Marcel Tiemann

Marcel Tiemann (born 19 March 1974 in Hamburg) is a race driver from Germany. He is best known for being a five-time winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring race with Opel and Porsche.

He is the son of Hans-Jürgen Tiemann, an amusement park owner (Heide Park), and also a successful race driver, winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1997 (BMW) and 1999 (Viper).

Tiemann was seriously injured in a heavy crash during an International GT Open race at Imola on May 23, 2010. Tiemann, who was driving an Audi R8, collided with another car at the rolling start and was forced into a retaining wall at high speed. He sustained brain trauma, a fractured vertebra and broken ribs in the impact, and was placed in a medically induced coma to assist his recovery. He later regained consciousness and mostly recovered, but has been unable to race since due to the neurological damage and vision problems he still suffers from as a result of the accident.

Career

• 1994 German Formula Renault champion
• 1996 Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race
• 1997-2000 Works driver, Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
• 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans entry with Mercedes-Benz CLR
• 2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Mercedes
• 2001 Second in the German V8 Star Championship with Zakspeed
• 2002 Porsche Supercup with Manthey Racing
• 2003-2004 Works driver for Opel (testing and developing the Vectra DTM car)
• 2003 Winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Phoenix Racing, Opel
• 2006 Winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Manthey Racing, Porsche
• 2007 Winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Manthey Racing, Porsche
• 2008 Winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Manthey Racing, Porsche
• 2009 Winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring with Manthey Racing, Porsche

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

• † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.