Peter Scharmach (born 31 May 1964 in

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) is an

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driver who is of both

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and

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nationality, who lives in

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Career

Scharmach started his career in the rally sport during the 80s. During the 1990s Scharmach raced in a number of

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series in Germany and New Zealand, such as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge.http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/3481/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database Between 2000 and 2005 he competed in selected races of series such as the

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and SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany. In 2005, he raced at the season-ending round of the

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for

Engstler Motorsport Engstler Motorsport is a private German auto racing team based in Wiggensbach, run by driver Franz Engstler. It has competed successfully in the Asian Touring Car Championship and the ADAC Procar Series. It is sponsored by lubricants company ...

. He finished third in the New Zealand Mini Challenge in 2006-07 and has also raced in the German equivalent. He finished fourth at the 2007

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. He raced in the Peugeot THP Spider Cup in 2008, and in

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in 2009.

Racing record

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

Peter Scharmach's Internet Blog
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