Volker Strycek (born 13 October 1957 in

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) is a German racecar driver and automobile manager. In 1984 he became the first

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champion, driving a BMW 635 CSi, without winning a race. He did not win a DTM race either when driving for

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from 1989 to 1996. After the original DTM faltered, he became a manager for Opel, leading the Opel Performance Center (OPC). He entered a DTM- Calibra on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1999, and in 2002 raced new DTM-

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there. Strycek's testing at the Nürburgring resulted in several factory teams entering the

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in 2003, and Strycek won together with three of his employees. Strycek continues to race, appearing once again in an Opel at the

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with the famous foxtail

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. Despite crashing in the race, his team would re-join the race on the last lap after repairs. His most recent motorsport appearance being at the 2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving a Mclaren Atura Trophy Evo for Dörr Motorsport with Ben Dörr. Strycek, who is married and has two children, has been a professor at

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since 2006 and since 2007 Automobilclub von Deutschland Sportpräsident.http://www.sportauto-online.de/marken/news/volker-strycek-ist-avd-sportpraesident-1031665.html

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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

References

External links

2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring provisional results
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