Volker Weidler

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Volker Hermann Weidler (born 18 March 1962) is a retired racing driver from Germany, best known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991.

Career

Formula racing

In 1985, Weidler became German Formula Three champion.

In the 1989 Formula One season, Weidler entered ten Formula One Grands Prix, racing for the Rial team, but failed to qualify the uncompetitive car on every occasion.

After Formula One, Weidler moved to Japan and raced in the Japanese Formula 3000 Championship and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. He often fought over the title with Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Ross Cheever and others in the Japanese Formula 3000, and became popular in Japan.

GT / Sportscars

In 1991, Weidler teamed with Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot to win Le Mans behind the wheel of the Wankel engine-powered Mazda 787B, marking also the first win of the legendary French race by both a Japanese manufacturer and engine supplier. This Wankel engine-powered car was noted for being very loud.

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Post-racing career

Weidler now works as a managing director for Weidler, a building cleaning company owned by his family, based in Weinheim.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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1986 Bromley Motorsport with Rial Ralt RT20 Cosworth SIL
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7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PAU
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16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PER
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		ÖST
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		BIR BUG JAR NC 0
1988 Onyx Race Engineering March 88B Cosworth JER
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12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PAU
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		SIL
14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MNZ
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		PER
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Complete Formula One results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />WDCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pts
1989 Rial Racing Rial ARC2 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 BRA
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DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MON
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		MEX
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		USA
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		CAN
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		FRA
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GBR
DNPQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GER
EXScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		HUN
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Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts
1990 Team Take One SUZ
Ret 		FSW
Ret 		MIN
11 		SUZ
5 		SUG
21 		FSW
3 		FSW
Ret 		SUZ
20 		FSW
1 		SUZ
DSQ 		6th 15
1991 Team Nova SUZ
15 		AUT
DNQ 		FSW
19 		MIN
3 		SUZ
3 		SUG
8 		FSW
3 		SUZ
10 		FSW
C 		SUZ
3 		FSW
1 		3rd 25
1992 Team Nova SUZ
3 		FSW
Ret 		MIN
Ret 		SUZ
1 		AUT
3 		SUG
1 		FSW FSW SUZ FSW FSW 4th 26
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

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1987 Template:Flagicon Porsche Kremer Racing Template:Flagicon Kris Nissen
Template:Flagicon Kunimitsu Takahashi 		Porsche 962C C1 6 DNF DNF
1989 Template:Flagicon Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd Template:Flagicon Yojiro Terada
Template:Flagicon Marc Duez 		Mazda 767 GTP 339 12th 3rd
1990 Template:Flagicon Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Template:Flagicon Bertrand Gachot
Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert 		Mazda 787 GTP 148 DNF DNF
1991 Template:Flagicon Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert
Template:Flagicon Bertrand Gachot 		Mazda 787B C2 362 1st 1st
1992 Template:Flagicon Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.
Template:Flagicon Oreca 		Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert
Template:Flagicon Bertrand Gachot
Template:Flagicon Maurizio Sandro Sala 		Mazda MXR-01 C1 336 4th 4th
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References

Footnotes

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Sporting positions
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check German Formula Three champion
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1991
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