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Martin Tomczyk (born 7 December 1981) is a German professional racing driver, and
His father Hermann is president of the
BMW Motorsport
BMW M Motorsport (formerly BMW Motorsport) is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities, including works-run competition programmes in touring car racing, sports car racing, motorcycle racing and Formula E.
The current orga ...
works driver.
He was the DTM champion in 2011, third in 2007, fourth in 2006 and fifth in 2004, having won eight races.
Racing career
After a karting career, he raced inFormula BMW
Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young k ...
and Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One driv ...
, where he finished 12th in 2000.
In 2001 he moved up to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB-FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The ser ...
. In 2000 his best result was a fourth place on the Nürburgring where he also took the fastest of the race. He took his first pole position
In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...
in Hockenheim 2002 but he retired from the race. In 2004 he took his first podium in Estoril. During 2004 he also finished second in Zandvoort, Oschersleben and Hockenheim on his way to finish fifth in the championship. Tomczyk took his first win in Catalunya 2006 where he also took pole. In 2007 he took two wins to finish third that season.
Eleven years after his DTM debut, he won the championship in 2011
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, driving for Team Phoenix, after nine races with three wins and a third-place finish in Valencia
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. In 2012, Tomczyk was signed as a BMW Team RBM driver, moving to Team RMG in 2013.
His father Hermann is president of the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
The German Motor Sport Federation (german: Deutscher Motor Sport Bund or ''DMSB'', formerly known as or ''ONS'') is Germany's motor racing governing body. It represents Germany at FIA and FIM.
The , founded in 1972 by Herbert Linge as , is con ...
.
After BMW's DTM program was reduced in 2017, Tomczyk retired from the series and continued driving with the Bavarian manufacturer in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
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.
Racing record
Career summary
‡ Does not include non-championship races. * Season still in progress.Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
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† Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
1 - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
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