Fritz Kreutzpointner (born 14 September 1967) is a German retired racing driver who competed alongside
Michael Schumacher and
Karl Wendlinger in the
1991 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 59th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 22 and 23 June 1991. It was also the fourth round of the 1991 FIA Sportscar World Championship season.
Pre-race
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with Mercedes.
Biography
After rising through the German Formula Ford Championship, he raced for
Mercedes
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in the
German Touring Car Championship and
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...
between 1990 and 1992 with limited success before retiring from professional motor racing to concentrate on his business career. He returned to motorsport to compete in the
FIA European Truck Racing Championship and even won it on two occasions in 1999 and 2001.
Kreuzpointner's twin daughters, Alesia and Jacqueline, are also racing drivers.
Career record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
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Management Business
1967 births
Living people
German racing drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
People from Burghausen, Altötting
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
Racing drivers from Bavaria
World Sportscar Championship drivers
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Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
Sauber Motorsport drivers