Dirk Müller (racing driver)
| Dirk Müller | |
|---|---|
Müller at the 2006 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 18 November 1975 Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Racing licence | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 1999–2000, 2010–2011, 2016– |
| Teams | Champion Racing, Dick Barbour Racing, BMW Motorsport |
| Best finish | 15th (2011) |
| Class wins | 1 |
Dirk Müller (born 18 November 1975) is a German Ford factory racing driver, driving for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. His former Schnitzer BMW team-mate Jörg Müller is unrelated, as is French driver Yvan Muller.
Biography
[edit]Born in Burbach, Müller won a Formula 3 race at the Nürburgring in 1996. In 1998, after a win in the GT1 class of the 24 Hours of Daytona, he scored his first title, the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, to be followed by the ALMS GT title in 2000.
From the 2002 to 2005 season, both Dirk and Jörg were driving BMW 3 Series (E46) touring cars for the Schnitzer-operated works squad Team Deutschland in the FIA European Touring Car Championship (now WTCC). Since 2006, the team uses the new BMW 3 Series (E90) which is based on the BMW 320si limited-edition model that has a 4-cyl engine rather than the usual 6-cyl.
The 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring was won by both Müllers (and Hans-Joachim Stuck) with the BMW M3 GTR V8 that had been raced successfully in the 2001 ALMS. In 2005, the Müllers finished 2nd behind their sister car.
After touring cars he joined to Ferrari AF Corse with Toni Vilander and won the FIA GT Championship in GT2 class. In 2008 raced in the American Le Mans Series in Ferrari F430 GTC with Dominik Farnbacher in the GT2 class.
In 2009, Müller rejoined BMW to spearhead its factory program with Rahal Letterman Racing in the American Le Mans Series. He and Joey Hand won the 2011 American Le Mans Series GT driver's championship following wins at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Grand Prix of Long Beach and Lime Rock Park.
Müller was entered as an international driver in the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 for V8 Supercars, alongside second-generation racer Steven Johnson. The German crashed out of the first race and the pairing finished 12th in the second.
For 2016, Müller joined the Ford factory program for the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Joey Hand, while Sébastien Bourdais joined the team for the endurance races including Le Mans.
Racing record
[edit]24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 292 | 19th | 2nd | ||
| 2000 | Porsche 911 GT3-R | GT | 319 | DSQ | DSQ | ||
| 2010 | BMW M3 GT2 | GT2 | 53 | DNF | DNF | ||
| 2011 | BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro |
313 | 15th | 3rd | ||
| 2016 | Ford GT | GTE Pro |
340 | 18th | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Ford GT | GTE Pro |
339 | 22nd | 6th | ||
| 2018 | Ford GT | GTE Pro |
343 | 17th | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | Ford GT | GTE Pro |
342 | DSQ | DSQ |
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results
[edit](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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AUGROS-MIG Austria Team | Audi A4 | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 19 |
SAC 2 Ret |
NOR 1 18 |
NOR 2 21 |
WUN 1 Ret |
WUN 2 DNS |
ZWE 1 |
ZWE 2 |
SAL 1 23 |
SAL 2 21 |
REG 1 15 |
REG 2 16 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
32nd | 21 |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 3 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 4 |
BRN 1 2 |
BRN 2 2 |
JAR 1 4 |
JAR 2 3 |
AND 1 Ret |
AND 2 6 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 DNS |
PER 1 3 |
PER 2 6 |
DON 1 1 |
DON 2 5 |
EST 1 Ret |
EST 2 DNS |
4th | 70 |
| 2003 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 1 |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 Ret |
PER 1 2 |
PER 2 Ret |
BRN 1 1 |
BRN 2 3 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 16 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 3 |
AND 1 3 |
AND 2 Ret |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 Ret |
EST 1 13 |
EST 2 7 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 DNS |
5th | 66 |
| 2004 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 3 |
VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 4 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 6 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 3 |
BRN 1 4 |
BRN 2 1 |
DON 1 9 |
DON 2 4 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 2 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 3 |
OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 2 |
DUB 1 17† |
DUB 2 5 |
2nd | 111 |
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | ITA 1 1 |
ITA 2 2 |
FRA 1 6 |
FRA 2 2 |
GBR 1 10 |
GBR 2 6 |
SMR 1 4 |
SMR 2 1 |
MEX 1 18 |
MEX 2 16 |
BEL 1 1 |
BEL 2 5 |
GER 1 4 |
GER 2 6 |
TUR 1 9 |
TUR 2 5 |
ESP 1 2 |
ESP 2 4 |
MAC 1 10 |
MAC 2 Ret |
2nd | 86 |
| 2006 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320si | ITA 1 4 |
ITA 2 Ret |
FRA 1 1 |
FRA 2 DNS |
GBR 1 9 |
GBR 2 6 |
GER 1 2 |
GER 2 3 |
BRA 1 20 |
BRA 2 15 |
MEX 1 6 |
MEX 2 4 |
CZE 1 9 |
CZE 2 5 |
TUR 1 4 |
TUR 2 7 |
ESP 1 11 |
ESP 2 7 |
MAC 1 14 |
MAC 2 8 |
6th | 54 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ford Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 8 |
LBH 8 |
LGA 6 |
WGL 2 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 5 |
ELK 9 |
VIR 2 |
COA 6 |
PET 2 |
6th | 301 | |
| 2017 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 1 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 8 |
COA 5 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 7 |
ELK 1 |
VIR 5 |
LGA 6 |
PET 7 |
3rd | 306 | |
| 2018 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
LBH 3 |
MDO 4 |
WGL 1 |
MOS 5 |
LIM 1 |
ELK 7 |
VIR 4 |
LGA 7 |
PET 7 |
4th | 308 | |
| 2019 | Chip Ganassi Racing | GTLM | Ford GT | Ford 3.5 L EcoBoost V6 | DAY 7 |
SEB 2 |
LBH 4 |
MDO 7 |
WGL 4 |
MOS 6 |
LIM 3 |
ELK 2 |
VIR 6 |
LGA 1 |
PET 8 |
5th | 306 | |
| 2022 | Proton USA | GTD Pro | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB | LBH | 27th | 290 | |||||||||
| Team Korthoff Motorsports | GTD | LGA 5 |
MDO | DET | WGL 10 |
MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET 5 |
30th | 803 | ||||||
| 2024 | Ford Multimatic Motorsports | GTD Pro | Ford Mustang GT3 | Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 | DAY 9 |
SEB 8 |
LGA 8 |
DET 7 |
WGL 10 |
MOS 7 |
ELK 8 |
VIR 4 |
IMS 12 |
PET 6 |
10th | 2555 | ||
External links
[edit]- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Siegen-Wittgenstein
- Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region)
- German racing drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Supercars Championship drivers
- EFDA Nations Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- European Touring Car Championship drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- Australian Endurance Championship drivers
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- Schnitzer Motorsport drivers
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- Porsche Motorsports drivers
- CRS Racing drivers
- Abt Sportsline drivers
- Dick Johnson Racing drivers
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers
- AF Corse drivers
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