Quick Facts
Biography
Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver.
Career
Born in Chemnitz, Jäger competed in the Renault Spider Trophy in 1997. He began competing in the German Formula Three Championship in 1998, where he finished third behind Christijan Albers and Marcel Fässler in 1999.
Jäger then raced in the DTM for Mercedes-Benz between 2000 and 2003. He took two podiums and a best championship finish of seventh, in 2001. Jäger was signed by Hotfiel Sport for their World Touring Car Championship campaign in 2005, although Jäger left after four rounds.
Jäger won the German Mini Challenge in 2006, and moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2007, which he won in 2009.
In 2010 he began working as coordinator for AMG Customer Sports.
Jäger won the 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for Australian team Erebus Motorsport alongside fellow Germans Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider. He returned to "The Mountain" for the 2014 race where he finished 2nd in a SLS AMG GT3 alongside Maximilian Buhk and Harold Primat. After missing the 2015 race, he returned in 2016 to again link with Erebus and again in a Mercedes SLS AMG finished in 5th place driving with Nico Bastian and Australian driver David Reynolds.
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Team D2 AMG | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 14 | OSC 1 6 | OSC 2 4 | NOR 1 7 | NOR 2 13 | SAC 1 NC | SAC 2 9 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 17 | LAU 1 C | LAU 2 C | OSC 1 DNS | OSC 2 8 | NÜR 1 7 | NÜR 2 3 | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 8 | 11th | 52 | ||
| 2001 | Team D2 AMG | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM | HOC QR 3 | HOC CR 5 | NÜR QR 4 | NÜR CR 3 | OSC QR 9 | OSC CR 10 | SAC QR 14 | SAC CR 13 | NOR QR 20 | NOR CR DNS | LAU QR 7 | LAU CR 4 | NÜR QR Ret | NÜR CR 4 | A1R QR Ret | A1R CR DNS | ZAN QR 12 | ZAN CR 12 | HOC QR 12 | HOC CR 10 | 7th | 43 |
| 2002 | Persson Motorsport | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM 2001 | HOC QR 19 | HOC CR 8 | ZOL QR 14 | ZOL CR 19† | DON QR 10 | DON CR 11 | SAC QR 14 | SAC CR 15 | NOR QR 7 | NOR CR Ret | LAU QR 12 | LAU CR 13 | NÜR QR 7 | NÜR CR 13 | A1R QR 14 | A1R CR 17 | ZAN QR 12 | ZAN CR 9 | HOC QR 15 | HOC CR 11 | 18th | 0 |
| 2003 | Persson Motorsport | AMG Mercedes CLK-DTM 2002 | HOC 10 | ADR Ret | NÜR 12 | LAU 14 | NOR 9 | DON 7 | NÜR Ret | A1R 9 | ZAN 13 | HOC 11 | 13th | 2 |
- † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete World 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 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ford Hotfiel Sport | Ford Focus | ITA 1 28 | ITA 2 Ret | FRA 1 24 | FRA 2 22 | GBR 1 18 | GBR 2 17 | SMR 1 26 | SMR 2 19 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | TUR 1 | TUR 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC | 0 |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Lamborghini | ABU QR Ret | ABU CR 17 | SIL QR | SIL CR | BRN QR 14 | BRN CR 13 | PRI QR | PRI CR | SPA QR | SPA CR | NÜR QR DNS | NÜR CR 19 | ALG QR | ALG CR | NAV QR | NAV CR | INT QR | INT CR | SAN QR | SAN CR | 54th | 0 |
| 2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz | NOG QR 7 | NOG CR 4 | ZOL QR 2 | ZOL CR 4 | NAV QR 6 | NAV QR 3 | SVK QR 8 | SVK CR 10 | ALG QR 6 | ALG CR 1 | SVK QR 4 | SVK CR 8 | MOS QR 5 | MOS CR 8 | NÜR QR 6 | NÜR CR 8 | DON QR 6 | DON CR 6 | 6th | 100 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Erebus Motorsport |  Alexander Roloff Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | A | 268 | 1st | 1st |
| 2014 | HTP Motorsport | Maximilian Buhk Harold Primat | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | A | 296 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2016 | Erebus Motorsport | Nico Bastian David Reynolds | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | AP | 296 | 5th | 5th |