Dirk Müller (racing driver)
| Dirk Müller | |
|---|---|
 Müller at the 2006 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 18 November 1975 Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum
|
BMW Motorsport | |
| Best finish | 15th (2011) |
| Class wins | 1 |
Dirk Müller (born 18 November 1975) is a German
Biography
Born in
From the 2002 to 2005 season, both Dirk and Jörg were driving
The 2004
After touring cars he joined to Ferrari AF Corse with Toni Vilander and won the FIA GT Championship in GT2 class. In 2008 raced in the American Le Mans Series in Ferrari F430 GTC with Dominik Farnbacher in the GT2 class.
In 2009, Müller rejoined BMW to spearhead its factory program with
Müller was entered as an international driver in the
For 2016, Müller joined the Ford factory program for the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Joey Hand, while Sébastien Bourdais joined the team for the endurance races including Le Mans.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |  Champion Racing
|
 Bob Wollek Bernd Mayländer
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 292 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2000 | Dick Barbour Racing
|
Lucas Luhr Bob Wollek
|
Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 319 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 2010 | BMW Motorsport
|
 Andy Priaulx Dirk Werner
|
BMW M3 GT2
|
GT2 | 53 | DNF | DNF |
| 2011 | BMW Motorsport
|
Andy Priaulx Joey Hand
|
BMW M3 GT2
|
GTE Pro |
313 | 15th | 3rd |
| 2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Sébastien Bourdais Joey Hand
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
340 | 18th | 1st |
| 2017 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Joey Hand Tony Kanaan
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
339 | 22nd | 6th |
| 2018 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Joey Hand Sébastien Bourdais
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
343 | 17th | 3rd |
| 2019 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA
|
Joey Hand Sébastien Bourdais
|
Ford GT | GTE Pro |
342 | DSQ | DSQ |
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AUGROS-MIG Austria Team | Audi A4 | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 19 |
SAC 2 Ret |
NOR 1 18 |
NOR 2 21 |
WUN 1 Ret |
WUN 2 DNS |
ZWE 1 |
ZWE 2 |
SAL 1 23 |
SAL 2 21 |
REG 1 15 |
REG 2 16 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
32nd | 21 |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 3 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 4 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 2 |
JAR 1 4 |
JAR 2 3 |
AND 1 Ret |
AND 2 6 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 DNS |
PER 1 3 |
PER 2 6 |
DON 1 1 |
DON 2 5 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 DNS |
4th | 70 |
| 2003 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 1 |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 Ret |
PER 1 2 |
PER 2 Ret |
BRN 1 1 |
BRN 2 3 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 16 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 3 |
AND 1 3 |
AND 2 Ret |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
EST 1 13 |
EST 2 7 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 DNS |
5th | 66 |
| 2004 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 3 |
VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 4 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 6 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 3 |
BRN 1 4 |
BRN 2 1 |
DON 1 9 |
DON 2 4 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 2 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 3 |
OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 2 |
DUB 1 17† |
DUB 2 5 |
2nd | 111 |
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005
|
BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i
|
ITA 1 1 |
ITA 2 2 |
FRA 1 6 |
FRA 2 2 |
GBR 1 10 |
GBR 2 6 |
SMR 1 4 |
SMR 2 1 |
MEX 1 18 |
MEX 2 16 |
BEL 1 1 |
BEL 2 5 |
GER 1 4 |
GER 2 6 |
TUR 1 9 |
TUR 2 5 |
ESP 1 2 |
ESP 2 4 |
MAC 1 10 |
MAC 2 Ret |
2nd | 86 |
2006
|
BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320si
|
ITA 1 4 |
ITA 2 Ret |
FRA 1 1 |
FRA 2 DNS |
GBR 1 9 |
GBR 2 6 |
GER 1 2 |
GER 2 3 |
BRA 1 20 |
BRA 2 15 |
MEX 1 6 |
MEX 2 4 |
CZE 1 9 |
CZE 2 5 |
TUR 1 4 |
TUR 2 7 |
ESP 1 11 |
ESP 2 7 |
MAC 1 14 |
MAC 2 8 |
6th | 54 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 8 |
LBH 8 |
LGA 6 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 5 |
ELK 9 |
VIR 2 |
COA 6 |
PET 2 |
6th | 301 | |
| 2017 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 1 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 8 |
COA 5 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 1 |
VIR 5 |
LGA 6 |
PET 7 |
3rd | 306 | |
| 2018 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
LBH 3 |
MDO 4 |
WGL 1 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 1 |
ELK 7 |
VIR 4 |
LGA 7 |
PET 7 |
4th | 308 | |
| 2019 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 4 |
MDO 7 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 6 |
LIM 3 |
ELK 2 |
VIR 6 |
LGA 1 |
PET 8 |
5th | 306 | |
| 2022 | Proton USA | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB | LBH | 27th | 290 | |||||||||
| Team Korthoff Motorsports | GTD | LGA 5 |
MDO | DET | WGL 10 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET 5 |
30th | 803 | ||||||
| 2024 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | DAY 9 |
SEB 8 |
LGA 8 |
DET 7 |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
VIR |
IMS |
PET |
8th* | 1018* | |||
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