René Rast (German pronunciation: [rəˈneː ʁast]; born 26 October 1986 in Minden^[1]) is a German professional racing driver and the 2017, 2019 and 2020 DTM champion. He last competed in Formula E. He claimed overall wins at the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa, 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring and a class win at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.

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René Rast
Rast in 2023
Nationality	German
Born	(1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 37) Minden, West Germany
DTM career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Schubert Motorsport
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car number	33
Former teams	Phoenix Racing, Team Rosberg, Team Abt
Starts	110
Championships	3 (2017, 2019, 2020)
Wins	25
Podiums	49
Poles	25
Fastest laps	15
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2014–2016
Teams	Sébastien Loeb Racing Audi Sport Team Joest G-Drive Racing
Best finish	6th (2016)
Class wins	0
Formula E career
Debut season	2016–17
Car number	58
Former teams	Team Aguri, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, McLaren
Starts	38
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	13th in 2020–21
Finished last season	13th (78 pts)

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After competing in karting and Formula BMW, Rast won the 2005 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup and was runner-up at the 2006 Seat León Supercopa Germany.

In 2007, he switched to sports car racing, where he won Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2008 and 2012, and Porsche Supercup and claimed three championships from 2010 to 2012. Rast also competed at the ADAC GT Masters from 2010 to 2012, winning the title in his last year.

He ran the 2011 12 Hours of Sebring with a Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Rast won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona GT class, driving a Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup with co-drivers Andy Lally, Richard Lietz and team owner John Potter.

Rast won the 2012 and 2014 24 Hours of Spa with a factory-supported Audi R8 LMS with teams Phoenix and WRT respectively.

In the 2013 FIA GT Series, he claimed a win and five podiums with an WRT Audi R8. In the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series, he claimed a win and three podiums. In 2016, he got three podiums with.

Rast debuted at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans with a Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca-Nissan, finishing fourth in the LMP2 class. In 2015, he competed at two rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship with a factory Audi R18 e-tron quattro, finishing fourth overall at the 6 Hours of Spa and seventh at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2016, he raced full-time for G-Drive with an Oreca-Nissan LMP2, claiming a win at Bahrain and a second place at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and two third-place finishes at Silverstone and Austin.

Rast competed in two rounds of the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with an Audi RS5, finishing sixth at Hockenheim II race 1.

He won the 2017 DTM title in his first full year driving an Audi RS5 for Team Rosberg.^[2] After taking a record-breaking six consecutive race victories the following year, he missed out on a repeat title by only four points.^[3] Rast won the 2019 DTM Championship and scored his third series title the following season.^[4]