Daniel Abt
| Daniel Abt | |
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Abt in his 2012 Lotus GP suit.
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| Nationality |
 German |
| Born |
3 December 1992 Kempten, Germany |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2014–15 |
| Current team | ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport |
| Car no. | 66 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2015–16 |
| Finished last season | 7th |
| Previous series | |
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2013–14 2012 2011 2010 2008–09 |
GP2 Series GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series German Formula Three ADAC Formel Masters |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 | ADAC Formel Masters |
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 currently competes in Formula E with ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport.
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.
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. 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.
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