Valentin Sebastian Pierburg (born 27 April 1992) is a German and Swiss businessman and racing driver. He is a two-time International GT Open champion in Pro-Am for SPS Automotive Performance.

Business ventures In 2014, Pierburg co-founded Lakestreet Capital Partners AG alongside Christian Kappelhoff-Wulff and, as of 2026, is a chairman at the company. In early 2026, Pierburg also joined Palace Capital plc as a non-executive director.

Racing career Pierburg made his car racing debut in 2014, driving a Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 for SPS Automotive Performance at the 12 Hours of Hungary, which he won alongside Lance David Arnold and Tim Müller. Across the next few seasons, Pierburg made select starts in the 24H Series for SPS, securing a podium at the 12 Hours of Brno in 2015, as well as making his Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup debut for the team at Le Castellet in 2016.

In 2017, Pierburg continued with SPS to enter the International GT Open in the Pro-Am class. In his rookie season, Pierburg took class wins at Paul Ricard (with Tom Onslow-Cole) and the Hungaroring (with Arnold) to take fifth in points. In 2018, Pierburg remained in the series with SPS, scoring a win in each of the seven rounds with the exception of Monza, as he and Onslow-Cole dominated the Pro-Am class. That year, Pierburg also won the Dubai 24 Hour in the A6 Am class. Continuing in International GT Open for their title defence in 2019, Pierburg and Onslow-Cole won three times to finish runner-up in Pro-Am. Other cameos for Pierburg included two GT3 podiums at Road to Le Mans, a debut at the Kyalami 9 Hours, and a GT3 Gent win at the Gulf 12 Hours.

In 2020, Pierburg switched to the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup to partner Mercedes-AMG factory driver Dominik Baumann, and finished on the podium in 9 of the 10 races to end the year third in Pro-Am. Pierburg also made his 24 Hours of Spa debut for CrowdStrike Racing with SPS, and scored an Am class win at Le Castellet in an International GT Open one-off. In 2021, Pierburg and Baumann remained with SPS for a dual GT World Challenge Europe campaign in Pro-Am. They once again took 9 out of 10 podiums, but class wins at Zandvoort and Valencia helped them to runner-up honours in Sprint, before they won the Endurance Cup finale at Barcelona alongside Martin Konrad.

After winning the Gulf 12 Hours in Pro-Am and the Asian Le Mans Series title in GT Am, Pierburg continued with SPS Automotive Performance for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in 2022. Spending most of the season with Baumann and Ian Loggie, Pierburg won in three of his four Pro-Am starts (Imola, Paul Ricard and Barcelona) to claim runner-up in points, and took victory at the 24 Hours of Spa in a one-off outing in Bronze Cup. That year, Pierburg also represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup discipline, in which he and Fabian Schiller finished second, and competed for fellow Mercedes customer team DXDT Racing at the Indianapolis 8 Hours.

After a sabbatical year, Pierburg returned to International GT Open in 2024, joining GetSpeed to share a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with youngster Aaron Walker. The pair took class wins at Le Castellet and Barcelona to take fifth in the Pro-Am standings. Reuniting with Baumann and SPS for 2025, Pierburg took two poles, nine podiums, and won at Portimão and Paul Ricard to clinch his second International GT Open title in Pro-Am.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2014 12 Hours of Hungary SPS automotive-performance 1 1 0 0 1 1st 2015 24H Series – A6 Pro SPS automotive-performance 4 0 0 0 1 43 17th2016 24H Series – A6 SPS Automotive Performance 2 0 0 0 0 38 18th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 24H Series – A6 SPS Automotive Performance 2 0 0 0 0 26 30th International GT Open – Pro-Am 14 2 0 0 4 57 5th2018 24H GT Series Continents – A6 Am SPS Automotive Performance 1 1 0 0 1 30 NC 24H GT Series Europe – A6 Am 2 1 0 0 1 29 19th International GT Open – Pro-Am 14 6 0 0 8 781st2019 24H GT Series Europe – A6 Am SPS Automotive Performance 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC International GT Open – Pro-Am 14 3 0 0 6 782nd Le Mans Cup – GT3 2 0 0 0 2 0 NC† Kyalami 9 Hours – Am Mercedes-AMG Team SPS Automotive Performance 1 0 0 0 1 2nd Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Gent SPS Automotive Performance 1 1 0 0 1 1st2020 24H GT Series Continents – GT3 Pro SPS Automotive Performance 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 9 1043rd International GT Open – Am 2 1 1 0 1 14 5th International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 1 0 2 14 9th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup CrowdStrike Racing with SPS1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 11 22nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2021 24H GT Series – GT3 Am Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Abu Dhabi Racing 1 1 0 0 141NC SPS Automotive Performance 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 1 0 0 1 69 6th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Pro-Am 2 2 0 9 116.52nd2022 Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am SPS Automotive Performance 1 1 0 0 1 1st 24H GT Series – GT3 Am 1 0 0 0 1 25 NC Asian Le Mans Series – GT Am 4 2 0 0 4 861st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 3 0 0 4 1012nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 0 22nd FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup Team Germany 1 0 0 0 1 2nd GT World Challenge America – Am Qelo Capital/DXDT Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2024 International GT Open – Pro-Am GetSpeed 14 2 0 0 4 64 5th Le Mans Cup – GT3 Heart of Racing by SPS 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2025 International GT Open – Pro-Am SPS Automotive Performance 14 2 2 0 9 981stSources:

† As Pierburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2016 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0 2020 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO NÜR SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H LEC 22nd 11 2021 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 6th 692022SPS Automotive PerformanceMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am IMO LEC HOC CAT2nd101 Bronze SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NC 0

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2020 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT33rd104 2021 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 2nd 116.5

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2017 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 5th 57 2018 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am EST1 EST2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT21st78 2019 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ22nd782020SPS Automotive PerformanceMercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Am HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 5th 14 Pro-Am SPA1 SPA2 CAT1 CAT2 9th 14 2022 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am EST1 EST2 LEC1 LEC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 22nd 0 2024 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 5th 64 2025 SPS Automotive Performance Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1st98

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine1234Pos.Points 2022 SPS Automotive Performance GT Am Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU21st86

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