Dirk Müller (born 18 November 1975) is a German

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factory racing driver, driving for

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in the 2016

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. His former Schnitzer BMW team-mate

Jörg Müller Jörg Müller (, ; born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch-born German BMW factory driver. Racing career Born in Kerkrade, Netherlands, Müller won the titles in 1989 German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge and in 1989 European Formula Ford 1600. The 199 ...

is unrelated, as is French driver

Yvan Muller Yvan Muller (born 16 August 1969 in Altkirch, Haut-Rhin) is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a four-time World Touring Car Champion, winning the title in 2008 with SEAT, in 2010 and 2011 with Chevro ...

Biography

Born in Burbach, Müller won a

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race at the

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in 1996. In 1998, after a win in the GT1 class of the

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, he scored his first title, the

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, to be followed by the

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GT title in 2000. From the 2002 to 2005 season, both Dirk and Jörg were driving

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touring cars for the Schnitzer-operated works squad ''Team Deutschland'' in the FIA

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(now WTCC). Since 2006, the team uses the new

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which is based on the BMW 320si limited edition model that has a 4-cyl engine rather than the usual 6-cyl. The 2004

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was won by both Müllers (and Hans-Joachim Stuck) with the

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GTR V8 that had been raced successfully in the 2001 ALMS. In 2005, the Müllers finished 2nd behind their sister car. After touring cars he joined to Ferrari AF Corse with Toni Vilander and won the FIA GT Championship in GT2 class. In 2008 raced in the American Le Mans Series in Ferrari F430 GTC with

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in the GT2 class. In 2009, Müller rejoined BMW to spearhead its factory program with

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in the

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. He and

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won the 2011

GT driver's championship following wins at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Grand Prix of Long Beach and Lime Rock Park. Müller was entered as an international driver in the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 for

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, alongside second-generation racer Steven Johnson. The German crashed out of the first race and the pairing finished 12th in the second. For 2016, Müller joined the Ford factory program for the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Joey Hand, while

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joined the team for the endurance races including Le Mans.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(

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

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

External links

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FIA GT Championship official website
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