Timo Fischer
Timo Fischer
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Timo Fischer (born 27 October 2003) is a German virtual racing driver from Cologne, Germany. He currently races in the Virtual World Racing Series for GameTech International, where he made his debut at the start of 2024. He is also a member of the SRT Talent Factory.
Personal life
Timo grew up in a village near Cologne with his parent and his 5-year old brother Kilian. In addition to his career in motorsport, Timo began gliding at a young age. Since his father Jörg works in an international company, the family moved to America in 2015.
Ever since Formula Virtual was founded, his favourite driver has been Elroy Wagner. He's also a fan of FV team Ingram.
Career
Early career (2021-present)
Timo started karting at the age of 5. He raced in a few series in Germany before his family moved to the United States. In the US his career made a step upwards with winning the Virtual American Premier Karting Championship in 2019 and 2020.
“It feels great to compete at the highest level in karting, in this year (2020) I won 14 out of the 20 races. Now it is clear for me that I need to make a step into formula racing!”
Virtual Americas Racing Series (2021-2023)
2021
In 2021 he secured a seat at Brazilian VARS team CopaMundo. In his rookie season, he achieved a solid 9th place with 1 podium and a total of 70 points. He managed to finish 10 times in the points out of the 18 races.
“My rookie season was a tough one. It was pretty hard to get up to speed and my consistency was not good. I'm sure I will do better next year. It would be nice to see everyone from the podium positions.”
2022
In 2022 Timo Fischer announced that he will drive for MotoTechnica in his 2nd season in VARS. He got slightly better with a total of 100 points throughout the 18 races, he achieved 3 podiums with the best finish of 2nd place. Timo ended 2022 in 7th place. “I achieved a bit more, but I have to make a step up. Next year will be my last year in VARS, I want to fight for the title.”
Later that season it was announced that Seifert Racing Team had signed Timo as their first Youth Academy driver as an addition to their 2023 team line-up for SRT’s first FV season.
2023
Through SRT's junior program, he secured a seat at American Engineering. Despite the support of SRT, the title ambitions quickly disappeared. At the end of the season there was a 2nd place, a 3rd place and a total of 87 points. The end of the season at the last race in Mexico was very disappointing, in which Timo was only able to score points in one of three races.
Timo on the 2023 season: "In any case, I hoped for more, it's a shame that I didn't exploit my potential. The important thing is that I still have to take the next step, maybe it will work better in the VWRS."
He will stay as a part of the SRT Talent Factory for the 2024 season.
Virtual World Racing Series (2024-present)
2024
Racing record
Career Summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | VARS | CopaMundo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 9th |
| 2022 | VARS | MotoTechnica | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 7th |
| 2023 | VARS | American Engineering | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 9th |
| 2024 | VWRS | GameTech International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | N/A* |
* Season in progress.
Complete VARS results
(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CopaMundo | ARG 1 16 |
ARG 2 9 |
ARG 3 3 |
URU 1 7 |
URU 2 Ret |
URU 3 14 |
BRA 1 Ret |
BRA 2 5 |
BRA 3 Ret |
USA 1 6 |
USA 2 5 |
USA 3 5 |
CAN 1 Ret |
CAN 2 8 |
CAN 3 4 |
MEX 1 10 |
MEX 2 Ret |
MEX 3 14 |
9th | 70 |
| 2022 | MotoTechnica | ARG 1 5 |
ARG 2 2 |
ARG 3 9 |
URU 1 Ret |
URU 2 8 |
URU 3 2 |
BRA 1 5 |
BRA 2 Ret |
BRA 3 7 |
USA 1 8 |
USA 2 13 |
USA 3 Ret |
CAN 1 Ret |
CAN 2 10 |
CAN 3 3 |
MEX 1 6 |
MEX 2 5 |
MEX 3 8 |
7th | 100 |
| 2023 | American Engineering | ARG 1 3 |
ARG 2 4 |
ARG 3 4 |
URU 1 11 |
URU 2 9 |
URU 3 4 |
BRA 1 Ret |
BRA 2 6 |
BRA 3 2 |
USA 1 Ret |
USA 2 7 |
USA 3 9 |
CAN 1 8 |
CAN 2 Ret |
CAN 3 10 |
MEX 1 16 |
MEX 2 9 |
MEX 3 Ret |
9th | 87 |
Complete VWRS results
(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GameTech International | AUS 1 22 |
AUS 2 23 |
AUS 3 Ret |
FRA 1 |
FRA 2 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 2 |
GBR 3 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
BRA 3 |
USA 1 |
USA 2 |
USA 3 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
BEL 3 |
UAE 1 |
UAE 2 |
UAE 3 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
MAC 3 |
26th* | 0* |
* Season in progress.
