Lars Kern

Lars Kern
Lars Kern
Nationality	German
Born	18 November 1987 (age 37); Weissach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
IMSA SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2019
Current team	AWA
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	13
Starts	25
Wins	2
Podiums	6
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in 2023

Lars Kern (born 18 November 1987) is a German racing driver. He currently competes in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving the No. 13 AWA Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R.^[1] Kern is the GTD class winner of the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona with AWA and the winner of the 2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring.^[2]

He is also a Porsche development driver and holds multiple lap records in Porsche production cars at the Nürburgring.^[3]

Career

IMSA SportsCar Championship

2019

In 2019, Kern signed with Pfaff Motorsports to compete in the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship.^[4] He would drive alongside Scott Hargrove and Zacharie Robichon for the season. Kern would score his best result in Petit Le Mans finishing third.

2020

Kern returned to the championship for the 2020 season, resigning with Pfaff Motorsports to drive their No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R alongside Dennis Olsen and Zacharie Robichon.^[5] In the first race of the season at Daytona, Kern qualified on pole in the GTD class, however he and his co-drivers were not able to translate this in the race, finishing 13th in class.^[6]^[7] Originally, Kern was signed to drive in the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he only competed in two races the entire season, the second of which being Petit Le Mans. In Petit Le Mans, Kern finished fifth in the race.

2021

Following a shortened 2020 season, Kern returned for the 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship to drive Pfaff Motorsports' No. 9 Porsche 911 GT3 R alongside Zacharie Robichon and Laurens Vanthoor.^[8] Kern would win his first race in the championship in the second race at the 12 Hours of Sebring.^[9] He would also finish on the podium in second at Petit Le Mans.

2022

For the 2022 season, Kern switched teams to newcomer AWA, joining Matt Bell, Orey Fidani, and Kuno Wittmer to drive the team's No. 13 Duqueine M30 - D08 in LMP3 for the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the season.^[10] In the opening race of the season, he would finish in fifth for the team.^[11] Kern would have a decent season, finishing a best of fourth at Sebring.

2023

Kern resigned with AWA for the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship to drive in the Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of the season.^[12] He would be paired up with Matt Bell and Orey Fidani once again. In the second race of the season at Sebring, the trio would get their first podium of the season finishing second. They would get another podium at Petit Le Mans, finishing in second.^[13]

2024

For 2024, Kern resigned with AWA for the 2024 season, however, he and the team would switch to the GTD class where Kern would drive the team's brand new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Bell and Fidani would once again join the team alongside Kern.^[14] They would have a difficult season, with no podiums and a best result of sixth. However, due to Fidani consistency throughout the season, he and the team were awarded with the Bob Akin Award for Bronze rated drivers.^[15] This gave the team, Fidani, Bell, and Kern an automatic invite to the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

2025

Kern returned to the championship for the 2025 season once again with AWA.^[16] Matt Bell and Orey Fidani would return as Kern's teammates aboard the No. 13 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Marvin Kirchhöfer joining them for the 24 Hours of Daytona. The opening race of the season at Daytona did not start off strongly, with Fidani only qualifying 16th in class for the race. Although during the race, the team showed that they had pace and made their way up the field. Towards the closing hours of the race, the team sat in third behind the No. 27 Heart of Racing Team Aston Martin and the No. 120 Wright Motorsports Porsche who were battling for the lead. Bell, who was in the car at this stage, overtook the No. 120 and battled with the No. 27 to take the lead of the race. With 20 minutes to go, Bell overtook the No. 27 for the race lead and kept it. Kern, Bell, Kirchhöfer, and Fidani crossed the finish in first, winning the 2025 24 Hours of Daytona.^[17]^[18]^[19]

24 Hours of Le Mans

2025

With AWA winning the Bob Akin Award at the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, the team and Kern received an automatic invite to the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[20] Matt Bell and Orey Fidani would rejoin the team and Kern for Le Mans. They would finish a respectable 10th in the LMGT3 class in their debut.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	ADAC GT Masters	Jola Competition	2	0	0	0	0	0	62nd
2011	Belcar Endurance Championship	Speedlover	6	0	0	0	0	45	11th
2016	ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X	Manthey Racing	1	1	–	–	1	–	1st
2017	Porsche Carrera Cup Australia	Porsche Centre Melbourne	8	0	0	1	1	191.5	11th
	VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9	Manthey Racing	4	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X		1	0	–	–	1	–	2nd
	VLN Nürburgring Series - SPX		4	2	1	0	2	0	NC
	Porsche Invitational Race - Sepang	Robert Gattereder	1	0	0	0	0	0	13th
2018	24H Series - Championship of the Continents - A6	Manthey Racing	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
	VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Pro		5	0	0	0	0	10.73	27th
	ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-X		1	0	0	0	0	0	17th
	Belgian Endurance	Belgium Racing	1	0	0	0	1	199	2nd
	VLN Endurance	Manthey Racing, KÜS Team75 Bernhard	5	0	0	0	0	14.4	378th
2019	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Pfaff Motorsports	4	0	0	0	1	91	29th
	ADAC GT4 Germany	Team Allied-Racing	8	0	1	0	3	88	8th
	24 Hours of the Nürburgring - SP9 Pro	Manthey Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	5th
	VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Pro	Manthey Racing	2	0	0	0	0	5.5	62nd
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Lechner Racing	1	0	0	0	0	?	?
2020	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Pfaff Motorsports	2	0	1	0	0	44	35th
	VLN Langstrecken Serie - SP9 Pro	Manthey Racing	4	0	0	0	0	16.04	31st
	24 Hours of the Nürburgring - SP9	Frikadelli Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	7th
2021	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Pfaff Motorsports	4	1	0	0	2	1215	20th
	VLN Langstrecken Series - SP9 Pro/Am	Manthey Racing	3	1	0	0	1	0	NC
	VLN Langstrecken Series - SP9 Pro/Am	Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Allied Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup	Team Allied Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2022	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	AWA	4	0	0	0	0	812	9th
	VLN Langstrecken Series - SP9 Pro	Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Michelin Pilot Challenge	Absolute Racing	1	0	0	0	0	50	71st
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Haegeli by T2 Racing	1	0	0	0	0	1	36th
	24 Hours of the Nürburgring - SP9 Pro/Am	Huber Motorsport	1	0	–	–	1	0	3rd
	GT4 America Series	Absolute Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	AWA	4	0	0	0	2	952	11th
	VLN Langstrecken Series - SP9 Pro	Huber Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours of the Nürburgring - SP9	Huber Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	AWA	5	0	0	1	0	1062	5th
2024	Le Mans Cup	Kessel Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	AWA	2	1	0	1	1	590*	4th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Pts
2019	Pfaff Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 16	SEB 10	MOH	BEL	WGL 6	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	ATL 3		29th	91
2020	Pfaff Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 1 13	DAY 2	SEB 1	ELK	VIR	ATL 1	MOH	CLT	ATL 2 5	LGA	SEB 2		35th	44
2021	Pfaff Motorsports	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 12	SEB 1	MOH	BEL	WGL 1	WGL 2 7	LIM	ELK	LGA 5	LBH	VIR	ATL 2	20th	1215
2022	AWA	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D-08	Nissan VK56 V8 5.6L	DAY 5	SEB 4	MOH	WGL 9	MOS	ELK	ATL 7						19th	812
2023	AWA	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D-08	Nissan VK56 V8 5.6L	DAY 4	SEB 2	WGL 5	MOS	ELK	IMS	ATL 2						11th	952
2024	AWA	GTD	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	DAY 21	SEB 9	LBH	LGA	WGL 7	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS 6	ATL 11			35th	1062
2025	AWA	GTD	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Chevrolet LT6 5.5 L V8	DAY 1	SEB 10	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL			4th*	590*

* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2019	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Scott Hargrove Dennis Olsen Zacharie Robichon	470	37 ^DNF	16 ^DNF
2020	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Dennis Olsen Zacharie Robichon Patrick Pilet	716	32	13
2021	GTD	9	Pfaff Motorsports	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Matt Campbell Zacharie Robichon Laurens Vanthoor	702	36	12
2022	LMP3	13	AWA	Duqueine M30 - D-08	Matt Bell Orey Fidani Kuno Wittmer	695	32	5
2023	LMP3	13	AWA	Duqueine M30 - D-08	Matt Bell Orey Fidani Moritz Kranz	717	35	4
2024	GTD	13	AWA	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Matt Bell Orey Fidani Alex Lynn	308	51 ^DNF	21 ^DNF
2025	GTD	13	AWA	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	Matt Bell Orey Fidani Marvin Kirchhöfer	719	21	1

24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year	Class	No	Team	Car	Co-drivers	Laps	Position	Class Pos.
2016	SP-X	170	Manthey Racing	Porsche Cayman GT4	Christoph Breuer Christian Gebhardt	121	23	1
2017	SP-X	150	Manthey Racing	Porsche Cayman 981 GT4 CS	Christoph Breuer Moritz Oberheim Marc Hennerici	144	27	2
2018	SP9	12	Manthey Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Christoph Breuer Moritz Oberheim Marc Hennerici	129	18	17
2019	SP9	12	Manthey Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (17)	Matteo Cairoli Otto Klohs Dennis Olsen	155	4	4
2020	SP9 Pro	31	Frikadelli Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Lance David Arnold Mathieu Jaminet Maxime Martin	85	7	7
2022	SP9 Pro/Am	25	Huber Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Nico Menzel Klaus Rader Joachim Thyssen	156	11	3
2023	SP9 Pro	25	Huber Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Romain Dumas Dennis Fetzer Côme Ledogar	105	DNF	DNF

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2025	AWA Racing	Matt Bell Orey Fidani	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R	LMGT3	338	42nd	10th

References

^ "Lars Kern". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ Robinson, Mark (2025-02-19). "Watches and Replacement Cars: AWA's Rolex 24 Corvette Success Story". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
^ "Porsche test driver Lars Kern on the perfect Nurburgring lap". www.porsche.com. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
^ Dagys, John (2018-12-13). "Pfaff Porsche Expands to Full-Season Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Dagys, John (2019-12-10). "Olsen Joins Pfaff for Full Season Campaign – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ "2020 Rolex 24 At Daytona Qualifying". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ "IMSA 2020 Daytona 24 Results | IMSA Race Results". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ "Vanthoor joins Pfaff Porsche line-up | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ "Final 2021 Twelve Hours of Sebring results, IMSA points, statistics package". NBC Sports. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Lloyd, Daniel (2021-12-14). "Pilot Challenge Outfit AWA Announces LMP3 Program – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ awateam. "TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR AWA AT THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Dagys, John (2022-12-21). "AWA Confirms Lineup for Two-Car LMP3 Effort for Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ awateam. "AWA Clinch Second Place Finish at Petit Le Mans in Final Round of the Season – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Dagys, John (2023-11-13). "AWA Confirms Three More Drivers for Corvette GTD Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ awateam. "IMSA GTD Bronze Cup/Akin Award Winners! – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ O’Connell, R. J. (2024-12-04). "Kirchhöfer Completes AWA Rolex 24 Lineup". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ awateam. "AWA Wins Rolex 24 hours of Daytona GTD – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Staff, Speedway Digest (2025-01-26). "Corvette Racing at Daytona: Awa Corvette Wins the Rolex! - Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News". Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ "Daytona drew AWA Corvette's lucky No. 13 | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
^ Euwema, Davey (2025-05-21). "AWA Reveals Special Livery for Le Mans Debut – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

External links

[1] "Lars Kern". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-03-31.

[2] Robinson, Mark (2025-02-19). "Watches and Replacement Cars: AWA's Rolex 24 Corvette Success Story". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-03-31.

[3] "Porsche test driver Lars Kern on the perfect Nurburgring lap". www.porsche.com. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2025-06-06.

[4] Dagys, John (2018-12-13). "Pfaff Porsche Expands to Full-Season Effort – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[5] Dagys, John (2019-12-10). "Olsen Joins Pfaff for Full Season Campaign – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[6] "2020 Rolex 24 At Daytona Qualifying". IMSA. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[7] "IMSA 2020 Daytona 24 Results | IMSA Race Results". www.motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[8] "Vanthoor joins Pfaff Porsche line-up | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[9] "Final 2021 Twelve Hours of Sebring results, IMSA points, statistics package". NBC Sports. 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[10] Lloyd, Daniel (2021-12-14). "Pilot Challenge Outfit AWA Announces LMP3 Program – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[11] wateam. "TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR AWA AT THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[12] Dagys, John (2022-12-21). "AWA Confirms Lineup for Two-Car LMP3 Effort for Daytona – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[13] wateam. "AWA Clinch Second Place Finish at Petit Le Mans in Final Round of the Season – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[14] Dagys, John (2023-11-13). "AWA Confirms Three More Drivers for Corvette GTD Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[15] wateam. "IMSA GTD Bronze Cup/Akin Award Winners! – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[16] O’Connell, R. J. (2024-12-04). "Kirchhöfer Completes AWA Rolex 24 Lineup". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[17] wateam. "AWA Wins Rolex 24 hours of Daytona GTD – Professional Race Team". Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[18] Staff, Speedway Digest (2025-01-26). "Corvette Racing at Daytona: Awa Corvette Wins the Rolex! - Speedway Digest - Home for NASCAR News". Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[19] "Daytona drew AWA Corvette's lucky No. 13 | RACER". racer.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[20] Euwema, Davey (2025-05-21). "AWA Reveals Special Livery for Le Mans Debut – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

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Headquarters: Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Personnel	Andrew Wojteczko (owner)
IMSA SportsCar Championship	(13) Matt Bell / Orey Fidani / Lars Kern / Marvin Kirchhöfer
Vehicles	Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R