René Rast
| René Rast | |
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Rast at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season.
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| Nationality |
 German |
| Born |
26 October 1986 Minden, West Germany |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Lechner Racing |
| Car no. | 16 |
| Former teams | Veltins MRS Racing |
| Starts | 53 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Poles | 19 |
| Fastest laps | 15 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2010, 2011, 2012 |
René Rast (born 26 October 1986 in Minden) is a German professional racing driver. He claimed overall wins at the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa and a class win at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.
After competing in karting and Formula BMW, Rast won the 2005 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup and was runner-up at the 2006 Seat León Supercopa Germany.
In 2007 he switched to sports car racing, where he won Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2008 and 2012, and Porsche Supercup and claimed three championships from 2010 to 2012. Rast also competed at the ADAC GT Masters from 2010 to 2012, winning the title in his last year.
He ran the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring with a Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Rast won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona GT class, driving a Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with co-drivers Andy Lally, Richard Lietz and team owner John Potter.
Rast won the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa with a factory-supported Audi R8 LMS with teams Phoenix and WRT respectively.
In the 2013 FIA GT Series, he claimed a win and five podiums with an WRT Audi R8. In the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, he claimed a win and three podiums. In 2016 he got three podiums with.
Rast debuted at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca-Nissan, finishing fourth in the LMP2 class. In 2015 he competed at two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship with a factory Audi R18 e-tron quattro, finishing fourth overall at the 6 Hours of Spa and seventh at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2016 he raced full-time for G-Drive with an Oreca-Nissan LMP2, claiming a win at Bahrain and a second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and two third place finishes at Silverstone and Austin.
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