Hermann Gassner Jr (born 29 November 1988 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German rally driver, currently competing in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC). His father Hermann Gassner Sr is also a rally driver.

Hermann Gassner
Personal information
NationalityGermany German
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988 (age 35)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2007 – present
Co-driverGermany Kathi Wüstenhagen
TeamsRed Bull Škoda
Rallies28
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins0
Total points0
First rally2007 Rallye Deutschland
Last updated on: 21 August 2018.

Career

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Gassner won the Suzuki Rallye Cup in Germany in 2007, finishing seventh overall in the German Rally Championship and winning Division 4.[1] He made his World Rally Championship debut on Rally Deutschland, which was also a round of the German championship. In 2008 he finished fourth in the German championship in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. He was also the runner-up in the Mitropa Rally Cup behind his father. He contested the German and British rounds of the WRC, finishing 27th and 20th respectively.[2]

In 2009 Gassner won the German Rally Championship with four wins, as well as the Mitropa Rally Cup. He also entered five rounds of the WRC, with a best result of 12th overall in Portugal. In 2010 Gassner entered six rounds of the WRC in an Evo IX. He finished fourth in the Production World Rally Championship category in Germany, and also finished 13th overall and first in Group N in Spain.

For 2011 Gassner joined the Red Bull Škoda team in the SWRC, finishing third in the category in Jordan, fifth in Sardinia and fourth in Greece.

World Rally Championship results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2007 Kathrein Renn- und Rallye Team Suzuki Ignis Sport MON SWE NOR MEX POR ARG ITA GRE FIN GER
DNF
NZL ESP FRA JPN IRE GBR NC 0
2008 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MON SWE MEX ARG JOR ITA GRE TUR FIN GER
27
NZL ESP FRA JPN GBR
20
NC 0
2009 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX IRE NOR CYP POR
12
ARG GRE POL
Ret
FIN AUS ESP
16
NC 0
Team Sidvin India ITA
Ret
GBR
25
2010 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE
32
MEX JOR TUR NZL POR
Ret
BUL FIN GER
23
JPN FRA
33
ESP
13
GBR
31
NC 0
2011 Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX POR JOR
12
ITA
16
ARG GRE
14
FIN
16
GER
32
AUS FRA
Ret
ESP
18
GBR NC 0
2012 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER
22
GBR FRA ITA ESP NC 0

PWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PWRC Points
2009 Team Sidvin India Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX NOR CYP POR ARG ITA
Ret
GRE AUS GBR
8
24th 1
2010 Hermann Gassner, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX JOR NZL FIN GER
4
JPN FRA GBR 20th 12

SWRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SWRC Points
2011 Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 MEX JOR
3
ITA
5
GRE
4
FIN
4
GER
7
FRA
Ret
ESP
5
5th 65

References

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  1. ^ "Hermann". hermann-gassner.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Driver profile – Hermann Gassner jr". eWRC-results.com. eWRC.cz. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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