Eggenberger Motorsport

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Switzerland Eggenberger Motorsport
Team principal(s)Ruedi Eggenberger
Former seriesEuropean Touring Car Championship
World Touring Car Championship
Noted driversEnzo Calderari (1982)
Umberto Grano (1982)
Helmut Kelleners (1982)
Marco Vanoli (1982)
G Brancatelli (1985, 88, 89)
Thomas Lindström (1985, 89)
Klaus Niedzwiedz (1986-88)
Steve Soper (1986-88)
Pierre Dieudonné (1987-88)
Klaus Ludwig (1987)
Thierry Boutsen (1987-88)
Frank Biela (1988-89)
Bertrand Gachot (1988)
Armin Hahne (1988)
Bernd Schneider (1988-89)
Didier Theys (1988)
Win Percy (1989)
Bruno Eichmann (1994)
Thierry Boutsen (1994) Roland Asch (1995)
Johnny Hauser (1995)
Drivers'
Championships
2

Eggenberger Motorsport was a Swiss motor racing team that competed in the European Touring Car Championship in the 1980s.

History

Ford Sierra RS500 of Klaus Ludwig and Klaus Niedzwiedz

In 1982, Eggenberger Motorsport won the 1982 European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) with Umberto Grano and Helmut Kelleners driving a BMW 528i.[1] It contested the 1983 and 1984 ETCCs with a BMW 635CSi.[2][3] In 1985, Eggenberger Motorsport became the factory Volvo team, winning the series with Gianfranco Brancatelli and Thomas Lindström driving a Volvo 240.[4]

In

Bathurst 1000.[5] In 1988, the team returned to the ETCC.[6] In 1989, the team won the Spa 24 Hours with Gianfranco Brancatelli, Bernd Schneider and Win Percy.[7]

Although not in the habit of building customer cars, Eggenberger Motorsport built two RS500s for Australian team

each drove for Moffat on two occasions.

In 1994, Eggenberger Motorsport entered a pair of

1995 the cars were driven by Roland Asch and Johnny Hauser.[13]

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