Volker Strycek

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Volker Strycek (born 13 October 1957 in Essen) is a German racecar driver and automobile manager.

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In 1984 he became the first Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft champion, driving a BMW 635 CSi, without winning a race. He did not win a DTM [1] race either when driving for Opel from 1989 to 1996.

After the original DTM faltered, he became a manager for Opel, leading the Opel Performance Center (OPC). He entered a DTM-Calibra on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1999, and in 2002 raced new DTM-Opel Astra there. Setting fast lap times, he proved that these advanced cars are suitable for the long and bumpy Nordschleife. As a result, several factory teams entered the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2003, and Strycek won together with three of his employees. In 2004, they set the fastest lap. Strycek keeps on racing at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with various cars of Opel resp. General Motors, e.g. a Corvette.

Strycek, who is married and has two children, is since 2006 Professor at Technische Universität Berlin [2] and since 2007 Automobilclub von Deutschland Sportpräsident. [3]

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pos.Pts
1984 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi ZOL
3		 HOC
2		 AVU
8		 AVU
3		 MFA
3		 WUN
6		 NÜR
7		 NÜR
6		 NOR
4		 NÜR
4		 DIE
6		 HOC
7		 HOC
7		 ZOL
2		 NÜR
5		1st155
1985 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi ZOL
11		 WUN
6		 AVU
17		 MFA
5		 ERD
9		 ERD
14		 DIE
2		 DIE
5		 ZOL
Ret		 SIE
10		 NÜR
9		9th80
1986 Gubin Sport Star Team BMW 325i ZOL
12		 HOC
13		 NÜR
8		 AVU
9		 MFA
6		 WUN
9		 NÜR
6		 ZOL
5		 NÜR
8		5th95
1987 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi HOC
7		 ZOL
Ret		 NÜR
Ret		 AVU
14		 MFA
11		 NOR
12		 NÜR
Ret		 WUN DIE SAL 20th32
1988 Gubin-Sport BMW M3 ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
DNS		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
16		 BRN
1 		BRN
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		MFA
1 		MFA
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		SAL
1 		SAL
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		32nd16
Bemani Toyota Schweiz Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70 HOC
1
DNS		 HOC
2
DNS
1989 Kissling Motorsport Opel Kadett GSi 16V ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
20		 HOC
2
25		 NÜR
1
13		 NÜR
2
Ret		 MFA
1
Ret		 MFA
2
DNS		 AVU
1
14		 AVU
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
19		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
DNS		 HOC
1
21		 HOC
2
16		 DIE
1
Ret		 DIE
2
24		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
19		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		33rd14
1990 Opel Team Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 24v ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		MFA
1 		MFA
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		DIE
1 		DIE
2 		NÜR
1
DNS		 NÜR
2
DNS		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
Ret		28th3
1991 Opel Team Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DNS		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 AVU
1
21		 AVU
2
13		 WUN
1
NC		 WUN
2
13		 NOR
1
DNQ		 NOR
2
DNQ		 DIE
1
14		 DIE
2
9		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
DNS		 ALE
1
16		 ALE
2
11		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
23		 BRN
1 		BRN
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		26th2
1992 Irmscher Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1
DNS		 NÜR
2
DNS		 NOR
1 		NOR
2 		BRN
1 		BRN
2 		DIE
1 		DIE
2 		ALE
1 		ALE
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NC0
1993 Kissling Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo ZOL
1
14		 ZOL
2
16		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DNS		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
Ret		 WUN
1
12		 WUN
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
20		 NÜR
2
9		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
11		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
12		 DIE
1
14		 DIE
2
13		 ALE
1
13		 ALE
2
11		 AVU
1
13		 AVU
2
11		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		19th2

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pos.Pts
1996 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		HEL
1 		HEL
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		DIE
1 		DIE
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		NÜR
1
19		 NÜR
2
19		 MAG
1 		MAG
2 		32nd0
Zakspeed Opel Opel Calibra V6 4x4 MUG
1
19		 MUG
2
Ret		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		INT
1 		INT
2 		SUZ
1 		SUZ
2

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References

  1. ↑ "www.dtm.com | DTM-Statistik 1984-2010 | V. Strycek". Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  2. ↑ "FG Kraftfahrzeuge: Volker Strycek".
  3. ↑ http://www.sportauto-online.de/marken/news/volker-strycek-ist-avd-sportpraesident-1031665.html [ dead link ]
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