Career
His racing career began in the 1960s, first on Borgward Touring car racing, touring car, then with the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans as a first major event. Racing a Porsche 907, he won the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. After his third-place finish in Le Mans the same year, he retired from racing. In the 1970s, he became a successful manager in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft and the European Touring Car Championship. First he managed Ford Motor Company, Ford, then he took the 1972 champion Hans-Joachim Stuck with him to BMW, to found the successful BMW M team and company. In the 1980s, Neerpasch was in charge of Sauber-Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes sports car racing team, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1989. He also discovered and taught talents like Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen.Racing record
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results
Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results
Complete Targa Florio results
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