Roland Asch

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Roland Asch
Asch in 2008
Born (1950-10-12) 12 October 1950 (age 73)
Altingen, Ammerbuch, West Germany
RelativesSebastian Asch (son)
Roland Asch – AMG-Mercedes Tabac Original Sonax Team – AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse, 1994 DTM Donington Park.

Roland Asch (born 12 October 1950) is a German

race car driver from Ammerbuch, near Stuttgart
. He was a distinctive figure on the German motor racing scene in the 1990s.

Racing career

Asch's career started in 1973 with slalom before moving to hillclimbing to become German Champion in 1981. After racing on circuits in the lower Trophy division of the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, he made his Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) début at age 34 in 1985. From 1985 to 1994 Asch drove for Mercedes in DTM, moving to the German Supertouring Championship (STW) in 1995 for four years when the DTM faltered.

Apart from touring car racing, Asch was also busy in Porsche series. He won the German Porsche 944 Turbo Cup twice, in 1988 and 1989,[1] before winning the German Porsche Carrera Cup in 1991.

In his 50s, Asch returned to the German Porsche Carrera Cup, where he raced until 2003, bar a one-off race during the 2004 season. In 2004 he also drove races in the European Touring Car Championship for RS-Line Ford, the brand he runs a dealership for at Ammerbuch.

From 1999 until 2005 Asch raced the

Falken every year as their lead driver. He last appeared on the race in 2010, in a project made by German magazine Sport auto (Germany) and Porsche test driver Walter Röhrl
, who did not take part due to health reasons.

Currently, he is supporting his son Sebastian Asch, who is racing in the SEAT León Cup.

Incidents

In 1994, Asch was involved in a controversial incident in DTM at the Alemannenring. Alessandro Nannini, racing for rivals Alfa Romeo, was running directly ahead of an already lapped Asch. While closing on a car in front, Nannini momentarily locked his rear wheels on the entry to the hairpin. He then regained control and took the racing line into the corner. Asch intentionally plowed into the side of Nannini, spinning him and damaging his car. As a result of this, Asch's Mercedes teammate Klaus Ludwig won the championship. After entering the pits, Nannini rejoined behind Asch and intentionally rammed him off the track in revenge at the same hairpin.

At the end of the 1999 and final STW season at the

DMSB court of appeal, based on video evidence.[citation needed
]

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
1984
BMW 323i
 ZOL HOC
11 		AVU AVU
MFA
 WUN NÜR NÜR NOR NÜR DIE HOC HOC ZOL NÜR 44th 8
1985 ABR Ringhausen Rennsport Ford Mustang 5.0 GT ZOL
Ret 		WUN
4 		AVU
3
MFA

14 		ERD
5 		ERD DIE
5 		DIE
7 		ZOL
8 		SIE
2 		NÜR
10 		4th 94
1986 Ford Ringshausen Ford Mustang 5.0 GT ZOL
5 		HOC
19 		NÜR AVU
Ret
MFA
 WUN 19th 29
Ford Sierra XR4 TI NÜR
4 		ZOL NÜR
1988 BMK-Motorsport Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL
1
14 		ZOL
2
11 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
9 		NÜR
1
3 		NÜR
2
4
BRN
1

4
BRN
2

11 		AVU
1
14 		AVU
2
Ret
MFA
1

2
MFA
2

2 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
2 		NOR
2
3 		WUN
1
9 		WUN
2
Ret 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		HUN
1
7 		HUN
2
11 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
2 		2nd 242
1989 MS-Jet Racing Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL
1
12 		ZOL
2
10 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
7 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
Ret
MFA
1

1
MFA
2

9 		10th 161
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
Ret 		NOR
1
13 		NOR
2
12 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret 		DIE
1
6 		DIE
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
5 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
12
1990 Snobeck Racing Service Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo ZOL
1
8 		ZOL
2
13 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
9 		AVU
1
15 		AVU
2
7
MFA
1

Ret
MFA
2

Ret 		WUN
1
13 		WUN
2
10 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
14 		NOR
1
10 		NOR
2
11 		DIE
1
Ret 		DIE
2
12 		21st 13
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
9 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
Ret
1991 Zakspeed Racing Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
10 		ZOL
2
7 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
Ret 		AVU
1
10 		AVU
2
7 		WUN
1
7 		WUN
2
7 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
3 		DIE
1
7 		DIE
2
7 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
5 		ALE
1
Ret 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
6
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

2 		DON
1
21 		DON
2
Ret 		9th 91
1992
 Diebels Zakspeed Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
7 		ZOL
2
2 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
1 		WUN
1
6 		WUN
2
Ret 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
11 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
1 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
6 		NOR
1
2 		NOR
2
5
BRN
1

5
BRN
2

5 		DIE
1
12 		DIE
2
10 		ALE
1
Ret 		ALE
2
11 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
7 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
Ret 		6th 143
1993
 AMG-Mercedes Sonax Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 ZOL
1
3 		ZOL
2
4 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
4 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
3 		WUN
1
6 		WUN
2
4 		2nd 204
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
17 		NOR
1
5 		NOR
2
2 		DON
1
5 		DON
2
5 		DIE
1
1 		DIE
2
5 		ALE
1
Ret 		ALE
2
6 		AVU
1
1 		AVU
2
1 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
3
1994
AMG Mercedes Tabac-Original Sonax
Mercedes C-Class V6
 ZOL
1
2 		ZOL
2
2 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
11 		NÜR
1
12 		NÜR
2
6 		MUG
1
7 		MUG
2
4 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
4 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
DNS 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
8 		DIE
1
2 		DIE
2
11 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
3 		AVU
1
5 		AVU
2
2 		ALE
1
8 		ALE
2
7 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
9 		6th 124
2000
 Abt Sportsline 1 Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		OSC
1
15 		OSC
2
Ret 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2
LAU
1
LAU
2
 OSC
1 		OSC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		21st 0

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 DC Points
1995 Ford Team Eggenberger Ford Mondeo
ZOL
1

Ret
ZOL
2

Ret
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

12
ÖST
1

9
ÖST
2

8 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
11 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
2 		SAL
1
6 		SAL
2
8 		AVU
1
5 		AVU
2
6 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
9 		8th 268
1996 Ford Mondeo Team Schübel Ford Mondeo
ZOL
1

12
ZOL
2

Ret 		ASS
1
12 		ASS
2
10 		HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
10 		SAC
1
12 		SAC
2
14 		WUN
1
13 		WUN
2
13 		ZWE
1
Ret 		ZWE
2
Ret 		SAL
1
Ret 		SAL
2
9 		AVU
1
9 		AVU
2
9 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
16 		14th 188
1997 Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
10
ZOL
1

21
ZOL
2

18 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
9 		SAC
1
10 		SAC
2
9 		NOR
1
12 		NOR
2
6 		WUN
1
11 		WUN
2
12 		ZWE
1
13 		ZWE
2
11 		SAL
1
14 		SAL
2
11 		REG
1
Ret 		REG
2
12 		NÜR
1
11 		NÜR
2
9 		8th 285
1998 Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera HOC
1
15 		HOC
1
10 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
4 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
3 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
6 		REG
1
6 		REG
2
7 		WUN
1
Ret 		WUN
2
DNS 		ZWE
1
6 		ZWE
2
3 		SAL
1
22 		SAL
2
11 		OSC
1
10 		OSC
2
13 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
21 		8th 327
1999 Irmscher Sport Opel Vectra SAC
1
9 		SAC
2
8 		ZWE
1
10 		ZWE
2
9 		OSC
1
11 		OSC
2
10 		NOR
1
8 		NOR
2
9 		MIS
1
9 		MIS
2
9 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
Ret 		SAL
1
5 		SAL
2
8 		OSC
1
6 		OSC
2
6 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
16 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
DSQ 		10th 307

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-904788-45-4
    . Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ STW 1999 Nürburgring – Last Lap Chaos. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion
1987–1989 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion
1991 		Succeeded by
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