Rolf Ineichen

Ineichen serves on the board of directors at OTTO'S AG, a Swiss discount department store chain,{{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.ottos_ag.ee98e5b48c28e809e9d922f4e989505a.html|title=OTTO'S AG Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland

|website=dnb.com|accessdate=1 May 2021}} as well as Proresa SA, a Swiss real estate corporation.{{cite web|url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.proresa_sa.e398e5824777dccb69c0cae859e0af3f.html|title=Proresa SA Company Profile – Sursee, LUZERN, Switzerland|website=dnb.com|accessdate=1 May 2021}}

File:GT Masters 2021 Spielberg Nr. 19.jpg in 2021]]

Ineichen began his professional racing career in 2009, competing in a one-off event for ARAXA Racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. After a three year hiatus, he returned to compete with Stadler Motorsport at the Dubai 24 Hour, finishing sixth overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,95391,Race-results-in-Dubai-2012,news.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213014359/http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,95391,Race-results-in-Dubai-2012,news.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 13, 2012|title=Race results in Dubai 2012

|website=automobilsport.com|date=14 January 2012|accessdate=1 May 2021}}

The following year, Ineichen began competing full time for the first time in his career, driving for Konrad Motorsport in the exclusively-Amateur B Class of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. In his inaugural full-time year of competition, Ineichen scored the class championship, winning eight of 17 races.{{cite web|url=https://w-racingteam.com/about/drivers/detail/33/rolf-ineichen|title=WRT – Rolf Ineichen

|website=w-racingteam.com|accessdate=1 May 2021}} In 2014, Ineichen won the class title for the second consecutive season,{{cite web|url=http://cms3.gt-eins.at/carrera-cup/9591-rolf-ineichen-verteidigt-b-wertungs-titel-im-carrera-cup|title=Rolf Ineichen defends B-category title in the Carrera Cup|language=German|website=cms3.gt-eins.at|accessdate=1 May 2021}} adding a class victory with Stadler Motorsport at the 2014 Dubai 24 Hour to his resume that same year.{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/endurance/news/swiss-porsche-team-stadler-motorsport-takes-dubai-24h-win/2737486/|title=Swiss Porsche team Stadler Motorsport takes Dubai 24H win|website=us.motorsport.com|date=11 January 2014|accessdate=1 May 2021}} For the third consecutive season, in 2015, Ineichen claimed the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany B-Class title.{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/motorsports/porsche-carrera-cup-pccd-hockenheimring-race-victory-eng-schmidt-11510.html|title=Schmidt and Eng win at the season finale|website=newsroom.porsche.com|date=18 October 2015|accessdate=1 May 2021}}

In 2016, Ineichen joined Grasser Racing Team for the ADAC GT Masters and Blancpain Endurance Series seasons.{{cite web|url=https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/03/24/grasser-racing-team-now-participating-in-the-adac-gt-masters/|title=Grasser Racing Team Now Participating in the ADAC GT Masters|website=sportscarracingnews.com|date=24 March 2016|accessdate=1 May 2021}} He would tally one victory in his opening season in the Blancpain series, taking victory at the Nürburgring with co-driver Mirko Bortolotti.{{cite web|url=https://sportscarracingnews.com/2016/09/18/2016-blancpain-gt-series-endurance-cup-decider-turns-out-to-be-a-thriller/|title=2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Decider Turns Out to be a Thriller|website=sportscarracingnews.com|date=18 September 2016|accessdate=1 May 2021}}

In 2018, Ineichen was part of the Grasser Racing Team entry that won the GTD class at the 24 Hours of Daytona.{{cite web|url=https://us.motorsport.com/imsa/news/last-to-first-win-for-grasser-lamborghini-even-more-special-999995/1388616/|title=Last-to-first win for Grasser Lamborghini "even more special"|website=motorsport.com|date=28 January 2018|accessdate=1 May 2021}} The following season, Ineichen claimed his second class victory in as many seasons at Daytona, also taking class honors at the 12 Hours of Sebring.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/more-racing/a1718801/grt-lamborghini-wins-third-consecutive-imsa-championship-race-gt-daytona-sebring/|title=Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini wins third consecutive IMSA championship race in GT Daytona at Sebring|website=autoweek.com|date=17 March 2019|accessdate=1 May 2021}}

For 2021, Ineichen joined Swiss outfit Emil Frey Racing for the 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season, driving alongside Alex Fontana and Ricardo Feller in the Silver Cup class.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/03/08/emil-frey-racing-confirm-three-car-gt-world-challenge-europe-lamborghini-effort.html|title=Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort|website=dailysportscar.com|date=8 March 2021|accessdate=30 December 2021}} Scoring two class victories in five races, the trio claimed the Silver Cup title that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/12/28/champions-of-2021-pan-european.html|title=Champions of 2021, Pan-European|website=dailysportscar.com|date=28 December 2021|accessdate=30 December 2021|quote=Endurance Cup Silver Cup Drivers Champions Rolf Ineichen/ Ricardo Feller/ Alex Fontana}} The following season, he took on a drive in the DTM after it transitioned to a GT3-based formula.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2022/02/16/grt-confirm-four-driver-dtm-line-up.html|title=GRT Confirm Four Driver DTM Line-Up|first=Graham|last=Goodwin|website=dailysportscar.com|date=16 February 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}} Ineichen finished the season with just one championship point, earned by claiming the fastest lap at Spa. In June, he competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in an LMP2 entry fielded by Team WRT.{{cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/le-mans/news/wrt-announces-third-le-mans-entry-led-by-bortolotti-vanthoor/8486494/|title=WRT announces third Le Mans entry led by Bortolotti, Vanthoor|first=Rachit|last=Thukral|work=Autosport|date=25 February 2022|accessdate=31 January 2023}}

2023 saw Ineichen return full-time to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup following his 2021 title, taking part in the Gold Cup class for Iron Lynx alongside Michele Beretta and Leonardo Pulcini.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/06/iron-lynx-dames-confirmed-for-world-challenge-endurance-cup.html|title=Iron Lynx & Dames Line-Ups Confirmed For World Challenge Endurance Cup|first=Stephen|last=Kilbey|work=Dailysportscar|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=6 March 2023|quote=The #19 will compete in the Gold Cup, with drivers Rolf Ineichen, Michele Beretta and Lamborghini factory driver Leonardo Pulcini teaming up.}} In the Sprint Cup, he joined Yuki Nemoto in Vincenzo Sospiri Racing's Silver Cup #119 entry.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2023/03/09/vsr-confirm-three-car-sprint-cup-programme.html|title=VSR Confirm Three Car Sprint Cup Programme|first=Graham|last=Goodwin|work=Dailysportscar|date=March 9, 2023|accessdate=March 9, 2023}}

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| 2016

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| 2017

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| 2020

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| 2021

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| 2022

! TR3 Racing

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| 2023

! Iron Lynx

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! 60th

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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• [https://www.imsa.com/drivers/rolf-ineichen/ Rolf Ineichen] at IMSA

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{{succession box|title=Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
B-Class Champion|before=Bill Barazetti|years=2013, 2014, 2015|after=Wolfgang Triller}}

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Alex MacDowall
Frederik Schandorff|years=2021|with=Alex Fontana
Ricardo Feller|after=Incumbent}}

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