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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

Pierre Fermine profile photo
Pierre
Fermine
be
age
wins
2
poles
0
races
53
podiums
6
fastest laps
0
Leif Nyvall profile photo
Leif
Nyvall
fi
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
3
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Bob Holden profile photo
Bob
Holden
au
age
91
wins
2
poles
1
races
325
podiums
7
fastest laps
0
Patrick Schreurs profile photo
Patrick
Schreurs
be
age
66
wins
0
poles
0
races
8
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Lionel Robert profile photo
Lionel
Robert
fr
age
62
wins
16
poles
13
races
158
podiums
40
fastest laps
8
Gerhard Ludwig profile photo
Gerhard
Ludwig
de
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
18
podiums
6
fastest laps
1
Didier Theys profile photo
Didier
Theys
be
age
67
wins
29
poles
26
races
296
podiums
91
fastest laps
20
Pascal Witmeur profile photo
Pascal
Witmeur
be
age
69
wins
1
poles
0
races
55
podiums
8
fastest laps
0
Fred Slaus profile photo
Fred
Slaus
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Albert Vanierschot profile photo
Albert
Vanierschot
be
age
76
wins
3
poles
1
races
37
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Gerd Ruch profile photo
Gerd
Ruch
de
age
70
wins
0
poles
0
races
125
podiums
2
fastest laps
0
Jan van der Marel profile photo
Jan
van der Marel
nl
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
1
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Michael Hess profile photo
Michael
Hess
de
age
55
wins
0
poles
0
races
33
podiums
5
fastest laps
0
René Metge profile photo
René
Metge
fr
age
wins
11
poles
1
races
63
podiums
23
fastest laps
4
Etienne van Buyndert profile photo
Etienne
van Buyndert
be
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
4
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Yves Semoulin profile photo
Yves
Semoulin
be
age
wins
4
poles
3
races
11
podiums
12
fastest laps
0
Gianfranco Brancatelli profile photo
Gianfranco
Brancatelli
it
age
74
wins
27
poles
11
races
199
podiums
53
fastest laps
15
Volkmar Polaski profile photo
Volkmar
Polaski
de
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
2
podiums
0
fastest laps
0
Nico Demuth profile photo
Nico
Demuth
lu
age
wins
1
poles
0
races
16
podiums
1
fastest laps
0
Antoine Seyler profile photo
Antoine
Seyler
lu
age
wins
0
poles
0
races
12
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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