Ellen Lohr
German racing driver (born 1965)
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Ellen Lohr (born 12 April 1965 in Mönchengladbach) is a German race car driver.[2] She currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for Dexwet-df1 Racing in the Elite 1 class.[3]
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| Ellen Lohr | |
|---|---|
 Lohr in 2009 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 12 April 1965 |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Dexwet-df1 Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver[1] |
| Car number | 99 |
| Engine | Chevrolet |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2019 |
| Finished last season | 25th in 2019 |
| DTM career | |
| Debut season | 1987 |
| Teams | Alpina, AMG-Mercedes, Zakspeed |
| Starts | 110 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 10th in 1993 |
Lohr is one of Germany's most accomplished female drivers, having won a DTM (German Touring Car Masters) race, on 24 May 1992 in a Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 on the Hockenheimring.[2] Lohr is currently the only female driver to have won a DTM race.[4]
When the DTM/ITC series was discontinued in 1996, Lohr moved to truck racing and also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge (DTC), a German touring car racing series. From 2004, she competed in the Dakar Rally and similar events. She is an occasional television commentator for DTM races.[5]
In 2008, Lohr competed in the German Rally Championship, the Deutsche Rally Meisterschaft, with Antonia Roissard de Bellet as her navigator.[6] They also entered the 2008 Central Europe Rally (part of the Dakar Series).[7]
After her initial retirement in 2016, Lohr worked in Formula E in the marketing department of the Venturi race team in 2017.[8] She returned to full-time competition in 2019 after she signed a contract with Dexwet-df1 Racing to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in the No. 99 team. She had previously spectated the 2018 season finale at Zolder and expressed interests to compete in the series after spectating the race.[3]
Racing record
24 Hours of Nürburgring results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BMW Motorsport GmbH Schnitzer BMW Team |
Annette Meeuvissen Mercedes Stermitz |
BMW M3 | Class 8 | 9 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Auto Budde Team |
Dieter Schäfer Rainer Teitscheid |
BMW 325i | Class 9 | 125 | 11th | 3rd |
| 1990 | Linder M Team |
Norbert Haug Jean-Michel Martin Kris Nissen |
BMW M3 | Class 13 | 137 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1999 | Carlsson Racing |
 Florence Duez Claudia Hürtgen Jutta Kleinschmidt |
Mercedes-Benz SLK | Si2 | 131 | 7th | 1st |
| 2000 | Sakura 2000 |
Vanina Ickx Sabine Schmitz Tamara Vidali |
Honda S2000 | A7 | 64 | DNF | DNF |
| 2001 | Sakura 2000 |
Jo Albig Ingvar Carlsson Claudia Hürtgen |
Honda S2000 | A3 | 132 | 9th | 1st |
| 2004 | Notifier-Fire Racing Team |
Holger Hesse Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Vaillant |
Chrysler Crossfire | A8 | 3 | DNF | DNF |
| 2005 | Carlsson Racing |
Rainer Brückner Ralf Schall Frank Steinmeier |
Mercedes-Benz SLK 350 | A6 | 31 | DNF | DNF |
| 2006 | Werner Habermehl Dietrich Hueck Tom Schwister |
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD | S2 | 95 | DNF | DNF | |
| 2007 | Frank Diefenbacher Dietrich Hueck Hubert Nacken |
Alfa Romeo 147 d | S2 | 86 | 81st | 1st | |
| 2008 | Hubert Nacken Martin Richter Christian Vogler |
Alfa Romeo 147 | S2 | 34 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International Touring Car Championship 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Zakspeed Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG 1 10 |
MUG 2 Ret |
HEL 1 Ret |
HEL 2 5 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 10 |
EST 1 9 |
EST 2 10 |
MAG 1 15† |
MAG 2 Ret |
17th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Persson Motorsport | Mercedes C-Class | HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 11 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 Ret |
HEL 1 15 |
HEL 2 8 |
NOR 1 14 |
NOR 2 9 |
DIE 1 21 |
DIE 2 13 |
SIL 1 20 |
SIL 2 12 |
NÜR 1 20 |
NÜR 2 21 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 14 |
MUG 1 16 |
MUG 2 12 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 11 |
INT 1 18† |
INT 2 13 |
SUZ 1 21 |
SUZ 2 Ret |
25th | 7 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as she completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
