Standing beneath the clock outside victoria train station, in london, im trying to imagine what mike thackwell might look like. Armin hahne is a german racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. He was also involved in professional rugby union, as owner of gloucester rugby, and chairman of the team owners organisation for the aviva premiership. Hubert hahne, german racing driver, died at 84 dead obituary. Armin hahne ds cars photo gallery racing sports cars. He was the older brother of armin hahne, as well as the uncle of jorg van. Raced on for many years in endurance racing but now concentrates on historic racing and classic endurance events. In 1988, driving a reynard 883 vw, joachim won the. Life path number 3 april 10, 1755 samuel hahnemann, germanfrench physician and academic d. Armin hahne ich bin rennfahrer aus leidenschaft cars in detail. Australian touring car racing changed to international group a rules in 1985, and goss scored his second and last ourtight bathurst win that year with west german co driver armin hahne in one of a threecar assault on the great race by tom walkinshaws twr team using the 1984 etccwinning v12 jaguar xjs walkinshaw had been stung by the bad showing in 1984 and was determined to bring his own. He is the only driver to have won australias two most prestigious races, the bathurst andand the australian grand prix motorsport in germany revolvy brain revolvybrain.
Tom walkinshaw 14 august 1946 12 december 2010 was a british racing car driver and the founder of the racing team tom walkinshaw racing twr. That opportunity to drive created my touring car career, which wenton from that year to the end of 2007, when i retired from v8 supercar racing. Sports car racing photo gallery of armin hahne ds cars photo gallery. The atn rover vitesse piloted by armin hahne, practising for the 1984 dpm championship though hahne would race in the etcc for the works team. There were 1 drivers who raced in the super touring era of the british touring car championship, between the years 1991 and 2000. In addition, wolf racing won the constructors championship of the dtm. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported tom walkinshaw racing run jaguar racing team racing the jaguar xjs coupes. John goss and german driver armin hahne in one of the jaguars won the race, with walkinshaw and codriver win percy finishing three lapsdown, but clinching third. Honda meanwhile had none of its regular drivers there, with newly. Famous race drivers won on milestones like sierra cosworth, escort rs and the. When interviewed by autosport in february 2012 for race of your life, armin hahne chose his xjr15 win at spa as careerhighlight.
Armin hahne, klaus niedzwiedz and roland asch, who will be racing in ford. Profile for racing driver armin hahne from germany. At the 1993 le mans 24hour race, this jaguar xj220c lightweight carried its. Hahne took part in five formula one world championship grands prix, two of those in the drivers seat of formula two vehicles. His train from the south coast, around the corner from goodwood, is running late, and since walking away from motorsport. Drivers taking part in the toca shootouts or tourist trophy, are not listed. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 spa.
Last but not least, a strong race of the a gentle drivers trophy is in the making. Lexus and gazoo racing are preparing lfa for the gruelling 24h race at the nurburgring. This man would become more famous by being schumachers manager. Bmw e36, sport cars, race cars, bmw 318i, super car, touring, automobile, garage.
The car was also roadlegal, the only roadcar to be fully designed and built by twr. Honda nsx factory race car exarmin hahne one of three cars built by seikel motorsport for the german adacgtcup 1993, driven by armin hahne. In 1988, wolf racing continued to campaign in the dtm for ford works using a ford sierra rs cosworth with driver armin hahne at the helm. Sadly died in 2019 after a long time suffering with dementia. Most recent race in database 1997 le mans 24 hours. It was the only car of this type in the field, based. John goss and german driver armin hahne claimed the victory with team boss tom. I qualified second to warwick in monaco but halfspun on oil while chasing him, so fell to fifth. They will have the unique opportunity to not only foster the peerless quality, durability and reliability by pushing cuttingedge technology to the extremes of mechanical endurance but also to hone the technical skills of the personnel involved in the development of. Apr 24, 2018 armin hahne at speed in his bmw m3 at donington park during the dtm event in 1992 10x7 inch. Armin hahne born september 10, in moers, west germany 1 is a german racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. Hahne has enjoyed a successful and very long motor racing career he started, aged just 17, in 1972, but as he wanted something to fall back on in the 1970.
Hahne was leading the championship after doing three races with this car. The race was dominated by the tom walkinshaw racing run jaguar xjs which finished first and third in the race. Best remembered for his touring car career, winning the spa 24 hours in 1982 and 1983. A journey back in time to the 1997 rac tourist trophy.
Mike thackwell the man who walked away from the highest. Armin hahne born september 10, 1955 in moers, west germany is a german racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The race attracted 21 entries, mainly from the british touring car championship, but also from the german and swedish equivalents all racing for a more. Tom walkinshaw racing wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Armin hahne profile with all the results,graphs,team mates and stats. The xjs has also seen action on some of the classic tracks of the world, including the original long brno and bathurst. Versandkostenfrei direkt hier bestellen aus dem inhalt. All the winners from the 1987 deutsche tourenwagen meisterschaft season. September 10, 1955 armin hahne, german race car driver. In that race hahne won his class and enjoyed the quiet hospitality of the race fans at the top of the mountain. Briton steve soper was the only man to challenge him for the title, but a slow.
Drivers with last names starting with h racingreference. John goss and german driver armin hahne claimed the victory with team boss tom walkinshaw and his codriver win percy finishing three laps down in third. For a long while, he ran a garage which still remains which specialised in lamborghinis, in dusseldorf, germany and for a little bit, due to the lamborghini links, hubert himself also had a base in italy. Race 1988 zolder dtm was part of the 1988 deutsche tourenwagen meisterschaft and was won by klaus ludwig on 19880303 00. Tom walkinshaws xjs jaguars, entered under the jaguar racing australia banner, starred in the 1985 james hardie, a race now now better known as the bathurst. According to a press release by jaguar sport, xjr15 was built specifically with the 1991 jaguar sport intercontinental challenge in mind.
The biography with carrer and success in the race driver directory of speedsport magazine. Touring car legend alain menu had won the race in 1996 and had his sights. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. The highlight of his racing career was the overall victory at 24 hours of le mans in 1991, together with johnny herbert and volker weidler in the revolutionary mazda 787b prototype driver with a european nationality. Bertrand gachot is a european former racing driver who recorded 47 starts in formula one grand prix races between 1989 and 1995, scoring no wins or podiums.
Life path number 3 january 31, 1958 armin reichel, german footballer and manager. Comments 1 video links 0 contact info 0 armin hahne born. Australian touring car racing changed to international group a rules in 1985, and goss scored his second and last ourtight bathurst win that year with west german codriver armin hahne in one of a threecar assault on the great race by tom walkinshaws twr team using the 1984 etccwinning v12 jaguar xjs walkinshaw had been stung by the bad. Life path number 1 september 4, 1959 armin kogler, austrian ski jumper. In period it was raced by many famous drivers, including walkinshaw himself, armin hahne and martin brundle, though win percy was the main driver. Hubert hahne racing career profile driver database. Register of supertouring specification cars raced around the world. The monaco based driver has been racing for forty years and made his name here when he won bathurst in 1985 with john goss. Dnq data may be incomplete or missing for some seasons.
He started racing in his native germany as a 16 year old. I love volvo 240s and ive always been partial to production car racing. Armin hahne is one of europes most admired race drivers. History mark petch motorsport was formed in by former new zealand national championship winner mark petch who by had become a wealthy designer and manufacturer of industrial seals. Now often seen around the historic events scene not only in his homeland but also in europe and america. Lexus and gazoo racing at nurburgring 24 hours endurance race. In australia, walkinshaw racing has competed in the australian touring car championship, including spells as factoryback teams under the names holden racing team and hsv dealer team. Click on the race name to see the results of that race. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 spa 24 hours driving bmws. Despite spending most of its test day time exploring potential setups for the race, the twr xj220c sister car to cochranes, codriven by david brabham, armin hahne and andreas fuchs set a best time only 0. Decent driver, especially in sportscars, who retired from fulltime racing in the early 1970s. We list and profile every driver that took part in an official btcc championship race during that era.
In the last race of the season at nogaro, sharing with armin hahne, he qualified on pole but failed to finish. The ten greatest jaguar race cars ever built motorsport. Hubert hahne 28 march 1935 24 april 2019 was a racing driver from germany. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. For years he was involved in the scrap industry, following in the family business, and ran a dealership, again. Australian endurance championship revolvy brain revolvybrain. Australian touring car racing changed to international group a rules in 1985, and goss scored his second and last outright bathurst win with west german codriver armin hahne in one of a threecar assault by tom walkinshaws. The rac tourist trophy is the oldest continuous motor race having first been held in 1905, and the 1997 edition saw it run for super touring cars at donington park. Armin hahne is not a big name in australia but he certainly is in europe. Lead drivers john goss and armin hahne took first place on walkinshaws behalf, but the boss himself wasnt far behind himself finishing third with win percy. After two fifth places in the previous encounters armin hahne scooped the million with a win at spa.