Career
Formula racing
Touring cars
= New Zealand In 2012, Heimgartner entered the inaugural season of the New Zealand-based V8SuperTourer series, driving a Holden VE Commodore run by AV8 Motorsport. He was classified eleventh overall at the end of the season. = Australia Parallel to his appearances in the V8Supertourer category, Heimgarter contested the Australia-based 2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, driving an ex-Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon entered by Finance EZI Racing, which entered Heimgartner alongside Josh Hunter as the teams drivers.
Also in 2013 saw Andre"s first drive in a V8 Supercars Holden Commodore VF. Due to his close association with Paul Morris he got to do co-driver laps in Dean Fiore"s #88 Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport entry at Queensland Raceway replacing Matt Halliday in the dedicated co-driver session.
In 2014, Heimgartner was selected to race the Super Black Racing wildcard entry at the 2014 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 alongside fellow Kiwi Ant Pedersen. Following this performance the team retained him in the teams" full-time category début the following season.
Endurance racing
In 2013, Heimgartner contested the Bathurst 12 Hour event at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales. Sharing a Bayerische Motoren Werke 335i with co-drivers Anthony Gilbertson and Peter O"Donnell, Heimgartner finished the race in twenty-ninth position overall, and first in his class.
