Gilles Bruckner (born 17 June 1982 in

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) is a Luxembourg racing driver, who has most famously competed in the

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, as well as the

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. He was the first ETCC

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champion from outside of Germany, having won the title for the first time in 2014.

Career

In 2014, Bruckner became the champion in ETCC Super 1600, and was the first non-German to win the title since the class was created in 2008. In 2015, Bruckner attempted to defend the championship, the first successful title defence since that of Kevin Krammes last year. But he was beaten by the rookie

Niklas Mackschin Niklas Mackschin (born 2 October 1994 in Hanover) is a German racing driver, that has competed in both the European Touring Car Cup and the ADAC Procar series. He is the current ETCC Super 1600 champion, having won first time in 2015. Career In ...

by a 45-point margin, being the closest title challenger but Mackschin was unstoppable with 10 wins in 12 races.

References

Sportspeople from Luxembourg City 1982 births Living people {{Europe-autoracing-bio-stub European Touring Car Cup drivers Luxembourgish racing drivers