Fabio Scherer

For the 2020 season, Scherer would migrate to sportscar racing, driving an Audi RS5 Turbo DTM for the Audi Sport Team WRT in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.{{cite news |last=Killshaw |first=Jack |date=11 December 2019 |title=WRT Signs Jones, Scherer for New DTM Lineup |publisher=sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/dtm/wrt-signs-jones-scherer-for-new-dtm-lineup/ |access-date=16 March 2022}} He experienced a challenging campaign, only breaking through to score points at the Zolder Circuit, where he finished fifth on two occasions. The Swiss driver ended up 16th in the standings, last of all full-time competitors.

Scherer moved to prototypes in 2021, driving in the LMP2 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.{{Cite web |title=Hanson & Albuquerque Joined By Fabio Scherer For WEC Title Defence |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2020/12/18/hanson-and-albuquerque-joined-by-fabio-scherer-for-wec-title-defence.html |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=18 December 2020 }} Driving alongside Filipe Albuquerque and Phil Hanson at United Autosports, Scherer began the year with a win during his debut at Spa-Francorchamps before having to miss the next round due to COVID-19.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2021-05-01 |title=Buemi, Hartley, Nakajima Win First Race of Hypercar Era at Spa – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/no-8-toyota-wins-first-race-of-hypercar-era-at-spa/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2021-06-11 |title=Scherer Tests Positive for COVID-19; Boyd into United Crew – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/scherer-tests-positive-for-covid-19-boyd-into-united-crew/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}} The trio took another win at Monza, though they would only finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 18th thanks to a mid-race alternator failure.{{Cite web |title=#7 Toyota Wins Race Of Attrition At Monza |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/07/18/toyota-wins-race-of-attrition-at-monza.html |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=18 July 2021 }}{{Cite web |title=Hours 13-15: Toyota Stretch Their Advantage As Skies Lighten |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/08/22/hours-13-15-toyota-strech-their-advantage-as-skies-lighten.html |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=22 August 2021 }} Scherer ended the year fifth in the standings.

He also drove for Fach Auto Racing in the Porsche Supercup the same year, taking a best finish of eleventh at the Red Bull Ring.

Having joined Inter Europol Competition ahead of the 2022 season, the Swiss driver made a one-off appearance in the WEC to replace a COVID-stricken Alex Brundle before embarking on a campaign in the ELMS, where he would be partnered by Pietro Fittipaldi and David Heinemeier Hansson.{{cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=2022-03-15 |title=Brundle Tests Positive; Scherer Joins Inter Europol at Sebring |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/brundle-tests-covid-positive-scherer-joins-inter-europol/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=sportscar365.com}}{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=3 February 2022 |title=Pietro Fittipaldi, David Heinemeier Hansson & Fabio Scherer For Inter Europol ELMS LMP2 Campaign |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/02/03/pietro-fittipaldi-david-heinemeier-hansson-fabio-scherer-for-inter-europol-elms-lmp2-campaign.html |access-date=3 February 2022 |publisher=Dailysportscar}} Together, the squad scored a podium at Spa on their way to eighth in the teams' championship.{{Cite web |title=United Autosports Take The Win At Spa, Championship Goes Down To The Wire, Prema vs Panis |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/09/25/united-autosports-take-the-win-at-spa-championship-goes-down-to-the-wire-prema-vs-panis.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=25 September 2022 }} They also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 14th.

In addition, Scherer drove for High Class Racing in five races of the IMSA SportsCar Championship, where he too made a lone rostrum appearance at Road America.{{cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Daniel |date=December 6, 2021 |title=Scherer to Make IMSA Debut with High Class Racing |url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/scherer-to-make-imsa-debut-with-high-class-racing/ |access-date=December 6, 2021 |work=Sportscar365 |publisher=John Dagys Media}}

The Swiss driver remained at Inter Europol the following year, returning to the WEC on a full-time basis alongside Albert Costa and Jakub Śmiechowski.{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Graham |date=11 January 2023 |title=FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry – 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/01/11/fia-wec-reveal-38-car-full-season-entry-13-hypercars-for-breakthrough-season.html |access-date=11 January 2023 |publisher=Dailysportscar}} The trio scored points in all seven races, even taking a podium at Spa, though the highlight of the season, as well as a personal success story for Scherer, turned out to come at Le Mans: during Scherer's first pit stop the Corvette Racing car drove over his left foot after he had exited the car, resulting in an incomplete fracture and ligament damage.{{cite journal |last1=Watkins |first1=Gary |last2=Newbold |first2=James |last3=Lickorish |first3=Stephen |date=15 June 2023 |title=2023 Le Mans 24 Hours |url=https://archive.org/details/autosport-2023/Autosport.Magazine.2023.06.15.English/mode/2up |journal=Autosport |pages=20–39 |access-date=3 October 2023 |via=Internet Archive}} In spite of the pain, Scherer continued driving throughout the 24-hour event, even passing the WRT of Robert Kubica during the morning and holding on against a late charge from Louis Delétraz to cross the line first despite radio issues inside the final hour.{{cite web |last=Kilbey |first=Stephen |date=11 June 2023 |title=LM24, Hour 15: Ferrari closing on Toyota; drama in LMP2 |url=https://racer.com/2023/06/11/lm24-hour-15-ferrari-closing-on-toyota-drama-in-lmp2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624171258/https://racer.com/2023/06/11/lm24-hour-15-ferrari-closing-on-toyota-drama-in-lmp2/ |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=Racer}}{{cite web |last=Mercier |first=Laurent |date=11 June 2023 |title=24H du Mans – Les premières brèves d'après-course |trans-title=24 Hours of Le Mans – The first post-race briefs |url=https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/107535-24h-du-mans-les-premieres-breves-dapres-course |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611171438/https://www.endurance-info.com/auto/article/107535-24h-du-mans-les-premieres-breves-dapres-course |archive-date=11 June 2023 |access-date=30 June 2023 |work=Endurance-Info |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=2023-06-11 |title=Inter Europol Takes Breakthrough LMP2 Victory at Le Mans – Sportscar365 |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/inter-europol-takes-breakthrough-lmp2-win-at-le-mans/ |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=sportscar365.com |language=en-US}} This result moved IEC into second in the standings, a position they would defend until the end of the campaign.{{cite web |last=Euwema |first=Davey |date=13 June 2023 |title=Scherer Won Le Mans With Fractured Foot |url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/scherer-won-le-mans-with-fractured-foot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614173957/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/scherer-won-le-mans-with-fractured-foot/ |archive-date=14 June 2023 |access-date=25 June 2023 |work=SportsCar365}}{{Cite web |title=Albert Costa Balboa Confirmed At Conquest |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/11/28/albert-costa-balboa-confirmed-at-conquest.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=www.dailysportscar.com|date=28 November 2023 }}

^† As Scherer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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^† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

^* Season still in progress.

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

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^† Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points.

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^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

^* Season still in progress.

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