 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 5 0 2 5 179 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
FIA GT Series Dörr Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 1 21st
Callaway Competition 0 0 0 0 0
2014 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 6 3 1 7 184 3rd
International GT Open - GT3 Pro-Am V8 Racing 4 0 0 1 1 6 24th
Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Blancpain GT Sprint Series Callaway – RWT 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 0 0 1 4 104 7th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Walkenhorst Motorsport powered by Dunlop 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Solaris Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 18 27th
2016 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 0 0 4 152 3rd
VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Mann Filter Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Black Pearl Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A Wiesmann Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 8 2 0 0 5 123 2nd
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Rinaldi Racing 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Pro-Am 7 1 3 8 144 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 0 0 1 1 30 16th
VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
DMV Gran Turismo TCC - Class 1 N/A 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 1 0 5 123 3rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 1 1 1 60 4th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 1 6 16th
24H GT Series - Continents' - A6 Lambda Performance 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Pirelli World Challenge Callaway Competition USA 3 0 0 1 1 48 26th
2019 ADAC GT Masters PROpeak Performance 8 0 0 0 0 66 17th
Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 4 0 0 0 1
VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
24H GT Series - Europe - A6 2 0 0 0 0 12 24th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 Mishumotors 1 0 0 0 0 58 35th
2020 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 8 0 0 0 0 17 31st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 36 11th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 0 2 30th
2021 ADAC GT Masters Aust Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 15 34th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro-Am WTM Powered by Phoenix 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
24H GT Series - GT3 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC
2022 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Rinaldi Racing 7 0 0 1 0 12 19th
24H GT Series - GT3 WTM Racing 4 1 0 1 3 0 NC†
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Lamborghini Stuttgart by Target 2 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2023 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Rinaldi Racing 7 0 0 0 0 14 15th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 WTM by Rinaldi Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro-Am 1 1 0 1 1 N/A 1st
2024 Prototype Winter Series - LMP3 Rinaldi Racing 7 0 1 1 3 25.935 4th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 5 0 0 1 0 7 24th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 * *
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th

As Keilwitz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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(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 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2009 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 1 Ascari KZ1R GT3 OSC1
1
OSC1
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
LAU
1

6
LAU
2

3
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

10
SAC
1

6
SAC
2

Ret
OSC2
1

Ret
OSC2
2

19
17th 12
2011 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC
1

2
OSC
2

4
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

Ret
ZOL
1

Ret
ZOL
2

Ret
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

6
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

19
LAU
1

2
LAU
2

Ret
ASS
1

21
ASS
2

Ret
HOC
1

18
HOC
2

6
17th 64
2012 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

3
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

6
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

4
NÜR1
1

33
NÜR1
2

Ret
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

26
LAU
1

26
LAU
2

3
NÜR2
1

2
NÜR2
2

1
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

9
2nd 153
2013 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC
1

14
OSC
2

1
SPA
1

8
SPA
2

14
SAC
1

15
SAC
2

13
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

5
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

1
LAU
1

1
LAU
2

5
SVK
1

14
SVK
2

1
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

6
1st 179
2014 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

Ret
ZAN
1

8
ZAN
2

9
LAU
1

3
LAU
2

9
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

1
SLO
1

4
SLO
2

1
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

1
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

13
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

1
3rd 184
2015 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC
1

4
OSC
2

14
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

12
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

2
LAU
1

9
LAU
2

2
NÜR
1

19
NÜR
2

Ret
SAC
1

3
SAC
2

10
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

Ret
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

9
7th 104
2016 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1

7
OSC
2

Ret
SAC
1

4
SAC
2

1
LAU
1

4
LAU
2

1
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

1
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

8
ZAN
2

5
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

Ret
3rd 152
2017 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

2
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

4
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
SAC
1
SAC
2
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

2
2nd 123
2018 Callaway Competition Corvette C7 GT3-R OSC
1

19
OSC
2

18
MST
1

2
MST
2

2
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

1
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

17
ZAN
2

13
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

7
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

7
3rd 123
2019 PROpeak Performance Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 OSC
1

DSQ
OSC
2

DSQ
MST
1

10
MST
2

19
RBR
1

23
RBR
2

9
ZAN
1

21
ZAN
2

29
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
17th 66
Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 HOC
1

4
HOC
2

9
SAC
1

4
SAC
2

2
2020 Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LAU1
1

25
LAU1
2

9
NÜR
1

11
NÜR
2

32
HOC
1

16
HOC
2

14
SAC
1

14
SAC
2

Ret
RBR
1

WD
RBR
2

WD
LAU2
1
LAU2
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
31st 160
2021 Aust Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC
1

16
OSC
2

17
RBR
1

22
RBR
2

19
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

17
LAU
1

12
LAU
2

10
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

DNS
HOC
1

16
HOC
2

11
NÜR
1

21
NÜR
2

17
34th 15

References

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  1. ^ "51. ADAC TotalEnergies 24h Nürburgring Lap by Lap Race" (PDF). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Daniel Keilwitz | Rennfahrer aus Leidenschaft" (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ Keilwitz and Hohenadel Take GT3 Drivers Title (Offizielle FIA-GT3-Seite am 19. September 2010)
  4. ^ "Hohenadel und Keilwitz sind GT3-Europameister / FIA GT3 - SPEEDWEEK.COM". www.speedweek.com (in German). 2010-09-19. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ "Alessi/Keilwitz sind ADAC GT Masters-Champions: Ford siegt im Finale | ADAC GT Masters". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. ^ Goodwin, Graham (15 March 2022). "2022 Michelin Le Mans Cup Attracts Record Entry". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Frikadelli: Der Fahrerkader steht – ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring" (in German). 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by FIA GT3 European Champion
2010
with: Christian Hohenadel
Succeeded by
Preceded by ADAC GT Masters Champion
2013 with:
Diego Alessi
Succeeded by