Yasser Shahin (born 24 September 1976) is an Australian-Palestinian racing driver and businessman, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[1]
Shahin is a two-time GT World Challenge Australia champion and a director of the Peregrine Corporation alongside brother and fellow racing driver Sam, a company which owns mostly South Australian companies including The Bend Motorsport Park.[2][3][4][5]
In 2024, Shahin became the first LMGT3 category winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking the victory alongside Richard Lietz and Morris Schuring.[6]
Career results
Summary
Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Peregrine Corporation
|
 Tomáš Enge Luke Youlden
|
Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX | Pro-Am | 219 | DNF | |
| 2019 | Scott Taylor Motorsport Erebus Motorsport
|
David Reynolds Luke Youlden
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 156 | DNF | |
| 2020 | Triple Eight Race Engineering
|
Anton de Pasquale Nick Foster Sam Shahin
|
Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | 0 | WD | |
| 2022 | Melbourne Performance Centre
|
 Ricardo Feller Markus Winkelhock
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 285 | 7th | 7th |
| 2023 | Melbourne Performance Centre
|
Ricardo Feller Christopher Mies
|
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo2 | Pro-Am | 320 | 9th | 2nd |
| 2024 | Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport
|
 Harry King Alessio Picariello
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | 274 | 9th | 1st |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey EMA | LMGT3 | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | QAT 15 |
IMO 16 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 1 |
SÃO 12 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 14 |
BHR 5 |
2nd | 105 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manthey EMA
|
 Richard Lietz Morris Schuring
|
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | LMGT3 | 281 | 27th | 1st |
References
- ^ "Yasser Shahin to race in WEC". Speedcafe. 25 January 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Billionaire businessmen behind South Australia's largest company bid to buy Supercars". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 11 August 2023.
- ^ "From one petrol station to a $1.1b payday". Australian Financial Review. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Yasser Shahin Claims GTWC Australia Championship On Streets Of Adelaide". DailySportscar. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Yasser Shahin Portfolio Investments". CB Insights. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Lietz: Climb to Le Mans victory was 'difficult but under control' from Manthey". Motorsport Week. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
External links
- Yasser Shahin career summary at DriverDB.com
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