Engstler Motorsport

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Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Motorsport
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Team principal(s) Franz Engstler
Current series Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
ADAC GT Masters
International GT Open
Former series ATCC
WTCC
TCR International Series
ETCC
ADAC Procar Series
ADAC Formula 4
WTCR
ADAC TCR Germany
Current driversWTCR
Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi
Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro
Flag of Germany.svg Roland Hertner
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Andersen
Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Ładniak
Teams'
Championships		 2011 Ind. WTCC
Drivers'
Championships		2005 ATCC (Engstler)
2006 ATCC (Engstler)
2007 ADAC Procar (Engstler)
2008 ATCC (Lemvard)
2011 Ind. WTCC (Poulsen)
Franz Engstler at Brands Hatch in the 2008 WTCC Franz Engstler 2008 Brands Hatch.jpg
Franz Engstler at Brands Hatch in the 2008 WTCC

Engstler Motorsport is a private German auto racing team based in Wiggensbach, run by driver Franz Engstler. It has competed successfully in the Asian Touring Car Championship and the ADAC Procar Series. It is sponsored by lubricants company Liqui Moly and known officially as Liqui Moly Team Engstler.

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World Touring Car Championship

BMW 320i (2005, 2007)

The team made its World Touring Car Championship debut in the end of season 2005 Guia Race of Macau, with two BMW 320is for Hong Kong driver Paul Poon and New Zealander Peter Scharmach. While Poon failed to qualify for the race, Scharmach finished 16th in the first race, but retired in the second.

The team returned to the WTCC at Macau two years later, running three 320is for Franz Engstler, Andrei Romanov and David Louie. They finished 19th, 24th and 25th respectively in the first race, while in the second race Engstler came home 16th, while Romanov and Louie retired. Having only competed in the final event the team still managed to finish seventh in the independent team's trophy.

BMW 320si (2008–2010)

Engstler and Romanov competed full-time in 2008 in BMW 320sis, with Engstler scoring three points in the Overall Championship, finishing second in the Independent's Trophy, with Romanov finishing fifth. [1] Japan's Masaki Kano competed in an older 320i model in the final two rounds of the series. The team finished second in the independent team's standings behind fellow BMW team Proteam Motorsport.

Dane Kristian Poulsen was brought in to race alongside Franz Engstler in 2009. [2] Engstler was leading at the end of the first lap of the second race at the Race of France when he and the safety car collided, taking him out of the race. For the Race of UK and Race of Germany, the team ran a third car for ADAC Procar Series champion Philip Geipel. [3] Macanese driver Henry Ho made his series debut with the team at the Race of Japan while Kano returned for the race. The team ran five cars at the Race of Macau, Engstler, Poulsen and Ho were joined by series debutants Alex Liu and Jo Merszei. [4]

Engstler was paired with Romanov for the full 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. [5] Romanov was unable to attend the Race of UK and was replaced by SEAT León Eurocup driver Tim Coronel. [6] The team ran an additional car at the Race of Japan for Yoshihiro Ito, [7] they then ran two extra cars alongside Engstler and Romanov at the Race of Macau for Kano and Merszei. [7] [8]

BMW 320 TC and BMW 320si (2011–present)

The team ran the new BMW 320 TC chassis for the 2011 season with team owner Franz Engstler being paired with Kristian Poulsen who returned to the team after a year driving for his own team. [9] Poulsen took the team's first podium finish in race two of the Race of Italy went he finished third behind Robert Huff and Yvan Muller. Engstler then took his and the team's first WTCC victory in race two of their home race. [10] Formula D driver Charles Ng joined the team for the Race of Japan where he drove an older BMW 320si. [11] Fabio Fabiani took over the third car for the Race of China having moved across from Proteam Racing while Charles Ng moving to DeTeam KK Motorsport. [12] Fabiani wrapped up the Jay–Ten Trophy for drivers in natural aspirated cars in China while the team secured the independent team's trophy title. [13] Fabiani was replaced for the Race of Macau by local driver Jo Merszei. [14] Poulsen secured the Yokohama Independent Drivers' Trophy title.

Team Engstler entered the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season with team owner Engstler as their first driver. [15] Charles Ng was later confirmed in their second car for the full season having joined to the team for the Race of Japan the previous season. [16] Masaki Kano joined the team for the Race of Japan, driving a naturally aspirated BMW 320si. [17] Alex Liu then took over the car for the Race of China. [18] At the season finale in Macau, Merszei raced the team's third car. [19]

The team returned to the WTCC for the 2013 season, retaining their lineup of Engstler and Ng. [20]

Results

World Touring Car Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2005 BMW 320i Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Scharmach 20000NCNC
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Paul Poon 00000NC
2007 BMW 320i Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 20000NC7th
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Romanov 20000NC
Flag of Hong Kong.svg David Louie 20000NC
2008 BMW 320si Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 24000317th2nd
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Romanov 220000NC
BMW 320i Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 30000NC
2009 BMW 320si Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 24000716th3rd
Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 240000NC
Flag of Germany.svg Philip Geipel 40000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho 40000NC
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 20000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Alex Liu 10000NC
2010 BMW 320si Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 21000517th3rd
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Romanov 180000NC
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim Coronel 20000NC
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshihiro Ito 20000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 20000NC
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20000NC
2011 BMW 320 TC Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen 240001127th1st
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 24100888th
BMW 320si Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Ng 2000122nd
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fabiani 20000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 20000NC
2012 BMW 320 TC Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 240006412th7th
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Ng 23000125th
BMW 320si Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 20000NC
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20000NC
Flag of Macau.svg Alex Liu 20000NC
2013 BMW 320 TC Flag of Hong Kong.svg Charles Ng 24000718th11th
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 22000421st
Flag of Japan.svg Masaki Kano 20000NC
BMW 320si Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho 6000223rd
Flag of Macau.svg Jo Merszei 20000NC
2014 BMW 320 TC Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler 23000817th6th
Flag of Italy.svg Pasquale Di Sabatino 13000220th
Flag of Macau.svg Felipe De Souza 80000NC
Flag of Argentina.svg Camilo Echevarría 20000NC

World Touring Car Cup

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2019 Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 30000NCNC
Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin 30000NC
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mitchell Cheah30000NC
2020 Hyundai i30 N TCR Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 140005916th8th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg 51015317th
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mitchell Cheah3000422nd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Files 3000921st
Flag of Austria.svg Nico Gruber3000323rd
2021 Hyundai Elantra N TCR Flag of France.svg Jean-Karl Vernay 162021773rd5th
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 160008615th
2022 Honda Civic Type R TCR (FK8) Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Tassi 160008313th8th
Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro 160007015th

ADAC Formula 4

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2015 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 24000039thN/A
Flag of Germany.svg Michelle Halder21000047th
2016 Tatuus F4-T014 Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 24000226th11th
Flag of Germany.svg Michelle Halder15000046th

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2023 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Flag of Germany.svg Luca Engstler 1600001824th14th

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