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Joest Racing is a racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest. The head quarters in Michelbach, Germany are not too far away from Heidelberg or the Hockenheimring. Porsche (), properly pronounced as a two syllable word (porsh-eh, IPA: ) , is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The Hockenheimring is a motor racing circuit situated near the town of Hockenheim in Germany. ...

During the last 20 years, Joest Racing won the 24 Hours of Le Mans seven times with various brands, making it the most successful team in sports car racing of that era. Joest Racing is known for the excellent preparation of their cars as well as the quick work in the pits, which gives them an edge even when running against other teams with identical cars. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with purpose-built cars that nevertheless have enclosed wheel wells and often have closed cockpits. ...

Joest, the driver

The career of racer Reinhold Joest began in 1962 in a local hillclimb race. He won two German championships in that category by 1967. Since 1966, he raced successfully on the Nürburgring, scoring a class win at the 1000km. He won the overall title for this endurance sports cars race twice, in 1970 and 1980, with five class wins. Hillclimbing (sometimes known as speed hillclimbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... The Nürburgring (alternative spelling: Nuerburgring), known as simply the Ring by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous road racing circuit for autos or motorcycles in Germany, of which there are several configurations. ... Endurance racing can refer to races involving persons running in events such as marathons or triathlons, long cross-country skiing events, the racing of horses or other animals, or motorsport. ... Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ...

In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Reinhold Joest's first entry was in 1968, with a Ford GT40 co-driven by Helmut Kelleners and sponsored by a German car magazine. His first remarkable result came in 1972, after the dominating Porsche 917 and similar cars were not allowed anymore. Without any modern cars available, Reinhold Joest borrowed an outdated 3000cc Porsche 908/02 Langheck Coupé from the Jo Siffert Museum. He and his two co-drivers finished 3rd with the 1969 model that was carefully prepared. Despite being part of factory Porsche teams on several occasions, he never managed to be on their winning car. He came close in 1980, finishing second together with Jacky Ickx in his private Porsche 936 that was called Porsche 908/80 as Porsche did not officially sell the 936. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A Roaring Forties replica of a 1965 Ford GT40 in Shelby livery on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix GT40 Mk II front. ... Porsche 917/20 Pink Pig in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen Porsche 917/30 in Stuttgart Zuffenhausen The Porsche 917 (Type 917) gave Porsche its first overall wins at the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1970 and 1971. ... The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906/Porsche 907/Porsche 910 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech. ... Jo Siffert, born July 7, 1936 – died October 24, 1971, was a Swiss race car driver. ... Jacques Bernard (Jacky) Ickx, (born January 1, 1945 in Brussels) is a Belgian racing driver known for his success in Formula One and his six wins in the 24 hours of Le Mans. ... The Porsche 936 was introduced in 1976 by Porsche as a successor to the Porsche 908 to compete in the FIA Group 6 sports car world championship, which it won (as did the Porsche 935 in its championship) . The open top, two seater spyder was powered by a 2140cc 540... The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906/Porsche 907/Porsche 910 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech. ...

Despite never winning as a driver in Le Mans, Reinhold Joest ended his driving career in style. After winning the Daytona 24 Hours in a Porsche 935 and on the Nürburgring with his Porsche 908/3 Turbo in 1980, both with Rolf Stommelen, he went on to win several German DRM races in 1981 with a mighty Porsche 935 Moby Dick, to retire after winning the Kyalami 9 hours with Jochen Mass at the end of the year. The 24 Hours of Daytona is an automotive endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard FIA Group 4). ... The Nürburgring (alternative spelling: Nuerburgring), known as simply the Ring by enthusiasts, is the name of a famous road racing circuit for autos or motorcycles in Germany, of which there are several configurations. ... The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906/Porsche 907/Porsche 910 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech. ... Rolf Stommelen was a Formula One driver from Germany born on July 11, 1943. ... The acronym DRM can stand for: Digital Rights Management (or Digital restriction management) Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (German: German Racing Championship), 70s national racing series, best known as the father of DTM Design Reference Mission - A template for a NASA mission to Mars. ... The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard FIA Group 4). ... Kyalami is a motor racing circuit, and suburb in Gauteng, South Africa north of Johannesburg. ... Jochen Mass, born September 30, 1946 was a Formula One driver from Germany. ...

Joest, the team owner

As a combined driver/team owner, Reinhold Joest first began to race a Porsche 908/3 in the European Sports Car Championship, winning the driver's title. He then switched to 935s, helping the car to win the Daytona 24 Hours in 1980. Retiring as a driver after 1981, his team won the DRM back to back for one of Joest's favourite driver, Bob Wollek, in 1982 and 1983. During the 1982 season, whilst the Porsche 956 was only available to the works team, Joest adapted a roof onto a Porsche 936 to enter the Group C WEC. They would race the car into the 1983 season until they took delivery of their 956 prior to Le Mans. The Porsche 908 was a racing car from Porsche, introduced from 1967 in the Porsche 906/Porsche 907/Porsche 910 series of models designed under Ferdinand Piech. ... The Porsche 935 was introduced in 1976, as the racing version of the 930 (911 Turbo), prepared for FIA Group 5 rules (similar to the Porsche 934 which was built for the more standard FIA Group 4). ... The 24 Hours of Daytona is an automotive endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (German Racing Championship) or DRM as it was known as, the precessor of modern DTM, began as a touring car and GT race for A2 (BMW 2002) and A4 (BMW CSL) cars in 1972 in addition to the Rundstreckenmeisterschaft (German endurance saloon car championship), races were ran... The Porsche 956 was a race car built by Porsche which designed it in 1982 for FIA Group C racing. ... The Porsche 936 was introduced in 1976 by Porsche as a successor to the Porsche 908 to compete in the FIA Group 6 sports car world championship, which it won (as did the Porsche 935 in its championship) . The open top, two seater spyder was powered by a 2140cc 540... Group C was a category of auto racing, and was introduced into sports car racing by the FIA (the governing body of World motor racing) during the early 1980s. ... The World Sportscar Championship was a series run by the FIA from 1953 to 1992. ...

Joest's "lucky #7" wins twice at LM

In 1984, in absence of the works team, Joest Racing would score their first of their seven wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Klaus Ludwig and Henri Pescarolo driving their "lucky #7" car. Excellent preparation, very good work in the pits and the skill of the drivers, including three-time winner Ludwig, gave them an advantage over other teams running identical cars. In 1985, with the works team returning, despite having little factory support, they defended their title with Ludwig, Paolo Barilla and incognito German businessman "John Winter" driving the #7 again, despite having won in the previous year. This would make them the second team to score back to back wins with the same car, the other being JW Automotive in 1968 and 1969. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Klaus Ludwig (born May 5, 1949 in Bonn, Germany) was probably Germanys best race driver that did not enter Formula One. ... Henri Pescarolo was a Formula One driver from France. ... Paolo Barilla (born 20 April 1961 in Milan, Italy) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Minardi team. ... Incognito is a British band, widely regarded as one of the key members of the Acid Jazz movement. ... John Wyer, born Dec. ...

Between 1986 to 1989, with the exception of 1987, Joest won the Supercup title for teams and Wollek winning the drivers cup in 1989. They also took the Interserie title for drivers with Winter in 1985 and Bernd Schneider in 1991 with a teams title in 1991. Bernd Schneider was a Formula One driver from Germany. ...

With the works team 1987 withdrawal mid-season, Joest Racing took over the responsibilities of partial factory support, representing them until the end of the IMSA GTP era in 1993. The IMSA can refer to: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy International Motor Sports Association and its namesake IMSA auto racing series Categories: Disambiguation ...

In a bid to reduce top speed at Le Mans' long Mulsanne straight (French: ligne droite des Hunaudières), in which cars were capable of reaching 240mph, FIA introduced the new 3.5 liter Formula One engine rule in 1989, which not many teams were happy about, as few if any such engines were available to privateer teams like Joest. So, they would also compete in the IMSA GTP category in 1990, debuting at Daytona 24 Hours, defecting stateside full time in 1991, winning the Daytona 24 Hours that year with Wollek, Pescarolo, Frank Jelinski, "John Winter" and Hurley Haywood. With the car now being outmoded by the Nissans, Jaguars and Toyotas, the team would not score any more victory. In 1993, the Nissan and TWR Jaguar team had withdrawn and the AAR Eagle Toyota would continue to dominate the series final year, Joest managed to score the car's last IMSA victory at the Road America 500km in 1993, due to Toyota's absence. The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The IMSA can refer to: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy International Motor Sports Association and its namesake IMSA auto racing series Categories: Disambiguation ... The 24 Hours of Daytona is an automotive endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Nissan Motor Co. ... Binomial name Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large member of the cat family found primarily in the warm regions of the Americas. ... Toyota redirects here. ... Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. ... Binomial name Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758) The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large member of the cat family found primarily in the warm regions of the Americas. ... Anglo American Racers (Eagle) was a Formula One constructor from the USA. They participated in 25 Grands Prix, entering a total of 34 cars. ... Toyota redirects here. ... Road America is a road course auto racing facility located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. ...

Joest & Opel

In the 1990s, the team also had a successful career developing and racing an Opel Calibra in the DTM between 1993 to 1995, first winning the ITR Gold Cup at the Donington Park round in 1994 with Manuel Reuter driving, when the leading Alfa Romeo of Alessandro Nannini was disqualified for running out of fuel. They would continue to have a successful career there by the time the series became a full fledged international championship (ITC), winning the title for the final year in 1996 for Opel. The Opel Calibra (badged as a Vauxhall in the UK and a Holden in Australia) was launched in 1989, a front-wheel drive coupé based around the running gear of the Opel Vectra A which had been launched the year before. ... DTM is an abbreviaton of: Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode DTM (nightclub), a nightclub in Helsinki, Finland Demographic transition model Deterministic Turing machine Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters German Touring Car Championship, formerly Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Digital terrain model Dortmund Airport (IATA code) Degtyarev DTM Soviet machine gun, a version of the DP... Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by millionaire motoring enthusiast Tom Wheatcroft. ... Manuel Reuter is a German race car driver. ... Alfa Romeo is an Italian automobile manufacturing company, founded as Darracq Italiana by Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan in partnership with the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. ... Alessandro Nannini (born July 7, 1959 in Siena, Italy) is a former Formula One driver from Italy. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ...

Joest #7 wins again twice

In late 1995, with Porsche providing the engine, Joest took a former TWR Jaguar XJ-14 chassis, removed the roof and turned it into a WSC car to compete in the 1996 Daytona 24 hour race only to withdraw because of a sudden rule change. They would take the car also to Le Mans, of course. Numbered again #7, Joest won with Davy Jones, Reuter and a young soon to be F1 driver called Alexander Wurz. They returned in 1997, this time without works support, but again with the same car wearing #7 despite having won the year before. The winning pilots were by Michele Alboreto, Stefan Johansson and Tom Kristensen, the latter scoring the first of his seven wins. Like with the #7 956 of the 1980's, Joest would attempt for a third straight win, without success though, as the factory itself prevailed. By then, Joest had gained the reputation of winning back to back races by using the same car on two occasions. Tom Walkinshaw Racing, also known simply as TWR, was a racing team founded in 1976 by touring car racer Tom Walkinshaw. ... Jaguar Cars is a British-founded subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company famous for its luxury saloon and sports cars. ... Davy Jones, 1967 Davy Jones, an actor and singer, was born David Thomas Jones on December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England. ... Alexander Wurz was born on 15 February 1974 at Waidhofen/Thaya in Lower Austria as the second son of former rallycross ace Franz Wurz (European Rallycross Champion 1974, 1976 and 1982). ... Michele Alboreto (December 23, 1956 - April 25, 2001) was a Formula One driver who participated during seasons 1981 to 1994 in Tyrrell, Ferrari, Larrousse, Arrows, BMS Scuderia Italia and Minardi. ... Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson is a former Formula One driver from Sweden. ... Tom Kristensen can refer to two different people. ...

Joest & Audi

In 1998, after being associated with Porsche for many years, they got a works contract with Audi (its CEO being Ferdinand Piech, a grandson of Porsche) to support them at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans. Joest helped them build and develop a predecessor of the Audi R8, the 1999 open top LMP R8R. Audi, not being sure which concept was the better one, also supported a LM-GT1 entry with gullwing doors, the R8C developed in Norfolk by rtn. All four cars were painted silver, reminding of the 1930s Auto Unions that competed against the other Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz. But in 1999, the Mercedes-Benz CLR were a failure. While the British R8Cs never worked properly, the two Joest R8R were reliable, yet a little too slow to finish better than 3rd and 4th. Audi is an automobile maker in Germany, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. ... Ferdinand Piëch (born April 17, 1937 Vienna) is a car engineer and manager. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Audi R8 was introduced in 1999 as the sports car racing versions Audi R8R (roadster) and Audi R8C (coupé). The 2000 and later version Audi R8 was very successful, winning many races and championships until it was retired after the 2005 season. ... 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was available as a two-seat closed sports car with characteristic... 1936 Auto Union Wanderer Auto Union was a joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression. ... Silver Arrow – 1939 GP Silver Arrows was the name given to Germany’s Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix cars between 1934 and 1939, as well as to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One cars in 1954/55. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a Le Mans Prototype racing car created for the 1999 race. ...

Audi and Joest went back to develop the highly successful R8, winning her maiden win at the Sebring 12 Hours in 2000. At Le Mans, it was not the #7 car again, but the #8 car that won. Between 2000 to 2002, that car took a hat-trick of wins at Le Mans (as #1 now), Sebring, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and taking the American Le Mans Series title. The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida. ... Petit Le Mans is a sports car endurance race held anually at Road Atlanta in Georgia, using the rules established by the Automobile Club de lOuest (ACO) for the 24 hours of Le Mans. ... Road Atlanta is a 2. ... The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a series of automobile races, founded in 1999 by Don Panoz, and sanctioned by IMSA. The American Le Mans Series utilizes the rules and regulations of the Automobile Club de LOuest, which organizes the world famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, to...

Audi scaled their sports car racing operation down at the end of 2002, preferring to focus their attention on the Bentley Speed 8 for a year, allowing it to win in 2003 (with some support by Joest mechanics). The Bentley Speed 8 is a LMP class race car that competed in the Le Mans series from 2001-2003. ...

In 2004, Audi returned to DTM touring car racing, now officially backing up the Abt-Sportsline effort which was called "private" since 2000. Joest and Abt raced Audi A4s in Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ... The Audi A4 is a midsize luxury car made by Audi. ... DTM is an abbreviaton of: Dynamic synchronous Transfer Mode DTM (nightclub), a nightclub in Helsinki, Finland Demographic transition model Deterministic Turing machine Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters German Touring Car Championship, formerly Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Digital terrain model Dortmund Airport (IATA code) Degtyarev DTM Soviet machine gun, a version of the DP...

In 2006, Joest will race a Diesel-powered Audi R10 sports car, starting as usual at the 12 Hours of Sebring. Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... Audi R10 racing car, static, from the front right Audi V12 TDI turbo diesel engine The Audi R10 is a sports-racing car prepared for sports car racing in the LMP1 class of the Le Mans 24 Hours. ... The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race held at Sebring Raceway, a former Air Force base in Sebring, Florida. ...

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