Mücke Motorsport
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Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing
team based in Germany
. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.
in the German Formula BMW
ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German Formula Three
in 1999. The team moved to the new Formula Three Euroseries
in 2003, where Christian Klien
finished runner-up. Sebastian Vettel
won the Formula BMW ADAC title for the team in 2004.
Today the team competes in the F3 Euroseries, Formula BMW Europe and ADAC Formel Masters
in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
in 2005
with Stefan Mücke and Alexandros Margaritis
as drivers. Mücke remained with the team in 2006 and was joined by Daniel la Rosa
and Susie Stoddart
. In 2007 Stefan Mücke left the team and was replaced by Mathias Lauda
. La Rosa, Stoddart and Lauda left the team for 2008, and were replaced by Ralf Schumacher
and Maro Engel
. Lauda returned to partner Engel in 2009.
sees the RSC Mücke Motorsport team enter the newly-formed GP3 Series
. Dutchman Renger van der Zande
spearheads the driver line-up alongside compatriot Nigel Melker
and German Tobias Hegewald
.
D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
team based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.
Single-seaters
Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan MückeStefan Mücke
- Racing career :Mücke started his racing career in 1998, when he won the Formula BMW ADAC series, with his father's Mücke Motorsport team, also making their debut. He competed in German Formula Three for his father's team for the next three years, before moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters...
in the German Formula BMW
Formula BMW
Formula BMW is a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category...
ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German Formula Three
German Formula Three Championship
The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2...
in 1999. The team moved to the new Formula Three Euroseries
Formula Three Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series is a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship...
in 2003, where Christian Klien
Christian Klien
Christian Klien is an Austrian former Formula One racing driver. In total he has scored 14 points in Formula One.Klien currently drives for Aston Martin Racing in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup-Racing career:...
finished runner-up. Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
won the Formula BMW ADAC title for the team in 2004.
Today the team competes in the F3 Euroseries, Formula BMW Europe and ADAC Formel Masters
ADAC Formel Masters
ADAC Formel Masters is an open wheel racing series based in Germany. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS Formula 3 Cup .-Scoring system:...
DTM
The team began running MercedesMercedes-Benz in motorsport
Throughout its long history, Mercedes-Benz has been involved in a range of motorsport activities, including sportscar racing and rallying, and is currently active in Formula Three, DTM and Formula One.-Early history:...
in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters is a touring car racing series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe....
in 2005
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
The 2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season was the sixth Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season since the series' resumption in 2000. The number of race weekends were increased from 10 events in 2004 to eleven in 2005...
with Stefan Mücke and Alexandros Margaritis
Alexandros Margaritis
Alexandros Margaritis is a racing driver who is best known for competing in the German-based Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters touring car championship. Prior to that, his career had focused on formula single seater racing in Europe...
as drivers. Mücke remained with the team in 2006 and was joined by Daniel la Rosa
Daniel la Rosa
Daniel la Rosa is an German racing driver.He has raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series and also in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He is most well known for getting a podium in the opening round of the 2007 DTM season at the Hockenheimring. He also was a test driver in the 2008 Superleague...
and Susie Stoddart
Susie Stoddart
Susie Wolff is a Scottish racing driver. She has progressed through the ranks of motorsport, starting off in karting, then moving up to Formula Renault and Formula 3 before moving to the DTM to compete for Mercedes-Benz since 2006...
. In 2007 Stefan Mücke left the team and was replaced by Mathias Lauda
Mathias Lauda
Mathias Lauda is an Austrian race car driver. He is the son of three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and Marlene, and also has a brother, Lukas, who is currently his manager.-Career:...
. La Rosa, Stoddart and Lauda left the team for 2008, and were replaced by Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher is a German racing driver, and the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher...
and Maro Engel
Maro Engel
Maro Engel is a German racing driver, now residing in Monaco. He currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters championship.- Early career :...
. Lauda returned to partner Engel in 2009.
GP3
For 2010, Peter Mücke's partnership with Ralf SchumacherRalf Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher is a German racing driver, and the younger brother of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher...
sees the RSC Mücke Motorsport team enter the newly-formed GP3 Series
GP3 Series
The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, is a single seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. It was initially thought that the GP3 series would merge with the International Formula Master series...
. Dutchman Renger van der Zande
Renger van der Zande
Renger van der Zande is a Dutch racecar driver. He is the son of the 1978 National Dutch Rallycross Champion with VW Golf 1600 Ronald van der Zande.-Career:...
spearheads the driver line-up alongside compatriot Nigel Melker
Nigel Melker
Nigel Melker is a Dutch racing driver.-Karting:Melker began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship and finishing as runner-up in the European ICA Junior championship.-Formula Renault:After sitting out the 2007...
and German Tobias Hegewald
Tobias Hegewald
Tobias Hegewald is a German racing driver.-Karting:Hegewald spent three seasons racing in professional karting, including a 5th place in the 2002 Junior Monaco Kart Cup at ICA Junior level, racing against the likes of Formula Three Euroseries racers Alexander Sims, Jean Karl Vernay, Stefano...
.
Series results
GP3 Series| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 GP3 Series season The 2010 GP3 Series season was the first season of the GP3 Series, a feeder series for the GP2 Series. The championship was contested over sixteen races held at eight rounds, beginning on May 8 at Circuit de Catalunya and ending on September 12 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker... |
 Nigel MelkerNigel Melker Nigel Melker is a Dutch racing driver.-Karting:Melker began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship and finishing as runner-up in the European ICA Junior championship.-Formula Renault:After sitting out the 2007... |
16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 23rd | 10th |
| Renger van der Zande Renger van der Zande Renger van der Zande is a Dutch racecar driver. He is the son of the 1978 National Dutch Rallycross Champion with VW Golf 1600 Ronald van der Zande.-Career:... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st | |||
 Tobias HegewaldTobias Hegewald Tobias Hegewald is a German racing driver.-Karting:Hegewald spent three seasons racing in professional karting, including a 5th place in the 2002 Junior Monaco Kart Cup at ICA Junior level, racing against the likes of Formula Three Euroseries racers Alexander Sims, Jean Karl Vernay, Stefano... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22nd | |||
| 2011 2011 GP3 Series season The 2011 GP3 Series season was the second season of the GP3 Series, a feeder series for the GP2 Series. The season will begin at Istanbul Park on 7 May and conclude at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 11 September after eight rounds made up of two races each and all in support of European Formula 1... |
Dallara Dallara Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993... -Renault Renault Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker... |
 Luciano BachetaLuciano Bacheta Akshay Luciano Bacheta is a professional British racecar driver.Bacheta started karting at the age of fourteen in 2004 and stepped up to cars in 2005, racing in the Junior Ginetta series, recording six wins and the most fastest laps and pole positions... |
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 Michael Christensen |
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| Nigel Melker Nigel Melker Nigel Melker is a Dutch racing driver.-Karting:Melker began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship and finishing as runner-up in the European ICA Junior championship.-Formula Renault:After sitting out the 2007... |
D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.