Andre Heimgartner Explained

Andre Heimgartner
Nationality: New Zealand
Racing Licence: FIA Gold
Prev Series:Formula Ford New Zealand
Formula Ford Australia
V8SuperTourer
NZ Touring Cars Championship
Prev Series Years:2010-12
2011
2009-13
2017-18
Titles:Formula Ford New Zealand
Formula Ford New Zealand
NZ Touring Cars Championship
Title Years:2010–11
2011–12
2017–18
Awards:Australian Porsche scholarship to Europe
Bruce McLaren Trophy
Award Years:2012

2015
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Car Number:8
Team:Brad Jones Racing
Championships:0
Races:272
Wins:2
Podiums:17
Poles:2
Position Year:2023
Championship Position:7th (2016 pts)

Andre Emil Heimgartner (born 8 June 1995) is a New Zealand motor-racing driver who currently competes in the Repco Supercars Championship driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 [1] for Brad Jones Racing.

Career

Formula racing

At 12 years of age commenced racing in the NZ Formula Vee championship.Heimgartner became the youngest driver in the world to win a Formula Ford Championship at the age of fifteen when he won the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship during the 2010–11 season. He returned to successfully defend his title for the 2011–12 season whilst contesting selected events in the 2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship.2013 Selected races in Australian Formula 3.

Touring cars

New Zealand

In 2012, Heimgartner entered the inaugural season of the New Zealand-based V8SuperTourer series, driving a Holden VE Commodore run by AV8 Motorsport.[2] He finished the sprint championship in tenth place overall, achieving a best result of fourth place at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park; and seventh place in the endurance championship, with his best finish being fifth place in the Fathers' Day 400 at Taupo Motorsport Park. He was classified eleventh overall at the end of the season.

Moving from AV8 Motorsport to the Melbourne Performance Centre and then Motorsport Networks teams during a four-season period. Heimgartner went on to become the only driver to compete in every race of the championship over the 4-year period. Achieving 15 podium finishes.

Australia

Parallel to his appearances in the V8Supertourer category in 2012, Heimgartner contested the Australia-based Porsche Carrera Cup series at the age of 16. Andre ran as high as 4th for much of the season before a no fault contact by a competitor caused a DNF. 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, driving an ex-Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon entered by Finance EZI Racing, which entered Heimgartner alongside Josh Hunter as the team's drivers.[3] In 2014 Andre drove for Matt White in the supercar Dunlop series with 3 podium finishes.

Also in 2013 saw Andre's first drive in a V8 Supercars Holden Commodore VF. Due to his close association with Paul Morris he got to do co-driver laps in Dean Fiore's No. 88 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport entry at Queensland Raceway replacing Matt Halliday in the dedicated co-driver session.[4] In 2014, Heimgartner was selected to race the Super Black Racing wildcard entry at the 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 alongside fellow Kiwi Ant Pedersen.[5] Following this performance the team retained him in the teams' full-time category début the following season. 2015 was a formative year for the new Superblack team and was plagued by performance inconsistencies. A best qualifying position of 3rd and numerous top 10 finishes for the 2015 season.[6] Andre's second year in Supercars and severe budget constraints lead to relocation to the minnow LDM team, car performance and reliability issues produced disappointing results.

Endurance racing

In 2013, Heimgartner contested the Bathurst 12 Hour event at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. Sharing a BMW 335i with co-drivers Anthony Gilbertson and Peter O'Donnell, Heimgartner finished the race first in his class.[7] In NZ Heimgartner as a 14-year-old won the Mini Challenge 3-hour endurance classic. As a 16-year-old driving ab RSR Porsche while leading the field by 15 laps suffered a terminal mechanical issue 10 minutes from the chequered flag. Achieved various successes in endurance competition driving GT3 Porsches for Fastway and Hood.Competed in 2 seasons of V8 Supertourer endurance competition with Paul Morris as co-driver.

By February 2018 Andre had completed 4 consecutive Bathurst 1000 endurance events with a best placing of 9th.

Personal life

Heimgartner is currently engaged to Jewelry Designer Jemma Boskovich.[8] He was in a relationship with Renee Gracie between 2014 and 2017.

Racing record

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
2008-09New Zealand Formula First Series13thSabre
2009-10New Zealand Formula Ford Championship6thStealth Van Diemen
2010-11New Zealand Formula Ford Championshipalign=center style="background: #ffffbf" 1stMygale 10 Motorsport Solutions
2011Australian Formula Ford Championshipalign=center 24thMygale SJ08A FordTeam BRM
2011-12New Zealand Formula Ford Championshipalign=center style="background: #ffffbf" 1stMygale SJ10Motorsport Solutions
2012Australian Carrera Cup Championshipalign=center 7thPorsche 997 GT3 CupTeam Kiwi Racing
V8 SuperTourers Championshipalign=center 10thHolden VE CommodoreAV8 Motorsport
2013Australian Drivers' Championshipalign=center 14thMygale M08 Mercedes-BenzErebus Academy Formula 3
V8 SuperTourers Championshipalign=center 7thHolden VE CommodoreMPC Motorsport
Dunlop V8 Supercar Seriesalign=center 20thFord FG FalconFinance EZI Racing
2014International V8 Supercars Championshipalign=center 50thFord FG FalconSuper Black Racing
Dunlop V8 Supercar Seriesalign=center 5thFinance EZI Racing
2015International V8 Supercars Championshipalign=center 24thFord FG Falcon
Ford FG X Falcon
Super Black Racing
2016International V8 Supercars Championshipalign=center 25thLucas Dumbrell Motorsport
2017Virgin Australia Supercars Championshipalign=center 46thBrad Jones Racing
2017-181stToyota CamryRichards Team Motorsport
2018Virgin Australia Supercars Championshipalign=center 17thNissan Altima L33Nissan Motorsport
2019Virgin Australia Supercars Championshipalign=center 16thNissan Altima L33Kelly Racing
CarSales TCR Australia Seriesalign=center 13thSubaru WRX STI TCR
Holden Astra TCR
2020Virgin Australia Supercars Championshipalign=center 14thFord Mustang GTKelly Racing
2021Repco Supercars Championshipalign=center 12thFord Mustang GTKelly Grove Racing
2022Repco Supercars Championshipalign=center 10thHolden ZB CommodoreBrad Jones Racing
2023Repco Supercars Championshipalign=center 7thChevrolet Camaro ZL1

Supercars Championship results

Supercars results
YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738PositionPoints
2014Super Black RacingFord FG FalconADE
R1
ADE
R2
ADE
R3
SYM
R4
SYM
R5
SYM
R6
WIN
R7
WIN
R8
WIN
R9
PUK
R10
PUK
R11
PUK
R12
PUK
R13
BAR
R14
BAR
R15
BAR
R16
HID
R17
HID
R18
HID
R19
TOW
R20
TOW
R21
TOW
R22
QLD
R23
QLD
R24
QLD
R25
SMP
R26
SMP
R27
SMP
R28
SAN
R29
BAT
R30

SUR
R31
SUR
R32
PHI
R33
PHI
R34
PHI
R35
SYD
R36
SYD
R37
SYD
R38
50th144
2015Super Black RacingFord FG FalconADE
R1

ADE
R2

ADE
R3

24th1068
Ford FG X FalconSYM
R4

SYM
R5

SYM
R6

BAR
R7

BAR
R8

BAR
R9

WIN
R10

WIN
R11

WIN
R12

HID
R13

HID
R14

HID
R15

TOW
R16

TOW
R17

QLD
R18

QLD
R19

QLD
R20

SMP
R21

SMP
R22

SMP
R23

SAN
QR

SAN
R24

BAT
R25

SUR
R26

SUR
R27

PUK
R28

PUK
R29

PUK
R30

PHI
R31
PHI
R32
PHI
R33
SYD
R34
SYD
R35
SYD
R36
2016Lucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden VF CommodoreADE
R1

ADE
R2

ADE
R3

SYM
R4

SYM
R5

PHI
R6

PHI
R7

BAR
R8

BAR
R9

WIN
R10

WIN
R11

HID
R12

HID
R13

TOW
R14

TOW
R15

QLD
R16

QLD
R17

SMP
R18

SMP
R19

SAN
QR

SAN
R20

BAT
R21

SUR
R22

SUR
R23

PUK
R24

PUK
R25

PUK
R26

PUK
R27

SYD
R28

SYD
R29

25th1010
2017Brad Jones RacingHolden VF CommodoreADE
R1
ADE
R2
SYM
R3
SYM
R4
PHI
R5
PHI
R6
BAR
R7
BAR
R8
WIN
R9
WIN
R10
HID
R11
HID
R12
TOW
R13
TOW
R14
QLD
R15
QLD
R16
SMP
R17
SMP
R18
SAN
QR
SAN
R19
BAT
R20

SUR
R21

SUR
R22

PUK
R23
PUK
R24
NEW
R25
NEW
R26
46th336
2018Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33ADE
R1

ADE
R2

MEL
R3

MEL
R4

MEL
R5

MEL
R6

SYM
R7

SYM
R8

PHI
R9

PHI
R10

BAR
R11

BAR
R12

WIN
R13

WIN
R14

HID
R15

HID
R16

TOW
R17

TOW
R18

QLD
R19

QLD
R20

SMP
R21

BEN
R22

BEN
R23

SAN
QR

SAN
R24

BAT
R25

SUR
R26
SUR
R27
PUK
R28

PUK
R29

NEW
R30

NEW
R31

17th1775
2019Kelly RacingNissan Altima L33ADE
R1

ADE
R2

MEL
R3

MEL
R4

MEL
R5

MEL
R6

SYM
R7

SYM
R8

PHI
R9

PHI
R10

BAR
R11

BAR
R12

WIN
R13

WIN
R14

HID
R15

HID
R16

TOW
R17

TOW
R18

QLD
R19

QLD
R20

BEN
R21

BEN
R22

PUK
R23

PUK
R24

BAT
R25

SUR
R26

SUR
R27

SAN
QR

SAN
R28

NEW
R29

NEW
R30

16th1875
2020Kelly RacingFord Mustang GTADE
R1

ADE
R2

MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
SMP1
R7

SMP1
R8

SMP1
R9

SMP2
R10
SMP2
R11
SMP2
R12
HID1
R13
HID1
R14
HID1
R15
HID2
R16
HID2
R17
HID2
R18
TOW1
R19
TOW1
R20
TOW1
R21
TOW2
R22
TOW2
R23
TOW2
R24
BEN1
R25
BEN1
R26
BEN1
R27
BEN2
R28
BEN2
R29
BEN2
R30
BAT
R31

14th1444
2021Kelly Grove RacingFord Mustang GTBAT1
R1

BAT2
R2

SAN
R3
SAN
R4
SAN
R5
SYM
R6
SYM
R7
SYM
R8
BEN
R9
BEN
R10
BEN
R11
HID
R12

HID
R13

HID
R14

TOW1
R15

TOW1
R16

TOW2
R17
TOW2
R18
TOW2
R19
SMP1
R20

SMP1
R21

SMP1
R22

SMP2
R23
SMP2
R24
SMP2
R25
SMP3
R26
SMP3
R27
SMP3
R29
SMP4
R29
SMP4
R30
BAT2
R31

17th1394
2022Brad Jones RacingHolden ZB CommodoreSMP
R1

SMP
R2

SYM
R3

SYM
R4

SYM
R5

MEL
R6

MEL
R7

MEL
R8

MEL
R9

BAR
R10

BAR
R11

BAR
R12

WIN
R13

WIN
R14

WIN
R15

HID
R16

HID
R17

HID
R18

TOW
R19
TOW
R20
BEN
R21
BEN
R22
BEN
R23
SAN
R24
SAN
R25
SAN
R26
PUK
R27
PUK
R28
PUK
R29
BAT
R30

SUR
R31
SUR
R32
ADE
R33

ADE
R34

10th1877
2023Brad Jones RacingChevrolet Camaro ZL1NEW
R1
NEW
R2
MEL
R3
MEL
R4
MEL
R5
MEL
R6
BAR
R7
BAR
R8
BAR
R9
SYM
R10
SYM
R11
SYM
R12
HID
R13
HID
R14
HID
R15
TOW
R16
TOW
R17
SMP
R18
SMP
R19
BEN
R20
BEN
R21
BEN
R22
SAN
R23
BAT
R24
SUR
R25
SUR
R26
ADE
R27
ADE
R28
7th2016
2024Brad Jones RacingChevrolet Camaro ZL1style=background:#dfffdfBAT1
R1

style=background:#dfffdfBAT1
R2

style=background:#dfffdfMEL
R3

style=background:#dfffdfMEL
R4

style=background:#dfffdfMEL
R5

style=background:#dfffdfMEL
R6

style=background:#ffffbfTAU
R7

TAU
R8
BAR
R9
BAR
R10
HID
R11
HID
R12
TOW
R13
TOW
R14
BEN
R17
BEN
R18
style=background:#SAN
R19

style=background:#BAT
R20

SUR
R21
SUR
R22
ADE
R23
ADE
R24
17th*240*

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCarCo-driverPositionLaps
2014Super Black RacingFord Falcon FG Ant Pedersen11th161
2015Super Black RacingFord Falcon FG X Ant PedersenDNF35
2016Lucas Dumbrell MotorsportHolden Commodore VF Aaren RussellDNF114
2017Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore VF Tim Slade
Ashley Walsh
9th161
2018Nissan MotorsportNissan Altima L33 Aaren Russell16th161
2019Kelly RacingNissan Altima L33 Bryce FullwoodDNF157
2020Kelly RacingFord Mustang S550 Dylan O'Keeffe11th161
2021Kelly Grove RacingFord Mustang S550 Matthew CampbellNC159
2022Brad Jones RacingHolden Commodore ZB Dale WoodDNF4
2023Brad Jones RacingChevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Dale WoodDNF68
2024Brad Jones RacingChevrolet Camaro Mk.6 Declan Fraser

‡Walsh was entered as a co-driver to Slade but withdrew and was replaced with Heimgartner.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/heimgartner-rj-batteries-camaro-breaks-cover/ Heimgartner R&J Batteries Camaro breaks cover
  2. Web site: Youngest ever Motorsport Champion to join AV8 Motorsport in new V8 SuperTourer race series . V8 SuperTourers. 3 June 2011. 25 February 2013.
  3. News: VIDEO: 17-year-old duo set for Dunlop V8 Series. Speedcafe.com. 21 February 2013. 25 February 2013.
  4. News: YOUNG GUNS SCORE CO-DRIVER LAPS WITH LDM. Speedcafe.com. 26 July 2013. 15 October 2013.
  5. News: Super Black Bathurst drivers announced. v8supercars.com.au. 2 August 2014. 3 August 2014.
  6. News: Super Black confirms full-time V8 Supercars entry. speedcafe.com. 28 November 2014.
  7. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/635627249/object_14619264.66A/View?27 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour Mount Panorama Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour www.natsoft.com.au
  8. Web site: Heimgartner shares excitement over engagement .