Harry Gottsacker
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{short description|American racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Harry Gottsacker
| image =File:BHA Hyundai 33 WGI23 05.jpg
| nationality = {{flag|USA|name=American}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Alamo Heights, Texas, United States
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
| current series = Michelin Pilot Challenge
| first year = 2019
| current team = Bryan Herta Autosport
| car number = 33
| former teams =
| starts = 50
| wins = 5
| podiums = 18
| poles = 7
| fastest laps = 2
| prev series = GT4 America Series
IMSA Prototype Challenge
British GT Championship
Pirelli World Challenge
Global Rallycross
| prev series years = 2019–2021
2018
2017
2016–2018
2016
| titles = Michelin Pilot Challenge – TCR
GT4 America Series – West Pro-Am Cup
| updated = November 4, 2023
}}
Harry Gottsacker (born July 28, 1999) is an American racing driver who currently competes for Bryan Herta Autosport in the TCR class of the Michelin Pilot Challenge.{{cite web|url=https://www.imsa.com/drivers/harry-gottsacker/|title=Harry Gottsacker – IMSA|website=imsa.com|accessdate=July 5, 2022}}
Career
=Early career=
Gottsacker was introduced to motorsports through his grandfather, who brought him to drag racing events when Gottsacker was young.{{cite web|url=https://www.gt4-america.com/news/298/driver-download-harry-gottsacker|title=DRIVER DOWNLOAD: Harry Gottsacker|website=gt4-america.com|date=March 26, 2020|publisher=SRO Motorsports Group America|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Gottsacker began racing himself through karting at age 13, competing in a wealth of SKUSA-sanctioned championships. At 14, he was selected to represent the United States at the KZ2 World Championship.{{cite web|url=https://harrygottsackerracing.com/about-harry/|title=About Harry – Harry Gottsacker Racing|website=harrygottsackerracing.com|accessdate=July 6, 2022}} Despite graduating from full-time karting at the end of 2017, Gottsacker continues to compete to maintain sharpness during the winter offseason.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/paddock-pass/pirelli-paddock-pass-harry-gottsacker-2/|title=Pirelli Paddock Pass: Harry Gottsacker|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=January 9, 2019|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
=Rallycross=
File:Harry Gottsacker Red Bull Global Rallycross 2016 (17).jpg
For 2016, Gottsacker embarked upon a part-time campaign in the Global Rallycross Championship, driving in the GRC Lites class for PMG Rallysport.{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2705586/red-bull-global-rallycross-2016|title=DVIDS – Images – Red Bull Global Rallycross 2016 [Image 17 of 19]|website=dvidshub.net|accessdate=July 6, 2022}} In his rookie season, he registered five starts and a best finish of 5th, at both the Fair Park and Marine Corps Air Station New River events. Gottsacker ended the season 13th in the points classification, level on points with teammate Parker Chase.
=Sports car racing=
Alongside his Rallycross debut, Gottsacker completed a half-season with Performance Motorsports Group in the Pirelli World Challenge for 2016. Driving a Ginetta G55 GT4,{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/gtwc/world-challenge-america/increased-entry-for-sprintx-at-utah/|title=Increased SprintX Entry for Utah|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|first=John|last=Dagys|date=August 6, 2016|accessdate=July 6, 2022|quote=Five cars, meanwhile, are set to do battle for GTS class honors, with Performance Motorsports Group entering its two Ginetta G50 GT4s for Parker Chase and Harry Gottsacker.}} he finished a season-best fifth place at Laguna Seca, finishing 13th in the GTS classification. Gottsacker expanded his relationship with Ginetta the following season, joining the marque's Young Driver Development Program for 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.ginetta.com/news/ginetta-announce-young-driver-development-programme|title=Ginetta Announce Young Driver Development Programme|website=ginetta.com|date=January 13, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707033325/https://www.ginetta.com/news/ginetta-announce-young-driver-development-programme|url-status=dead}} The first class, which included Gottsacker and fellow American driver Parker Chase, made up the backbone of Century Motorsport's factory-backed Ginetta GT3 entry into the 2017 British GT Championship.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/british-gt/century-becomes-ginetta-factory-team-for-british-gt/|title=Century Becomes Ginetta Factory Team for British GT|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|first=Jake|last=Kilshaw|date=February 8, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022|quote=He will be joined by 17-year-old American Harry Gottsacker, who last year competed with Performance Motorsports Group in a G55 GT4 in the Pirelli World Challenge.}} Joining team boss Nathan Freke, Gottsacker would only compete in the first three rounds of the campaign, taking the Silver class victory in the opening round at Oulton Park. Shortly before the round at Snetterton, Chase and Gottsacker both withdrew from the program, citing a desire to pursue other motorsport ventures.{{cite web|url=https://johndagys.wpengine.com/sro/british-gt/chase-gottsacker-quit-british-gt-gt3-ginettas-to-skip-snetterton/|title=Chase, Gottsacker Quit British GT; GT3 Ginettas to Skip Snetterton|website=johndagys.wpengine.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|first=Jake|last=Kilshaw|date=May 24, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
Following his short tenure in British GT, Gottsacker began an additional part-time campaign in the Pirelli World Challenge, returning to Performance Motorsports Group. Entered into the GTSA class for the opening round at St. Pete, he scored the class victory in the second race of the weekend. In subsequent appearances in 2017, he was classified as a Pro driver, only eligible for the GTS class championship at large. Gottsacker returned to the championship at Road America,{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/gtwc/world-challenge-america/pwc-returns-to-sprint-racing-at-road-america/|title=PWC Returns to Sprint Racing at Road America|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|first=John|last=Dagys|date=June 20, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022|quote=Twenty three GTS cars are listed, highlighted by the return of Performance Motorsports Group and drivers Parker Chase and Harry Gottsacker, who recently ended their planned full-season British GT Championship campaign.}} taking his first overall GTS podium at Mid-Ohio the following month.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/gtwc/world-challenge-america/aschenbach-scores-first-pwc-win-for-camaro-gt4-r-at-mid-ohio/|title=Aschenbach Scores First PWC Win for Camaro GT4.R at Mid-Ohio|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|first=Ryan|last=Myrehn|date=July 29, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022|quote=Road America double-winner Ian James charged from eighth on the grid to finish second in the Panoz Avezzano GT, holding off Gottsacker by 0.364 seconds at the line.}} In May of that year, Gottsacker made his debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, pairing with Chase in a TRG-entered Porsche 911 GT3 R in the GTD class.{{cite web|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2017/04/28/parker-chase-harry-gottsacker-to-make-imsa-debut-at-cota/|title=Parker Chase, Harry Gottsacker to Make IMSA Debut With TRG at COTA|website=frontstretch.com|first=Phil|last=Allaway|date=April 28, 2017|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}
For 2018, Gottsacker stepped up to a full-time drive in the Pirelli World Challenge, joining Racers Edge Motorsports.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2018/02/16/gottsacker-set-for-pwc-gts-battle-with-racer-s-edge-motorsports/|title=Gottsacker set for PWC GTS battle with Racer's Edge Motorsports|website=racer.com|date=February 16, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} The move was accompanied by a change in manufacturer, with Gottsacker piloting a GT4-homologated SIN R1, once again in the GTS class. He scored his first podium of the season at COTA in March, beginning his SprintX campaign on a high note. After a difficult round at VIR and a pair of strong finishes at Lime Rock, Gottsacker would score his first GTS victory at Portland. After taking pole for the first race of the weekend,{{cite web|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2018/07/14/racers-edge-motorsports-sweeps-portland-gts-sprintx-race-no-1-front-row/|title=Racers Edge Motorsports Sweeps Portland GTS SprintX Race No. 1 Front Row|website=frontstretch.com|first=Phil|last=Allaway|date=July 14, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} he would win race two, holding a nine-second gap over the second-placed Panoz Avezzano of Ian James and Matt Keegan.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/sports-cars/a1702356/18-year-old-harry-gottsacker-wins-gts-sprintx-pirelli-world-challenge-race/|title=18-year-old Harry Gottsacker wins GTS SprintX Pirelli World Challenge race at Portland|website=autoweek.com|date=July 15, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Gottsacker added another victory in the final round of the season at Utah Motorsports Campus, but would miss out on the GTS class title by three points to James Sofronas and Alex Welch.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/sro-america/news/utah-pwc-gottsacker-sprintx-gts-finale/3157834/|title=Utah PWC: Gottsacker wins SprintX GTS finale but misses title|first=Charles|last=Bradley|website=motorsport.com|date=August 12, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} To close his 2018 campaign, Gottsacker joined Extreme Speed Motorsports in the IMSA Prototype Challenge, finishing fourth in a one-off appearance at Road Atlanta alongside co-driver Max Hanratty.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/ipc/forty7-wins-wright-takes-ipc-title/|title=Forty7 Norma Wins, Wright Takes IPC Title at Road Atlanta|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=October 12, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022|quote=Rounding out the podium was the No. 40 Polestar Motor Racing Ligier JS P3 of Keith Grant and David Grant, the duo’s best finish of the season while Max Hanratty finished fourth in the No. 3 Extreme Speed Motorsports entry alongside co-driver Harry Gottsacker to finish third in the standings.}}
2019 saw Gottsacker swap manufacturers once again, joining ST Racing's BMW entry into the new GT4 America Series following the dissolution of the Pirelli World Challenge at the end of 2018.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/gottsacker-miller-confirmed-for-full-gt4-west-season/|title=Gottsacker, Miller Confirmed for Full GT4 West Season|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=March 22, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} He and co-driver Jon Miller competed in the West Pro-Am sub-classification, taking the title at year's end after winning six of the ten races on the schedule.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/gt4-sprintx-west-champions-to-be-decided-in-vegas-finale/|title=GT4 SprintX, West Champions to be Decided in Vegas Finale|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=October 16, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Sweeping the weekends at COTA and Las Vegas, alongside one each at Laguna Seca{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/miller-gottsacker-win-gt4-west-race-2-at-laguna/|title=Miller, Gottsacker Win GT4 West Race 2 at Laguna|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=March 29, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} and Portland,{{cite web|url=https://www.speedsport.com/sports-cars/other-sports-cars/miller-gottsacker-take-portland-sprintx-spoils/|title=Miller & Gottsacker Take Portland SprintX Spoils|website=speedsport.com|date=July 14, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} the duo claimed the title by a sizable 68 points over the sister BMW of Samantha Tan and Jason Wolfe. The following season, Gottsacker paired with Nick Wittmer, entering the championship's Silver Cup class.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/features/roundup/weekly-racing-roundup-3-2-20/|title=Weekly Racing Roundup (3.2.20)|website=sportscar365.com|first=Jake|last=Kilshaw|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=March 2, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022|quote=Harry Gottsacker will return to ST Racing at this weekend’s Pirelli GT4 America at Circuit of The Americas, sharing the team’s BMW M4 GT4 with Nick Wittmer.}} The duo collected four race victories, with two class wins at COTA and one each at VIR and Road America, en route to a second-place points finish. The championship came down to the final race of the season, with Gottsacker and Wittmer falling six points short of champions Jarett Andretti and Colin Mullan.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/foley-dinan-win-race-2-claim-sprintx-pro-am-title/|title=Foley, Dinan Win Race 2; Claim SprintX Pro-Am Title|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=October 2, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022|quote=Andretti and Mullan entered the title-decider one point behind ST Racing’s Harry Gottsacker and Nick Wittmer, who finished second in class and fourth overall on Friday.}}
Gottsacker returned to a reduced GT4 schedule in 2021, making only a one-off appearance for ST Racing at Road America.{{cite web|url=https://harrygottsackerracing.com/former-sro-champions-gottsacker-and-maxson-join-st-racing-for-road-america/|title=Former SRO champions Gottsacker and Maxson join ST Racing for Road America|website=harrygottsackerracing.com|date=August 23, 2021 |accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Joining fellow Hyundai TCR driver Tyler Maxson, the duo rebounded from a difficult first race to take the Silver Cup victory in the second race of the weekend.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/quinlan-liefooghe-win-race-2-amid-late-race-confusion/|title=Quinlan, Liefooghe Win Race 2 Amid Late-Race Confusion|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=August 29, 2021|accessdate=July 7, 2022|quote=Silver class honors went to the No. 28 ST Racing pairing of Harry Gottsacker and Tyler Maxston in their BMW.}} 2022 saw Gottsacker continue his relationship with the team, joining the team's customer debut of the BMW M4 GT3 at the 24 Hours of Dubai.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/24hseries/st-racing-names-drivers-for-two-car-24h-dubai-effort/|title=ST Racing Names Drivers for Two-Car 24H Dubai Effort|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=December 7, 2021|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Later that year, Gottsacker took part in the 24 Hours of Spa{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/07/12/samantha-tan-racing-confirms-drivers-for-24-hours-of-spa-debut.html|title=Samantha Tan Racing Confirms Drivers For 24 Hours of Spa Debut|website=dailysportscar.com|first=R.J.|last=O'Connell|date=July 12, 2022|accessdate=November 3, 2022}} and Indianapolis 8 Hours with the team, winning the Silver class in the latter as the only entrant.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidetracknews.com/st-racing-seals-silver-class-win-at-indianapolis-after-fighting-eight-hour-run/|title=ST Racing Seals Silver Class Win At Indianapolis After Fighting Eight-Hour Run|website=insidetracknews.com|date=October 11, 2022|accessdate=November 3, 2022}}
In early 2022, Gottsacker made his debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring, joining Mühlner Motorsport as a late replacement for Moritz Kranz.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/bourdais-takes-sebring-pole-in-record-breaking-lap/|title=Bourdais Takes Sebring Pole in Record-Breaking Lap|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=March 18, 2022|accessdate=July 7, 2022|quote=Gottsacker has been a late replacement for Moritz Kranz, who has been ruled out for unknown reasons at this time.}} Driving alongside Alec Udell and Ugo de Wilde, the team finished ninth in the LMP3 class following an accident.
Gottsacker returned to GT4 racing in 2023, joining Chandler Hull in a Silver Cup entry for STR38 Motorsports in the 2023 GT4 America Series, beginning with the round at NOLA Motorsports Park.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/sro-america/gt4-america/gottsacker-rejoins-str38-in-silver-cup-bmw-entry/|title=Gottsacker Rejoins STR38 in Silver Cup BMW Entry|work=Sportscar365|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=April 25, 2023|accessdate=April 25, 2023}} Through ten races, Gottsacker claimed two class podium finishes, ending the season eighth in the Silver Cup championship.
=TCR=
To begin 2019, Gottsacker was contracted to drive the new-for-2019 Hyundai Veloster N TCR, serving as one of Hyundai's North America-based factory drivers for the 2019 Michelin Pilot Challenge season.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/hyundai-veloster-n-tcr-revealed-bha-names-drivers/|title=Hyundai Veloster N TCR Revealed; BHA Names Drivers|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=January 14, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Paired with Mason Filippi, the two scored three podiums and one race victory in 2019, finishing second in the championship; 23 points adrift of the sister entry. Said victory came in dramatic fashion, after a drive-time penalty dropped the race-winning HART entry to the back of the TCR classification, elevating Filippi and Gottsacker to the race victory.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/liddell-makes-last-ditch-pass-on-wittmer-to-win-by-0-070s/|title=Liddell Makes Last-Ditch Pass on Wittmer to Win by 0.070s|website=sportscar365.com|first=Daniel|last=Lloyd|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=August 3, 2019|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Gottsacker returned to the team in 2020, paired with new co-driver Mark Wilkins.{{cite web|url=https://canadianracersnews.ca/2020/01/08/bryan-herta-autosport-expands-with-a-third-veloster-n-tcr-for-imsa-michelin-pilot-challenge/|title=Bryan Herta Autosport expands with a third Veloster N TCR for IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge|website=canadianracersnews.ca|first=Patrice|last=Marchessault|date=January 8, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} Gottsacker would match his second-place result from 2019, taking two victories and four total podiums. The duo swept the two rounds at Sebring,{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/carbahn-audi-wins-weather-impacted-sebring-120/|title=CarBahn Audi Wins Weather-Impacted Sebring 120|website=sportscar365.com|first=John|last=Dagys|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=July 17, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/turner-wins-kohr-claims-gs-title-at-sebring/|title=Turner Wins; KohR Claims GS Title at Sebring|website=sportscar365.com|first=Ryan|last=Myrehn|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=November 13, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} falling 11 points short of the sister No. 33 entry of Gabby Chaves and Ryan Norman.
The following season saw Hyundai debut the Elantra N TCR, with Gottsacker continuing to pair with Wilkins, this time behind the wheel of Bryan Herta Autosport's No. 33 entry.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/bha-to-debut-hyundai-elantra-n-tcr-in-three-car-effort/|title=BHA to Debut Hyundai Elantra N TCR in Two-Car Effort|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=December 15, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} The two claimed their only victory of the season at Laguna Seca,{{cite web|url=https://www.newspressusa.com/publicReleaseView/70712|title=Gottsacker and Wilkins Win First Race of the Season|website=newspressusa.com|date=September 13, 2021|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} finishing fifth in the championship. Gottsacker returned to the team in 2022, this time in the team's No. 98 entry alongside long-time teammate Parker Chase.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/impc/bha-expands-into-six-car-hyundai-tcr-effort/|title=BHA Expands into Six-Car Hyundai TCR Effort|first=John|last=Dagys|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=January 6, 2022|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} The two scored their first victory of the season at Mid-Ohio in May,{{cite web|url=https://www.touringcars.net/2022/05/parker-chase-and-harry-gottsacker-avoid-incidents-to-claim-mid-ohio-win|title=Parker Chase and Harry Gottsacker avoid incidents to claim Mid-Ohio win|website=touringcars.net|date=May 15, 2022|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} registering two total podiums en route to a fifth-place finish in the class championship.
The team's reduction to three entries for 2023 saw Gottsacker change co-drivers, running alongside Robert Wickens. The duo tallied seven podium finishes over the course of the 10-race season, claiming the TCR-class championship by 60 points over teammates Filippi and Wilkins without scoring a race victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/racing-robert-wickens-injury-championship-oct-13-1.6995406|title=Paralyzed Canadian race driver Robert Wickens wins championship at Road Atlanta|author=The Associated Press|work=CBC|date=October 13, 2023|accessdate=October 14, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2023/10/19/pilot-challenge-tcr-crowns-special-on-many-levels-for-wickens-and-gottsacker/|title=Pilot Challenge TCR crowns special on many levels for Wickens and Gottsacker|first=Richard S.|last=James|work=Racer|date=October 19, 2023|accessdate=November 4, 2023}} In addition, Gottsacker was also included in Hyundai North America's lineup for the 2023 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he'd make his debut alongside fellow factory drivers Michael Lewis, Mason Filippi, and Taylor Hagler.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/other-series/n24/hyundai-motor-america-to-compete-in-n24-with-bha-drivers/|title=Hyundai America to Compete in N24 With BHA Drivers|first=John|last=Dagys|work=Sportscar365|date=March 9, 2023|accessdate=March 9, 2023}} In the months leading up to the race, Gottsacker chronicled his journey to the race in a Sportscar365 column, outlining the team's efforts in the Nürburgring Endurance Series VT2 class with the Hyundai i30 N.{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/features/commentary/gottsacker-getting-acquainted/|title=GOTTSACKER: Getting Acquainted|first=Harry|last=Gottsacker|work=Sportscar365|date=March 13, 2023|accessdate=March 13, 2023}} Gottsacker's sophomore effort at the 2024 edition of the event yielded a class victory, where he scored a TCR-class triumph alongside Filippi, Wilkins, and Bryson Morris.{{cite web|url=https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en/newsroom/detail/hyundai-elantra-n-tcr-takes-fourth-consecutive-victory-at-n%25C3%25BCrburgring-24-hours-0000000772|title=Hyundai Elantra N TCR takes fourth consecutive victory at Nürburgring 24 Hours|work=Hyundai|date=June 3, 2024|accessdate=June 8, 2024}}
Personal life
Gottsacker is an avid fisher,{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/paddock-pass/pirelli-paddock-pass-harry-gottsacker-3/|title=Pirelli Paddock Pass: Harry Gottsacker|website=sportscar365.com|publisher=John Dagys Media|date=December 30, 2020|accessdate=July 7, 2022}} and received his Eagle Scout certification while in high school.{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2018/05/18/precocious-gottsacker-chasing-achievements-on-and-off-the-track/|title=Precocious Gottsacker chasing achievements on and off the track|website=racer.com|first=Richard|last=James|date=May 18, 2018|accessdate=July 7, 2022}}
Racing record
=Career summary=
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! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
rowspan=2| 2016
|align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | rowspan="2" align="left" | Performance Motorsports Group | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 691 | 13th |
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align=left| Global RallyCross Championship - GRC Lites
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13th |
rowspan=4| 2017
|align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS | rowspan="2" align=left| Performance Motorsports Group | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 129 | 11th |
align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GTSA
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 20th |
align=left| British GT Championship - GT3
|align=left| Century Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
|align=left| TRG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75th |
rowspan=3| 2018
|align=left| Pirelli World Challenge SprintX - GTS |rowspan=2 align=left| Racers Edge Motorsports | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 173 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
align=left| Pirelli World Challenge - GTS
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 5th |
align=left| IMSA Prototype Challenge - LMP3
|align=left| Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 38th |
rowspan=3| 2019
|align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR |align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 268 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
align=left| GT4 America Series SprintX - West Pro-Am
| rowspan="2" align="left" | ST Racing | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 216 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st |
align=left| 24H Series Continents - GT4
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16th |
rowspan=2| 2020
|align=left| GT4 America Series SprintX - Silver |align=left| ST Racing | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 245 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR
| align="left" | Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 278 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
rowspan="2" |2021
| align="left" | GT4 America Series - Silver | align="left" | ST Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11th |
align="left" | Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR
|align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2550 | 5th |
rowspan="4" | 2022
|align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR |align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2580 | 5th |
align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3
|align=left| Mühlner Motorsports America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 35th |
align=left| 24H Series Continents - GT3 Pro-Am
| rowspan="2" align="left" | ST Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5th* |
align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
rowspan="3" | 2023
|align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR |align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3010 |style="background:#ffffbf;" |1st |
align=left| GT4 America Series - Silver
|align=left| STR38 Motorsports | 10 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 108 | 8th |
align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
|align=left| Hyundai Motorsport N |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |N/A |style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd |
rowspan="3" |2024
|align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR |align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian |10 |1 |3 |0 |6 |2880 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd |
align=left| TCR World Tour
|align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |31st |
align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR
|align=left| Hyundai Motorsport N | | | | | | | |
2025
|align=left| Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR |align=left| Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | | | | | | | |
* Season still in progress.
=Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Team ! Class ! Make ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Rank ! Points |
2017
! TRG ! GTD |style="background:#;"|DAY |
|style="background:#;"|SEB
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|style="background:#;"|LBH
{{small|}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA
{{small|16}}
|style="background:#;"|BEL
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|WGL
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|LIM
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|VIR
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|LGA
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}
! 75th
! 15
|-
| 2022
! LMP3
! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8
|style="background:#;”|DAY
{{small|}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SEB
{{small|9}}
|style="background:#;”|MDO
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| WGL
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|MOS
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|ELK
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"|PET
{{small|}}
|colspan=5|
! 35th
! 250
|}
References
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External links
- [https://us.motorsport.com/driver/harry-gottsacker/773093/ Harry Gottsacker] at Motorsport.com
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Michael Lewis|years=2023|with=Robert Wickens|after=Incumbent}}
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