Fritz Kreutzpointner

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Fritz Kreutzpointner
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Born (1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 57)
Burghausen, West Germany
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years 1991
Teams Sauber
Best finish5th (1991)
Class wins0

Fritz Kreutzpointner (born 14 September 1967) is a German former racing driver who competed alongside Michael Schumacher and Karl Wendlinger in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mercedes.

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Biography

After rising through the German Formula Ford Championship, he raced for Mercedes in the German Touring Car Championship and World Sportscar Championship between 1990 and 1992 with limited success before retiring from professional motor racing to concentrate on his business career. He returned to motorsport to compete in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship and even won it on two occasions in 1999 and 2001. [1]

Kreutzpointner's twin daughters, Alesia and Jacqueline, are also racing drivers. [2]

Career record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher
Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger
Mercedes-Benz C11 C23555th5th

References

  1. "Elektro Kreutzpointner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  2. "FROM THE PADDOCK @ DEKRA LAUSITZRING". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. 29 July 2021.