''Thomas Klenke'' (born 31 October 1966 in

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) is a German

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driver. In 2005 he competed in the FIA

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for Ford Hotfiel Sport in a

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. The car was uncompetitive and Klenke scored no championship points with a best placed finish of tenth in

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. The team did not return to the WTCC in 2006. In 2009 he won the

24 Hours of Nürburgring 4 (four) is a number, numeral (linguistics), numeral and numerical digit, digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is tetraphobia, considered unlucky i ...

AT class in an alternative fuelled Volkswagen Scirocco GT24-CNG alongside

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and

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.http://www.dunlop-tires.com/dunlop_nlnl/Images/InTouch_Issue_Three_tcm425-62997.pdf His previous racing included

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in 1991. Most of his career has been spent in touring cars, competing in the German Touring Car Challenge, winning the championship in 2002 with Hotfiel Sport. Klenke also competed as an independent driver in the

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Results

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

References

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