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Michael Ammermüller (born 14 February 1986) is a

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from Germany. After competing in various junior formulae, he became a test and reserve driver for the

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team in the 2007 season. Following this, he represented Germany in the final two seasons of the A1 Grand Prix series in 2007–08 and 2008–09, before competing for two seasons in ADAC GT Masters. In 2012, he began competing in the

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series for Walter Lechner Racing. He won three consecutive seasons, having won in

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Career

In 2004, he drove the number three car in German Formula Renault and competed in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. In 2006, he competed in the

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for Arden International. As a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, after Christian Klien was dropped by the

team for the final three races of the season, the team's third driver, Robert Doornbos, was promoted to the second race seat. This left a vacancy in the team, and Ammermüller was promoted to third driver for the last three races of the season. He tested the car for the first time on 14 September, driving the distance necessary for an FIA Super Licence. After acting as Third Driver for the last three Grands Prix of 2006, Ammermüller was signed by Red Bull as a full-time tester for . Ammermüller's 2007 GP2 Series season was disrupted by injury, and he was rested in favour of Sébastien Buemi. However, Sebastian Vettel's move to the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team left his Formula Renault 3.5 Series seat vacant, which Ammermüller took. In 2008, he raced in the International Formula Master series.

A1 Grand Prix

In 2007–08, Ammermüller drove in A1 Grand Prix for

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. In the 2007–08 season's third race at Sepang, he collided with three cars at turn two in three separate incidents, the first of which took 3rd position from

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's Robert Wickens in the sprint race. It was deemed avoidable contact, so Ammermüller was demoted to 16th, with Wickens reclaiming 3rd. In the feature race, he collided again with

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's Oliver Jarvis. He was given a drive-through penalty. Despite this, he made contact at turn two once again with

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's Erik Janis, and as a result, was disqualified from the race. On the back of these incidents, he was given the nickname "Hammermüller". Despite the disqualification, Ammermüller scored his maiden victory three weeks later at

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As Ammermüller was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Complete Formula One participations

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Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ammermuller, Michael 1986 births Living people People from Passau (district) Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria Racing drivers from Bavaria German racing drivers GP2 Series drivers A1 Team Germany drivers German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers International Formula Master drivers Karting World Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Porsche Supercup drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers Carlin racing drivers Arden International drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Team Rosberg drivers Trident Racing drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers Super Nova Racing drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Saintéloc Racing drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers Phoenix Racing drivers Manthey Racing drivers