Hans-Joachim Stuck (; born 1 January 1951) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "Strietzel", Stuck jointly won the World Endurance Championship for Drivers in 1985 and is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in and with Porsche. In touring car racing, Stuck won the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft in 1990.
Born in Bavaria, Stuck is the son of Grand Prix motor racing driver Hans Stuck, runner-up in the 1936 European Drivers' Championship. He began racing at the Nürburgring with his father throughout his childhood, winning the 24 Hours in 1970, aged 19. Stuck contested 81 Formula One Grands Prix between and for March, Brabham, Shadow, and ATS, achieving podium finishes at the German and Austrian Grands Prix in with Brabham.
Across a four-decade career in sportscar racing, Stuck took several major victories, including three at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, two at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and one at the Spa 24 Hours. He took eight victories in the World Sportscar Championship for BMW and Porsche, winning the title in 1985 and finishing runner-up in 1986 with the latter, driving the 962C.
Life and career Stuck was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, and is the son of Christa Thielmann and the legendary 1930s Auto Union Grand Prix driver Hans Stuck. His father taught him to drive on the Nürburgring as a young boy. In 1969, he started his first ever motor race at the Nordschleife. Speaking about that day he said, "Getting to the grid was extremely exciting. All of a sudden, my wishes to become a racer came true. I just wanted to start the race and give everybody hell!"AUSringers.com Hans-Joachim Stuck interview Retrieved 4 April 2009 The following year, at just 19 years of age, he won his first 24 hours race at the wheel of a BMW 2002ti. He won there again in 1998 and 2004, too, each time with a BMW touring car.
In 1972, Stuck teamed up with Jochen Mass to drive a Ford Capri RS2600 to victory at the Spa 24 Hours endurance race in Belgium. His campaigns racing the BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile" were very successful in 1974 and 1975, in the German DRM as well as in the USA together with Ronnie Peterson. Later in the 1970s, he raced the turbo-charged BMW 320i.After some success in Formula 2 with a March-BMW, he also entered F1 with March. Overall, Stuck participated in 81 Grands Prix, debuting on 13 January 1974. He achieved two podiums and scored 29 championship points. Incidentally, Stuck was the first driver be born after the inaugural Grand Prix in 1950. Stuck was quite successful at Brabham-Alfa in 1977, leading the 1977 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in the rain, but was replaced by Niki Lauda in 1978. Stuck missed an opportunity to join Williams F1 just before this team became successful.
Stuck continued racing touring and sports cars all over the world, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice with a Porsche 962. Stuck says the 962 is the favourite racecar he has driven during his career, describing it as having the "perfect combination of power and downforce" and saying that he had "never sat in such a high-tech racing car as the Porsche 962C with the PDK semi-automatic transmission".
In the 1990s, Stuck tasted touring car success, winning the DTM Championship in 1990 with Audi, before returning to Porsche until the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1998. He resumed an official role with BMW after that. In 2006, Stuck raced in the inaugural season of the Grand Prix Masters formula for retired Formula One drivers after scoring sixth in the first race event at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa on 11–13 November 2005.
January 2008 saw Stuck began his current position with Volkswagen Motorsport.hansstuck.com Hans-Joachim Stuck career Retrieved 4 April 2009 This role has also seen him use his experience to help refine road cars, including the new Golf VI GTI.AUSmotive.com 2009 Mk6 Golf GTI image gallery Retrieved 4 April 2009
Stuck announced the end of his 43 years active career as a race driver after the 2011 Nürburgring 24 Hours, in which he participated with a Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 together with Dennis Rostek and his sons Ferdinand Stuck and Johannes Stuck. Team Stuck3 finished 15th overall following gearbox problems.
In April 2012, Stuck was elected President of the German Motorsport Association (Deutscher Motor Sport Bund).
Racing record Career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition1970World Sportscar ChampionshipOldenkott Pipe and Tobacco Racing10000N/ANC1971European Formula TwoEifelland Wohnwagenbau100000NC1972Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftZakspeed87?782011stEuropean Touring Car Championship?????3512thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipFord Motorenwerke200000NC24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNF1973European Touring Car ChampionshipBMW Motorsport?1??2327thEuropean Formula TwoMarch Racing Team501000NCDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftBMW Motorsport51?314010thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBMW Alpina300000NCBMW Motorsport GmbHBritish Saloon Car ChampionshipBMW Motorsport101100NC24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNF1974Formula OneMarch Engineering120000516thEuropean Formula Two93436432ndDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftBMW Motorsport221224012th1975Formula OneLavazza March500000NCEuropean Formula TwoMarch Engineering400110NC‡World Sportscar ChampionshipBMW of America200000NCBMW MotorsportDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftBMW Motorsport101000NC1976Formula OneMarch EngineeringTheodore Racing160000813thEuropean Formula Two422120NC‡1977Formula OneLexington Racing1500021211thMartini RacingWorld Championship for MakesBMW Faltz300000NCBMW Motorsport GmbHDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftBMW Faltz33013608thEuropean Formula TwoProject Four Racing100000NC1978Formula OneVilliger Shadow140000218thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBMW Motorsport GmbH400010NCBMW AlpinaDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftMcLaren North America100000NC1979Formula OneATS Wheels120000220thBMW M1 Procar ChampionshipManfred Cassani92503732ndDeutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft20000928thEuropean Formula TwoPolifac BMW Junior Team100000NC1980Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftSchnitzer Motorsport1342281452ndBMW M1 Procar ChampionshipProject Four Racing92114713rdWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBMW Motorsport GmbH300010NCBMW North America24 Hours of Le MansBMW Motorsport GmbH10000N/A15th1981Deutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftSchnitzer Motorsport122115898thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBavarian Motors International6100127.585thTeam GS SportGerhard SchneiderBMW Motorsport24 Hours of Le MansBASF Cassetten Team GS Sport10000N/ADNF1982World Sportscar ChampionshipBASF Cassetten Team GS Sport600002103rdDeutsche Rennsport MeisterschaftSchnitzer Motorsport200000NC24 Hours of Le MansBASF Cassetten Team GS Sport10000N/ADNF1983European Touring Car ChampionshipSchnitzer Motorsport?????1258thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipBrun Motorsport GmbH400001032ndBritish Saloon Car ChampionshipCheylesmore BMW Motorsport30102126th24 Hours of Le MansBrun Motorsport GmbH10000N/ADNS1984World Sportscar ChampionshipBrun Motorsport GmbH51003548thTrust EngineeringDeutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftJägermeister Brun Motorsport5000137.516thEuropean Touring Car ChampionshipSchnitzer Motorsport?????1476thAll-Japan Sports Prototype ChampionshipTrust Engineering?00001215thIMSA GT ChampionshipBob Akin Motor Racing10000860thInterserieBrun Motorsport111112015th1985InterserieBrun Motorsport1365911994thWorld Sportscar ChampionshipRothmans Porsche1033171171stIMSA GT ChampionshipBob Akin Motor Racing402001234th24 Hours of Le MansRothmans Porsche10101N/A3rd1986World Sportscar ChampionshipRothmans Porsche8221582 2ndJoest RacingIMSA GT ChampionshipBob Akin Motor Racing511034717thInternational Race of Champions40000299thSupercupBlaupunkt Joest Racing?????627001st24 Hours of Le MansRothmans Porsche11001N/A1st1987World Sportscar ChampionshipRothmans Porsche91415995thPorsche AGJoest RacingADAC SupercupPorsche AG523?5821stIMSA GT ChampionshipBob Akin Motor Racing100001135th24 Hours of Le MansRothmans Porsche11001N/A1st1988ADAC SupercupPorsche AG51??3323rdIMSA GT ChampionshipBayside Disposal310014816th24 Hours of Le MansPorsche AG10001N/A2nd1989IMSA GT Championship - GTOAudi of America1374591703rd24 Hours of Le MansJoest Racing10001N/A3rd1990Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftSchmidt Motorsport Technik21724101891stWorld Sportscar ChampionshipJoest Racing30000231stIMSA GT ChampionshipJochen Dauer Racing200002722nd24 Hours of Le MansJoest Racing10000N/A4th1991Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftSchmidt Motorsport Technik2041481583rdIMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship211123713th24 Hours of Le MansKonrad Motorsport10000N/A7thJoest Porsche Racing1992Deutsche Tourenwagen MeisterschaftSchmidt Motorsport Technik1200012118thIMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship52304917thIMSA GT ChampionshipJoest Racing100000NC1993IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship974472121stFIA Touring Car ChallengeROC Competition20000129th24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Porsche Team10000N/ADNF1994Super Tourenwagen CupSMS Schmidt Motorsport60001298thIMSA GT Championship – GTS300012710thFIA Touring Car World CupROC Competition10000165th24 Hours of Le MansLe Mans Porsche Team10001N/A 3rdJoest Racing1995Super Tourenwagen CupA.Z.K.-Team Schneider1600043544thFIA Touring Car World Cup20000169thIMSA GT Championship – GTS-1?????668th24 Hours of Le MansPorsche Kremer Racing10000N/A6th1996International Touring Car ChampionshipTeam Rosberg Opel2621121129thBPR Global GT SeriesPorsche AG220120NC24 Hours of Le Mans11001N/A2ndIMSA GT Championship - GTS-1?????4910th1997FIA GT ChampionshipPorsche AG700001017th24 Hours of Le Mans10000N/ADNF1998International Sports Racing SeriesBMW Team Rafanelli300011522nd24 Hours of Le MansTeam BMW Motorsport10000N/ADNF1999American Le Mans Series - GTPrototype Technology Group811031147th2000American Le Mans Series - GTPrototype Technology Group11100315510th2001American Le Mans Series - GTPrototype Technology Group820051588thRolex Sports Car Series - GTJET Motorsports100001268th 2002 24 Hours of Nürburgring - A610000N/A?2003American Le Mans Series - GTPrototype Technology Group100001237thSpeed World Challenge - GTBMW Team PTG1000131944th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP BMW Motorsport10??0N/A?2005Grand Prix MastersTeam Phantom100000NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1 Team Schnitzer11??1N/A1st2006Grand Prix MastersTeam Phantom2000035th 2007 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben111?1N/A1st 2008 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T Volkswagen Motorsport11001N/A1st2009VLN Series8????44.21108th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Phoenix Racing10000N/A7th2010VLN Series?????25.61264th2011Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - ProBonaldi Motorsport31??3146th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Reiter Engineering10??0N/A10th2013Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup100000NC†2017Audi TT Cup - Race of Legends1000008th2021GT2 European Series - GT2 AmTrue Racing by Reiter Engineering1002291562nd 2022 DTM Classic Cup - Class 32000111.56th ‡ Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points. † As Stuck was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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