Robert Renauer
Robert Renauer is a German racing driver who last competed for Herberth Motorsport in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Personal life
Renauer is the twin brother of fellow racing driver Alfred Renauer, who serves as Herberth Motorsport's team principal alongside him. Renauer is also the son of Alfred Herberth, who founded Herberth Motorsport in 1996 before passing away in 2012 following a motorcycle accident in Italy.Career
Renauer began car racing in 2003, competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for Herberth Motorsport. Racing full time in the series until 2010, Renauer scored four podiums and finished fourth in points in both 2009 and 2010. During this time span, Renauer also raced in the 2007 24 Hours of Daytona for VICI Racing, as well as making select appearances in ADAC GT Masters in 2008 and 2009.In 2011, Renauer joined Black Falcon for his maiden full-time season in ADAC GT Masters, in which he took his maiden series podium at Zolder, by finishing third in race two, to end the year 23rd in points. Moving to Frogreen CO2 Neutral for the 2012 season, Renauer took seven podiums, which included three second-place finishes, to round out the year sixth in points.
The following year, Renauer joined Herberth Motorsport alongside Martin Ragginger, with whom he took his maiden series win at Lausitzring and three more podiums to finish the year runner-up in points. During 2013, Renauer also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for SMG Challenge. Returning to Herberth Motorsport for 2014, Renauer qualified on pole at Zandvoort, as well as scoring four podiums to end the year with a seventh-place points finish. During 2014, Renauer also made a one-off appearance in the GT Sprint Series for the same team at Zandvoort, in which he finished third in the Main Race.
Having returned to Porsche Carrera Cup Germany competition in 2014, Renauer primarily raced in the series the following year for his family team, taking three podiums and ending the year eighth in points. In 2015, Renauer also finished second in the GTD class at the Petit Le Mans, as well as making a one-off appearance for Rinaldi Racing in the Blancpain Endurance Series, and winning the 12 Hours of Mugello.
Renauer returned to Herberth and ADAC GT Masters competition the following year, scoring wins at the Lausitzring and Hockenheimring to end the year fifth in points. During 2016, Renauer also raced in the 24 Hours of Daytona for Scuderia Corsa, and winning in a one-off in the GTE class of the European Le Mans Series at Imola. Renauer also won the 24 Hours of Barcelona as well as the 12 Hours of Zandvoort and the 24 Hours of Paul Ricard, and was given the Porsche Cup award as the most successful privateer driver for the brand at the end of the year.
In 2017, Renauer returned to Herberth Motorsport for a dual campaign in ADAC GT Masters and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. Teaming up with Sven Müller in the former, the pair scored a lone win at the Lausitzring and a podium at Oschersleben to end the year 12th in points. Renauer also raced in the 24H Series for the same team, taking four wins and winning the Continents sub-championship.
Staying with Herberth for the 2018 ADAC GT Masters season alongside Mathieu Jaminet, the pair scored a lone win at Zandvoort and three more podiums to clinch the series title at Hockenheimring finale. During 2018, Renauer also won the 12 Hours of Imola for the same team, and also raced part-time in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Wright Motorsports.
The following year, Renauer returned to ADAC GT Masters to defend his title alongside Thomas Preining, scoring a win at Oschersleben and ending the year a lowly 13th in points. During 2019, Renauer also raced in the 24H GT Series, winning the 12 Hours of Spa and 12 Hours of Brno in the A6-Am class. Renauer remained in ADAC GT Masters for 2020, taking a lone win at the Nürburgring and six more podiums to secure runner-up honors in points. During 2020, Renauer also won the 12 Hours of Mugello overall, and was given his second Porsche Cup award at the end of the year.
Remaining with the family team for 2021, Renauer raced with them in both ADAC GT Masters and the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series. Starting off the year in Asia, Renauer won the season-opening race at Dubai and finished no lower than fifth in the following three races to secure the GT title, earning him an invite to that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Returning to Europe for the rest of the year, Renauer scored a best result of fourth at Zandvoort in ADAC GT Masters to end the year 20th in points, whilst also finishing 10th in LMGTE AM at Le Mans and scoring three overall wins in the 24H GT Series.
In 2022, Renauer remained with Herberth Motorsport for a dual campaign in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series and the Gold Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. After finishing runner-up in the former with two wins at Abu Dhabi, Renauer scored a lone class win at Imola and took two more podiums to end the year third in the Gold Cup standings. The following year, Renauer continued with the family team to race in the GT class of the Asian Le Mans Series, as well as the Bronze Cup of both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. After finishing 10th in points in the former, Renauer scored a class win at the Nürburgring and one other podium to secure third in the Endurance Cup's Bronze Cup standings, and also scored two podiums in the latter to end the year fifth in the Sprint Cup's Bronze Cup standings.
In 2024, Renauer only raced full-time in the Bronze Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Herberth Motorsport, in which he finished 18th in points with a best class result of fifth at Jeddah. During 2024, Renauer also won the 24 Hours of Portimão for the same team. Following that, Renauer raced in the last two rounds of the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series for the same team in the GT class, winning race two at Dubai, but wasn't classified in the final standings as he was a guest driver.
Staying with Herberth Motorsport for 2025, Renauer primarily raced in the Bronze Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, scoring a best result of fifth in class at Le Castellet to finish the year 18th in points despite missing the final round. Renauer then continued with the team to compete in the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2013 | SMG Challenge | Porsche 997 GT3-R | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H ? | SPA 12H ? | SPA 24H 11 | NÜR | 28th | 13 |
| 2015 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 458 GT3 | Pro | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | NÜR 14 | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro-Am | MON 25 | SIL 28 | LEC 27 | SPA 6H 37 | SPA 12H 54 | SPA 24H Ret | CAT 29 | 35th | 10 |
| 2019 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H 39 | SPA 12H 60 | SPA 24H Ret | CAT | 24th | 6 |
| 2020 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro-Am | IMO | NÜR 20 | SPA 6H 35 | SPA 12H 28 | SPA 24H 37 | LEC | 9th | 38 | |
| 2021 | Precote Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro-Am | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H 49 | SPA 12H 36 | SPA 24H 26 | NÜR | CAT | 35th | 6 |
| 2022 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Gold | IMO 18 | LEC 19 | SPA 6H 24 | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | HOC 20 | CAT 29 | 3rd | 77 |
| 2023 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Bronze | MNZ 21 | LEC 20 | SPA 6H 26 | SPA 12H 19 | SPA 24H 27 | NÜR 19 | CAT 19 | 3rd | 88 |
| 2024 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Bronze | LEC 28 | SPA 6H 32 | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR DNS | MNZ Ret | JED 27 | 18th | 21 |
| 2025 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Bronze | LEC 35 | MNZ 28 | SPA 6H 32 | SPA 12H 23 | SPA 24H 25 | NÜR 38 | CAT | 8th | 45 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Points | |
| 2015 | Magnus Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT America | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LAG | DET | WGL | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET 2 | 32nd | 33 | |
| 2016 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 6 | SEB | LGA | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | AUS | PET | 44th | 26 |
| 2018 | Wright Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 19 | SEB 6 | MOH | BEL | WGL 9 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 26th | 87 |