Phoenix Racing (German racing team)
| Teams' Championships | 1 (DTM, 2013) |
|---|---|
| Drivers' Championships | 2 (DTM Martin Tomczyk, Mike Rockenfeller) |
Phoenix Racing is a motor racing team based at the Nürburgring in Germany. The team competes in series such as the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and FIA GT1 World Championship and was the winner of the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring with the car #15.
History
Phoenix Racing competed in the
The team moved to the revived
24 Hours of Nürburgring in a Porsche GT3-R with Bartels, Uwe Alzen, Altfrid Heger and Bernd Mayländer as drivers. Phoenix repeated this victory in 2003 in an Opel Astra with Reuter, Timo Scheider, Volker Strycek and Marcel Tiemann. Opel began to struggle in the DTM in 2001, with Reuter the best Opel in ninth position and Phoenix teammate Yves Oliver
finishing down in 22nd place. Phoenix and Opel never won another DTM race up until the end of 2005, when the manufacturer withdrew.
For 2006, there was a need for more cars to be run by the remaining two manufacturers,
2013 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
with one race remaining having 2 wins and 3 second places, driving the Audi A5.
Phoenix Racing also began competing in the
Peka Racing, but Phoenix and Carsport will again partner each other in 2010 for the first season of the FIA GT1 World Championship.[2]
Phoenix Racing became an
Audi R8 GT3 LMS. In 2012, the team won the Bathurst 12 Hour, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 24 Hours of Spa. They also won the 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 2016 Sepang 12 Hours
.
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Manuel Reuter 2002 -
Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9 in 2006 -
Alexandre Prémat 2008 -
Bathurst 12 Hour winner in 2012 -
Mike Rockenfeller in 2016
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References
- ^ "Phoenix Racing – History". Phoenix-racing.de. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "C6R GT1 Team Phoenix Racing/Carsport". Corvettemotorsport.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
External links
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