David Graeme Pittard (born 29 January 1992) is a British racing driver who competes in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and IMSA SportsCar Championship. He was part of the Frikadelli Racing Team entry which won the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring.
Early life Pittard studied Motorsport Engineering at Brunel University.
Career Early career Pittard began his circuit racing career in 2010, taking part in the Britain-based Toyota MR2 Racing Series, which he would return to in 2011. He would add a campaign in the BRSCC Sports 2000 Pinto Championship during the 2011 season, before taking on the Britcar Endurance Series in 2012. Ahead of the 2013 season, Pittard announced that he'd be taking part in the Ginetta GT5 Challenge. In his opening season of competition, Pittard scored his maiden victory in the first race of the weekend at Silverstone, taking two more alongside seven podiums en route to a fifth-place finish in the overall championship. Owing to his performance in the championship, Pittard was elevated to BRDC Rising Star status at season's end. Pittard moved to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup in 2014, driving for SV Racing. After claiming a podium each in the opening two weekends, Pittard took his first victory of the season at Thruxton in May. Pittard doubled up with a victory during the second race as well, elevating him to first in the championship. He would claim another victory at Croft before sweeping the Silverstone weekend, eventually finishing second in the championship to Charlie Robertson. Following his strong rookie season, SV Racing team boss Danny Buxton stated that he believed Pittard had a bright future in GT racing. After returning to the Ginetta GT4 Supercup in 2015 for a pair of races, as well as a one-off in the North America-based FARA Endurance Championship, Pittard stepped away from professional racing until 2017.
GT racing 2017 saw Pittard return to pro racing, taking part in the British GT Championship with Lanan Racing. In line with his Ginetta roots, Pittard and co-driver Alex Reed took part in the GT4 class with a Ginetta G55 GT4, taking part in the Silver sub-class. The duo claimed their first and only victory of the season at Oulton Park; one of four podium finishes as they finished third in the class championship. Pittard supplemented his British GT campaign with historic racing, taking part in the FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship.
2018 saw Pittard travel to Germany, taking on a drive in the Nürburgring Endurance Series for Walkenhorst Motorsport. In just his third race behind the wheel of a GT3 car, he took pole position for the sixth race of the season. Pittard cited his decision to take up a drive in the series as an effort to attract the attention of a manufacturer for a factory drive. Ahead of the 2019 season, Pittard signed a full-time contract with Walkenhorst, who would employ him in the Nürburgring Endurance Series, Nürburgring 24 Hours, and 24 Hours of Spa. Pittard returned to the Nürburgring in 2019, claiming further victories in the Nürburgring Endurance Series. At the end of the season, he cited his goal in the immediate future as becoming a BMW factory driver.
In 2020, Pittard joined Walkenhorst for their entry into the Intercontinental GT Challenge, joining BMW factory drivers Martin Tomczyk and Nick Yelloly. Although the team didn't participate in the opening round at Bathurst, they claimed a podium at Indianapolis and would finish ninth in the overall championship. The following year, Pittard would join Walkenhorst for a full season campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking part in the Pro class. Through five races, the team would finish with just four total points, taking 28th in the championship. At the end of the season, Pittard would take part in both the BMW M Motorsport selected driver test in Spain as well as the WEC Rookie Test, where he would pilot an Aston Martin Vantage GTE. The move would be somewhat of a harbinger for Pittard, who would join Aston Martin for the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. However, his status was subject to a degree of confusion in the pre-season. After initially being confirmed as a full factory driver, Aston Martin Racing later stated that he was merely contracted to the Northwest AMR team, the customer operation with which Pittard was competing in 2022, to preserve his ranking as an FIA Silver-ranked driver. Paired with Nicki Thiim and Paul Dalla Lana, the trio would claim their sole victory of the season during the opening round at Sebring, but registered two further podiums and finished second in the GTE Am championship. At the end-of-season BRDC awards ceremony, Pittard was handed the Woolf Barnato Trophy, given to the highest-placed British driver in a British car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Pittard formed a part of the Frikadelli Racing Team entry that won the 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Earl Bamber, Nicky Catsburg, and Felipe Fernández Laser. Pittard's position in the driver lineup wasn't initially confirmed until after the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona, which he had taken part in with the Heart of Racing Team.
Racing record Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2013 Ginetta GT5 Challenge - G40 SV211832173465th 2014 Ginetta GT4 Supercup SV Racing with KX27528126332nd 2015 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Privateer200003818th FARA Endurance Championship - MP-1A 2015100111819th2016 Touring Car Endurance Series - A3 Team BRIT 24H Series - A3 2017 British GT Championship - GT4 Lanan Racing1010041333rd FIA Masters Historic Sports Car Championship50000394th 2018 FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars Post-66 Championship10001920th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars Pre-66 Championship101100NC 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport100000NC Intercontinental GT Challenge30001269th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro10000N/A12th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport50000428th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro10000N/A11th 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Beechdean AMR100000NC FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am Northwest AMR610031182nd IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD2000021161st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Pro TF Sport AMR10000N/ADNF 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Heart of Racing Team3000083710th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team11001N/A1st2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Racing500001218th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Walkenhorst Motorsport 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Comtoyou Racing 500000NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold110126.58th2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Walkenhorst Motorsport40000524thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9KCMG 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNFNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-RWDGT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupKPX Motorsport100000228thGT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupParadine Competition
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2019 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT NC 0 2020 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Pro IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC NC 0 2021 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 Pro MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 28th 4 2022 Beechdean AMR Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Silver IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT NC 0 2024 Walkenhorst Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Pro LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 18th 122025 Walkenhorst Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoPro LECMNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 24th 5 2026 Paradine Competition BMW M4 GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 7th* 36*
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo GoldBRH1BRH2MIS1MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 8th 26.5 2026 KPX Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Evo Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 8th 43 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results +YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps2019 Walkenhorst Motorsport Christian Krognes Lucas Ordóñez Nick YellolyBMW M6 GT3SP9 Pro10DNFDNF2020 Walkenhorst Motorsport Mikkel Jensen Christian Krognes Jordan PepperBMW M6 GT3SP9 Pro8312th12th2021 Walkenhorst Motorsport Christian Krognes Jörg Müller Ben TuckBMW M6 GT3SP9 Pro5715th15th 2022 TF Sport AMR Maxime Martin Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3SP9 Pro45DNFDNF 2023 Frikadelli Racing Team Earl Bamber Nicky Catsburg Felipe Fernández Laser Ferrari 296 GT3SP9 Pro162 1st 1st2024 Walkenhorst Motorsport Kuba Giermaziak Christian Krognes Nicki ThiimAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoSP9 Pro26DNFDNF2025 Walkenhorst Motorsport Mattia Drudi Christian Krognes Nicki ThiimAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 EvoSP9 Pro72DNFDNF2026 KCMG Nirei Fukuzumi Naoya Gamou Jesse KrohnMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSP9 Pro15DNFDNF
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2022 Northwest AMR GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIMELKVIR PET 61st 211 2023 Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY SEB LBH MON WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 10th 837Source:
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2022 Northwest AMR LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 2nd 118Source:
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Northwest AMR Paul Dalla Lana Nicki Thiim Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTEAm 342 36th 3rd
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