Retour de rêve pour BMW en DTM avec trois titres : Bruno Spengler remporte le classement pilotes, BMW Schnitzer Team le classement équipes, et BMW le classement constructeurs

Hockenheim, 21 octobre 2012. A dream come true: A fourth win of the season at the wheel of the BMW Bank M3 DTM in the tenth and final DTM race of the year saw Bruno Spengler (CA) win the drivers’ title and cap an outstanding comeback season for BMW Motorsport. BMW also won the manufacturers’ title in Hockenheim (DE), while BMW Team Schnitzer ended the season at the top of the team standings after a dramatic finale. Augusto Farfus (BR), who started from pole position, came home in third to finish the season on the podium. Gary Paffett (GB, Mercedes), who was leading the standings coming into the race, crossed the finish line in second. 

Alongside Spengler, Dirk Werner (DE, E-POSTBRIEF BMW M3 DTM) finished fifth to score a further ten valuable points for Team Principal Charly Lamm’s (DE) outfit. Andy Priaulx (GB, Crowne Plaza Hotels BMW M3 DTM) and Joey Hand (US, SAMSUNG BMW M3 DTM) also picked up points in seventh and eighth respectively. In doing so, they played a big role in BMW climbing from third to first in the manufacturers’ standings. Martin Tomczyk (DE, BMW M Performance Parts M3 DTM) came home in 14th having suffered damage to his car in the opening phase of the race. 

In a remarkable finale, Spengler was able to leapfrog Paffett at the top of the overall standings. A magnificent start allowed the Canadian to move into the lead on lap one, and he then set about pulling away from the chasing pack– a task made far easier thanks to the excellent pit stops performed by BMW Team Schnitzer. Paffett closed the gap to Spengler consistently after the second round of pit stops, but was unable to catch and overtake the champion, who showed nerves of steel in a dramatic climax to the season. Spengler ends the year on 149 points, just four more than Paffett in second. 

After Volker Strycek (DE, 1984), Eric van de Poele (BE, 1987) and Roberto Ravaglia (IT, 1989), Spengler is now the fourth driver to clinch the DTM title in a BMW. BMW Team Schnitzer came through at the end of the season to win the team competition with 178 points.

In the manufacturers’ competition, BMW ended its comeback season in the DTM at the top of the championship on 346 points. Spengler, Farfus, Werner, Priaulx and Hand all finished in the points in Hockenheim – the first time five BMW drivers had come home in the top ten. Together, they picked up 60 points – enough to clinch the manufacturers’ title, despite BMW lining up with just six drivers, while its two rivals fielded eight cars at each race. 

BMW Motorsport can look back on a DTM season, in which the three teams and six drivers exceeded all expectations with the BMW M3 DTM. As well as Spengler, who had previously won at the Lausitzring (DE), Nürburgring (DE) and in Oschersleben (DE), Farfus also joined the list of BMW DTM winners in Valencia (ES). BMW also scored a further seven podiums, five pole positions and three fastest laps. All six BMW drivers finished in the points at least twice over the course of the season, with all three teams achieving podium finishes. BMW Team Schnitzer recorded six podiums, while BMW Team RMG and BMW Team RBM both claimed three each. 

Spengler was the most efficient driver of the season, scoring an average of 18.6 points per race finished. With 57.7 points per race, the six BMW drivers scored an average of sixteen points more than the eight Mercedes and the eight Audi drivers. 

In winning the 2012 title, the BMW M3 has once again proven that it is at home in the DTM. To date, the most successful touring car of all time has 46 DTM wins to its name. Like Spengler this season, van de Poele 1987 and Ravaglia 1989 were also at the wheel of this BMW model when they claimed their DTM titles. 

Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):

“Sensational. Awesome. Unbelievable. I still cannot believe what has just happened here. Massive congratulations to Bruno Spengler and BMW Team Schnitzer on winning the Drivers’ and Team titles. This is a big day for everyone at BMW Motorsport. We returned to the DTM after an absence of almost 20 years and wanted to be competitive as quickly as possible. Now we are here in Hockenheim, and I am talking about winning three titles in our comeback season. BMW Motorsport has written another chapter in motorsport history today. I am unbelievably proud of my team. It is going to be a long night.”

 

 

Hockenheim, 21 octobre 2012. BMW Motorsport has capped its comeback season in the DTM in sensational style with Bruno Spengler (CA) winning the drivers’ title, BMW Team Schnitzer triumphing in the team competition and BMW finishing on top of Manufacturers’ Championship. A dramatic finale saw Spengler win his fourth race of the season, coming home ahead of Gary Paffett (GB) to leapfrog the Mercedes driver in the overall standings. Augusto Farfus (BR) finished third, having started from pole. Dirk Werner (DE, 5th), Andy Priaulx (GB, 7th) and Joey Hand (US, 8th) all produced fine performances to ensure five BMW drivers finished in the points for the first time this year. Martin Tomczyk (DE) was 14th.

Read here what BMW Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt, the BMW team principals and the six drivers had to say after winning the three titles at the season finale. 

Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):

“The finale in Hockenheim was the crowning moment in what has been a perfect season for us. With his fourth win of the season, Bruno Spengler actually managed to win the Drivers’ title in BMW’s first year back in the DTM for 20 years. That is a sensational success, on which on behalf of BMW Motorsport I would like to congratulate Bruno and, of course, BMW Team Schnitzer. The fact Charly Lamm’s crew also finished top of the team competition and BMW won the Manufacturers’ Championship is the icing on the cake. BMW Team Schnitzer was also behind our last DTM title back in 1989. It is an absolutely unbelievable story that Charly and his boys are back on top almost a quarter of a century later. However, BMW Team RBM and BMW Team RMG also have every reason to be happy with this season. Together, the three teams have achieved five wins, five pole positions and 12 podiums. All six of our drivers have scored points in 2012 and have left their mark on the season on more than one occasion. To be honest: we would not have dared to dream of a season like this. We have gone up against two ambitious and unbelievably strong opponents with a wealth of DTM experience. Our goal for the opening year was to learn and become competitive as soon as possible. That we have achieved far more than this and won three titles is testimony to the outstanding job done by the whole team – whether at BMW Motorsport in Munich, among our three teams, or in the cockpit by our drivers. A huge thank you to our partners, who have embraced the DTM adventure with us and given us fantastic support. I would obviously also like to thank the ITR and our competition at Audi and Mercedes-Benz. We have been made to feel very welcome in this series. Together we have treated the fans to ten exciting races and maximum tension right down to the final race. That just goes to show the concept of the new DTM has been a complete success. However, the biggest winners this year are the fans. It will take a while to realise exactly what has happened here in Hockenheim on this Sunday. The entire team has certainly earned a big party today. We can all be very proud of the 2012 season. We have all written another chapter in motorsport history.”

Charly Lamm (Team Principal, BMW Team Schnitzer):

“I am speechless. This is a very big moment in the motorsport history of BMW Team Schnitzer. To win the title in a final race like that – in such a close battle that came down to Bruno’s nerves and perfect pit stops – fills me with an incredible amount of pride. It still hasn’t sunk in what just happened here.” 

Bart Mampaey (Team Principal, BMW Team RBM):

“What a fantastic result. I am happy for Bruno, for BMW for winning the manufacturers' championship and, of course, for BMW Team Schnitzer. I am also happy for BMW Team RBM because in the end I think we played an important role in the way this race unfolded. Unfortunately we didn't have the top pace to stay up front. It was very close in the pit stop with Gary (Paffett) but it was fair. I am happy with Augusto's podium and also with Andy's seventh from 13th on the grid. I am now looking forwards to the winter and next season.”

Stefan Reinhold (Team Principal, BMW Team RMG):

“We were all able to reap the rewards of the work we have put in all year long. BMW sent the best car out onto the track this season. This title belongs to us all. The incidents in the second half of the season have seen our team drop out of the race for the title, and we saw again today we still have some work to do before next season – particularly on our pit stops. Generally speaking, however, I would like to congratulate the team on our first season in the DTM. My team did a great job. I would obviously also like to congratulate Bruno Spengler, BMW Team Schnitzer and BMW Motorsport.” 

Bruno Spengler (car number 7, BMW Team Schnitzer, 1st):

“I can hardly believe we have won the title with BMW in our first year back in the DTM. Congratulations to my rival Gary Paffett, who performed brilliantly throughout the entire season and put up a fair fight. He would also have been a worthy champion. He is a great sportsman. He put me under a lot of pressure in the final race today. I spent a lot of time looking in the rear-view mirror and he just kept getting closer. However, I was able to maintain my pace and close the race out. My pulse was really racing. Thank you to BMW Team Schnitzer. My team did a great job all season. Once again, everything went exactly to plan today. In a race, in which we were under extreme pressure, the team did another amazing job on the pit stops. You never win on your own – only as part of a team. I am totally confused and have no idea how I should be feeling. Standing on the top step of the podium, raising the trophy to the sky and seeing all the many fans cheering for me is an amazing experience. I have waited for this for so many years. It is simply sensational.” 

Augusto Farfus (car number 16, BMW Team RBM, 3rd):

“Congratulations to Bruno Spengler on winning the title. BMW’s return to the DTM has been awesome. Having five cars in the top ten in today’s race was crucial to winning the Manufacturers’ title. And to top it all off I was the best DTM rookie. Everything is perfect today. Ending the season on the podium is just fantastic.”

Dirk Werner (car number 8, BMW Team Schnitzer, 5th):

“What happened today is simply unbelievable. It feels great to be part of this magnificent project. The whole year has just been a dream for me. I can hardly believe my team-mate Bruno Spengler has been crowned champion in BMW’s first year back in the DTM. I am particularly proud to have played a role in BMW Team Schnitzer winning the team competition. We made motorsport history today. I will never forget this day.” 

Andy Priaulx (car number 15, BMW Team RBM, 7th):

“I have to say well done to Bruno and to BMW Motorsport for the fantastic job they have done. I am proud to be a part of this amazing programme. As for me, I was confident of a good race after a great warm-up. I had a great start, but a really awkward first lap. I am happy to have finished in one piece. The car was very good.” 

Joey Hand (car number 2, BMW Team RMG, 8th):

“Well done Bruno and everyone at BMW Motorsport. This was the way I wanted my season to end. I equalled my best qualifying session and then had my best finish. In the race it was the best car I have had this year. Unfortunately we had something happen on the first pit stop which cost us a lot of time. There was also a little issue in the second pit stop, which cost more time, then we were just in traffic and it is tough to race past those guys. This new team has stayed tough and bounced back from all our problems. I am pretty proud of what we have done this year.” 

Martin Tomczyk (car number 1, BMW Team RMG, 14th):

“Congratulations to Bruno, BMW Team Schnitzer and everyone at BMW Motorsport. I know exactly how Bruno is feeling now. It is the best feeling you can have as a racing driver. To win the title with BMW in the very first year is simply sensational. I am pleased my start number ‘1’ will remain in the BMW family. Unfortunately my own season has been rather mediocre. The second half of the season, particularly with the four retirements, was very depressing. However, that is not important today.” 

Facts and Figures – Hockenheim:

Circuit / Date	Hockenheimring / 21st October 2012
Length / Distance	4.574km (42 laps)
2012 Pole Position	Augusto Farfus, 1:34.140mins
2011 Winner	Bruno Spengler (CA)
2011 Fastest Lap	Gary Paffett (GB), 1:35.402mins

 

Driver	Tomczyk	Hand	Spengler	Werner	Priaulx	Farfus
Country	DE	US	CA	DE	GB	BR
Number	1	2	7	8	15	16
Team	BMW Team RMG	BMW Team RMG	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW Team Schnitzer	BMW Team RBM	BMW Team RBM
1st Free Practice	1:35.776 (2nd)	1:36.350 (12th)	1:34.971 (1st)	1:35.993 (6th)	1:36.157 (9th)	1:35.967 (5th)
2nd Free Practice	1:34.169 (8th)	1:34.247 (10th)	1:34.286 (12th)	1:34.035 (4th)	1:34.804 (19th)	1:34.105 (6th)
Qualifying	1:34.050 (6th)	1:34.031 (5th)	1:34.268 (3rd )	1:34.079 (7th)	1:34.375 (14th)	1:34.140 (1st)
Warm-up	1:35.525 (6th)	1:36.105 (18th)	1:35.635 (11th)	1:35.561 (9th)	1:35.499 (4th)	1:35.787 (14th)
Race	14th	8th	1st	5th	7th	3rd
2012 Points	69	6	149	29	24	69
Current Position	8th	20th	1st	9th	13th	7th

  

DTM standings after 10 of 10 races.

 

Drivers’ standings.

1. Bruno Spengler (149 points), 2. Gary Paffett (135) 3. Jamie Green (121), 4. Mike Rockenfeller (85), 5. Edoardo Mortara (82), 6. Mattias Ekström (81), 7. Augusto Farfus (69), 8. Martin Tomczyk (69), 9. Dirk Werner (29), 10. Adrien Tambay (28), 13. Andy Priaulx (24), 20. Joey Hand (6). 

Team standings.

1. BMW Team Schnitzer (178 points), 2. THOMAS SABO / Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG (170), 3. Mercedes AMG (131), 4. Audi Sport Team Rosberg (108), 5. Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline (100), 6. BMW Team RBM (93), 7. Audi Sport Team Phoenix (93), 8. BMW Team RMG (75), 9. ABT-Sportsline (34), 10. DHL Paket / stern Mercedes AMG (28).

Manufacturer standings.
1. BMW (346 points). 2. Audi (335), 3. Mercedes-Benz (329). 

2012 Calendar: 
29th April – Hockenheim (DE), 6th May – Lausitzring (DE), 20th May – Brands Hatch (GB), 3rd June – Spielberg (AT), 1st July – Norisring (DE), 15th July – Munich (DE), 19th August – Nürburgring (DE), 26th August – Zandvoort (NL), 16th September – Oschersleben (DE), 30th September – Valencia (ES), 21st October – Hockenheim (DE).

 

 

Hockenheim, 21 octobre 2012. BMW Motorsport claimed DTM victories 50 to 54 over the course of the 2012 season. It all started at the very first DTM race in Zolder back in 1984, when Harald Grohs (DE) won in a BMW 635 CSi. 

We have put together a list of all the BMW victories in the DTM from 1984 to 2012.

 

No.	Year	Driver	Car	Venue
1	1984	Harald Grohs	BMW 635 CSi	Zolder (BE)
2	1984	Winfried Vogt	BMW 323i	Norisring (DE)
3	1984	Harald Grohs	BMW 635 CSi	Nürburgring (DE)
4	1984	Harald Grohs	BMW 635 CSi	Diepholz (DE)
5	1984	Harald Grohs	BMW 635 CSi	Zolder (BE)
6	1985	Harald Grohs	BMW 635 CSi	Zolder (BE)
7	1985	Winfried Vogt	BMW 323i	Mainz-Finthen (DE)
8	1986	Kurt König	BMW 635 CSi	Zolder (BE)
9	1987	Harald Grohs	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
10	1987	Marc Hessel	BMW M3	Zolder (BE)
11	1987	Olaf Manthey	BMW M3	Norisring (DE)
12	1987	Harald Grohs	BMW M3	Wunstorf (DE)
13	1987	Fabien Giroix	BMW M3	Diepholz (DE)
14	1988	Christian Danner	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
15	1988	Christian Danner	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
16	1988	Kurt Thiim	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
17	1988	Altfried Heger	BMW M3	Mainz-Finthen (DE)
18	1988	Altfried Heger	BMW M3	Mainz-Finthen (DE)
19	1989	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Zolder (BE)
20	1989	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Zolder (BE)
21	1989	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
22	1989	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
23	1989	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
24	1989	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	AVUS (DE)
25	1989	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
26	1990	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
27	1990	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
28	1990	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
29	1990	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Mainz-Finthen (DE)
30	1990	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Mainz-Finthen (DE)
31	1990	Jacques Laffite	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
32	1990	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Norisring (DE)
33	1990	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3	Diepholz (DE)
34	1990	Emanuele Pirro	BMW M3	Nürburgring (DE)
35	1991	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Zolder (BE)
36	1991	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Zolder (BE)
37	1991	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
38	1991	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
30	1991	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3	Wunstorf (DE)
40	1991	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Wunstorf (DE)
41	1991	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Diepholz (DE)
42	1991	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Brünn (CZ)
43	1992	Steve Soper	BMW M3	AVUS (DE)
44	1992	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW M3	Norisring (DE)
45	1992	Steve Soper	BMW M3	Norisring (DE)
46	1992	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Brünn (CZ)
47	1992	Johnny Cecotto	BMW M3	Brünn (CZ)
48	1992	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
49	1992	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW M3	Hockenheim (DE)
50	2012	Bruno Spengler	BMW M3 DTM	Lausitzring (DE)
51	2012	Bruno Spengler	BMW M3 DTM	Nürburgring (DE)
52	2012	Bruno Spengler	BMW M3 DTM	Oschersleben (DE)
53	2012	Augusto Farfus	BMW M3 DTM	Valencia (ES)
54	2012	Bruno Spengler	BMW M3 DTM	Hockenheim (DE)

 

 

Hockenheim, 21 octobre 2012. Four wins, three pole positions and finally the long-awaited title: Bruno Spengler (CA) made DTM history in 2012. In an interview, the freshly crowned champion and BMW Team Schnitzer driver speaks about his emotions, the final laps in Hockenheim (DE) and his plans for the coming weeks. 

Bruno, how does it feel to be the DTM champion? 

Bruno Spengler: “To be honest, I still really don’t know how or what I should feel. I am still at sixes and sevens and can hardly believe what has happened. I am just proud to be the first DTM champion for BMW after the big comeback. This is a dream come true for me. I have come close to winning the Drivers’ Championship a few times already, but it never worked out. And then I win the title in my first season with BMW. That is simply unbelievable. We have made motorsport history with this triumph. It will probably take me a few days to fully grasp what BMW Team Schnitzer and the entire BMW Motorsport team have achieved this season.” 

How were the final laps in Hockenheim for you? 

Spengler: “Honestly, I was really nervous. My heart was going mad and my pulse was up at 180. I kept looking in my rear-view mirror to see where Gary Paffett was, and just hoped I would finally see the chequered flag. Never in my career have I been so desperate for a race to end as I was in the finale in Hockenheim. When I did then cross the finish line, all the tension was released. I was totally happy and so overjoyed that I sang ‘We are the Champions’.” 

What role did BMW Team Schnitzer play in your success? 

Spengler: “In motorsport, you never win alone. A championship win is always a success for the entire team. Even out on the track, when I am sat in the car, I never have the feeling I am by myself. I can feel the support of the whole team. Everyone at BMW Motorsport has made a significant contribution to the success we have enjoyed this season. Even in the final race, when everything was at stake, we had a perfect car again. BMW Team Schnitzer did a sensational job again – and in a race in which we were obviously feeling the pressure. We wanted to make the most of our opportunity to win the title. We did not make any mistakes, and that is why we deserved to win in the end.”

Can you imagine what awaits you now as champion?  

Spengler: “It will certainly be an exciting time. However, I do not see that as stress. What could be nicer than to be asked to do something as the champion. I have already received a lot of requests for interviews and to appear on TV programmes over the coming weeks. On top of that, I will also spend another three days in Maisach with the winners of the ‘Drive like Bruno’ promotion. I want everyone to see how enjoyable motor racing is and show how a professional drives. Then I have a few other appointments lined up in Munich. I am looking forward to everything, as I have worked long and hard to be celebrated as the champion at the end of a series. The fact that this happened in my first year with BMW is really sensational.”

 

 

Hockenheim, 21 octobre 2012. BMW Team Schnitzer specialises in achieving firsts at the DTM. In 1989, the Team from Freilassing (DE) made its debut in the “old” DTM, immediately taking the title with Roberto Ravaglia (IT) behind the wheel of a first generation BMW M3. In 2012, history repeated itself: together with BMW Motorsport, Team Principal Charly Lamm (DE) and his team returned to the DTM and carried on right where they had left off with Ravaglia’s two race wins at the end of the 1992 season in Hockenheim (DE). Even the most loyal fans of BMW, however, would not have thought it possible that BMW Team Schnitzer would have the 2012 drivers’ and team titles to its name at the end of the comeback season. 

BMW and Schnitzer has always been a successful combination. In 1963, Herbert Schnitzer (DE) founded the team together with his brother Josef. A year later, the team celebrated its debut in hillclimbing at Bad Neuenahr (DE) in a BMW 1800Ti. After numerous successes at the start of the team’s history, however, the family was shaken by the death of Josef Schnitzer in a fatal accident on his way to a race in Zolder (BE). Ever since, Herbert Schnitzer has continued to steer the destiny of Schnitzer Motorsport with his half brothers Karl – called “Charly” – and Dieter Lamm. 

In total, BMW Team Schnitzer has won 17 Championships with BMW in a career spanning nearly half a century. Its victories include the World Touring Car Championship in 1987, the DTM in 1989 and 2012, three European Touring Car Championships and further Championships in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, North America and South East Asia. In 1999, it took outright victory at the Le Mans 24 Hour race (FR) in an open-top BMW V12 LMR prototype. The team has also been able to win the 24 Hour Races on the Nürburgring (DE) and in Spa Francorchamps (BE) five times each – in a BMW racing car, of course. 

With his 2012 title win, Bruno Spengler (CA) can count himself among the illustrious list of drivers who have achieved victories and titles driving for BMW Team Schnitzer. This list reads like a “Who’s Who” of Motorsport. Thirty nine former Formula 1 drivers have taken the wheel for Schnitzer, including World Champions Keke Rosberg (FI) and Nelson Piquet (BR). Spengler felt part of the team from day one, saying: “It is, and will remain, an honour for me to drive for BMW Team Schnitzer. When I was a kid, my dad raved about Schnitzer. It’s a pure piece of motorsport history.” 

Anyone who, like BMW Team Schnitzer, has had regular success at the top of their game over such a long period of time can’t just say they’ve been lucky. Instead, it’s all about their know-how, intelligence and a great deal of hard work. Team Principal Charly Lamm brings all of these attributes to every race, dedicating himself body and soul when he’s controlling the fate of the team from the pit. “Charly is a great Team Principal”, confirmed Spengler. “You can feel his experience, and he remains infinitely cool, even in high-pressure situations. That continues to impress me more and more.” 

Ravaglia, Spengler’s predecessor as DTM Champion with BMW Team Schnitzer, has even gone a step further, saying: “Charly Lamm is the best team boss that a driver could wish for. I am just surprised he’s never gone to Formula 1. He would have been successful in any series worldwide.” 

Lamm has never cared much for glamour, however. The trophy cabinets in the “Hall of Fame” on Görlitzer Street in Freilassing are full to bursting. But the team is also used to making space for new trophies – like that won after the 2012 DTM season, and it goes without saying this latest trophy will not be their last. “At BMW Team Schnitzer, we’re proud of our tradition and of the past success we’ve enjoyed with BMW”, said Lamm. “But we’re not just going to stand there and dream about the past – we’re going to work hard every day to get more victories.” 

Two thousand and thirteen is a new year, a year in which it will be seeking to defend number 1 on Bruno Spengler’s BMW M3 DTM. 

BMW Team Schnitzer – Milestones. 

1966                         1st place German Championship

1968 – 1972             1st place European Hillclimb Championship

1975                         1st place Formula 2 European Championship

1976                         2nd place GT Manufacturers’ World Championship

1978                         1st place German Racing Championship

1979                         3rd place German Racing Championship

1980 – 2004             12 victories in Macau’s ”Guia Race”

1983, 1986, 1988     1st place European Touring Car Championship

1985, 1986, 1988     1st place 24h race Spa-Francorchamps

1990, 1995

1987                         1st place World Touring Car Championship

1989, 1991, 2004     1st place 24h race Nürburgring

2005, 2010

1989                         1st place DTM

1989, 1990               1st place Italian Touring Car Championship

1993                         1st place British Touring Car Championship

1994                         1st place Asia-Pacific Championship

1995                         1st place Japanese Touring Car Championship

1997                         3rd place 24h race Le Mans

                                 2nd place FIA GT Championship

1998                         1st place German Super Touring Car Championship

1999                         1st place 24h race Le Mans

2000                         American Le Mans Series (BMW V12 LMR), 2 wins

2001                         1st place GT class American Le Mans Series

2002                         2nd and 4th place FIA ETCC

2003                         2nd and 5th place FIA ETCC

2004                         1st and 2nd place 24h race Nürburgring

                                 2nd and 4th place FIA ETCC

2005                         1st and 2nd place 24h race Nürburgring

                                 2nd and 5th place FIA WTCC

2006                         2nd and 6th place FIA WTCC

2007                         4th and 7th place FIA WTCC

2008                         6th and 7th place FIA WTCC

2009                         3rd and 6th place FIA WTCC

2010                         1st place 24h race Nürburgring

                                 1st place LM GT2 class ILMC finale Zhuhai

2011                         2nd place 24h race Nürburgring

2012                         1st place DTM