Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver.
Career
Born in
Chemnitz
Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt (); ; ) is the third-largest city in the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden, and the fourth-largest city in the area of former East Germany after (East Be ...
, Jäger competed in the
Renault Spider Trophy in 1997.
[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/407/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database] He began competing in the
German Formula Three Championship
The German Formula Three Championship was the national Formula Three championship of Germany, and the former West Germany, from 1950 to 2002, then as Formel 3 until 2014. In 2003, the series had merged with the French Formula Three Championship ...
in 1998, where he finished third behind
Christijan Albers and
Marcel Fässler in 1999.
Jäger then raced in the
DTM
DTM may refer to:
Sport
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995
Computing
* Data Transfer ...
for
Mercedes-Benz
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between 2000 and 2003.
He took two podiums and a best championship finish of seventh, in 2001.
Jäger was signed by
Hotfiel Sport for their
World Touring Car Championship
The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sing ...
campaign in 2005, although Jäger left after four rounds.
Jäger won the German Mini Challenge in 2006, and moved to the
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2007, which he won in 2009.
In 2010 he began working as coordinator for
AMG Customer Sports.
Jäger won the
2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the
Mount Panorama Circuit in
Australia
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driving a
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for Australian team
Erebus Motorsport
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alongside fellow Germans Alexander Roloff and
Bernd Schneider. He returned to "The Mountain" for the
2014 race where he finished 2nd in a SLS AMG GT3 alongside Maximilian Buhk and
Harold Primat. After missing the
2015 race, he returned in
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
to again link with Erebus and again in a Mercedes SLS AMG finished in 5th place driving with Nico Bastian and Australian driver
David Reynolds.
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
*† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT1 World Championship results
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jager, Thomas
1976 births
Living people
German racing drivers
German Formula Three Championship drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
World Touring Car Championship drivers
FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
ADAC GT Masters drivers
24 Hours of Spa drivers
Sportspeople from Chemnitz
International GT Open drivers
24 Hours of Daytona drivers
24H Series drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
HWA Team drivers
Walter Lechner Racing drivers
Rowe Racing drivers
Strakka Racing drivers
Graff Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
Racing drivers from Saxony