Dr. Thomas Bscher (born 2 April 1952) is a German banker, businessman and former racing driver. Bscher was President of Bugatti Automobiles from 2003 to 2007https://fokusdeutschland.eu/de/thomas-bscher/, tasked with growing the company's customer base.
Bscher was considered instrumental in persuading (along with Ray Bellm) then-McLaren boss Ron Dennis to enter its F1 into a GT racing programme.https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/mclaren-f1-chassis-022 Bscher also gained notoriety for making a claim that he commuted to work in his McLaren F1 at speeds in excess of https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/mclaren-f1-chassis-022 on the autobahn, which was verified by McLaren after analysis of his car's ECU.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Car # Class Laps Seikel Motorsport John Nielsen Lindsay Owen-Jones Porsche 968 58 LM GT2 84 DNF DNF West Competition John Nielsen Jochen Mass McLaren F1 GTR 49 LM GT1 131 DNF DNF David Price Racing John Nielsen Peter Kox McLaren F1 GTR 30 LM GT1 338 4th 3rd Gulf Team Davidoff Rinaldo Capello Emanuele Pirro McLaren F1 GTR 41 LM GT1 228 DNF DNF David Price Racing Bill Auberlen Steve Soper BMW V12 LM 18 LM P 345 5th 4th Thomas Bscher Promotion Geoff Lees Jean-Marc Gounon BMW V12 LM 15 LM P 900 180 DNF DNF
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