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Swiss racing driver (born 2000)

Ricardo Feller

Ricardo Feller

Key facts

date of birthJune 1, 2000
occupationracing driver
place of birthAarau
All data from the card 14
Nationality
Swiss
Born
1 June 2000Aarau, Switzerland
Debut season
2017
Current team
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport
Categorisation
FIA Silver (until 2021) FIA Gold (2022) FIA Platinum (2023–)
Car number
29
Former teams
BWT Mücke MotorsportAudi Sport Racing Academy
Starts
78
Wins
5
Podiums
11
Poles
3
Fastest laps
5
2018–201920162016
24H SeriesADAC Formula 4Italian F4 Championship
2023, 202620212021
GTWC Europe Sprint CupGTWC Europe Endurance Cup – Silver CupADAC GT Masters

Ricardo Feller (born 1 June 2000) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Manthey Racing and GT World Challenge Europe for Lionspeed GP. He is a Porsche contracted driver, and previously drove for Audi.

A homegrown Audi talent since age 16, Feller began his career in the ADAC GT Masters and won the title in 2021. He made his DTM debut in 2022, placed third in 2023, and won a fog-shortened Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2024. Upon moving to Porsche, Feller won the 2026 edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Spa. He is a two-time GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup champion—in 2023 with Audi and in 2026 with Porsche.

Career

Feller's DTM Audi at the Red Bull Ring in 2023.
Feller's DTM Audi at the Red Bull Ring in 2023.
Feller competing with Manthey Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 R during the 2026 DTM round in Red Bull Ring
Feller competing with Manthey Racing's Porsche 911 GT3 R during the 2026 DTM round in Red Bull Ring
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Early career

Feller began karting in 2011, competing in the Supermini class of the Switzerland-based Bridgestone Cup. The following year, he expanded his karting program, taking second overall in the Supermini class of the 2012 Swiss Karting Championship.

In 2016, at the age of 15, Feller stepped into single-seater formula cars for the first time in his career, joining Mücke Motorsport (branded as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) for the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship season.

Sports car racing

Audi drives and factory promotion (2017–2024)

For 2017, Feller made the transition to sports car racing, competing in the 2017 ADAC GT Masters alongside teammate Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky with the new-for-2017 Audi Sport Racing Academy team. With his appearance in the opening round, Feller became the youngest driver in series history. Although the duo failed to score a point in 2017, Feller rejoined Mücke Motorsport for the 2018 season, sharing his Audi R8 LMS with Audi factory driver Christopher Haase. Later that year, Feller made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in the Sprint Cup for Belgian Audi Club Team WRT. He and co-driver Adrien de Leener would score their first and only victory of the season at the Nürburgring in September.

To begin 2019, Feller made his debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Land Motorsport. This opportunity grew into a full Michelin Endurance Cup campaign for himself and co-drivers Christopher Mies and Daniel Morad. They recorded a best finish of second in the season finale at Road Atlanta. Later that year, Feller scored his first race victory in the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort. For 2020, Feller joined Emil Frey Racing, competing in the Pro class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

After competing with Mücke Motorsport during the 2020 season, Feller returned to Land Motorsport for the 2021 ADAC GT Masters season. Reunited with co-driver Mies, the two claimed three race victories en route to the overall championship, with Feller also taking the Junior categorization title as well. With Emil Frey Racing, Feller scored the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver class title, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Rolf Ineichen. The trio scored two class victories and three podiums from five races en route to their title.

For 2022, Feller joined Audi Sport's factory roster, taking part in the DTM with Team Abt Sportsline. He had reportedly received multiple offers ahead of the 2022 season, but elected to sign a factory contract with Audi. At Imola in June, he claimed his first career DTM pole. He would go on to win that race, in the process scoring his first series victory. Feller would score one additional podium in 2022, finishing 15th in the championship. Following his rookie season, Feller stated he was pleased with the year, and believed that the team had potential in the near future to challenge more frequently for race victories. Outside of his DTM commitments, Feller competed part-time in the ADAC GT Masters, driving for Land-Motorsport alongside Jusuf Owega when DTM and GT Masters dates didn't clash. His Audi factory driver duties also saw him take part in several one-off endurance events, including the Bathurst 12 Hour with The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline, the 24 Hours of Spa with Attempto Racing, and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Team Phoenix. For the final round of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, he deputized for Team WRT's Kelvin van der Linde, who was unwell.

Feller began his 2023 campaign at the Bathurst 12 Hour, finishing second in the Pro-Am class where he shared his Audi with Yasser Shahin and Christopher Mies. He returned to his factory driver duties at the Kyalami 9 Hours, where he finished third overall alongside co-drivers Mattia Drudi and Patric Niederhauser. His partnership with Drudi continued throughout the 2023 season, where the two shared Tresor Orange1's Audi for the full GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Fellow factory driver Dennis Marschall joined the entry for the Endurance Cup. In Sprint Cup competition, Feller and Drudi claimed four race victories, including a sweep of the season finale weekend at Zandvoort, claiming the overall title by 19 points over Raffaele Marciello and Timur Boguslavskiy. The Endurance Cup saw Feller claim one podium finish, finishing fifth in the championship. In late February, Feller's return to DTM for a second season was confirmed, where he would again drive for Abt Sportsline. Feller claimed a single race victory, adding two further podium finishes en route to a third-place championship finish.

In 2024, Feller formed part of the Scherer Sport PHX team that won the shortest Nürburgring 24H in history, after over half of the race was red-flagged due to fog. Feller additionally returned for a third season of DTM competition in 2024, continuing with Abt Sportsline and Audi. For the first time in his DTM career, Feller would fail to win a race, claiming two podium finishes and ending the season 11th in the points classification. His 2024 program also included a full-time effort in GT World Challenge Europe, encompassing both the Sprint and Endurance cups. The Sprint Cup campaign, alongside Alex Aka, yielded a best finish of fourth at Brands Hatch and a ninth-place championship finish, while the addition of Haase to the lineup for the Endurance Cup saw the trio finish third in the series championship. The combined effort saw Aka and Feller finish third in the overall GT World Challenge Europe standings. Feller concluded the year with his debut at the FIA GT World Cup, where he finished eighth in the feature race.

Switch to Porsche (2025–)

Following 2024, Feller officially parted ways with Audi, joining Porsche as a contracted driver. Feller was initially set to stay on the DTM grid with his new manufacturer, taking on a program with Allied Racing, however the team shuttered its program prior to the start of the season. In late March, it was announced that Land-Motorsport would field a single Audi R8 LMS Evo II for Feller, keeping both Feller and Audi on the DTM grid for 2025. Feller supplemented his DTM program with a GT World Challenge Europe campaign with Bronze Cup team Lionspeed GP, sharing a Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) with Patrick Kolb and Gabriel Rindone in the Endurance Cup. Feller paired up with Rindone for the season's Sprint Cup.

Formula E

In May 2024, Feller would make his Formula E debut in the Berlin rookie test, driving for ABT CUPRA.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 15 0 0 0 0 0 39th
Italian F4 Championship Kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2017 ADAC GT Masters Audi Sport Racing Academy 14 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Saintéloc Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club WRT 6 0 0 0 0 1 26th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver 1 0 0 2 47 6th
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 14 0 0 1 0 45 13th
24H GT Series - A6 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2019 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 117 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 4 0 0 0 1 92 28th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - A6 BWT Mücke Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2020 ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 13 0 0 0 0 32 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 3 0 1 2 2 24.5 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 1 1 3 3 43.5 8th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 14 3 3 4 6 199 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 5 0 0 0 1 19 14th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver 2 2 2 3 91 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 1 1 1 3 45.5 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 8 2 2 5 3 75 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT3 Team Mathol Racing 2 2 2 0 2 ? ?
Nürburgring Endurance Series - V6 1 0 0 0 1 ? ?
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Team Abt Sportsline 16 1 1 0 2 63 15th
ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 9 1 0 1 2 96 15th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Attempto 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0
Intercontinental GT Challenge The Bend Motorsport Park Team Valvoline 1 0 0 0 0 10 17th
Audi Sport Team Attempto 1 0 0 0 0
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Scherer Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 16 1 2 2 3 179 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Orange1 5 0 0 0 1 47 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 4 1 1 7 109.5 1st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Attempto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 16 0 0 1 2 115 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing 5 0 0 0 0 60 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 1 0 21.5 9th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX 2 0 0 1 1 ? ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
FIA GT World Cup FAW Audi Sport Asia Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2025 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Land-Motorsport 16 1 0 1 3 100 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Lionspeed GP 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 0 0 1 1 62 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 0 0 1 0 20 11th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 0 0 0 0 0 N/A WD
2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Manthey Racing
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 14 0 0 1 2 98 11th*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Lionspeed GP
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 6 2 2 1 3 47 2nd*

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2016 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg OSC1
1

27
OSC1
2

26
OSC1
3

26
SAC
1

22
SAC
2

23
SAC
3

15
LAU
1

22
LAU
2

18
LAU
3

26
OSC2
1

20
OSC2
2

25
OSC2
3

Ret
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

20
HOC
3

25
39th 0

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

*Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
22
SEB
4
MDO DET WGL
8
MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
2
28th 92
2026 Manthey Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
5
SEB
1
LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 15th* 658*

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 Melbourne Performance Centre Yasser Shahin
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Evo II APA 285 7th 7th
2023 Melbourne Performance Centre Christopher Mies
Yasser Shahin
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro-Am 320 9th 2nd
2024 Melbourne Performance Centre Brad Schumacher
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro 216 DNF DNF
2025 Jamec Racing Broc Feeney
Liam Talbot
Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro 164 DNF DNF
2026 EBM Klaus Bachler
Laurin Heinrich
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro 262 8th 6th

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