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Simon Mann (racing driver)

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Simon Mann
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
United States American
via dual nationality[1]
Born (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23)
United Kingdom
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamVista AF Corse
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number55
Starts17 (17 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th (LMGTE Am) in 2023
Championship titles
2021
2020–21		Italian GT Endurance - Pro-Am
Italian GT Sprint - Pro-Am

Simon Mann (born 10 February 2001) is a British-American racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with AF Corse. A mainstay at the Italian team, Mann has tasted success in the Italian GT Championship's Pro-Am class, winning the Sprint title in 2020 and 2021, the same year in which he would triumph in the Endurance championship.[2]

GT3 beginnings

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Mann started his career in 2018, competing in the GT3 Light class of the Italian GT Championship with AF Corse. The American-licensed driver returned with the team the following year, driving in the Pro-Am classes of both the Sprint and Endurance series. In the Endurance championship, he and Matteo Cressoni finished 12th in class, whereas the Sprint championship yielded four class podiums, including Mann's first car racing win at Vallelunga; Mann ended up third in the Pro-Am standings. In 2020, he once again raced alongside Cressoni in Italian GT. In the Endurance championship, Mann finished fourth in Pro-Am with two class podiums, though he and Cressoni would attain Sprint success, beating the Easy Race on a dead heat to claim the Pro-Am title.[3]

For the 2021 season, Mann returned to the Sprint and Endurance series, continuing his partnership with AF Corse.[4] Having started the year by competing at the 24 Hours of Daytona, Mann soon showed title-winning form in the Pro-Am class, winning his class at Misano and Imola alongside Toni Vilander and Matteo Cressoni respectively.[5][6] His Sprint campaign concluded with a pair of overall podiums at Mugello, which earned Mann the Sprint Pro-Am title. In Endurance, Mann also won the Pro-Am championship, attaining class wins at Mugello and the season finale in Monza.[7]

LMGTE career

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Having made his LMGTE debut at the 6 Hours of Monza in 2021, Mann moved into the FIA World Endurance Championship the subsequent year, pairing up with Vilander and bronze-ranked Christoph Ulrich in AF Corse's LMGTE Am lineup.[8] The outfit performed unremarkably, taking a best finish of seventh and ending up 11th in the teams' standings.

Mann scored a podium in the Asian Le Mans Series at the start of 2023 before embarking on another season in the WEC, this time driving alongside Ulysse de Pauw and a rotating door of amateur drivers in the third seat.[9] Their campaign started off well, as the #21 crew took fourth place at Sebring and finished fifth in Portimão.[10] However, an early crash for de Pauw at Le Mans changed their fortunes in the second half of the year, as the team missed out on points thrice during the final four races and took home tenth in the overall championship.[11]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Light AF Corse ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2019 Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-Am AF Corse 6 1 0 1 4 72 3rd
Italian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 0 17 12th
2020 Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-Am AF Corse 8 2 0 0 7 94 1st
Italian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am 3 0 0 0 2 27 4th
2021 Italian GT Championship Sprint - GT3 Pro-Am AF Corse 8 3 0 0 5 94 1st
Italian GT Championship Endurance - GT3 Pro-Am 4 2 0 0 2 52 1st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 246 55th
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am AF Corse[12] 6 0 0 0 0 28 17th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 4 0 0 0 1 1119 20th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse 4 0 0 0 1 23 7th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 7 0 0 0 0 38 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 2 0 0 0 0 537 19th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 337 47th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 32 8th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 Vista AF Corse 8 1 0 0 1 97 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 1154 30th

† As Mann was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2021 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA ALG MNZ
10 		LMS BHR BHR NC† 0
2022 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB
7 		SPA
11 		LMS
7 		MNZ
7 		FUJ
10 		BHR
11 		17th 28
2023 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB
4 		PRT
5 		SPA
6 		LMS
Ret 		MNZ
9 		FUJ
12 		BHR
11 		12th 38
2024 Vista AF Corse LMGT3 Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT
7 		IMO
4 		SPA
13 		LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 8th* 21*

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
2024 AF Corse GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
2 		SEB
19 		LBH LGA WGL
6 		MOS ELK VIR IMS
20 		PET
6 		30th 1154

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2022 Italy AF Corse Switzerland Christoph Ulrich
Finland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am 		339 41st 8th
2023 Italy AF Corse Belgium Ulysse de Pauw
France Julien Piguet 		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am 		21 DNF DNF
2024 Italy Vista AF Corse France François Hériau
Italy Alessio Rovera 		Ferrari 296 GT3 LMGT3 279 33rd 6th

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 November 2021). "Toni Vilander Set To Return To FIA WEC In 2022 With Christoph Ulrich & Simon Mann". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Simon Mann Italian champion in GT3 Pro-Am". Menu dei Motori. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Campionato Italiano GT – Mann-Cressoni, Pro-Am champions after win at Vallelunga". Menu dei Motori. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (14 December 2020). "AF Corse to Tackle Rolex 24 with Italian GT Class Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (14 December 2020). "AF Corse to Tackle Rolex 24 with Italian GT Class Champions". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Season Review 2021 – Simon Mann: My first Daytona". Menu dei Motori. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Simon Mann Italian champion in GT3 Pro-Am". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ Euwema, Davey (7 November 2021). "Vilander to return to WEC with AF Corse". Motorsport Week. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  9. ^ "FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry, 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  10. ^ "WEC GTE – Second season podium for Ferrari in FIA WEC LMGTE Am". Menu dei Motori. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  11. ^ Little, Martin; O'Connell, RJ (10 June 2023). "2023 LM24, Hour 2: Heaven & Hell At Cadillac". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  12. ^ Dagys, John (3 January 2022). "AF Corse Confirms Single-Car Ferrari GTD Entry for Rolex 24". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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