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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

Peter Seikel profile photo
Peter
Seikel
de
age
76
wins
0
poles
0
races
47
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Roland de Jamblinne profile photo
Roland
de Jamblinne
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
9
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Pascal Tillekaerts profile photo
Pascal
Tillekaerts
be
age
wins
17
poles
5
races
24
podiums
29
fastest laps
0
Oldrich Vanícek profile photo
Oldrich
Vanícek
cz
age
62
wins
0
poles
0
races
50
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Philippe Martin profile photo
Philippe
Martin
be
age
69
wins
4
poles
0
races
21
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Patrick Slaus profile photo
Patrick
Slaus
be
age
wins
5
poles
3
races
63
podiums
35
fastest laps
2
Willy Maljean profile photo
Willy
Maljean
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
62
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Eddy Joosen profile photo
Eddy
Joosen
be
age
77
wins
1
poles
1
races
41
podiums
13
fastest laps
0
Franck Fréon profile photo
Franck
Fréon
fr
age
62
wins
12
poles
8
races
142
podiums
38
fastest laps
3
François Verhaegen profile photo
François
Verhaegen
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
7
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Claude Bourgoignie profile photo
Claude
Bourgoignie
be
age
79
wins
2
poles
3
races
66
podiums
9
fastest laps
2
Mauro Bianchi profile photo
Mauro
Bianchi
be
age
87
wins
3
poles
2
races
30
podiums
8
fastest laps
2
Maurice Devrin profile photo
Maurice
Devrin
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Roberto Ravaglia profile photo
Roberto
Ravaglia
it
age
67
wins
47
poles
18
races
336
podiums
141
fastest laps
32
Michael Hess profile photo
Michael
Hess
de
age
55
wins
0
poles
0
races
33
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
Eddy Willems profile photo
Eddy
Willems
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
6
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Win Percy profile photo
Win
Percy
gb
age
81
wins
72
poles
48
races
244
podiums
116
fastest laps
62
Kaoru Hoshino profile photo
Kaoru
Hoshino
jp
age
wins
5
poles
0
races
90
podiums
18
fastest laps
0
Morio Nitta profile photo
Morio
Nitta
jp
age
57
wins
28
poles
14
races
277
podiums
73
fastest laps
7
Altfrid Heger profile photo
Altfrid
Heger
de
age
66
wins
17
poles
12
races
301
podiums
68
fastest laps
13

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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