Christian Menzel
German racing driver (born 1971)
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Christian Menzel (born 22 June 1971 in Langenfeld, Rhineland) is a German racing driver.[1]
| Christian Menzel | |
|---|---|
Menzel in 2006 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 22 June 1971 Langenfeld, Rhineland, Germany |
| Relatives | Nico Menzel (son) |
| Racing licence | |
Menzel's career started in 1981 in Karts.[1] Since 1991, he competed in ADAC BMW Formula Junior, later Formula Renault and since 1994 Formula 3.
In 1998, Menzel won together with Hans-Joachim Stuck and Marc Duez the 24 Hours Nürburgring on a BMW 320 Diesel.
Since 2000, Menzel was active in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) for Opel.
The main activity of Menzel is racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup (winner 2005) and Porsche Supercup, since 2008 in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, in which he finished second.
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | AUT | MON | GER 3 |
GBR | GER | NC‡ | 0‡ | |||||
| Kwikpower XS Racing | HUN 11 |
BEL | ITA | USA | USA | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA | ESP | AUT 5 |
MON | GER 21 |
FRA | GBR | GER Ret |
HUN | ITA 6 |
USA | USA | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2004 | Team HP-PZ Koblenz | Porsche 996 GT3 | ITA 2 |
ESP 8 |
MON 12 |
GER 5 |
USA 4 |
USA 3 |
FRA 2 |
GBR 8 |
GER 6 |
HUN 21 |
BEL 4 |
ITA 2 |
2nd | 162 |
| 2005 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 | ITA 5 |
ESP 6 |
MON 8 |
GER 1 |
USA 4 |
USA 9 |
FRA 4 |
GBR 3 |
GER Ret |
HUN 8 |
ITA 14 |
BEL 5 |
4th | 139 |
| 2006 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 7 |
ITA 2 |
GER 6 |
ESP Ret |
MON 5 |
GBR 4 |
USA Ret |
USA Ret |
FRA 7 |
GER 6 |
HUN 2 |
ITA 6 |
6th | 114 |
| 2007 | Tolimit Motorsport | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR 7 |
BHR 7 |
ESP 3 |
MON Ret |
FRA 20 |
GBR 3 |
GER 2 |
HUN 6 |
TUR 6 |
ITA 5 |
BEL 14 |
5th | 104 | |
| 2011 | Haribo Racing Team | Porsche 997 GT3 | TUR | ESP | MON | GER | GBR | GER 9 |
HUN | BEL | ITA | UAE 11 |
UAE 11 |
NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ Not eligible for points