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Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
The Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, (currently known as Porsche SIXT Carrera Cup Deutschland; known as Porsche 944 Turbo Cup between 1986–1989) is a One-Design, one-make racing series by Porsche based in Germany. Champions Circuits * Adria International Raceway (2003–2004) * Alemannenring (1991, 1993–1995) * Autodrom Most (2019) * AVUS (1986–1990, 1993, 1995, 1998) * Brands Hatch (2010) * Brno Circuit (1987, 1992, 2004) * Circuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit, Bugatti Circuit (2000, 2006) * Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (2006–2009) * Circuit de la Sarthe (2020) * Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (1986–1988, 1991–1992, 2002, 2021–2023, 2025) * Circuit Ricardo Tormo (2010) * Circuit Zandvoort (1991, 2001, 2003–2004, 2006–2013, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2021–present) * Circuit Zolder (1989–1998, 2002) * Circuito del Jarama (1987) * Diepholz Airfield Circuit (1990, 1992–1998) * Dijon-Prenois (2009) * Helsinki Thunder (1996) * Hockenheimring (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-Design
One-design racing is a racing method which may be adopted in sports using complex equipment, whereby all vehicles have identical or very similar designs or models, avoiding the need for a Handicapping, handicap system. Motorsport One-make racing series (also known as spec racing series) are racing series in which all competitors race with identical or very similar vehicles from the same manufacturer and suppliers. Typically, this means the same type of chassis, powertrain, tyres, brakes, and fuel are used by all drivers. The idea behind one-make car racing is that success will be based more on driver skill and Racing setup, car setup, instead of engineering skill and budget. One-make series are popular at an amateur level as they are affordable, due to the use of a common engine and chassis. Examples of one-make racing series from around the world included the Dodge Viper, Dodge Viper Challenge, Ferrari Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup and Porsche Supercup, Supercup, Radical Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Manthey
Olaf Manthey (born 21 April 1955 in Bonn) is a German former race car driver, and former owner of Porsche team Manthey Racing.Manthey's career as a driver began in 1974. In the 1980s, he won two races of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. Retiring as DTM racer after 1993, since 1994 he worked for Persson Motorsport in Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, which ran Mercedes cars. After the DTM faltered in late 1996, he set up his own business near the Nürburgring, focusing on Porsche road cars and his team Manthey Racing in the German Porsche Carrera Cup, which he as driver had won in 1990, and in the Porsche Supercup. He continued racing on the long Nürburgring, mostly in the 1990s with DTM-based Mercedes 190, later with Porsche 911 GT3. Since 1999, his team receives a various degree of factory support from Porsche, or acts as factory team, or with factory-paid drivers. In 2012, Manthey decided to leave the VLN series and enter the International GT Open instead. However, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberbayern Motorsport
Obermaier-Racing GmbH was a German auto racing team and tuning garage founded by Hans Obermaier and Jürgen Lässig. Specializing in Porsches for much of their history, the team competed at the top level of the World Sportscar Championship from 1983 until 1990 before finding success in the various incarnations of the Porsche Carrera Cup. The team was later known as Oberbayern Motorsport before their auto racing activities ceased in 2000. History Johann Obermaier started his small engine repair company in Halsbach in 1933. A takeover of the Allgaier tractor repair shop in 1952 brought Obermaier their first experience with Porsches through their tractor business. As agriculture sales started to diminish in the 1960s the company moved to automotive repairs until Johann passed away in 1967. Hans took over the company, eventually specializing in Porsche automotive repairs by the early 1970s while still working with agricultural equipment. The move into motorsports began in 1978, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Grohs
Harald Grohs (born 1944) is a racing driver and team owner from Essen, Germany. Grohs took part in more than 50 24 Hours endurance racing races, mainly 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours Nürburgring. Career as driver *1973 first races in a Porsche 911, four wins, invited to race BMW for Team Faltz *1974 German Renault 5 Cup, 6 wins, 2nd in championship *1975 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) for BMW for Team Faltz, first wins, but also a bad crash on the Nürburgring, wins 9 Hours of Kyalami with Jody Scheckter *1976 International races for BMW, with Hans-Joachim Stuck, Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson, Jody Scheckter, John Fitzpatrick. "''Only Stuck and Petersson were a little faster, but partnered with Petersson, we could never finish a race.''" *1977 National DRM races with an FIA-Group 5-spec BMW 320, against the "BMW-Junior-Teams" *1978 Worst crash of his career, rolling seven times on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, escaping injured, but shocked *1997 retires from Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy (online service), Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10–January 15, 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
