KÜS Team Bernhard
KÜS Team Bernhard is a Saar-Palatinate motorsport team, founded in 2010 by two-time Le Mans winner and two-time endurance racing champion Timo Bernhard and his father. After starting out in rally sport, in 2013 the team joined the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 2016 saw the team’s first appearance in the ADAC GT Masters Series, alongside the VLN Endurance Racing Championship in 2017. Entry to the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) followed in 2022. With Thomas Preining at the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 R, the team finished its first season in a superb fifth place.
Shortfacts
Teamcard
- Founded2010
- Home baseLandstuhl
- SeriesDTM
- Vehicles2
- 2023 drivers#24 Ayhancan Güven, #75 Laurin Heinrich
- Racing team ownerTimo Bernhard (WEC champion)
Sporting successes
KÜS Team Bernhard and HYLO® is a real, textbook partnership that has stood the test of time through countless highs and lows. We are looking forward to the upcoming DTM season and hope to be able to bring home plenty more titles together. We are also delighted about and hoping for plenty of support and crossed fingers from our local fans.
– Timo Bernhard
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KÜS Team Bernhard’s goal is to establish itself in the DTM over the next few years, achieve a consistently good performance, and finish in the top three.
Timo Bernhard and his team colleagues were able to win the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2010 and 2017. In 2010, Timo Bernhard was part of the Audi Sport North America team and drove the Audi R15 TDI, whilst in 2017 he took to the wheel of the Porsche 919 hybrid for the Porsche LMP team.
The drivers are a mix of youth and experience. Ayhancan Güven, born 1998, was already strong in 2022 and knows all of the courses and tyres. Laurin Heinrich, born 2001, is one of the top young stars to join the DTM after winning the Carrera Cup (as of March 2023).
Timo Bernhard discovered motorsport thanks to karting with his father at the age of 10. Formula Ford and the Porsche Carrera Cup were followed by stints as a factory driver for Porsche and Audi. Timo Bernhard is a two-time endurance world champion and two-time winner of the legendary 24-hour Le Mans race.
Timo Bernhard holds the world record for the fastest ever lap of the north loop of the Nürburgring. On 29 June 2018 he achieved a new lap record of 5:19.546 minutes in a Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, beating Stefan Bellof’s 28 May 1983 record of 6:11.13 minutes. His average speed on the record lap was an incredible 234.69 km/h. You can watch the record lap here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQmSUHhP3ug