1. In 2004 Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship after coming state-side, and then advanced to the Champ Car Atlantics in 2005 where he raced for two years, winning three races and finishing 6th and 3rd in the championship.
12 Facts About Andreas Wirth
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Andreas Wirth then went on to race with Coyne in Mexico City.
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For seven seasons Andreas Wirth competed in the ADAC GT Masters series where he tallied a total of 9 victories.
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In 2016 Andreas Wirth moved into Prototype racing in the European Le Mans Series with SMP Racing in their LMP2-class BR01 with co-drivers Stefano Coletti and Julian Leal.
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Andreas Wirth began his career in karting in 1998, racing in several junior and senior German Karting series and earning several championships through 2000.
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Andreas Wirth then moved to the Formula BMW ADAC series, finishing 9th in the championship in 2002 and 10th in 2003.
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In 2004, Andreas Wirth moved to the United States, winning the inaugural Formula BMW USA championship with 4 wins and 11 podiums.
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Andreas Wirth competed in the Atlantic Championship in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, winning 3 times and finishing 3rd in the championship in 2006.
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Late in 2006, Andreas Wirth ran two Champ Car races for Dale Coyne Racing, finishing 9th at Surfers' Paradise and 15th at Mexico City.
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Andreas Wirth returned to Europe in 2009, racing for Alpina in the ADAC GT Masters, winning once with co-driver Jens Klingmann.
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Andreas Wirth joined Heico Motorsport in 2011, finishing 9th in the championship and winning one race with co-driver Christiaan Frankenhout.
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In 2016, Andreas Wirth finished 3rd in the European Le Mans Series LMP2 championship with Stefano Coletti, driving the SMP Racing BR01 prototype.