Marc Hennerici (born 10 May 1982 in

Mayen Mayen is a town in the Mayen-Koblenz District of the Rhineland-Palatinate Federal State of Germany, in the eastern part of the Volcanic Eifel Region. As well as the main town, additional settlements include Alzheim, Kürrenberg, Hausen-Betzing, ...

) is a

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driver. He is best known for being the first winner of the

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's Independents Trophy, in

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Racing career

Hennerici competed in

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from 1999 and 2001. In 2003 he won the

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Cup in Germany. In 2004 he competed in the DMSB Produktionswagen Meisterschaft driving a BMW 320i for

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, finishing fourth. He and Wiechers-Sport moved to the new World Touring Car Championship in 2005. Despite not scoring any points in the main championship when rival independent

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scored 11, he still was able to win the Independents Trophy. In 2006 he finished fifth in the VLN series. He often competes in the

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. He currently competes in

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Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(

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

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

1982 births Living people People from Mayen German racing drivers Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate Formula BMW ADAC drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers FIA GT Championship drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers European Touring Car Championship drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers {{Germany-autoracing-bio-stub Phoenix Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers 24H Series drivers