Marcel Tiemann

Marcel Tiemann
Born	(1974-03-19) March 19, 1974 Hamburg, Germany
Occupation	Racing driver (retired)
Years active	1992–2010
Known for	Five victories in the 24 Hours Nürburgring

Marcel Tiemann (born on 19 March 1974) is a retired German racecar driver, best known for his five victories in the 24 Hours Nürburgring representing both Opel and Porsche.

Initial Competitions

Tiemann launched his racing journey in Formula König before moving up to Formula Renault Germany, where he clinched the championship title in 1994. He later advanced to Formula 3, triumphing at the 1996 Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix while driving for Opel.

Sports Car Racing

In 1997, Tiemann switched focus to sportscar competitions, joining the FIA GT1 Championship with AMG. That season, he achieved a victory at Suzuka and earned several podium finishes. Returning in 1998, his top performance was a second-place finish at Oschersleben.

He was slated to compete in the 1999 Le Mans 24h, but the Mercedes-Benz CLR he piloted was withdrawn following two significant accidents.

During 2001, Tiemann raced for Zakspeed in the V8Star Series, securing second place overall along with two wins.

Starting from 2005, he participated in American racing circuits through the American Le Mans Series and the Grand American Rolex Series. His highest GrandAm result came in 2008 at Watkins Glen, driving for GM.

Throughout his career, Tiemann consistently competed in the Nürburgring Endurance Series, amassing a total of 19 overall wins.

DTM

In 2000, Tiemann took part in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Team Persson behind the wheel of a Mercedes CLK adorned with Original-Teile branding. Over 16 races, he accumulated 53 points and finished tenth in the championship standings. The following year, he joined Manthey Racing, continuing with Mercedes machinery, and recorded his best series result by finishing third at the Norisring across three appearances. In 2002, he made a one-off return to DTM at Hockenheim, finishing fifteenth.

24 Hours Nürburgring

Tiemann's most distinguished accomplishments are tied to the 24 Hours Nürburgring. His inaugural victory came in 2003 competing in the E1-XP class with OPC Team Phoenix's Opel Astra V8. After placing tenth in 2004 with the same outfit, he transitioned to Manthey Racing's Porsche for the A7 class in 2005. From 2006 through 2009, he achieved four back-to-back wins exclusively driving Manthey Porsche vehicles.

Imola Incident

In 2010, while competing in the International GT Open piloting an Audi R8, Tiemann was involved in a high-speed crash during a rolling start at Imola. After contact with another competitor's car, he collided violently with a barrier. The accident resulted in serious brain injuries, a broken vertebra, and fractured ribs, leading to an induced coma. Following transfer back to Germany and regaining consciousness, he recovered substantially but has been unable to return to racing due to lasting neurological impairments from this crash.

Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1992	Formula König		?	?	?	?	?	46	10th
1993	Formula Renault Germany	Elf Team Formel Renault	8	0	0	1	2	177	10th
1994	Formula Renault Germany	Elf Team Formel Renault	8	2	1	2	7	351	1st
1995	German Formula 3 Championship	Elf Zakspeed	16	0	0	0	0	24	13th
1996	German Formula 3 Championship	Opel Team BSR	15	1	0	1	6	115	4th
	Monaco Grand Prix Formula 3		1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position

1997	FIA GT Championship - GT1	Mercedes-AMG	9	1	0	0	5	34	5th
1998	FIA GT Championship - GT1	Persson Motorsport	9	0	0	0	1	19	9th
1999	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTP	Mercedes-AMG	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2000	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Persson Motorsport	16	0	0	0	0	53	10th
2001	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Manthey Racing	3	0	0	0	1	26	12th
	2001_V8Star_Series	Zakspeed Motorsport	9	2	2	2	5	203	style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd
2002	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Manthey Racing	1	0	0	0	0	25th
	2002_Porsche_Supercup	Software AG-Manthey Racing	12	0	0	0	0	100	9th
2003	24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP	OPC Team Phoenix	1	1	?	?	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2004	24 Hours of Nürburgring	Team Phoenix	1	0	0	?	0	N/A	10th
2005	24 Hours of Nürburgring - A7	Manthey Racing	1	0	?	?	0	N/A	6th
	Rolex Sports Car Series - DP	Orbit Racing	1	0	0	0	0	23	70th
	Le Mans Endurance Series - GT1	A-Level Engineering	3	0	0	0	1	9	11th
	American Le Mans Series - GT2	Alex Job Racing	1	0	0	0	1	22	17th
2006	Rolex Sports Car Series - DP	Alex Job Racing	1	0	0	0	0	12	102nd
	American Le Mans Series - GT2	Alex Job Racing	4	0	0	0	2	41	16th
	FIA GT Championship - GT2	Manthey Racing	1	0	0	0	0	NC
	24 Hours Nürburgring - SP7	Manthey Racing	1	1	?	?	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2007	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7	Manthey Racing	1	1	0	?	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2008	Rolex Sports Car Series - DP	Bob Stallings/Riley-Matthews	1	0	0	0	18	55th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7	Manthey Racing	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2008-09	Speedcar Series	Continental Circus	1	0	0	0	0	NC
2009	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7	Manthey Racing	1	1	?	?	1	N/A	style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st
2010	International GT Open	Phoenix Racing	6	0	0	0	0	22	27th

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos.	Points
2000	Persson Motorsport	AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM	HOC 1 6th	HOC 2 12th	OSC 1 10th	OSC 2 6th	NOR 1 6th	NOR 2 Retired†	SAC 1 5th	SAC 2 5th	NÜR 1 13th	NÜR 2 6th	LAU 1 Cancelled	LAU 2 Cancelled	OSC 1 Not Classified	OSC 2 7th	NÜR 1 8th	NÜR 2 12th	HOC 1 15th	HOC 2 5th			10th	53
2001	Manthey Racing	AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM	HOC Qualifying	HOC Race	NÜR Qualifying	NÜR Race	OSC Qualifying 12th	OSC Race 8th	SAC Qualifying 7th	SAC Race 4th	NOR Qualifying 3rd	NOR Race 3rd	LAU Qualifying	LAU Race	NÜR Qualifying	NÜR Race	A1R Qualifying	A1R Race	ZAN Qualifying	ZAN Race	12th	26
2002	Manthey Racing	AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001	HOC Qualifying Template:Small \	style="background:#CFCFFF;" HOC Race Template:Small \																25th	0

• † — Retired but classified after completing at least 90% of the race winner's distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year	Team	Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
1994	Dürener Motorsportclub	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Philipp Peter Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Peter Wyss	Rover 220 GSi	4	81	93rd	20th
2003	OPC Team Phoenix	Manuel Reuter Timo Scheider Volker Strycek	Opel Astra V8 Coupé	E1	143	1st	1st
2004	OPC Team Phoenix	Manuel Reuter Timo Scheider Volker Strycek	Opel Astra V8 Coupé	E1	129	10th	5th
2005	Manthey Racing	Timo Bernhard Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Emmanuel Collard Lucas Luhr	Porsche 996 GT3-MR	A7	127	9th	6th
2006	Manthey Racing	Timo Bernhard Lucas Luhr Mike Rockenfeller	Porsche 996 GT3-MR	SP7	151	1st	1st
2007	Manthey Racing	Timo Bernhard Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Romain Dumas Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	SP7	112	1st	1st
2008	Manthey Racing	Timo Bernhard Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Romain Dumas Marc Lieb	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	SP7	148	1st	1st
2009	Manthey Racing	Timo Bernhard Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Romain Dumas Template:Flagicon:GER Marc Lieb	align="left"|Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	SP7	155	1st	1st
2010	align=left |Manthey Racing	align=left |Timo Bernhard Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showallRomain Dumas Marc Lieb	align=left |Porsche 997 GT3-R	SP9 GT3	47	DNF	DNF

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
1999	AMG-Mercedes	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mark Webber Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Marc Gounon	Mercedes-Benz CLR	LMGTP	0	DNS	DNS

24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2006	Manthey Racing	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	G2	518	14th	1st

Personal life

Marcel Tiemann lives in Mallorca, Spain with his spouse and two children, having formerly resided in Monaco. Following his retirement from professional racing, he took on the role of a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and runs a construction enterprise that focuses on building nursing homes within Germany. His father, Hans-Jürgen Tiemann, secured victories at the Nürburgring 24 Hours in both 1997 and 1999, the latter event alongside co-driver Sabine Schmitz.

External links

• http://www.marceltiemann.com/
• http://www.marceltiemann.de/