Engstler Motorsport is a private

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team based in

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, run by driver

Franz Engstler Franz Engstler (born 25 July 1961) is a German auto racing driver. Racing career Born 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 ...

. It has competed successfully in the

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and the

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. It is sponsored by lubricants company

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and known officially as Liqui Moly Team Engstler.

World Touring Car Championship

BMW 320i (2005, 2007)

The team made its

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debut in the end of season

2005 Guia Race of Macau The 2005 Guia Race Of Macau was the final of the 2005 World Touring Car Championship season. It was held at the Circuito da Guia. Augusto Farfus won the first race for Alfa Romeo, the race being Farfus's first win in the series. The second race ...

, with two BMW 320is for

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driver

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and

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. While Poon failed to qualify for the race, Scharmach finished 16th in the first race, but retired in the second. The team returned to the WTCC at Macau two years later, running three 320is for Franz Engstler, Andrei Romanov and David Louie. They finished 19th, 24th and 25th respectively in the first race, while in the second race Engstler came home 16th, while Romanov and Louie retired. Having only competed in the final event the team still managed to finish seventh in the independent team's trophy.

BMW 320si (2008–2010)

Engstler and Romanov competed full-time in

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in BMW 320sis, with Engstler scoring three points in the Overall Championship, finishing second in the Independent's Trophy, with Romanov finishing fifth. Japan's

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competed in an older 320i model in the final two rounds of the series. The team finished second in the independent team's standings behind fellow BMW team

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. Dane

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was brought in to race alongside Franz Engstler in

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. Engstler was leading at the end of the first lap of the second race at the Race of France when he and the safety car collided, taking him out of the race. For the Race of UK and Race of Germany, the team ran a third car for

champion Philip Geipel. Macanese driver

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made his series debut with the team at the Race of Japan while Kano returned for the race. The team ran five cars at the Race of Macau, Engstler, Poulsen and Ho were joined by series debutants

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and

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. Engstler was paired with Romanov for the full

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. Romanov was unable to attend the Race of UK and was replaced by

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driver

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. The team ran an additional car at the Race of Japan for Yoshihiro Ito, they then ran two extra cars alongside Engstler and Romanov at the Race of Macau for Kano and Merszei.

BMW 320 TC and BMW 320si (2011–present)

The team ran the new

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chassis for the 2011 season with team owner Franz Engstler being paired with Kristian Poulsen who returned to the team after a year driving for his own team. Poulsen took the team's first podium finish in race two of the Race of Italy went he finished third behind

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and

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. Engstler then took his and the team's first WTCC victory in race two of their home race.

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driver

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joined the team for the Race of Japan where he drove an older BMW 320si.

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took over the third car for the Race of China having moved across from

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while

moving to DeTeam KK Motorsport. Fabiani wrapped up the Jay–Ten Trophy for drivers in natural aspirated cars in China while the team secured the independent team's trophy title. Fabiani was replaced for the Race of Macau by local driver Jo Merszei. Poulsen secured the

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Independent Drivers' Trophy title. Team Engstler entered the

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with team owner Engstler as their first driver. Charles Ng was later confirmed in their second car for the full season having joined to the team for the Race of Japan the previous season. Masaki Kano joined the team for the Race of Japan, driving a naturally aspirated BMW 320si.

then took over the car for the Race of China. At the season finale in

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, Merszei raced the team's third car. The team returned to the WTCC for the 2013 season, retaining their lineup of Engstler and Ng.

Results

World Touring Car Championship

References

External links

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