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Hubert Haupt
Hubert Haupt (born 30 April 1969) is a German racing driver, racing team owner, real estate entrepreneur and investor. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft in 1991 and 1992 for Audi, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2001 for Opel and in 2021 for Mercedes-AMG. In 1999, he achieved the GT2 class victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona. In 2015, 2018 and 2020 he won the 24 Hours of Dubai. In 2020, he founded his own racing team. Career 1989–2000 Haupt began his motorsport career in karting, in which he was active until 1989. In 1990, he switched to touring car racing and drove one season for Opel in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.Speedsport-Magazine – Internetseite: He then started in 1991 and 1992 as a works driver for the SMS Schmid Motorsport team with the Audi V8 quattro DTM Evo. In 1991, he achieved his greatest DTM success with third place in the second race on the AVUS.DriverDB – Internetseite: In 1993, he drove a Lola T93/20 formula racing c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is not a state of its own. It ranks as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The metropolitan area has around 3 million inhabitants, and the broader Munich Metropolitan Region is home to about 6.2 million people. It is the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Munich is located on the river Isar north of the Alps. It is the seat of the Upper Bavaria, Upper Bavarian administrative region. With 4,500 people per km2, Munich is Germany's most densely populated municipality. It is also the second-largest city in the Bavarian language, Bavarian dialect area after Vienna. The first record of Munich dates to 1158. The city ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Indy Lights Season
The 1993 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship consisted of 12 races and featured the introduction of new Lola chassis. However, this season was also unique in that included a separate "B-Class" classification for drivers using the previous season's March chassis. However, the B class was not a success, never with more than four entries and many oval races only saw a single entry from B-class "champion" Jack Miller, the only driver to compete in all twelve B-Class races. In this 1993 season, the March 86A Wildcat-Buick used since the inception of the series in 1986, was replaced by the Lola T93/20-Buick specification. Bryan Herta put on a strong showing in the main championship, winning 7 races and defeating his closest rival by 91 points. Calendar Race summaries Phoenix race Held April 4 at Phoenix International Raceway. Bryan Herta won the pole. Top Five Results # Sandy Brody # Bryan Herta # Robbie Groff # Jeff Ward # Greg Moore B-Class Winner: Jack Miller (only en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nürburgring
The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is long and contains more than of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart nicknamed the track "the Green Hell". Originally, the track featured four configurations, namely the -long , which in turn consisted of the , and the . There was also a warm-up loop called , or , around the Pit stop, pit area. Between 1982 and 1983, the start–finish area was demolished to create a new , which is now used for all major and international racing events. However, the shortened is still in use for racing, testing and public access. Prior to World War II, the Nürburgring hosted 13 editions of the German Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 FIA GT Championship
The 2005 FIA GT Championship season was the 9th season of FIA GT Championship motor racing. It featured a series of races for GT1 Grand Touring and GT2 Series Grand Touring cars, the former more powerful and highly developed and the latter remaining closer to the production models on which they were based.Frequently Asked Questions Retrieved from www.fiagt.com on 23 May 2009 Archived 2009-05-28. Additionally cars from National Championships (Group 2) and from Single-make Cups (Group 3) were permitted to participate in championship races but could not score points towards the various awards. The championship itself consisted of a GT1 Championship for Drivers, a GT1 Championship f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 24 Hours Of Daytona
The 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 2001 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the first round of the 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw increased media attention due to Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. competing together for Corvette Racing. The father-son duo finished the race 4th overall. Earnhardt died several weeks later in the 2001 Daytona 500. Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 2 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R from Corvette Racing, driven by Johnny O'Connell, Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Franck Fréon. The GT class was won by the No. 31 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from White Lightning Racing, driven by Christian Menzel, Randy Pobst, Mike Fitzgerald, and Lucas Luhr. The SRP class was won by the No. 63 Kudzu DLY from Downing/Atlanta Racing, driven by Howard Katz, Chris Ronson, A. J. Smith, and Jim Downing. The SRP II class was won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausitzring
The Lausitzring (formally known as the Dekra Lausitzring for ownership reasons) is a race track located near Klettwitz (a civil parish of Schipkau, Oberspreewald-Lausitz district) in the state of Brandenburg in northeast Germany, near the borders of Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring as it is located in the region of Lusatia, known as ''Lausitz'' in German language, German, but was renamed EuroSpeedway Lausitz for better international communication from 2000 to 2010. The EuroSpeedway has been in use for motor racing since 2000. Among other series, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, DTM (German Touring Car Championship) takes place there annually. It also used to host the Superbike World Championship. The Lausitzring has a feature which is unique in continental Europe: a high-speed oval track racing, oval race track, as used in the United States by NASCAR and IndyCar Series, IndyCar. The tri-oval (similar to Pocono Raceway) was used twice in 2001 Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 FIA GT Championship
The 2000 FIA GT Championship was the fourth FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars divided into two categories, GT and N GT, with drivers and teams titles awarded for each category. The championship began on 26 March 2000 and ended 22 October 2000 after ten races, all held in Europe. After the 1999 season featured just a single category of cars competing, the FIA GT Championship once again became a two-class series for 2000 with the introduction of the Group N-GT cars by the FIA. The new category was positioned below the former GT2 class of cars from 1997 to 1999, now renamed to just GT, and was awarded an FIA Cup instead of a full FIA Championship. Britons Julian Bailey and Jamie Campbell-Walter won the GT Drivers' Championship with five victories, in chassis number GTM 002 driving for the GT team champions Lister S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 American Le Mans Series
The 2000 American Le Mans Series was the second running of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and overall the 30th season of an IMSA GT Championship, dating back to the 1971 edition. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 3 classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 18, 2000 and ended December 31, 2000 after 12 races. This season was the first time that the ALMS held races outside of North America, with two events held in Europe and one in Australia. These events helped with the creation of the 2001 European Le Mans Series season, although it was short-lived. An Asian Le Mans Series was also discussed but not developed. Schedule The 2000 schedule greatly expanded from the previous season, adding not only three races outside North America, but an additional North American round as well. Silverstone Circuit and the Nürburgring were scheduled before and after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the Race of a Thousand Years in Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 24 Hours Of Le Mans
The 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 67th 24 Hours of Le Mans, and took place on 12 and 13 June 1999. The race had a large number of entries in the fastest Le Mans Prototype classes, with Audi, BMW, Ferrari, Lola Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Panoz, Riley & Scott, and Toyota all represented. The BMW V12 LMR of Yannick Dalmas, Pierluigi Martini, and Joachim Winkelhock won overall, with their car's reliability and fuel economy allowing them to beat their faster rivals. Pre-race 1999 saw another increase in manufacturers involvement. Although Porsche did not send a team to contest in the prototype classes, Toyota retained their three updated Toyota GT-One, GT-Ones, now moved to the LMGTP class due to the demise of GT1, while Mercedes-Benz debuted three new Mercedes-Benz CLR, CLR LMGTPs. Nissan instead moved from GT1 to an open cockpit LMP, as did Panoz. Newcomer Audi attempted to try their hand at both classes, with two open cockpit Audi R8R, R8Rs and two closed cockpit Audi R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Ahrlé
Andre Ahrle is a racing driver born in Germany. In 2001 he drove in the FIA GT Championship for the Larbre Porsche team, on a Porsche 996 GT3-R. He also filled in for other drivers in various series in 1999, 2000 and 2002. Ahrle also took part in several 24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans () is an endurance-focused Sports car racing, sports car race held annually near the city of Le Mans, France. It is widely considered to be one of the world's most prestigious races, and is one of the races—along with ... from 1996 to 2002. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20050219061148/http://www.fiagt.com/driverinfo.php?drivername=Andre+Ahrle German racing drivers Living people 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Porsche Supercup drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Germany-autoracing-bio-stub Larbre Compétition drivers FIA GT Championship drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 24 Hours Of Daytona
The 1999 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30–31, 1999 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1999 United States Road Racing Championship. It was the second and final year that the race was sanctioned by the SCCA before being taken over by Grand-Am. Victory overall and in the Can-Am class went to the No. 20 Dyson Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Butch Leitzinger, Andy Wallace, and Elliott Forbes-Robinson. Victory in the GT2 class went to the No. 83 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 driven by André Ahrlé, Raffaele Sangiuolo, David Warnock, and Hubert Haupt. The GT3 class was won by the No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 993 Carrera RSR driven by Kelly Collins, Cort Wagner, Anthony Lazzaro, and Darryl Havens. Finally, the GTT class was won by the No. 19 SK Group Motorsports Ford Mustang Cobra The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra (also known as "SVT Mustang Cobra, SVT Cobr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 American Le Mans Series
The 1999 American Le Mans Series was the inaugural season of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into three classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 1999, and ended November 7, 1999, after eight races. The American Le Mans Series officially replaced the dwindling IMSA GT Championship after the 1998 season. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which organized the 24 Hours of Le Mans, allowed IMSA's owner Don Panoz to create a series closely modeled after the formula used at Le Mans. The first official ACO-backed event had been held at the 1998 Petit Le Mans The 1998 Petit Le Mans was a sportscar race for the 1998 IMSA GT Championship season, then known as the Professional SportsCar Racing series. It also served as a prelude to the first American Le Mans Series race held at Sebring in 1999. Don Pa ..., which was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
