Ellen Lohr (born 12 April 1965 in Mönchengladbach) is a German race car driver.[1] She currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for Dexwet-df1 Racing in the Elite 1 class.[2]
Ellen Lohr | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | Mönchengladbach, West Germany | 12 April 1965
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Dexwet-df1 Racing |
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 |
She 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.[1] Lohr is currently the only female driver to have won a DTM race.[3]
When the DTM/ITC series was discontinued in 1996 she moved to truck racing and also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge (DTC), a German touring car racing series. From 2004 Ellen Lohr competed in the Dakar Rally and similar events. She is an occasional television commentator for DTM races.[4]
In 2008 Ellen Lohr competed in the German Rally Championship, the Deutsche Rally Meisterschaft, with Antonia Roissard de Bellet as her navigator.[5] They also entered the Central Europe Rally 2008 (Dakar Series).[6]
After her initial retirement in 2016, she worked in Formula E in the marketing department of the Venturi race team in 2017.[7] 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.[2]
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 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 | Pos. | Pts |
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1987 | Alpina | BMW M3 | HOC | ZOL | NÜR | AVU | MFA | NOR | NÜR Ret | WUN 5 | DIE | SAL 2 | 19th | 32 | ||||||||||||||
1991 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | ZOL1 13 | ZOL2 Ret | HOC1 27 | HOC2 15 | NÜR1 13 | NÜR2 10 | AVU1 16 | AVU2 Ret | WUN1 13 | WUN2 Ret | NOR1 DNQ | NOR2 DNQ | DIE1 13 | DIE2 21 | NÜR1 14 | NÜR2 10 | ALE1 11 | ALE2 Ret | HOC1 Ret | HOC2 DNS | BRN1 14 | BRN2 11 | DON1 Ret | DON2 12 | 28th | 2 |
1992 | AMG Motorenbau GmbH | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | ZOL1 13 | ZOL2 15 | NÜR1 19 | NÜR2 Ret | WUN1 Ret | WUN2 9 | AVU1 8 | AVU2 2 | HOC1 1 | HOC2 Ret | NÜR1 13 | NÜR2 13 | NOR1 3 | NOR2 6 | BRN1 Ret | BRN2 7 | DIE1 7 | DIE2 4 | ALE1 8 | ALE2 5 | NÜR1 6 | NÜR2 6 | HOC1 Ret | HOC2 6 | 11th | 105 |
1993 | AMG-Mercedes Berlin 2000 | Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 | ZOL1 6 | ZOL2 8 | HOC1 Ret | HOC2 7 | NÜR1 7 | NÜR2 Ret | WUN1 Ret | WUN2 Ret | 10th | 43 | ||||||||||||||||
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93 | NÜR1 11 | NÜR2 Ret | NOR1 6 | NOR2 Ret | DON1 8 | DON2 Ret | DIE1 4 | DIE2 4 | ALE1 11 | ALE2 Ret | AVU1 Ret | AVU2 Ret | HOC1 Ret | HOC2 Ret | ||||||||||||||
1994 | AMG Mercedes D2 Privat Team | Mercedes C-Class V6 | ZOL1 5 | ZOL2 6 | HOC1 7 | HOC2 7 | NÜR1 10 | NÜR2 9 | MUG1 Ret | MUG2 Ret | NÜR1 12 | NÜR2 Ret | NOR1 7 | NOR2 6 | DON1 6 | DON2 Ret | DIE1 6 | DIE2 3 | NÜR1 7 | NÜR2 8 | AVU1 7 | AVU2 Ret | ALE1 11 | ALE2 9 | HOC1 9 | HOC2 5 | 11th | 76 |
1995 | Zakspeed Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | HOC1 12 | HOC2 Ret | AVU1 Ret | AVU2 5 | NOR1 11 | NOR2 Ret | DIE1 10 | DIE2 9 | NÜR1 8 | NÜR2 5 | ALE1 Ret | ALE2 7 | HOC1 11 | HOC2 Ret | 17th | 18 |
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 |
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1995 | Zakspeed Mercedes | Mercedes C-Class V6 | MUG1 10 | MUG2 Ret | HEL1 Ret | HEL2 5 | DON1 Ret | DON2 10 | EST1 9 | EST2 10 | MAG1 15† | MAG2 Ret | 17th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Persson Motorsport | Mercedes C-Class | HOC1 9 | HOC2 Ret | NÜR1 15 | NÜR2 11 | EST1 Ret | EST2 Ret | HEL1 15 | HEL2 8 | NOR1 14 | NOR2 9 | DIE1 21 | DIE2 13 | SIL1 20 | SIL2 12 | NÜR1 20 | NÜR2 21 | MAG1 Ret | MAG2 14 | MUG1 16 | MUG2 12 | HOC1 11 | HOC2 11 | INT1 18† | INT2 13 | SUZ1 21 | SUZ2 Ret | 25th | 7 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as she completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete NASCAR results
Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts | ||
2019 | Dexwet-df1 Racing | 99 | Chevy | VAL 23 | VAL 28 | FRA 21 | FRA 14 | BRH 22 | BRH 23 | MOS 14^ | MOS 15 | VEN 20 | HOC | HOC | ZOL | ZOL | 25th | 148 |
See also
- Sabine Schmitz
- Claudia Hürtgen
- Jutta Kleinschmidt
External links
- Official website
- Ellen Lohr driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Career summary on Driver Database
References
- ^ a b "Ellen Lohr Carlsson Brand Ambassador". Mercedes Tuning Mag. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Ellen Lohr returns to racing, joining NASCAR Euro Series in 2019". Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Brown, Oliver (23 April 2019). "Entire female-only W Series to be shown on free-to-air television". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "Ellen Lohr to contest the Dakar 2006". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "24 Maggio 1992, la prima vittoria di Ellen Lohr epica al DTM". Giornale Motori (in Italian). 24 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "marathonrally.com | ABSA South African Off-Road Championship 2006". www.marathonrally.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Zimmermann, Ruben (8 January 2017). "Ex-DTM-Pilotin Ellen Lohr zieht es in die Formel E". Motorsport Total (in German). sport media group GmbH. Retrieved 26 July 2017.