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Driver of the Year
2011

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Q&A

What's your ultimate goal as a racing driver?

	Chris Vlok:
– To reach F1 or Indy Cars.

	Nathan Blok:
– Formula One!

	Ronan McKenzie:
– Formula 1 of course!

	James Peace:
– Formula One World Champion

	Alice Powell:
– Be the first successful female in F1

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Most buzz

1.			Jaime Alguersuari
2.			Casey Adams
3.			Richie Stanaway
4.			Rio Haryanto
5.			Joel Miller
6.			Samuele Buttarelli
7.			Andre Heimgartner
8.			Carlos Sainz Jr.
9.			Stefan Rzadzinski
10.			Kevin Mirocha
11.			Jody Fannin
12.			Simon Sikes
13.			Nick Percat
14.			Lewis Hamilton
15.			Alice Powell
16.			James Thorp
17.			Felipe Merjech
18.			Daniel Haglöf
19.			Sami Luka
20.			Jesse Krohn
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Frank Biela

Date of birth:	August 2, 1964 (47 y/o)
Place of birth:	Neuss
Races entered:	352
Wins:	65
Podiums:	143
Pole positions:	33
Fastest laps:	32
Race win percentage:	18.9%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing driver relations:
Father of Isabelle Biela.

Racing career highlights

Second in Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 2011.
Le Mans 24h winner in the LMP1 class 2007.
Le Mans 24h winner in the LMP1 class 2006.
Third in Le Mans 24h - LMP1 class 2005.
American Le Mans Series class LMP1 champion 2005.
American Le Mans Series champion in the LMP900 class 2003.
Third in American Le Mans Series - LMP900 2002.
Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the LMP 900 class 2002.
Second in American Le Mans Series - LMP900 2001.
Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the LMP 900 class 2001.
Winner of the Le Mans 24h in the LMP 900 class 2000.
Second in Le Mans 24h - LMP class 1999.
Second in British Touring Car Championship 1997.
Second in Bathurst 1000 1997.
British Touring Car champion 1996.
Third in German Supertouring Championship 1995.
Winner of the FIA Touring Car World Cup 1995.
Second in German Supertouring Championship 1994.
French Touring car champion 1993.
DTM champion 1991.
Third in 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 1989.
Second in Tooheys 1000 1989.
Third in Formula 3 Germany 1988.
Second in Formula Ford 2000 Germany 1986.
Third in Formula Ford 1600 Germany 1985.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

2011	2 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2010	4 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2009	8 races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
2008	4 races.	0 wins.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2007	4 races.	2 wins.	2 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2006	8 races.	3 wins.	6 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
2005	11 races.	4 wins.	11 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2004	14 races.	1 win.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2003	10 races.	5 wins.	9 podiums.	3 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
2002	11 races.	4 wins.	7 podiums.	6 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
2001	9 races.	4 wins.	8 podiums.	0 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
2000	13 races.	3 wins.	8 podiums.	2 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1999	2 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1998	20 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1997	25 races.	5 wins.	12 podiums.	2 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
1996	28 races.	8 wins.	20 podiums.	6 pole positions.	7 fastest race laps.
1995	18 races.	6 wins.	11 podiums.	1 pole position.	0 fastest race laps.
1994	17 races.	5 wins.	8 podiums.	3 pole positions.	4 fastest race laps.
1993	10 races.	5 wins.	6 podiums.	3 pole positions.	3 fastest race laps.
1992	17 races.	2 wins.	4 podiums.	2 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1991	20 races.	4 wins.	7 podiums.	2 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
1990	22 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1989	27 races.	0 wins.	5 podiums.	0 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1988	27 races.	2 wins.	7 podiums.	2 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
1987	19 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1986	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.
1985	2 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
1984	? races.	? wins.	? podiums.	? pole positions.	? fastest race laps.

Frank Biela's profile page has been viewed 4172 times.

This profile page was last modified 2011-09-25 19:40:27 by Mark Alan Jones
Modification: Malaysia Merdeka Endurance Race 2011

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Top 2012 race winners

1.	Andre Heimgartner	10
2.	Joe Ghanem	9
3.	Warwick Mortimer	8
	Michael Lyons	8
	Matthew Higham	8
6.	James McFadden	7
7.	Matthew Griffin	6
	Angus Fogg	6
9.	AJ Lauder	5
10.	Lucas Foresti	4
	Jonathan Allard	4
	Andrew Waite	4
	Andre Cowan	4
	Chris Hanley	4
	Zac Kennedy	4
	Nick Cassidy	4
	Talal Al Ghaith	4
	Ryan Hellier	4
	Rowan Shepherd	4
20.	Jason Johnson	3

This list also includes series that span over the new year (i.e. 2011-12 championships).

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Driverdb.com updates

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Small but important fix to the biographies
Written by Andreas, Friday, December 2 2011

As some of you have noticed there were parts of the site that startedbehaving a bit strange when we moved to the new server. I’ve hunted down and fixed a lot of issues as I’ve come across them and I have now fixed an issue with the Premier Profiles where some entries sent into the Biography section

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