| Thomas Preining | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Austrian
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| Date of Birth | 21 July 1998 | |
| Experience | World Endurance Championship Porsche Super Cup | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 1 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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| Role | Test/Reserve driver | |
Thomas Preining (born 21 July 1998 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian racing driver, who will serve as a test/reserve driver for the Porsche Formula E Team during the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship.[1] A Porsche junior driver and GT driver, Preining has experience of both the World Endurance Championship as well as the Porsche Carrera Super Cup, although his single-seater experience is limited to just two seasons a Formula 4 level.[2]
Background[]
Preining began his career in karting in his native Austria, competing in various Rotax Championships from 2009 onward.[2] After winning numerous national and European karting titles, Preining moved into single-seater racing in 2015, taking a seat in the ADAC Formel 4 Championship.[2] Six races saw Preining claim a single podium finish, while also making a handful of appearances in the Italian F4 Championship.[2]
Porsche Power[]
2016 saw Preining move into car racing full time, with the Austrian subsequently picking up two wins en-route to fourth in the 2016 ADAC F4 Series.[2] That attracted the attentions of Porsche, who offered the Austrian a seat in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup for 2017, supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship.[2] Preining would also race in the German version of the Carrera Cup as well, claiming one win across all of his series.[2]
After signing a deal to become a Porsche factory driver for 2018, Preining would enjoy the best season of his early career.[2][3] Ten victories in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany saw the Austrian win that series outright, while four wins in ten in the Supercup left him in third in Porsche's biggest single-make series.[2] Preining would also get his first taste of the World Endurance Championship, racing for Porsche's customers Gulf Racing UK.[2]
Preining would move into endurance racing full time in 2019, getting a full WEC/ELMS programme with Proton Competition, as well as a factory seat in the ADAC GT Masters.[2]
Formula E History[]
Preining would get his first taste of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship during Porsche's preparations for their debut in the 2019/20 season.[4] The Austrian was a surprise announcement as the new Porsche Formula E Team's test and reserve driver alongside Simona de Silvestro, a deal revealed on 30 September 2019.[1] Preining would later get his first public test in the Porsche 99X Electric at the 2020 Rookie Test.[5]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Thomas Preining's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Thomas Preining's Formula E Test Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2019/20 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team[1]
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0 | Porsche 99X Electric | Test/Reserve driver |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Andrew van Leeuwen, 'De Silvestro lands Porsche Formula E role', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 30/09/2019), https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/silvestro-preining-porsche-development-driver/4550411/, (Accessed 30/09/2019)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 'Thomas Preining', driverdb.com, (DriverDB, 2019), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/thomas-preining/, (Accessed 02/10/2019)
- ↑ 'Thomas Preining', porsche.com, (Porsche GmbH, 2019), https://www.porsche.com/international/motorsportandevents/motorsport/gt-worksracing/worksdrivers/preining/, (Accessed 02/10/2019)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTPre19A - ↑ 'Porsche sending Makowiecki and Preining to Formula-E', sportscarillustrated.com, (Sport Car Illustrated, 20/02/2020), https://sportscarillustrated.com/news_20/b/news20b_0117_formula-e_porsche_drivers.html, (Accessed 20/02/2020)