Armin Hahne (born September 10, 1955 in

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) is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in

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. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983

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driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported

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run

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team racing the

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coupes. Hahne stayed with the team as they transitioned to Rover Vitesse. In 1991 he drove for one race in the

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for BMW. Later in his career, Armin Hahne raced mostly on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, finishing second overall in 2008 in the Adac 24 hours, driving a Porsche 911 GT3-MR entered by

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. In 2011, he won the second round of the VLN race series, co-driving a

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entered by the Mamerow / Rowe Racing with Chris Mamerow. He also is the youngest brother of

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driver Hubert Hahne as well as the uncle of fellow racing driver

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Bathurst 1000

John Goss 1985 Bathurst winning Jaguar XJS (14917976168)

Hahne's first start in the

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n classic was in

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when he partnered Englishman Jeff Allam in a Mobil Rover Racing Rover Vitesse to an easy

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class win and an excellent 12th outright after starting 36th against much more powerful opposition (the Rover qualified 10 seconds slower than the pole winning

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of George Fury and finished just 11 laps down on the winning V8 powered

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and Larry Perkins). A brief return to Jaguar in 1985 saw Hahne team with Australian racer John Goss to win the

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after starting sixth. On the Bathurst podium, Hahne would call this his greatest win. His next time at Bathurst was in 1987 for the

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round in an ill-fated

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with Australian Kevin Bartlett. A troubled race week saw them start 34th and retire after only 29 laps with a broken differential. 1988 saw him in a Mark Petch Motorsport

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with

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racer

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, the car engineered by its previous owner and Hahne's team boss in the 1988 ETCC, former Wolf Racing

team owner

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. Their strong charge finished on lap 103 due to overheating after they had been in either second or third place for the previous 70 laps. That was Hahne's last race in the

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Career results

Results sourced from Driver Database and History of Touring Car Racing.History of Touring Car Racing
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Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

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

Complete All-Japan GT Championship results

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

Complete Spa 24 Hour results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

References

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