Ellen Lohr

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Ellen Lohr
German
Born (1965-04-12) 12 April 1965 (age 59)
Mönchengladbach, West Germany
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamDexwet-df1 Racing
Car number99
EngineChevrolet
Starts9
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish25th in 2019
Finished last season25th in 2019
DTM career
Debut season1987
TeamsAlpina, AMG-Mercedes, Zakspeed
Starts110
Wins1
Podiums5
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish10th in 1993
Ellen Lohr - AMG-Mercedes C Klasse leads teammate Klaus Luwig at Melbourne Hairpin, 1994 DTM, Donington Park.

Ellen Lohr (born 12 April 1965 in Mönchengladbach) is a German race car driver.[1] She currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for Dexwet-df1 Racing in the Elite 1 class.[2]

She is one of Germany's most accomplished female drivers, having won a DTM (German Touring Car Masters) race, on 24 May 1992 in a Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 on the Hockenheimring.[1] Lohr is currently the only female driver to have won a DTM race.[3]

When the DTM/ITC series was discontinued in 1996 she moved to truck racing and also competed in the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge (DTC), a German touring car racing series. From 2004 Ellen Lohr competed in the Dakar Rally and similar events. She is an occasional television commentator for DTM races.[4]

In 2008 Ellen Lohr competed in the German Rally Championship, the Deutsche Rally Meisterschaft, with Antonia Roissard de Bellet as her navigator.[5] They also entered the 2008 Central Europe Rally (part of the Dakar Series).[6]

After her initial retirement in 2016, she worked in

Venturi race team in 2017.[7] She returned to full-time competition in 2019 after she signed a contract with Dexwet-df1 Racing to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in the No. 99 team. She had previously spectated the 2018 season finale at Zolder and expressed interests to compete in the series after spectating the race.[2]

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 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 21 22 23 24 Pos. Pts
1987 Alpina BMW M3 HOC ZOL NÜR AVU
MFA
 NOR NÜR
Ret 		WUN
5 		DIE SAL
2 		19th 32
1991
AMG Motorenbau GmbH
 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
13 		ZOL
2
Ret 		HOC
1
27 		HOC
2
15 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
10 		AVU
1
16 		AVU
2
Ret 		WUN
1
13 		WUN
2
Ret 		NOR
1
DNQ 		NOR
2
DNQ 		DIE
1
13 		DIE
2
21 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
10 		ALE
1
11 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DNS
BRN
1

14
BRN
2

11 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
12 		28th 2
1992
AMG Motorenbau GmbH
 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
13 		ZOL
2
15 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
Ret 		WUN
1
Ret 		WUN
2
9 		AVU
1
8 		AVU
2
2 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
13 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
6
BRN
1

Ret
BRN
2

7 		DIE
1
7 		DIE
2
4 		ALE
1
8 		ALE
2
5 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
6 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
6 		11th 105
1993
AMG-Mercedes Berlin 2000
 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
6 		ZOL
2
8 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
7 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
Ret 		WUN
1
Ret 		WUN
2
Ret 		10th 43
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 NÜR
1
11 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
6 		NOR
2
Ret 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
Ret 		DIE
1
4 		DIE
2
4 		ALE
1
11 		ALE
2
Ret 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret
1994
AMG Mercedes D2 Privat Team
Mercedes C-Class V6
 ZOL
1
5 		ZOL
2
6 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
7 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
9 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
7 		NOR
2
6 		DON
1
6 		DON
2
Ret 		DIE
1
6 		DIE
2
3 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
8 		AVU
1
7 		AVU
2
Ret 		ALE
1
11 		ALE
2
9 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
5 		11th 76
1995
 Zakspeed Mercedes
Mercedes C-Class V6
 HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
Ret 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
5 		NOR
1
11 		NOR
2
Ret 		DIE
1
10 		DIE
2
9 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
5 		ALE
1
Ret 		ALE
2
7 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
Ret 		17th 18

Complete International 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos. Pts
1995
 Zakspeed Mercedes
Mercedes C-Class V6
 MUG
1
10 		MUG
2
Ret 		HEL
1
Ret 		HEL
2
5 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
10
EST
1

9
EST
2

10
MAG
1

15†
MAG
2

Ret 		17th 13
1996
 Persson Motorsport Mercedes C-Class HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
15 		NÜR
2
11
EST
1

Ret
EST
2

Ret 		HEL
1
15 		HEL
2
8 		NOR
1
14 		NOR
2
9 		DIE
1
21 		DIE
2
13 		SIL
1
20 		SIL
2
12 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
21
MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

14 		MUG
1
16 		MUG
2
12 		HOC
1
11 		HOC
2
11
INT
1

18†
INT
2

13
SUZ
1

21
SUZ
2

Ret 		25th 7
  • † — Retired, but was classified as she completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete NASCAR results

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NWES Pts
2019 Dexwet-df1 Racing 99 Chevy
VAL

23
VAL

28 		FRA
21 		FRA
14 		BRH
22 		BRH
23 		MOS
14^ 		MOS
15 		VEN
20 		HOC
 HOC
 ZOL
 ZOL
 25th 148

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ellen Lohr Carlsson Brand Ambassador". Mercedes Tuning Mag. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Ellen Lohr returns to racing, joining NASCAR Euro Series in 2019". Motorsport.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Ellen Lohr to contest the Dakar 2006". us.motorsport.com. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ "24 Maggio 1992, la prima vittoria di Ellen Lohr epica al DTM". Giornale Motori (in Italian). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ "marathonrally.com | ABSA South African Off-Road Championship 2006". www.marathonrally.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Zimmermann, Ruben (8 January 2017). "Ex-DTM-Pilotin Ellen Lohr zieht es in die Formel E". Motorsport Total (in German). sport media group GmbH. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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