Frederik Schandorff

Frederik Schandorff is a Danish racing driver, who is currently competing in the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing. He is a two-time GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup class champion, having also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final in 2019 and International GT Open in 2021.

WWW frederikschandorffracing....FB frederikschandorffracing IG frederikschandorff

Career

Schandorff began racing single-seaters in 2013, competing in Formula Ford Denmark. After winning the Formula Ford Denmark title the following year, Schandorff switched to the Danish Thundersport Championship in 2015, scoring two podiums en route to a 10th-place points finish. Two more seasons in the series then ensued, finishing fifth in points in both seasons, in which he scored his maiden series win at Jyllands-Ringen in 2016 as he became the series' youngest race winner. Continuing in the Danish Thundersport Championship for 2018, Schandorff switched to LM Racing for his fourth season in the series, scoring seven podiums to end the year third in points.
Stepping up to GT3 competition for 2019, Schandorff joined Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for a dual campaign in the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia and the International GT Open. In the former, Schandorff scored his only class win of the season at Buriram and stood on the podium in all but four races as he ended the year third in the GT3 Pro-Am standings. In the latter, Schandorff took four wins and four further podiums to secure the Pro-Am title at the finale in Monza. During 2019, Schandorff also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Pro title for Target Racing, as well as the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final Pro title for the same team.
The following year, Schandorff joined Barwell Motorsport for his rookie season in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, as well as racing in the Italian GT Endurance Championship for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing. In the former, Schandorff scored class wins at Imola and Le Castellet, as well as finishing second at the Nürburgring to clinch the Silver Cup title at season's end. In the latter, Schandorff finished second at Vallelunga and third at Monza en route to a sixth-place points finish. Remaining with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2021, Schandorff returned to International GT Open, racing in the Pro class alongside Michele Beretta. Starting off the season with a win at Le Castellet and Spa, before taking further wins at the Hungaroring and Red Bull Ring, and six more podiums to secure the Pro title at the end of the year. During 2021, Schandorff also made his debut in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing at the Petit Le Mans for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport.
In 2022, Schandorff joined Kessel Racing to race in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series, as well as the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Inception Racing with Optimum Motorsport. In the former, Schandorff scored his only win of the season at Spa and took two more podiums to end the year runner-up in the LMGTE standings. In GTWC, Schandorff scored class wins at Le Castellet and the Hockenheimring to secure the Gold Cup title at the season finale in Barcelona. During 2022, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Kessel Racing in LMGTE Am, as well as making select starts in the IMSA SportsCar Championship's GTD class for Inception Racing. After starting off the 2023 season by racing in Asian Le Mans Series for CarGuy Racing, Schandorff returned to Inception Racing for his first full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Racing alongside Brendan Iribe, the pair finished third at the 24 Hours of Daytona, before scoring second-place finishes at Mosport and Road America en route to a sixth-place finish in the GTD standings.
The following year, Schandorff continued in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Inception Racing, scoring podiums at Mosport and Road America, before the team switched to a Ferrari 296 for the final two rounds, as he ended the year ninth in points. During 2024, Schandorff also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team, as well as winning the Gulf 12 Hours on track for Optimum Motorsport, but was relegated to second after being given two 30-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane. Remaining with Inception Racing for 2025, Schandorff scored a lone win at Indianapolis and a second-place finish at Watkins Glen to end the year 10th in GTD. During 2025, Schandorff also raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Auto Sport Racing Service, as well as the 24 Hours of Spa for Garage 59. Schandorff remained with Inception Racing for his fourth full-time season in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship the following year, as well as joining AF Corse-run RaceGroup to race in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.