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24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps

Driver Information

nationality
German
age
70
birthday
1955-01-26
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Driver Information

nationality
German
age
70
birthday
1955-01-26
helmet

Competitors

Guy Katsers profile photo
Guy
Katsers
be
age
wins
9
poles
5
races
112
podiums
16
fastest laps
1
Graham Moore profile photo
Graham
Moore
au
age
80
wins
1
poles
0
races
60
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Gianfranco Brancatelli profile photo
Gianfranco
Brancatelli
it
age
74
wins
27
poles
11
races
199
podiums
53
fastest laps
15
Olivier Grouillard profile photo
Olivier
Grouillard
fr
age
66
wins
11
poles
13
races
174
podiums
36
fastest laps
14
Thierry de Bonhomme profile photo
Thierry
de Bonhomme
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Eric Douart profile photo
Eric
Douart
fr
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Dagmar Suster profile photo
Dagmar
Suster
age
80
wins
0
poles
0
races
45
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
François-Xavier Boucher profile photo
François-Xavier
Boucher
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
29
podiums
11
fastest laps
0
Pascal Witmeur profile photo
Pascal
Witmeur
be
age
69
wins
1
poles
0
races
55
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Georges Devrin profile photo
Georges
Devrin
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Georg Memminger profile photo
Georg
Memminger
de
age
74
wins
0
poles
0
races
23
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Peter Seikel profile photo
Peter
Seikel
de
age
76
wins
0
poles
0
races
47
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Kaori Okamoto profile photo
Kaori
Okamoto
jp
age
61
wins
0
poles
0
races
17
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Steve Soper profile photo
Steve
Soper
gb
age
73
wins
62
poles
36
races
406
podiums
141
fastest laps
45
Claude Bourgoignie profile photo
Claude
Bourgoignie
be
age
79
wins
2
poles
3
races
66
podiums
9
fastest laps
2
Dieter Quester profile photo
Dieter
Quester
at
age
85
wins
26
poles
5
races
295
podiums
76
fastest laps
16
P. Dewez profile photo
P.
Dewez
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Jean-Marie Dumont profile photo
Jean-Marie
Dumont
lu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
21
podiums
4
fastest laps
0
Claude Watteyne profile photo
Claude
Watteyne
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
13
podiums
0
fastest laps
1
Guy Hendrickx profile photo
Guy
Hendrickx
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
1989
24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
AMG Motorenbau
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC
Mercedes-Benz 5.0
Dunlop
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1988
DTM
Team Isert
12
36th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW M3
BMW M3 Evo
14
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
0
0
0
0
12
year
series
team
points
position
1987
DTM
Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
60
12th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Sierra XR4Ti
10
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
10
0
1
0
0
60
year
series
team
points
position
1986
European Touring Car Championship
ABR Ringhausen Rennsport
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Sierra XR4 Ti
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1986
DTM
ABR Ringshausen Rennsport
43
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ford Sierra XR4Ti
9
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
0
1
0
0
43
year
series
team
points
position
1985
DPM
15.5
23rd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Rover Vitesse
5
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
0
0
0
0
15.5
year
series
team
points
position
1984
World Endurance Championship for Drivers
Jürgensen Racing, Walter Mertes
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
BMW M1
BMW 3.5
Goodyear
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1983
European Endurance Championship
Hans-Christian Jürgensen
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Porsche 930
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1989
Racing
1
0
0
0
0
1988
Racing
14
0
0
0
0
1987
Racing
10
0
1
0
0
1986
Racing
10
0
1
0
0
1985
Racing
5
0
0
0
0
1984
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1983
Racing
2
0
0
0
0

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