Thomas Jäger

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Thomas Jäger
Thomas Jaeger.jpg
Jäger in 2011.
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  German
Born (1976-10-27) 27 October 1976 (age 46)
Chemnitz, East Germany
ADAC GT Masters
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Years active 200813
TeamsPolarweiss Racing
MS Racing
Callaway Competition
Schnabl Engineering
Starts32
Wins1
Poles2
Fastest laps3
Best finish15th in 2010
Previous series
2010, 12
200709
2005
200003
1998–99
FIA GT1 World Championship
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
World Touring Car Championship
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
German Formula Three
Championship titles
2009 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver.

Contents

Career

Born in Chemnitz, Jäger competed in the Renault Spider Trophy in 1997. [1] He began competing in the German Formula Three Championship in 1998, where he finished third behind Christijan Albers and Marcel Fässler in 1999. [1]

Jäger then raced in the DTM for Mercedes-Benz between 2000 and 2003. [1] He took two podiums and a best championship finish of seventh, in 2001. [1] Jäger was signed by Hotfiel Sport for their World Touring Car Championship campaign in 2005, although Jäger left after four rounds. [1]

Jäger won the German Mini Challenge in 2006, and moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2007, which he won in 2009. [1]

In 2010 he began working as coordinator for AMG Customer Sports. [2]

Jäger won the 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for Australian team Erebus Motorsport alongside fellow Germans Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider. He returned to "The Mountain" for the 2014 race where he finished 2nd in a SLS AMG GT3 alongside Maximilian Buhk and Harold Primat. After missing the 2015 race, he returned in 2016 to again link with Erebus and again in a Mercedes SLS AMG finished in 5th place driving with Nico Bastian and Australian driver David Reynolds.

The 2013 Bathurst 12 Hour race winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Thomas Jager, Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider. Jager Roloff Schneider SLS Bathurst 12 Hour 2013.jpg
The 2013 Bathurst 12 Hour race winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
2000 Team D2 AMG AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM HOC
1

7
HOC
2

14
OSC
1

6
OSC
2

4
NOR
1

7
NOR
2

13
SAC
1

NC
SAC
2

9
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

17
LAU
1

C
LAU
2

C
OSC
1

DNS
OSC
2

8
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

3
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

8
11th52
2001 Team D2 AMG AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM HOC
QR

3
HOC
CR

5
NÜR
QR

4
NÜR
CR

3
OSC
QR

9
OSC
CR

10
SAC
QR

14
SAC
CR

13
NOR
QR

20
NOR
CR

DNS
LAU
QR

7
LAU
CR

4
NÜR
QR

Ret
NÜR
CR

4
A1R
QR

Ret
A1R
CR

DNS
ZAN
QR

12
ZAN
CR

12
HOC
QR

12
HOC
CR

10
7th43
2002 Persson Motorsport AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 HOC
QR

19
HOC
CR

8
ZOL
QR

14
ZOL
CR

19†
DON
QR

10
DON
CR

11
SAC
QR

14
SAC
CR

15
NOR
QR

7
NOR
CR

Ret
LAU
QR

12
LAU
CR

13
NÜR
QR

7
NÜR
CR

13
A1R
QR

14
A1R
CR

17
ZAN
QR

12
ZAN
CR

9
HOC
QR

15
HOC
CR

11
18th0
2003 Persson Motorsport AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 HOC
10
ADR
Ret
NÜR
12
LAU
14
NOR
9
DON
7
NÜR
Ret
A1R
9
ZAN
13
HOC
11
13th2

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPts
2005 Ford Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus ITA
1

28
ITA
2

Ret
FRA
1

24
FRA
2

22
GBR
1

18
GBR
2

17
SMR
1

26
SMR
2

19
MEX
1
MEX
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
GER
1
GER
2
TUR
1
TUR
2
ESP
1
ESP
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
NC0

Complete GT1 World Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920Pos.Pts
2010 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Lamborghini ABU
QR

Ret
ABU
CR

17
SIL
QR
SIL
CR
BRN
QR

14
BRN
CR

13
PRI
QR
PRI
CR
SPA
QR
SPA
CR
NÜR
QR

DNS
NÜR
CR

19
ALG
QR
ALG
CR
NAV
QR
NAV
CR
INT
QR
INT
CR
SAN
QR
SAN
CR
54th0
2012 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes-Benz NOG
QR

7
NOG
CR

4
ZOL
QR

2
ZOL
CR

4
NAV
QR

6
NAV
QR

3
SVK
QR

8
SVK
CR

10
ALG
QR

6
ALG
CR

1
SVK
QR

4
SVK
CR

8
MOS
QR

5
MOS
CR

8
NÜR
QR

6
NÜR
CR

8
DON
QR

6
DON
CR

6
6th100

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erebus Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Roloff
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG A2681st1st
2014 Flag of Germany.svg HTP Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Buhk
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Harold Primat
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG A2962nd2nd
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erebus Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Nico Bastian
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG AP2965th5th

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/407/career/ Career statistics at Driver Database
  2. "Karl Wendlinger is a new instructor at the AMG Driving Academy". Mercedes-Benz.com. Daimler AG. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Germany champion
2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2013
(with Bernd Schneider & Alexander Roloff)
Succeeded by