Klaus Niedzwiedz

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Klaus Niedzwiedz (born February 24, 1951, in Dortmund, West Germany) is a former professional race driver and motoring journalist.

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Driver

Team mate Klaus Ludwig's 1981 Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Capri at the Auto & Technik Museum in Sinsheim, Germany Kl81-01.jpg
Team mate Klaus Ludwig's 1981 Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Capri at the Auto & Technik Museum in Sinsheim, Germany
Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 Ford Sierra RS 500 1.jpg
Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500

His greatest success came in the 1980s as a driver for Ford.

Niedzwiedz rose to prominence when driving a Ford Capri for Zakspeed in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. The turbocharged 1.4 L engine from the Zakspeed Ford Capri was later enlarged for the 1.7 L "Super Capri". With this 500+ hp car, Niedzwiedz established in 1982 the "eternal lap record" for Group 5 touring car racing at the old 22.8 km Nürburgring with 7:08.59, just 10 seconds slower than the F1 record of 6:58.60 set by Niki Lauda in 1975 (see: Nürburgring lap times).

During the 1982 season, Niedzwiedz also drove in the World Endurance Championship for Zakspeed, in a Ford C100. The Zakspeed-prepared Group C machine was run by the works Ford Germany team with Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Winkelhock and Marc Surer at the wheel, but the car was a midfielder at best, although Jonathan Palmer and Desiré Wilson scored a 4th place overall the 1,000 km of Brands Hatch in 1982. Ford Germany retracted their support and one car was sold to privateers, while the other chassis was evolved by Zakspeed into the C1/4 and the C1/8, making few appearances in international racing, but becoming a front-runner in the German Interserie, where it won the European championship in 1984 with Klaus Niedzwiedz.

In 1982 and 1987, he was the winner at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, in both events with Klaus Ludwig. Driving an Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra he was runner-up in the World Touring Car Championship of 1987 and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft of 1989.

Between 1987 and 1996, Niedzwiedz drove six times in the Bathurst 1000. After driving for Eggenberger Motorsport in 1987, he drove Eggenberger built Sierra RS500s for Allan Moffat Racing in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. [1] [2] [3] [4] He returned in 1996 to drive a Ford Falcon EB.

Niedzwiedz also drove for Allan Moffat Racing at the 1989 Fuji 500 [5] and 1990 Sandown 500. [3]

In 1998, he won the privateer title in the ADAC German Supertouring car championship (Super Tourenwagen Cup) with an Opel Vectra.

In 2003, he won a VLN race with Porsche 911 GT3 at the Nürburgring

Other events:

Journalist

Since 1984, Niedzwiedz has worked as a journalist and television host in Germany, starting with moderation of Sat.1 magazine Treibstoff. Since 1997, he moderates n-tv Motor.

Tamiya Model

A 1/24 scale model of the 1979 Ford Capri Zakspeed (model 24014) is represented as the D&W Klaus Niedzwiedz car, and is complete with Niedzwiedz in team uniform.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1977 Challenge de Formule Renault Europe  ? ? ? ? ?0NC
1978 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Team Eufra Europe Formel Racing100000NC
1979 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Zakspeed 100001023rd
European Touring Car Championship 12 ? ? ? ?6512th
World Sportscar Championship 100000 [N 1]
1980 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Zakspeed 1321071295th
1981 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Zakspeed 131015889th
World Sportscar Championship Liqui Moly Zakspeed 100000NC
Joest Racing 10000
1982 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Zakspeed 1021161063rd
World Sportscar Championship Ford Motor Company 300000NC
Interserie Zakspeed 201011516th
1983 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Zakspeed 61003523rd
World Sportscar Championship Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Team 100000NC
Interserie Zakspeed 200110NC
1984 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft  ? ? ? ? ?2112th
World Sportscar Championship GWB Ford Zakspeed Team 100000NC
Interserie 64345951st
1985 Deutschen Produktionswagen Meisterschaft Ford Rennsport HWRT410122918th
World Sportscar Championship John Fitzpatrick Racing 100000NC
Porsche Kremer Racing 10000
British Saloon Car Championship Radiopaging 10001426th
1986 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford Rennsport HWRT91422836th
World Sportscar Championship Porsche Kremer Racing 100002817th
Richard Lloyd Racing 30011
1987 World Touring Car Championship Eggenberger Motorsport 1047452682nd
European Touring Car Championship 210020NC
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Wolf Racing100000NC
1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ringshausen ABR Motorsport14002311517th
European Touring Car Championship Eggenberger Motorsport 934362048th
Asia-Pacific Touring Car Championship Allan Moffat Enterprises 100000NC
Trampio Object-T11001
1989 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Ford Motorsport Eggenberger 2242292742nd
1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Opel Team Irmscher 1800001022nd
Japanese Touring Car Championship Allan Moffat Enterprises 100012440th
Australian Endurance Championship 20100141st
1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Opel Team Eggenberger 2400000NC
1993 ADAC GT Cup Wolf Racing800001212th
1994 ADAC GT Cup Mamerow80004903rd
1995 Super Tourenwagen Cup Honda Team Linder16000114513th
FIA Touring Car World Cup 20000227th
1996 Super Tourenwagen Cup Honda Team Linder1600012698th
1997 Super Tourenwagen Cup AUGROS MIG Austria20000010321st
1998 Super Tourenwagen Cup Auto Dienst Bemani Team20000015617th
200224 Hours of Nürburgring - N311??1N/A1st
200524 Hours of Nürburgring - A6Sport Auto11??1N/A1st
2006 SEAT León Supercopa VIP SEAT Deutschland200000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6Sport Auto10??0N/A7th
2008 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP Cup Daniela Schmid10000N/A?
2009 24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT Volkswagen Motorsport 11??1N/A1st
2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A100000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT Volkswagen Motorsport 11001N/A1st
2011 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A100000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - AT Volkswagen Motorsport 11??1N/A1st
2012 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A200000NC†
2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A200000NC†
2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T mathilda racing - Team pistenkids10??0N/ADNF
2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCR mathilda racing - Team pistenkids10??0N/ADNF
Source: [6] [7]

† As Niedzwiedz was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Footnotes
  1. ↑ No drivers' Championship.

Complete World Sportscar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789101112131415Pos.Pts
1979 Zakspeed Racing Gr.5 Ford Capri Turbo Ford 1.4 L4 t DAY MUG DIJ SIL NÜR
Ret		 PER GLN BRH VAL [N 1]
1981 Liqui Moly Zakspeed Gr.5 Ford Capri Turbo Ford 1.7 L4 t DAY SEB MUG MNZ RSD SIL NÜR
DNS		NC0
Joest Racing S
+2.0		 Porsche 908/80 Porsche 911/78 2.1 F6 t LMS
Ret		 PER DAY GLN SPA MOS ROA BRH
1982 Ford Motor Company C Ford C100 Cosworth DFL 4.0 V8 MNZ SIL NÜR LMS
Ret		 SPA
18		 MUG FUJ BRH
Ret		NC0
1983 Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Team C Zakspeed C1 Ford 1.8 L4 t MNZ SIL NÜR LMS SPA
Ret		 FUJ KYA NC0
1984 GWB Ford Zakspeed Team C1 Zakspeed C1 Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 MNZ SIL LMS NÜR
Ret		 BRH MOS SPA IMO FUJ KYA SAN NC0
1985 John Fitzpatrick Racing C1 Porsche 956 Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t MUG MNZ
11		 SIL LMS NC0
Porsche Kremer Racing HOC
Ret		 MOS SPA BRH FUJ SHA
1986 Porsche Kremer Racing C1 Porsche 962C Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6 t MNZ
8		17th28
Richard Lloyd Racing Porsche 956 GTi SIL
4		 LMS NOR BRH JER
Porsche Type 935/79 2.8 F6 t NÜR
2		 SPA FUJ
Ret
1988 Team Sauber Mercedes C1 Sauber C9 Mercedes-Benz M117 5.0 V8 t JER JAR MNZ SIL LMS
DNS		 BRN BRH NÜR SPA FUJ SAN NC0
Footnotes
  1. ↑ No drivers' Championship.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1981 Flag of Germany.svg Joest Racing Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Joest
Flag of the United States.svg Dale Whittington 		Porsche 908/80 S
+2.0		80DNFDNF
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Ford Germany Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock Ford C100 C71DNFDNF
1988 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Team Sauber Mercedes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson Sauber C9-Mercedes C1-DNSDNS
Source: [8]

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1985 Ford Rennsport HWRT Ford Sierra XR4 TI ZOL WUN AVU
1		 MFA
Ret		 ERD
2		 ERD
Ret		 DIE DIE ZOL SIE NÜR 18th29
1986 Ford Rennsport HWRT Ford Sierra XR4 TI ZOL
6		 HOC
3		 NÜR
4		 AVU
Ret		 MFA
1		 WUN
Ret		 NÜR
10		 ZOL
9		 NÜR
Ret		6th83
1987 Wolf Racing Ford Sierra XR4 TI HOC ZOL NÜR AVU MFA NOR NÜR
Ret		 WUN DIE SAL NC0
1988 Ringshausen ABR Motorsport Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1
11		 ZOL
2
2		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
6		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 BRN
1
11		 BRN
2
7		 AVU
1 		AVU
2 		MFA
1 		MFA
2 		NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
DNS		 NOR
1 		NOR
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		SAL
1
C		 SAL
2
C		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
2		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
Ret		17th115
1989 Ford Motorsport Eggenberger Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1
6		 ZOL
2
3		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
3		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
5		 MFA
1
7		 MFA
2
5		 AVU
1
23		 AVU
2
1		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
4		 NOR
1
2		 NOR
2
2		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
1		 DIE
1
9		 DIE
2
16		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
9		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
1		2nd274
1990 Opel Team Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 24v ZOL
1
WD		 ZOL
2
WD		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		AVU
1
25		 AVU
2
Ret		 MFA
1
Ret		 MFA
2
Ret		 WUN
1
21		 WUN
2
12		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
5		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
Ret		 DIE
1
Ret		 DIE
2
DNS		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
16		 HOC
1
28		 HOC
2
DNS		22nd10
1991 Opel Team Eggenberger Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
DNS		 HOC
1
24		 HOC
2
19		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
21		 AVU
1
28		 AVU
2
17		 WUN
1
Ret		 WUN
2
Ret		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
DNS		 DIE
1
25		 DIE
2
20		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
DNS		 ALE
1
Ret		 ALE
2
DNS		 HOC
1
17		 HOC
2
24		 BRN
1
Ret		 BRN
2
DNS		 DON
1
17		 DON
2
Ret		NC0

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPtsClass
1985 Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4Ti A SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL DON SIL
3		 SNE BRH BRH SIL 26th410th

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011Pos.Pts
1987 Eggenberger Motorsport Ford Sierra RS Cosworth MNZ
DSQ		 JAR
5		 DIJ
3		 NÜR
1		 SPA
Ret		2nd268
Ford Sierra RS500 BRN
1		 SIL
6		 BAT
DSQ		 CLD
12		 WEL
1		 FUJ
1

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
1987 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Eggenberger Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig Ford Sierra RS500 1159DSQDSQ
Ford Sierra RS500 1-DNSDNS
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Enterprises Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allan Moffat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Hansford 		Ford Sierra RS500 A129DNFDNF
1989 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Enterprises Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela Ford Sierra RS500 A1612nd2nd
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Enterprises Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Dieudonné 		Ford Sierra RS500 115110th10th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Hansford
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Dieudonné 		Ford Sierra RS500 1138DNFDNF
1992 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Enterprises Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gregg Hansford Ford Sierra RS500 A12819th17th
1996 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Allan Moffat Enterprises Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Douglas Ford EB Falcon 15710th10th

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
1995 Honda Team Linder Honda Accord ZOL
1
24†		 ZOL
2
20†		 SPA
1
DSQ		 SPA
2
10		 ÖST
1
3		 ÖST
2
18†		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
13		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
10		 SAL
1
8		 SAL
2
4		 AVU
1
Ret		 AVU
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
22		 NÜR
2
Ret		13th145
1996 Honda Team Linder Honda Accord ZOL
1
9		 ZOL
2
5		 ASS
1
10		 ASS
2
6		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DNS		 SAC
1 		SAC
2 		WUN
1
8		 WUN
2
12		 ZWE
1
15		 ZWE
2
9		 SAL
1
5		 SAL
2
5		 AVU
1
2		 AVU
2
4		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
Ret		8th269
1997 AUGROS MIG Austria Audi A4 Quattro HOC
1
24		 HOC
2
20		 ZOL
1
20		 ZOL
2
20		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
DNS		 SAC
1
Ret		 SAC
2
12		 NOR
1
14		 NOR
2
9		 WUN
1
12		 WUN
2
Ret		 ZWE
1
12		 ZWE
2
8		 SAL
1
22		 SAL
2
20		 REG
1
Ret		 REG
2
14		 NÜR
1
21		 NÜR
2
15		21st103
1998 Auto Dienst Bemani Team Opel Vectra HOC
1
17		 HOC
2
14		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
15		 SAC
1
18		 SAC
2
15		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
Ret		 REG
1
15		 REG
2
12		 WUN
1
13		 WUN
2
13		 ZWE
1
16		 ZWE
2
16		 SAL
1
18		 SAL
2
14		 OSC
1
21		 OSC
2
16		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
Ret		17th156

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References

  1. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1989). "The Great Race 8". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  2. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1990). "The Great Race 9". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  3. 1 2 Normoyle, Steve (1991). "The Great Race 10". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  4. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1993). "The Great Race 12". The Great Race: Tooheys 1000 Bathurst Sunday Sept 30 1990. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN   1031-6124.
  5. ↑ Fuji Inter-tec 500 km Touring Car Racing.net
  6. ↑ Klaus Niedzwiedz - Driver Database
  7. ↑ History of Touring Car Racing
  8. ↑ "All Results of Klaus Niedzwiedz". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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