Manuel Reuter
German racing driver (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961 in Mainz) is a German former racing driver.
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Manuel Reuter | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1961-12-06) 6 December 1961 (age 62) Mainz, West Germany |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | |
Years active | 2000–2005 |
Former teams | OPC Team Holzer OPC Team Phoenix |
Starts | 86 |
Wins | 4 |
Podiums | 11 |
Poles | 5 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2000 |
Super Tourenwagen Cup | |
Years active | 1997–1999 |
Former teams | Opel Team SMS Warsteiner Team Holzer |
Starts | 56 |
Wins | 5 |
Podiums | 13 |
Poles | 4 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 5th in 1998 |
International Touring Car Championship | |
Years active | 1995–1996 |
Former teams | Opel Team Joest |
Starts | 35 |
Championships | 1 (1996) |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 10 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft | |
Years active | 1985–1991, 1993–1995 |
Former teams | Opel Team Joest Opel Team Schübel MS-Jet Racing Ford Ringshausen Motorsport |
Starts | 100 |
Wins | 3 |
Podiums | 9 |
Poles | 5 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 2nd in 1987 |
24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
Years | 1988–1993, 1996 |
Teams | Joest Racing Joest Porsche Racing Porsche Kremer Racing Richard Lloyd Racing Team Sauber Mercedes Brun Motorsport |
Best finish | 1st (1989, 1996) |
Class wins | 2 (1989, 1996) |
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He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice:
- in 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans for Sauber-Mercedes[1]
- in 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans for Joest Racing[2]
He also won the Interserie in 1992 in a Kremer K7 and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/ITC in 1996 for Opel in an Opel Calibra V6.
Reuter continued to race in the Super Tourenwagen Cup for Opel.
When Opel retired from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after 2005, he also retired. He acted as a commentator for the DTM on German television channel Das Erste from 2007 to 2013.