- Racing career
- Racing record Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results Complete European Super Production Championship results Complete European Touring Car Championship results Complete World Touring Car Championship results Complete TCR International Series results
- References
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{{Infobox racing driver | name = Franz Engstler | image = Franz engstler spafrancorchamps2014.JPG | imagesize = 200px | caption = Engstler at the 2014 FIA WTCC Race of Belgium. | nationality = German | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|7|25}} | birth_place = Kempten im Allgäu (Germany) | related to = | current series = World Touring Car Championship | first year = 2007 | current team = Liqui Moly Team Engstler | car number = 6 | former teams = | starts = 164 | wins = 1 | poles = 0 | fastest laps = 0 | best finish = 8th | year = 2011 | prev series = ADAC Procar Russian Touring Car Championship ETCC Asian Touring Car Series Produktionswagen Meisterschaft Dutch Touring Car Championship V8 Star European Superproduction German Touring Car Challenge Italian Super Touring German Supertouring DTM German F3 Championship | prev series years = 2006–08 2006 2005, 2008 2005–07 2004 2002 2002 2001 2000–03 1996, 2005 1994, 1996–99 1989–1994 1988–90 | titles = ADAC Procar Division I ATCS German Touring Car Challenge | title years = 2007 2005–06 2000 | awards = | award years = }}Franz Engstler (born 25 July 1961) is a German auto racing driver. He currently competes as an independent driver in the FIA World Touring Car Championship in a BMW 320 TC under the Liqui Moly Team Engstler banner. He is married with one son, Luca. Racing careerBorn in Kempten im Allgäu, Engstler started racing in the European Hillclimbing Championship and the German Long Distance Cup, which he won. From 1988 he competed in German Formula Three, winning the class B title in 1989. In 1993 he switched to Touring car racing, where he was German Touring Car Championship Class 2 champion in an Alfa Romeo 155. Between 1994 and 1999, he raced in the German Super Touring Championship for various teams. He finished first in the 2000 German Touring Car Challenge, with two wins. Two more seasons were spent racing in this series in 2002 and 2003. After a season in the 2004 German Production Car Championship, he moved to the Asian Touring Car Championship. He dominated the championship, which bought him back to back titles in 2005 and 2006. Another title came in 2007, winning the German ADAC Procar Series for the second year.[1] 2008 first saw him enter the WTCC. A solid first season saw him finish second in the independents Trophy. The highlight of the year was sixth place overall finish in the final race in Macau. Before the end of the 2008 season, he won the BMW Sports Trophy for independent drivers, ahead of one hundred and forty other BMW drivers around the world.[2] Engstler was involved in a bizarre incident at the 2009 WTCC meeting at Pau. Having finished sixth in race one, he started race two from second position. He took the lead from Alain Menu at the start and led the first lap. The safety car was deployed following three separate incidents on the first lap. The safety car jinked left right into the middle of the circuit, and with the nature of the circuit, Engstler was unsighted as he slammed into the safety car causing substantial damage to both cars, ending his race. {{-}}Racing recordComplete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 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 | Pos.|Championship position | Pts |
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1989 | BMW M Team Linder | BMW M3 Evo | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MFA 1 | MFA 2 | AVU 1 | AVU 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 {{small|21}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | NC | 0 |
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1990 | BMW M Team Linder | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | AVU 1 | AVU 1 | MFA 1 | MFA 2 | WUN 1 | WUN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | NÜR 1 {{small|14}} | NÜR 2 {{small|Ret}} | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NC | 0 |
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1991 | Opel Team Irmscher | Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 | ZOL 1 {{small|Ret}} | ZOL 2 {{small|16}} | HOC 1 {{small|29}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | NÜR 1 {{small|21}} | NÜR 2 {{small|18}} | AVU 1 {{small|Ret}} | AVU 2 {{small|DNS}} | WUN 1 {{small|15}} | WUN 2 {{small|Ret}} | NOR 1 {{small|DNQ}} | NOR 2 {{small|DNQ}} | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | NÜR 1 {{small|17}} | NÜR 2 {{small|Ret}} | ALE 1 {{small|Ret}} | ALE 2 {{small|Ret}} | HOC 1 {{small|Ret}} | HOC 2 {{small|20}} | BRN 1 {{small|24}} | BRN 2 {{small|14}} | DON 1 {{small|Ret}} | DON 2 {{small|18}} | NC | 0 |
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1992 | Valier Motorsport | BMW M3 Sport Evolution | ZOL 1 {{small|17}} | ZOL 2 {{small|8}} | NÜR 1 {{small|15}} | NÜR 2 {{small|Ret}} | WUN 1 {{small|14}} | WUN 2 {{small|10}} | AVU 1 {{small|Ret}} | AVU 2 {{small|10}} | HOC 1 {{small|Ret}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | NÜR 1 {{small|22}} | NÜR 2 {{small|Ret}} | NOR 1 {{small|13}} | NOR 2 {{small|Ret}} | BRN 1 {{small|6}} | BRN 2 {{small|8}} | DIE 1 {{small|13}} | DIE 2 {{small|12}} | ALE 1 {{small|9}} | ALE 2 {{small|Ret}} | NÜR 1 {{small|15}} | NÜR 2 {{small|11}} | HOC 1 {{small|11}} | HOC 2 {{small|4}} | 16th | 26 |
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1993 | Engstler Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | WUN 1 | WUN 2 | NÜR 1 {{small|21}} | NÜR 2 {{small|20}} | NOR 1 {{small|DNQ}} | NOR 2 {{small|18}} | DON 1 {{small|20}} | DON 2 {{small|20}} | DIE 1 {{small|Ret}} | DIE 2 {{small|17}} | ALE 1 {{small|18}} | ALE 2 {{small|16}} | AVU 1 {{small|19}} | AVU 2 {{small|19}} | HOC 1 {{small|19}} | HOC 2 {{small|17}} | NC | 0 |
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1994 | Engstler Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti | ZOL 1 {{small|Ret}} | ZOL 2 {{small|12}} | HOC 1 {{small|11}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | NÜR 1 {{small|Ret}} | NÜR 2 {{small|12}} | MUG 1 {{small|11}} | MUG 2 {{small|6}} | NÜR 1 {{small|DNS}} | NÜR 2 {{small|DNS}} | NOR 1 {{small|10}} | NOR 2 {{small|Ret}} | DON 1 | DON 2 | DIE 1 | DIE 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | AVU 1 | AVU 2 | ALE 1 | ALE 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 20th | 1 |
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Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup 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 | Pos.|Championship position | Pts | 1994 | BMW Team Schneider | BMW 318i | AVU | WUN | ZOL | ZAN | ÖST | SAL | SPA | NÜR {{small|12}} | 25th | 0 |
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1996 | Alfa Team Engstler | Alfa Romeo 155 | ZOL 1 {{small|14}} | ZOL 2 {{small|Ret}} | ASS 1 {{small|16}} | ASS 2 {{small|13}} | HOC 1 {{small|21}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | SAC 1 {{small|11}} | SAC 2 {{small|15}} | WUN 1 {{small|17}} | WUN 2 {{small|16}} | ZWE 1 {{small|16}} | ZWE 2 {{small|10}} | SAL 1 {{small|15}} | SAL 2 {{small|DNS}} | AVU 1 {{small|13}} | AVU 2 {{small|14}} | NÜR 1 {{small|17}} | NÜR 2 {{small|15}} | 19th | 135 |
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1997 | Cool Fire Team Engstler | Alfa Romeo 155 TS | HOC 1 {{small|21}} | HOC 2 {{small|Ret}} | ZOL 1 {{small|22}} | ZOL 2 {{small|17}} | NÜR 1 {{small|22}} | NÜR 2 {{small|21}} | SAC 1 {{small|21}} | SAC 2 {{small|15}} | NOR 1 {{small|23}} | NOR 2 {{small|15}} | WUN 1 {{small|19}} | WUN 2 {{small|18}} | ZWE 1 {{small|20}} | ZWE 2 {{small|23}} | SAL 1 {{small|21}} | SAL 2 {{small|22}} | REG 1 {{small|18}} | REG 2 {{small|17}} | NÜR 1 {{small|20}} | NÜR 2 {{small|20}} | 24th | 57 |
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1998 | Irmscher Motorsport | Opel Vectra | HOC 1 {{small|14}} | HOC 2 {{small|19}} | NÜR 1 {{small|18}} | NÜR 2 {{small|18}} | SAC 1 {{small|10}} | SAC 2 {{small|14}} | NOR 1 {{small|16}} | NOR 2 {{small|15}} | REG 1 {{small|17}} | REG 2 {{small|14}} | WUN 1 {{small|12}} | WUN 2 {{small|15}} | ZWE 1 {{small|20}} | ZWE 2 {{small|Ret}} | SAL 1 {{small|21}} | SAL 2 {{small|DNS}} | OSC 1 {{small|24}} | OSC 2 {{small|19}} | NÜR 1 {{small|18}} | NÜR 2 {{small|16}} | 21st | 119 |
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1999 | ER Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 155 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | ZWE 1 | ZWE 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | NOR 1 {{small|14}} | NOR 2 {{small|12}} | MIS 1 {{small|13}} | MIS 2 {{small|13}} | NÜR 1 {{small|12}} | NÜR 2 {{small|11}} | SAL 1 {{small|Ret}} | SAL 2 {{small|Ret}} | OSC 1 {{small|12}} | OSC 2 {{small|Ret}} | HOC 1 {{small|19}} | HOC 2 {{small|DNS}} | NÜR 1 {{small|19}} | NÜR 2 {{small|15}} | 20th | 103 |
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Complete European Super Production 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 | DC | Pts | 2001 | Engstler Centro Sportivo | Alfa Romeo 147 | MNZ | BRN | MAG | SIL | ZOL | HUN | A1R | NÜR {{small|Ret}} | JAR | EST | NC | 0 |
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Complete European 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 | DC | Pts | 2004 | Engstler Motorsport | BMW 320i | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | BRN 1 | BRN 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | SPA 1 {{small|21}} | SPA 2 {{small|Ret}} | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | OSC 1 {{small|13}} | OSC 2 {{small|19}} | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | NC | 0 |
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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 | Pts | 2007 | Engstler Motorsport | BMW 320i | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | NED 1 | NED 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | FRA 1 | FRA 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | SWE 1 | SWE 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | MAC 1 {{small|19}} | MAC 2 {{small|16}} | NC | 0 |
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2008 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | BRA 1 {{small|10}} | BRA 2 {{small|17}} | MEX 1 {{small|18}} | MEX 2 {{small|16}} | ESP 1 {{small|17}} | ESP 2 {{small|17}} | FRA 1 {{small|19}} | FRA 2 {{small|15}} | CZE 1 {{small|16}} | CZE 2 {{small|23}} | POR 1 {{small|18}} | POR 2 {{small|18}} | GBR 1 {{small|17}} | GBR 2 {{small|13}} | GER 1 {{small|Ret}} | GER 2 {{small|15}} | EUR 1 {{small|16}} | EUR 2 {{small|14}} | ITA 1 {{small|13}} | ITA 2 {{small|16}} | JPN 1 {{small|14}} | JPN 2 {{small|11}} | MAC 1 {{small|15}} | MAC 2 {{small|6}} | 17th | 3 |
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2009 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | BRA 1 {{small|12}} | BRA 2 {{small|16}} | MEX 1 {{small|14}} | MEX 2 {{small|11}} | MAR 1 {{small|11}} | MAR 2 {{small|7}} | FRA 1 {{small|6}} | FRA 2 {{small|Ret}} | ESP 1 {{small|16}} | ESP 2 {{small|16}} | CZE 1 {{small|11}} | CZE 2 {{small|14}} | POR 1 {{small|20}} | POR 2 {{small|11}} | GBR 1 {{small|NC}} | GBR 2 {{small|19}} | GER 1 {{small|7}} | GER 2 {{small|25}} | ITA 1 {{small|11}} | ITA 2 {{small|13}} | JPN 1 {{small|Ret}} | JPN 2 {{small|15}} | MAC 1 {{small|16}} | MAC 2 {{small|14}} | 16th | 7 |
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2010 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | BRA 1 {{small|14}} | BRA 2 {{small|11}} | MAR 1 {{small|12}} | MAR 2 {{small|12}} | ITA 1 {{small|Ret}} | ITA 2 {{small|DNS}} | BEL 1 {{small|Ret}} | BEL 2 {{small|16}} | POR 1 {{small|13}} | POR 2 {{small|14}} | GBR 1 {{small|14}} | GBR 2 {{small|13}} | CZE 1 {{small|13}} | CZE 2 {{small|Ret}} | GER 1 {{small|13}} | GER 2 {{small|15}} | ESP 1 {{small|15}} | ESP 2 {{small|14}} | JPN 1 {{small|13}} | JPN 2 {{small|10}} | MAC 1 {{small|9}} | MAC 2 {{small|10}} | 17th | 5 |
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2011 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | BRA 1 {{small|9}} | BRA 2 {{small|9}} | BEL 1 {{small|Ret}} | BEL 2 {{small|12}} | ITA 1 {{small|9}} | ITA 2 {{small|9}} | HUN 1 {{small|15}} | HUN 2 {{small|6}} | CZE 1 {{small|16}} | CZE 2 {{small|Ret}} | POR 1 {{small|11}} | POR 2 {{small|8}} | GBR 1 {{small|6}} | GBR 2 {{small|3}} | GER 1 {{small|16}} | GER 2 {{small|1}} | ESP 1 {{small|NC}} | ESP 2 {{small|10}} | JPN 1 {{small|10}} | JPN 2 {{small|11}} | CHN 1 {{small|12}} | CHN 2 {{small|8}} | MAC 1 {{small|6}} | MAC 2 {{small|7}} | 8th | 88 |
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2012 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | ITA 1 {{small|12}} | ITA 2 {{small|6}} | ESP 1 {{small|8}} | ESP 2 {{small|5}} | MAR 1 {{small|6}} | MAR 2 {{small|8}} | SVK 1 {{small|Ret}} | SVK 2 {{small|13}} | HUN 1 {{small|NC}} | HUN 2 {{small|9}} | AUT 1 {{small|11}} | AUT 2 {{small|9}} | POR 1 {{small|12}} | POR 2 {{small|9}} | BRA 1 {{small|17}} | BRA 2 {{small|Ret}} | USA 1 {{small|7}} | USA 2 {{small|10}} | JPN 1 {{small|10}} | JPN 2 {{small|11}} | CHN 1 {{small|9}} | CHN 2 {{small|15}} | MAC 1 {{small|7}} | MAC 2 {{small|6}} | 12th | 64 |
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2013 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | ITA 1 {{small|19†}} | ITA 2 {{small|13}} | MAR 1 {{small|17}} | MAR 2 {{small|8}} | SVK 1 {{small|19}} | SVK 2 {{small|Ret}} | HUN 1 {{small|13}} | HUN 2 {{small|Ret}} | AUT 1 {{small|19†}} | AUT 2 {{small|14}} | RUS 1 {{small|19}} | RUS 2 {{small|15}} | POR 1 {{small|21†}} | POR 2 {{small|18}} | ARG 1 {{small|19}} | ARG 2 {{small|15}} | USA 1 {{small|17}} | USA 2 {{small|Ret}} | JPN 1 | JPN 2 | CHN 1 {{small|13}} | CHN 2 {{small|28†}} | MAC 1 {{small|14}} | MAC 2 {{small|14}} | 20th | 4 |
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2014 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320 TC | MAR 1 {{small|12}} | MAR 2 {{small|7}} | FRA 1 {{small|16}} | FRA 2 {{small|16}} | HUN 1 {{small|16}} | HUN 2 {{small|15}} | SVK 1 {{small|17}} | SVK 2 {{small|C}} | AUT 1 {{small|15}} | AUT 2 {{small|11}} | RUS 1 {{small|16}} | RUS 2 {{small|13}} | BEL 1 {{small|18}} | BEL 2 {{small|16}} | ARG 1 {{small|15}} | ARG 2 {{small|14}} | BEI 1 {{small|10}} | BEI 2 {{small|14}} | CHN 1 {{small|13}} | CHN 2 {{small|14}} | JPN 1 {{small|15}} | JPN 2 {{small|Ret}} | MAC 1 {{small|14}} | MAC 2 {{small|10}} | 17th | 8 |
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† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. 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 | Pts | 2015 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Audi TT Cup | MYS 1 {{small|Ret}} | MYS 2 {{small|Ret}} | CHN 1 {{small|6}} | CHN 2 {{small|7}} | ESP 1 {{small|Ret}} | ESP 2 {{small|Ret}} | POR 1 | POR 2 | ITA 1 | ITA 2 | AUT 1 | AUT 2 | RUS 1 | RUS 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | THA 1 | THA 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 18th | 16 |
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References1. ^http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/personnews_prs135637.shtml career history at fiawtcc.com 2. ^http://www.automobilsport.com/fia-wtcc-curitiba-engstler-franz-bmw-sports-trophy-munich---38488.html Engstler claims BMW Sports Trophy
External links{{Commons category-inline|Franz Engstler}}- {{Official website|http://www.engstler-motorsport.de/}}
- {{DriverDB driver|franz-engstler}}
- Safety Car Hunter by Engstler
{{s-start}}{{s-sports}}{{succession box | before = Jürgen Hohenester | title = ADAC Procar Series Champion| years=2000 | after=Markus Gedlich}}{{succession box | before = Toni Ruokonen | title = Asian Touring Car Championship Champion| years=2005–2006 | after=Fariqe Hairuman}}{{succession box | before = Vincent Radermecker | title = ADAC Procar Series Champion| years=2007 | after=Phillip Geipel}}{{succession box | before = James Nash | title = World Touring Car Championship Independents' Trophy Winner | years=2014 | after=Norbert Michelisz}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Engstler, Franz}} 12 : 1961 births|Living people|People from Kempten im Allgäu|Racing drivers from Bavaria|German racing drivers|German Formula Three Championship drivers|24 Hours of Daytona drivers|Rolex Sports Car Series drivers|European Touring Car Championship drivers|European Touring Car Cup drivers|World Touring Car Championship drivers|TCR International Series drivers |