Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961 in

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) is a German former race car driver. He has won the

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twice: *in 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans for

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-Mercedes *in 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans for

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Porsche triumphs
/ref> He also won the

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in 1992 in a Kremer K7 and the

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/ITC in 1996 for

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in an

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V6. Reuter continued to race in the

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for Opel. When Opel retired from the

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after 2005, he also retired. He acted as a commentator for the DTM on German television channel Das Erste from 2007 to 2013.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Bathurst 1000 results

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) *† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

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

References

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Manuel Reuter
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