LFS players in real life motorsports

This article aims to collect information about LFS players who have been or are active in real life motorsports as well. Over the years, there have been multiple attempts by the community to create lists of these drivers, more or less partially. At the very least, a person appearing in the list is based on any kind of mention on the LFS forums (so, if a community member mentioned them playing LFS, they are included in the list). Feel free to expand the table with (preferably referenced) information you find or know. For detailed guidelines on how to contribute, see section Guidelines below the table.

Disclaimer: The list is non-exhaustive, and does not distinguish the fact that a driver first got into simracing and then into real life motorsports, or the other way (and that is not the point, really). Might there be any inaccuracies, outdated or controversial information either spotted by community members or the drivers themselves, feel free to shed light on them in the LFS Community Discord server (#lfs-manual channel), create a post on the Discussions page of this article, or contact one of the editors here directly.

LFS players in real life motorsports

LFS players in real life motorsports

Name	Main discipline(s)	Championships	Achievements	DriverDB	Active years in LFS	LFSW username	Source
Rudy van Buren	GT racing	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, Porsche Supercup		DriverDB	2007–2012, 2014, 2019	Rudy van Buren	1 2
Dennis Lind	GT racing	Lambo Super Trofeo Europe/World Finals, Blancpain GT, British GT, GT World Challenge Europe/Asia, Nürburg 24h	1st: British GT Champ-GT3 (2021), 2nd: GTWCEu-ProAm (2023)	DriverDB	? – currently active	Dennis93	1 2
Valtteri Bottas	Formula racing	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup / Northern European Cup, GP3, British F3, Formula 1	1st: GP3 (2011), 1st: FR2.0EC/NEC (2008), 2nd: F1 (2019, 2020)	DriverDB	2006–2009	Vale	1 2
Nicky Catsburg	GT racing	Daytona 24h, WTCC, Bathurst 12h, IMSA SSC, GT World Challenge Europe, 24h of Le Mans, WEC	1st: WEC-LMGTEAm (2023), 1st: AsLMS-GT (2023), 1st: IGTChall (2020)	DriverDB	2005–2012	NickC	1 2
Kelvin van der Linde	GT, Formula racing	Bathurst 12h, Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, GT Masters, DTM, Formula E	1st: ADAC GT Masters (2014, 2019), 1st: 24h Nürburg (2017, 2022)	DriverDB		Unknown	1
Kevin Korjus	Formula, GT racing	FR2.0, Auto GP, FR3.5, GP3 Series, FIA F3 European Champ, Blancpain Endurance, Renault Sport Trophy	1st: FR2.0 Eurocup (2010), 2nd: Renault Sport Trophy (2016)	DriverDB		kardisoitja	1 2 3
Enzo Fazzi							server chat
Scott Andrews		IMSA SportsCar Championship, Formula Ford 1600 Australia, F1600 Championship Series		DriverDB		DuCK	1
Norbert Kiss	Truck, Touring car racing	SEAT León Supercopa, FIA European Truck Racing Championship	1st: ETRC (2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)	DriverDB	2003–2013, 2015, 2020	Norbi	1 2
Teemu Suninen	Rally	WRC, ERC	2nd: WRC2 (2016), 3rd: WRC2 (2017)	DriverDB		marakattimax	1
Christian Krognes		VLN, 24h of Nürburgring		DriverDB		Chriskart	1 2
Philip Ellis	GT racing	Audi Sport TT Cup, IMSA SSC, F3 Europe, ADAC GT Masters, DTM, Nürburg 24h, Formula Lista Junior	1st: Audi TT Cup (2017), 1st: Formula LO (2011), 1st: 24h Nürburg (2021)	DriverDB		painster	1 2
Christer Jöns	GT racing	"various GT3 champs"? ADAC GT4/GT Masters, 24h of Nürburgring, VLN		DriverDB		Unknown	1
Michael van der Mark	Motorcycle racing	World Superbikes		WorldSBK		michaelvdm	1
Robin Larsson	Rallycross	World RX, Euro RX, Nitrocross		DriverDB		robin_l	1
Fabien Pailler	Rallycross	French RX, Euro RX		DriverDB		Busta	1 2 3
Jonathan Pailler	Rallycross	French RX, Euro RX		DriverDB	2003–?, 2021–2023	Stann	1 2
Steven Bossard	Rallycross	French RX, Euro RX (Super 1600)	1st: FFSA RX Supercars (2024)	DriverDB		Beniwiwi	1 2 3
Sami-Matti Trogen	GT racing	Spanish F4, ADAC GT4, VLN, 24h of Nürburgring		DriverDB		s.trogen	1
Gabriel Casagrande	Touring car racing	Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Campeonato Brasileiro de Turismo, Stock Car Pro Series Brasil	1st: SCPS Br. (2021, 2023), 2nd: SCPS Br. (2022), 3rd: CBdT (2013)	DriverDB		320_	1
Julien Schein		25h of Spa "Fun Cup"		DriverDB		A3rox	1
Tor Arne Kvia	Drifting	Norwegian Drift Championship, Drift Masters European Championship	1st: Norwegian Drift Championship (2020, 2023)	DriverDB		toridriver	1
Filip Thorén	Rallycross	RallyX Nordic (Rallycross Supercar), Euro RX		DriverDB		Filip Thoren	1
Calle Carlberg	Rally	ERC4, Junior ERC	2nd: Junior ERC (2024)	eWRC		Unknown	1
Kalle Gustafsson	Rally	ERC		DriverDB		kgh limitless	1
Patrik Hallberg	Rally	ERC4, Junior ERC	1st: Swedish Junior 2WD (2024)	eWRC		Unknown	1
Thomas Arends		Dutch GT4 Championship		DriverDB		Thommm	1 2 3
David Williams		GT Academy				My3id_Dave	1 2 3
Kenneth O'Keefe	Karting			DriverDB			1 2
Niall Murray	Formula, GT racing	Ginetta Junior Ireland, Formula Ford 1600 Ireland, SEAT Supercup Ireland	1st: GJI (2010), FF1600 Northern Ireland (2014)	DriverDB		n-murray	1 2 3
James Peace	Karting, Formula racing	InterSteps Championship		DriverDB		vipex123	1 2
Andy O'Brien		Ginetta Junior Ireland, Ginetta GT5 Challenge	1st: GJI (2011), 2nd: GJI (2010)	DriverDB		aobrien	1 2
Robin Friskopps		Swedish Formula Basic Factor-X Cup, SSK		DriverDB		Robendo	1 2 3
Tommy Østgaard		Formula Basic Norwegian Cup, Factor-X Cup, SSK		DriverDB		Tomhah	1 2
Robin Nilsson	Legends racing	Legends Racing Sweden		LRS		rog_nilsson	1, himself
Kevin O'Sullivan	Karting	IKC & MI Karting Championship				11SuLLy11	1 2
Martín Córdoba	Formula racing	Fórmula 3 Metropolitana		DriverDB		ThiagoFalivene	LFS Discord
Heikki Koski-Lammi	Rally	F-Cup		eWRC		pehas2	1
Toni Lähteenmäki	Stock car racing	V1600 Cup Finland, Camaro Cup (V8 Thunder Cars)	1st: V1600 (2011, 12), V8TC (FIN: 2014, NEZ: 17, 19, 20, SM: 21, 22)	DriverDB		FL4SH-	1, LFSDC
Tomáš Enge				DriverDB		Tomas Enge	1 2 3
David Vršecký				DriverDB		David Vrsecky	1 2 3
Aliyyah Koloc				DriverDB		Unknown	1 2
Alex Golovnya	Drifting						1
Damir Idiyatulin	Drifting					Damiracer	1
Ekaterina Sedykh	Drifting						1
Aleksandr Grinchuk							1
Ivan Bobrovsky							1
Maxim Miller	Drifting						1
Taylor Ray	Drifting					tayloray	1
Pawel Trela							1
Alexey Katoliychuk							1
Nick Makarov							1
Nikita Isaev							1
Konstantin Ivanov							1
Denis Morozov							1
Javier Dopazo							1
Tot Igor							1
Artur Toyotik							1
Kirill Belyaikin							1
Evgeny Rybinsky							1
Alexandr Savelev							1
Anton Zaharov							1
Artyem Shabanov							1
Danil Machkarin							1
Evgeny Pakhomov							1
Artyem Nekorkin							1
Sega Lapshin						seroff	1
Kirill Loginov							1
Igor Cherny							1
Anton Petrov							1
Alexander Medvedev							1
Nikita Maximov							1
Mikhail Molodkin						VENOMDASTER	1
Danil Kubasov						DOCrip	1
Mark Shinkarev						mark174	1
Anatoly Orlov						KOT200sx	1
Andrey Kadyshev							1
Dmitry Gusarov							1
Alexey Soldatov							1
Egor Egorov							1
Vladimir Badagov							1
Vadim Kiselyov							1
Kirill Solomatin							1
Alexander Andreev							1
Vladislav Puito							1
Alexander Shavyrin							1
Ruslan Murtuzaliev							1
Nikita Veretelnik							1
Semyon Vasiliev							1
Vladislav Batalov							1
Ivan Pavlov							1
Vitaly Polyakov							1
Evgeny Kapustin							1
Reinis Frīdbergs	Drifting	NEZ Drift Championship, LDC				Unknown	1 2 3
Name	Main discipline(s)	Championships	Achievements	DriverDB	Active years in LFS	LFSW username	Source

Guidelines for consistent research and editing the table

• Make sure to research and prove the fact of them playing LFS as precisely as you can, based on sources. Sometimes it's a reliable source like an article with an interview with the driver, sometimes it's them signing up to some kind of a LFS league, sometimes it's just a mention of them having played LFS on the LFS forums, Discord, server chat, but stated by someone else. Find sources and include them in the "Source" field as links.
• The table does not aim to include a complete or up-to-date real-life racing record for a driver. For that, you can see other websites, mainly the driver's article on the English Wikipedia, which is usually much more diverse and gives more precise overview. Therefore, in this table, include only the major championships and results (more on that below at Field descriptions).
• In general, try to avoid making the rows higher than default, by avoiding overfilling the rows with information. For specific fields and their guidelines, see below:
• Fields:
  • Name: driver's full name. If possible, link to their English Wikipedia articles, with the {{plain link}} template, like this: {{plain link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Lind|Dennis Lind}}. Those articles usually contain helpful racing record tables, based on which you can find information for columns Championships and Achievements (see below).
  • Main discipline(s): main disciplines they engage in. Maximum of three. Examples include Formula racing, GT racing, Drifting, Truck racing, Touring car racing, Rally, Rallycross, Karting.
  • Championships: notable and well-known championships they participated in, regardless of any results. Aim to mention championship names in full, but make sure you don't mention every single one. If needed to conserve width, only then abbreviate.
  • Achievements: mainly major championship titles and podiums in final standings (e.g. no individual round results / wins / podiums). Try to aim for a format like this: 1st: ETRC (2004, 2006), 3rd: F1 (2015). If there are none, mention a few race wins in their championship of the highest prestige, in a compact manner. For this field, do abbreviate championships at all times, as seen in the example.
  • DriverDB: link to the driver's DriverDB profile, if present. When multiple drivers are found under the same name, make sure you do further research to pinpoint and link the correct one here, in default MediaWiki link syntax, like this: [https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/norbert-kiss DriverDB]. If the driver is not on DriverDB but on another database website (for example WorldSBK, eWRC), you can link that instead.
  • Active years in LFS: interval(s), if known. For this, you can look at their LFS profile and their LFSW race history. Usually, the "join date" on profile page is quite a trusted source of indication when they started playing LFS actively. Even though the "Last online" field shows any kind of online connection to any game server (without a finished race), you can freely take that as the active interval(s)' final end year. Do not regard "Last activity", found on the LFS website profile, as an active period, since it also shows if they logged in the LFS website (that does not mean they actually played LFS, maybe just checked forums). Verify yearly intervals by looking through the LFSW race history for the driver (click through months - every day marked in bold had an online race finished by the driver). Think of years as inclusive (so if they had a single online race or activity in year 2015, include that year). If there is an online source for this (for example in an article which concluded an interview with the driver), that source is given priority. Make sure to link sources for this in the "Source" field in the table.
  • LFSW username: if known. Use the {{LFSW stats link|username}} template. Arguably the most reliable sources for this: signup entries to major LFS championships and leagues, made by the driver, as these signups usually require real names. You can also find these in LFS championship entry lists, race reports, season conclusion reports, final standings etc. Make sure to link proof and sources for this in the "Source" field. If not known, use template {{Unknown}}.
  • Source: links to the sources for facts stated in LFS-related fields and specifically proving they played LFS. Include any kind of source, even if its just a single mention of another member of the LFS community, stating that the driver in question plays or has played LFS. LFS forum threads, specific posts, and any kind of more robust, external news articles if found. Use the default link syntax for MediaWiki, and in case of multiple sources for a driver, increment the source number just to distinguish them: [https://www.google.com 1].