René Münnich (born 6 May 1977) is a German auto racing driver, team owner and entrepreneur. He is the owner and team manager of Münnich Motorsport. Münnich is also the owner of Web hosting service all-inkl.com. He made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
Racing career
World Touring Car Championship
Special Tuning Racing (2012)
Born in Löbau, Münnich made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, driving the Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC that was previously raced by Darryl O'Young. The drive would allow him to assess a possible move for his Münnich Motorsport team to the WTCC in 2013, following the discontinuation of the FIA GT1 World Championship. His best result of the weekend was 17th in race one.
Münnich Motorsport (2013–) In November 2012, Münnich Motorsport were in final discussions to purchase three SEAT Leóns to compete in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season for Markus Winkelhock, Marc Basseng, and Münnich himself. Soon after, Münnich Motorsport completed the purchase of two cars from the Lukoil Racing Team.
Winkelhock decided at the last minute to pull out of the project as he wanted to focus solely on GT racing, allowing the door open for reigning World Touring Car champion Robert Huff to join the team after leaving Chevrolet.
Racing record
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 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2012 Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC ITA1 ITA2 ESP1 ESP2 MAR1 MAR2 SVK1 SVK2 HUN1 HUN2 AUT1 AUT2 POR1 POR2 BRA1 BRA2 USA1 USA2 JPN1 JPN2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0 2013 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC ITA1 ITA2 MAR1 MAR2 SVK1 SVK2 HUN1 HUN2 AUT1 AUT2 RUS1 RUS2 POR1 POR2 ARG1 ARG2 USA1 USA2 JPN1 JPN2 CHN1 CHN2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0 2014 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 MAR1 MAR2 FRA1 FRA2 HUN1 HUN2 SVK1 SVK2 AUT1 AUT2 RUS1 RUS2 BEL1 BEL2 ARG1 ARG2 BEI1 BEI2 CHN1 CHN2 JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 19th 3 2016 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 FRA1 FRA2 SVK1 SVK2 HUN1 HUN2 MAR1 MAR2 GER1 GER2 RUS1 RUS2 POR1 POR2 ARG1 ARG2 JPN1 JPN2 CHN1 CHN2 QAT1 QAT2 21st 2 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2014 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Pro-Am NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 52nd 0
Complete TCR International Series 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 21 22 DC Points 2015 WestCoast Racing Honda Civic TCR MYS1 MYS2 CHN1 CHN2 ESP1 ESP2 POR1 POR2 ITA1 ITA2 AUT1 AUT2 RUS1 RUS2 RBR1 RBR2 SIN1 SIN2 THA1 THA2 MAC1 MAC2 11th 34
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results Division 1A Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ERXPoints 2007 Münnich Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI POR FRA HUN AUT SWE NOR BEL NED POL CZE25th13
Division 1 Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11ERXPoints 2008 Münnich Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 POR FRA HUN AUTNORSWE BELNED(NC)CZEPOLGER 36th 1 2009 Münnich Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4GBR (NC)POR FRA HUN AUT SWE BEL GER POL CZE 33rd 3 2010 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4PORFRA GBR(NC)HUN SWEFIN BEL(NC)GERPOLCZE 15th 30
Supercar/RX1 Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ERX Points 2011 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Škoda Fabia T16 4x4GBR(17)PORFRANORSWEBELNEDAUTPOLCZE 18th 17 2014 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 GBR NOR BEL GER ITA36th 1 2017 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza BAR FRA LAT 11th 38Citroën DS3 NOR SWE 2018 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza BAR11 BEL9 SWE5 FRA10 LAT4 7th 52 2019 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza GBR4 NOR9 SWE5 GER3 FRA5LAT 5th 90 2021 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza SWE10 FRA1LAT BEL8 6th 53 2022 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza HUN19SWENORLATPORBEN 39th 0
Super1600 Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ERX Points 2012 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Škoda FabiaGBRFRAAUT(DNS)HUNNORSWEBELNED(15)FINGER 10th 53 2013 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Škoda Fabia GBR POR HUN FIN NOR SWE FRA AUT GER 10th 54
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
Supercar/RX1/RX1e Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13WRX Points 2014 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 POR GBR NOR FIN SWE BEL CAN FRA GER ITA TUR ARG 57th 0 2015 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 POR HOC BEL GBR GER SWE CAN NOR FRA BAR TUR ITA ARG 41st-2 2016 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza POR HOC BEL GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA BAR LAT GER ARG 49th-3 2017 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza BAR POR HOC BEL GER RSA 27th 0Citroën DS3 GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA LAT 2018 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX BAR POR BEL GBR NOR SWE CAN FRA LAT USA GER RSA 24th 2 2020 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX SWE14 SWE12 FIN16 FIN19 LAT13 LAT14 ESP ESP 14th 18 2021 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX BAR5 SWE FRA LAT LAT BEL PRT GER GER 18th 16 2022 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX1e NOR LAT LAT POR POR BEL BEL ESP ESPGER 8th 78 2023 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport ZEROID X1 POR NOR SWE GBR BLX GER RSA RSA CHN CHN 8th 30 2024 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT Ibiza RX SWE SWE HUN HUN BNL BNL PRT PRT TUR TUR 7th 76 * Season still in progress.
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