René Münnich (born 6 May 1977) is a German

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driver, team owner and entrepreneur. He is the owner and team manager of

Münnich Motorsport Münnich Motorsport GmbH, which also competes under the title All-Inkl.com Racing, is an auto racing team founded by German racing driver and entrepreneur René Münnich in 2006. The team has been built around three areas of motorsport since its ...

. Münnich is also the owner of

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''all-inkl.com''. He made his debut in the

World Touring Car Championship The FIA World Touring Car Championship was an international touring car championship promoted by Eurosport Events and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It has had several different incarnations, including a sin ...

at the

2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan was the tenth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the fifth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Japan. It was held on 21 October 2012 at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Japan. The first race ...

Racing career

World Touring Car Championship

Special Tuning Racing (2012)

Born in

Löbau Löbau (Upper Sorbian: Lubij) is a city in the east of Saxony, Germany, in the traditional region of Upper Lusatia. It is situated between the slopes of the Löbauer Berg and the fertile hilly area of the Upper Lusatian Mountains. It is the gatew ...

, Münnich made his debut in the

at the

, driving the Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC that was previously raced by

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. The drive would allow him to assess a possible move for his

team to the WTCC in 2013, following the discontinuation of the

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. His best result of the weekend was 17th in race one.

Münnich Motorsport (2013–)

In November 2012, Münnich Motorsport were in final discussions to purchase three SEAT Leóns to compete in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season for

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, and Münnich himself. Soon after, Münnich Motorsport completed the purchase of two cars from the

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. Winkelhock decided at the last minute to pull out of the project as he wanted to focus solely on GT racing, allowing the door open for reigning World Touring Car champion

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to join the team after leaving

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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) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Complete TCR International Series results

(

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

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1A

Division 1

Supercar/RX1

Super1600

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Supercar/RX1/RX1e

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munnich, Rene 1977 births Living people People from Löbau Motorsport team owners Sports car racing team owners German racing drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers European Rallycross Championship drivers World Rallycross Championship drivers TCR International Series drivers 24H Series drivers Racing drivers from Saxony