Rowe Racing
ROWE Racing is the
Team
The team was founded in 2011 by Michael Zehe and Hans-Peter Naundorf. The operations of the racing team are made by Motorsport Competence Group AG (MCG AG) who is a development partner and service provider for the automotive and racing area.[4]
Under the name Team ROWE Motorsport the team entered the VLN championship in 2009. Team co-owner Michael Zehe ran an
Mercedes-Benz years
Late 2010 Naundorf was contacted by ROWE Mineralölwerk GmbH CEO Michael Toe about entering a
ROWE Racing first entered the Blancpain Endurance Series in 2015. The teams best finish was a fourth place at the 1000km Paul Ricard. At the prestigious 24 Hours of Spa the team (with Daniel Juncadella, Nico Bastian and Stef Dusseldorp) was in the lead at the 6 hour and 12 hour marks, scoring valuable points for the championship. A problem on the alternator caused the team to retire with less than sixty minutes to go.[18]
BMW Motorsport factory team
Starting in 2016 the team received factory support by
The team participated in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters by fielding two BMW M6 GT3 cars full-time. The cars were driven by BMW factory drivers Timo Glock and Sheldon van der Linde, with the latter scoring the team's best result of the season by finishing in fourth place on one occasion. On 15 February 2022, the team announced that it would not return to the series in 2022 and instead use the new BMW M4 GT3 cars for endurance racing.[19] In 2023 it won the Spa 24 Hours for the third time.[3]
Timeline
2000s | 2010s | ||||||||||
09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
VLN | NLS | ||||||||||
24 Hours of Nürburgring | |||||||||||
Blancpain Endurance Series | GT World Challenge Endurance Cup | ||||||||||
ADAC GT Masters |
Competition Vehicles
ROWE Racing competed with up to four Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 until 2016. The team ran the BMW M6 GT3 from 2016 till 2021. Since 2022 it runs the BMW M4 GT3.[20]
Results
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2021 | BMW M6 GT3 | Sheldon van der Linde | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 11th | 7th |
Timo Glock | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17th |
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain Endurance Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Blancpain Endurance Series
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Year | Car | No. | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Pts |
2015 | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 98 | Daniel Juncadella | MON 15 |
SIL 11 |
SPA |
12th | 45 | ||
Indy Dontje | LES Ret |
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Thomas Jäger | ||||||||||
Nicolai Sylvest | NUR 15 | |||||||||
Kenneth Heyer
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Miguel Toril | ||||||||||
99 | Klaus Graf
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MON 11 |
SIL 10 |
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Stef Dusseldorp | LES 4 |
SPA 16 |
NUR 19 | |||||||
Nico Bastian | ||||||||||
Daniel Juncadella | ||||||||||
2016
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BMW M6 GT3 | 98 | Klaus Graf
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MON Ret |
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Lucas Luhr | LES Ret |
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Stef Dusseldorp | SIL 12 |
SPA 41 |
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Jens Klingmann | LES Ret |
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Nick Catsburg
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SPA 41 |
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Dirk Werner | LES Ret |
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99 | ||||||||||
Dirk Werner | MON Ret |
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Philipp Eng | SIL 4 |
LES Ret |
SPA 1 |
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Alexander Sims | ||||||||||
Maxime Martin | ||||||||||
Stef Dusseldorp | LES Ret |
References
- ^ a b "ROWE RACING rocks the Ring: First victory in the ADAC 24h race at the Nürburgring". Rowe Racing | MCG AG. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ a b "'Dream Team' – Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor win the 24 Hours of Spa with ROWE RACING". Rowe Racing | MCG AG. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ a b "24h Spa-Francorchamps: Philipp Eng, Marco Wittmann and Nick Yelloly triumph for ROWE Racing in the BMW M4 GT3". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ BMW Motorsport 2016 Season Media Guide. BMW Motorsport. p. 81.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 35. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "VLN TEAM PORTRAIT ROWE RACING Neuer Stern am motorsport sky". Auto Motor und Sport. 2012-06-19. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 58. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (02.04.2011)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 36. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen (30.04.2011)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 34. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (30.07.2011)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 52. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen (07.07.2012)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (04.08.2012)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (24.08.2013)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen OPEL 6-Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen (23.08.2014)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen ROWE DMV 250-Meilen-Rennen (11.10.2014)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "VLN-Auftaktrennen unfallbedingt abgebrochen". VLN. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 61. ADAC Westfalenfahrt (28.03.2015)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ergebnis Rennen 38. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen (22.08.2015)" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "PA 24 HOURS: ROWE RACING RETIRED AFTER MORE THAN 23 HOURS WHILE IN THIRD PLACE". ROWE Mineralölwerk GmbH. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (2022-02-15). "BMW outfit Rowe Racing announces DTM exit". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "ROWE RACING to focus fully on the 24 hour classics at the Nürburgring and at Spa in 2022". Rowe Racing | MCG AG. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "38. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "40. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "41. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "42. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "43. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "44. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "45. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "46. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "47. ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen" (PDF). ADAC Zurich 24h Rennen. Retrieved 24 June 2019.