Daniel Abt

Daniel Abt (born 3 December 1992) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the German Formula Three Championship, the GP3 Series, the GP2 Series, and won the 2009 ADAC Formel Masters championship. He competed in the first four rounds of the 2019–20 Formula E season with ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport, however he was dismissed from the team after being found to be using a ringer driver in the sport's subsequent virtual races.[1] He will be competing the remainder of the season in Ma Qinghua's seat at NIO 333 FE Team.

Daniel Abt
Nationality German
Born (1992-12-03) 3 December 1992
Kempten, Germany
Formula E career
Debut season2014–15
Current teamNIO 333 FE Team
Car number66
Former teamsAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Starts69
Championships0
Wins2
Podiums10
Poles2
Fastest laps8
Best finish5th in 2017–18
Finished last season21st
Previous series
2013–14
2012
2011
2010
2008–09		GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
German Formula Three
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2009ADAC Formel Masters

Career

ADAC Formel Masters

Abt was born in Kempten, Bavaria. In 2008, Abt switched to formula racing and competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for his father's team, Abt Sportsline. He started from the pole position four times and clinched a third and two second places as his best results. Finishing the season in eighth place of the standings he was defeated by his team-mate Markus Pommer, who finished fifth overall with one victory to his credit. In 2009, Abt contested his second season in the ADAC Formel Masters for Abt Sportsline and with eight race wins commandingly clinched the champion's title ahead of Klaus Bachler. He took seven pole positions and a total of ten podium results. With 224 points against 90 points he clearly prevailed in the internal duel against his team-mate René Binder.

Formula Three

After running in the German Formula Three Championship as a guest entrant for Performance Racing in 2009, he switched to the series in 2010 joining the championship-winning Van Amersfoort Racing team.[2] During the season Abt prevailed against his team-mates Stef Dusseldorp and Willi Steindl and had chances of winning the championship title up to the last race weekend. In the end, he had to admit defeat to Tom Dillmann with a score of 112 points against 120 points, and with two race wins and a total of ten podium places finished as the overall runner-up. After the season, he competed for Signature at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix. Abt was leading the race ahead of his team-mates Edoardo Mortara and Laurens Vanthoor but lost control of his vehicle and retired after an accident.[3]

In 2011, Abt joined the Formula 3 Euro Series grid for Signature,[4] finishing the season in seventh place after taking four third places as his best results. In the team, he was defeated by Marco Wittmann and Vanthoor, who achieved second and sixth place. Ahead of Carlos Muñoz, who finished in position eight of the standings, Abt was the third-best driver of his team. In addition, Abt was entitled to points in the 2011 FIA Formula 3 International Trophy where he achieved fourth place. At the end of the year, he tested for Audi in a DTM car.[5]

GP3 and GP2

After setting the fastest time on several occasions in GP3 tests for Lotus GP at the end of 2011,[6] the racing team that had provided the champion and the runner-up the year before, the team gave him a cockpit for the 2012 GP3 Series season.[7]

On 19 December 2012 Abt got a contract to join ART Grand Prix in the GP2 Series in 2013 together with James Calado. Abt struggled as a rookie and finished the season in 22nd with only eleven points to his name, but remained in the championship for 2014 by moving to the German Hilmer Motorsport squad alongside fellow GP3 runner-up Facu Regalia.

Formula E (2014–present)
Abt driving in the 2014 Punta del Este ePrix

On 13 February 2014 Abt was confirmed to also be racing in the inaugural Formula E season with his family associated team Audi Sport ABT alongside Audi's World Endurance Championship driver Lucas di Grassi.

2014–15

Having driven to 3rd on the podium in the inaugural Formula E race, Abt was penalised for illegal modifications on his car resulting being pushed down to 10th position. Abt achieved one podium finish, pole position and fastest lap in the 2014–15 season with 32 points and 11th place in the championship. Abt failed to live up to expectations in his debut season having scored 101 less than teammate Lucas Di Grassi having lacked consistency.

2017–18

Abt won his first race in Formula E in the 2018 Mexico City ePrix, after 38 race starts.

2019–20

In May 2020, Abt was suspended by the Audi team after a professional gamer played under his name in an esports version of the Formula E series. The announcement of his sacking came shortly after.[8]

About a month later, Abt signed for the NIO 333 FE Team, replacing Ma Qinghua after travel restrictions disallowed the latter to travel to Berlin.[9]

Additional information

From 2008 to 2010, Abt was a candidate of the Deutsche Post Speed Academy.[10] As the Academy's overall winner in 2009 and 2010 he became "Germany's motorsport talent of the year."[11][12] Since 2010, Abt has also been a member of Volkswagen's talent promotion programme.[2]

Personal life

Besides Daniel Abt, other members of his family are involved in motorsport. His father, Hans-Jürgen, is the owner and principal of the Abt Sportsline team which is active in the DTM and other series. His uncle, Christian Abt, is a racing driver as well and was active in the DTM for a number of years.

Abt is managing director of Abt Lifestyle GmbH.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Podiums Points Position
2008 ADAC Formel Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 0 1 1 3 91 8th
2009 ADAC Formel Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 8 7 3 10 224 1st
German Formula 3 Championship Performance Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 2 6 5 10 112 2nd
Macau Grand Prix Signature 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 27 0 0 1 4 150 7th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6th
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 8 0 0 0 0 44 4th
2012 GP3 Series Lotus GP 16 2 1 0 7 149.5 2nd
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 34th
German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 3 0 0 0 1 18 14th
Macau Grand Prix Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 12th
2013 GP2 Series ART Grand Prix 22 0 0 0 0 11 22nd
2014 GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 27 16th
2014–15 Formula E Audi Sport ABT 11 0 1 1 1 32 11th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship Rebellion Racing 4 0 0 0 0 2 28th
24 Hours of Le Mans 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
2015–16 Formula E ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 10 0 0 0 3 68 7th
2016 ADAC GT Masters Bentley Team ABT 13 0 1 0 1 45 19th
24H Series C. Abt Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2016–17 Formula E ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport 12 0 0 1 0 67 8th
2017–18 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 12 2 1 3 4 120 5th
2018–19 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 13 0 0 2 2 95 7th
2019–20 Formula E Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 5 0 0 1 0 8 21st
NIO 333 FE Team 6 0 0 0 0

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points
2011 Signature Dallara F308/057 Volkswagen LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
11		 LEC
3
9		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
7		 HOC
3
6		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
8		 ZAN
3
5		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
4		 NOR
1
10		 NOR
2
10		 NOR
3
3		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
7		 NÜR
3
7		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
5		 VAL
1
10		 VAL
2
10		 VAL
3
7		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
3		 HOC
3
6		 7th 150

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2012 Lotus GP CAT
FEA
13		 CAT
SPR
6		 MON
FEA
6		 MON
SPR
3		 VAL
FEA
6		 VAL
SPR
2		 SIL
FEA
4		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HOC
FEA
7		 HOC
SPR
2		 HUN
FEA
2		 HUN
SPR
11		 SPA
FEA
1		 SPA
SPR
5		 MNZ
FEA
1		 MNZ
SPR
2		 2nd 149.5

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2012 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1		 ALC
2		 MON
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 MSC
1		 MSC
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 HUN
1
18		 HUN
2
24		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
18		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
Ret		 34th 0

Complete GP2 Series results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 D.C. Points
2013 ART Grand Prix SEP
FEA
Ret		 SEP
SPR
16		 BHR
FEA
14		 BHR
SPR
7		 CAT
FEA
11		 CAT
SPR
8		 MON
FEA
16		 MON
SPR
22		 SIL
FEA
15		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 NÜR
FEA
21		 NÜR
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
24		 HUN
SPR
14		 SPA
FEA
16		 SPA
SPR
16		 MNZ
FEA
17		 MNZ
SPR
22		 MRN
FEA
13		 MRN
SPR
DSQ		 YMC
FEA
9		 YMC
SPR
5		 22nd 11
2014 Hilmer Motorsport BHR
FEA
13		 BHR
SPR
13		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
12		 MON
FEA
Ret		 MON
SPR
17		 RBR
FEA
17		 RBR
SPR
23		 SIL
FEA
10		 SIL
SPR
11		 HOC
FEA
20		 HOC
SPR
15		 HUN
FEA
5		 HUN
SPR
5		 SPA
FEA
8		 SPA
SPR
5		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
10		 SOC
FEA
Ret		 SOC
SPR
13		 YMC
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 16th 27

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2014–15 Audi Sport ABT Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
10		 PUT
10		 PDE
15		 BUE
13†		 MIA
3		 LBH
15		 MCO
Ret		 BER
14		 MSC
5		 LON
Ret		 LON
11		 11th 32
2015–16 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Spark SRT01-e ABT Schaeffler FE01 BEI
11		 PUT
7		 PDE
8		 BUE
13		 MEX
7		 LBH
3		 PAR
10		 BER
2		 LON
Ret		 LON
2		 7th 68
2016–17 ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport Spark SRT01-e ABT Schaeffler FE02 HKG
Ret		 MRK
6		 BUE
7		 MEX
7		 MCO
7		 PAR
13†		 BER
6		 BER
4		 NYC
14†		 NYC
Ret		 MTL
4		 MTL
6		 8th 67
2017–18 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Spark SRT01-e Audi e-tron FE04 HKG
5		 HKG
DSQ		 MRK
10		 SCL
Ret		 MEX
1		 PDE
14		 RME
4		 PAR
7		 BER
1		 ZUR
13		 NYC
2		 NYC
3		 5th 120
2018–19 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Spark SRT05e Audi e-tron FE05 ADR
8		 MRK
10		 SCL
3		 MEX
10		 HKG
4		 SYX
5		 RME
18†		 PAR
3		 MCO
15		 BER
6		 BRN
6		 NYC
6		 NYC
5		 7th 95
2019–20 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Spark SRT05e Audi e-tron FE06 DIR
Ret		 DIR
6		 SCL
14		 MEX
Ret		 MRK
14		 21st 8
NIO 333 FE Team NIO FE-005 BER
18		 BER
16		 BER
15		 BER
18		 BER
Ret		 BER
20

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 Rebellion Racing Alexandre Imperatori
Dominik Kraihamer		 Rebellion R-One-AER LMP1 336 18th 9th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2015 Rebellion Racing LMP1 Rebellion R-One AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
17		 NÜR
Ret		 COA
14		 FUJ
16		 SHA BHR 28th 2
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References
  1. "Daniel Abt: Audi sack Formula E driver for esports cheating". Sky Sports. 26 May 2020.
  2. "Daniel Abt: 2010 als VW-Junior in der Formel 3" [Daniel Abt: 2010 as a Volkswagen Junior in Formula 3]. Motorsport-Total.com (in German). sport media group GmbH. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. Ziegler, Stefan (21 November 2010). "Mortara bezwingt Macao: Zweiter Sieg in Folge!" [Mortara conquers Macau: Second win in a row!]. Motorsport-Total.com (in German). sport media group GmbH. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. "Abt steigt in die Formel-3-Euroserie auf" [Abt graduates into the Formula 3 Euro Series]. Motorsport-Total.com (in German). sport media group GmbH. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. "Abt and Vanthoor test DTM Audi". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. ITR e.V. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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  8. "Audi sack Formula E's Daniel Abt for esports driver impersonation". BBC. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Armando Parente		 ADAC Formel Masters
Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
Richie Stanaway
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