Harald Grohs
Harald Grohs (born 1944) is a race driver and team owner from Essen, Germany.
Grohs took part in more than 50 24 Hours endurance racing races, mainly 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours Nürburgring.
Career as driver[]
- 1973 first races in a Porsche 911, four wins, invited to race BMW for Team Faltz
- 1974 German Renault 5 Cup, 6 wins, 2nd in championship
- 1975 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM) for BMW for Team Faltz, first wins, but also a bad crash on the Nürburgring, wins with Jody Scheckter
- 1976 International races for BMW, with Hans-Joachim Stuck, Ronnie Peterson, Gunnar Nilsson, Jody Scheckter, John Fitzpatrick. "Only Stuck and Petersson were a little faster, but partnered with Petersson, we could never finish a race."
- 1977 National DRM races with an FIA-Group 5-spec BMW 320, against the "BMW-Junior-Teams"
- 1978 Worst crash of his career, rolling seven times on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, escaping injured, but shocked
- 1997 retires from Porsche Carrera Cup and other circuit racing, except occasional starts on the old Nürburgring
- 1999 Another entry in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, his 50th "marathon" overall
Career as team owner[]
- 1997 Grohs Motorsport founded
Racing record[]
Complete World Sportscar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
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1975 | B.M.W. Alpina | T +2.0 |
BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW 3.5 L6 | DAY | MUG | DIJ | MNZ | SPA | PER | NÜR DNS |
ÖST | GLN | [N 1] | |||||||
1976 | B.M.W. Alpina | Gr.5 | BMW 3.5 CSL | BMW 3.5 L6 | MUG 10 |
VAL 2 |
SIL 4 |
NÜR Ret |
ÖST Ret |
GLN | DIJ 9 |
[N 2] | |||||||||
1977 | BMW Faltz | Gr.5 | BMW 320i | BMW M12 2.0 L4 | DAY | MUG | SIL | NÜR Ret |
GLN | MOS | BRH | HOC NC |
VAL DNS |
[N 2] | |||||||
1978 | BMW Belgique | Gr.5 | BMW 320i | BMW M12 2.0 L4 | DAY | MUG 10 |
DIJ 13 |
SIL 3 |
NÜR 9 |
MIS 4 |
VAL Ret |
[N 1] | |||||||||
BMW Faltz Essen | GLN 31 |
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1979 | Zakspeed Racing | Gr.5 | Lotus Europa | Ford 1.4 L4t | DAY | MUG | DIJ | SIL | NÜR Ret |
PER | GLN | BRH | VAL | [N 1] | |||||||
1980 | Vegla Racing Team | Gr.5 | Porsche 935 | Porsche 2.9 F6t | DAY | BRH 7 |
MUG | MNZ 4 |
SIL 5 |
NÜR 7 |
LMS 8 |
[N 1] | |||||||||
Andial Racing | Porsche F6t | GLN 8 |
MOS | VAL | DIJ | ||||||||||||||||
1981 | Andial Racing | Gr.5 | Porsche 935-K3 | Porsche 3.2 F6t | DAY Ret |
SEB 4 |
MUG | MOS 1 |
ROA 1 |
2nd | 116.5 | ||||||||||
Vegla Racing Team | Porsche 935J | MNZ Ret |
RSD | SIL 1 |
NÜR 7 |
BRH 6 | |||||||||||||||
Porsche 935-K2 | Porsche 3.0 F6t | LMS 10 |
PER | DAY | GLN | SPA | |||||||||||||||
1982 | Vegla Racing Team | Gr.5 | Porsche 935J | Porsche 2.8 F6t | MNZ | SIL 12 |
LMS DNS |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
Kannacher GT Racing | C | URD C81 | BMW M88 3.5 L6 | NÜR Ret |
SPA Ret |
MUG | FUJ | BRH 13 |
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1983 | Obermaier Racing | C | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6t | MNZ | SIL 4 |
19th | 20 | |||||||||||||
Brun Motorsport GmbH | B | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L6 | NÜR Ret |
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C | Sehcar C830 | Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6t | LMS DNS |
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Porsche 956 | SPA 4 |
FUJ | KYA Ret |
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1984 | Brun Motorsport GmbH | C1 | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6t | MNZ 4 |
SIL | LMS | 15th | 36 | ||||||||||||
Porsche 956B | NÜR Ret |
BRH 5 |
MOS | SPA 3 |
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Obermaier Racing | Porsche 956 | IMO 6 |
FUJ | KYA | SAN | ||||||||||||||||
1985 | Vogelsang Automobil Motorsport | B | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L6 | MUG | MNZ | SIL | LMS Ret |
HOC 15 |
MOS | SPA | BRH | FUJ | SHA | NC | 0 | |||||
1986 | Obermaier Racing | C1 | Porsche 956 | Porsche Type 935/76 2.6 F6t | MNZ | SIL | LMS | NOR | BRH | JER | NÜR 4 |
SPA | 26th | 18 | |||||||
Joest Racing | Porsche Type 935/79 2.8 F6t | FUJ 5 |
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1987 | Dauer Racing | C1 | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935/79 2.8 F6t | JAR | JER | MNZ | SIL | LMS | NOR | BRH | NÜR 8 |
SPA | 54th | 3 | ||||||
Joest Racing | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | FUJ Ret |
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1988 | Porsche Kremer Racing | C1 | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | JER | JAR | MNZ | SIL Ret |
LMS 8 |
BRN | BRH | NÜR | SPA | NC | 0 | ||||||
Joest Racing | FUJ Ret |
SAN | |||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Nova Engineering | C1 | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | SUZ 10 |
DIJ | JAR | BRH | NÜR | DON | SPA | MEX | 55th | 1 | |||||||
1990 | Obermaier Racing | C | Porsche 962C | Porsche Type 935 3.0 F6t | SUZ Ret |
MNZ 15 |
SIL 10 |
SPA Ret |
DIJ 17 |
NÜR 17 |
DON 13 |
CGV 11 |
MEX 9 |
NC | 0 |
- Footnotes
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1976 | B.M.W. Motorsport GmbH | Sam Posey Hughes de Fierlandt |
BMW 3.5 CSL | Gr.5 | 299 | 10th | 4th |
1979 | Gelo Sportswear International | John Fitzpatrick Jean-Louis Lafosse |
Porsche 935 | Gr.5 +2.5 |
196 | DNF | DNF |
1980 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus |
Porsche 935 | Gr.5 | 312 | 8th | 1st |
1981 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Götz von Tschirnhaus |
Porsche 935-K2 | Gr.5 | 320 | 10th | 3rd |
1982 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Mauricio de Narváez |
Porsche 935J | Gr.5 | - | DNS | DNS |
1983 | Brun Motorsport GmbH | Hans-Joachim Stuck Walter Brun |
Sehcar C830-Porsche | C | - | DNS | DNS |
1985 | Vogelsang | Altfrid Heger Kurt König |
BMW M1 | B | 32 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | Leyton House Kremer Racing | Kris Nissen George Fouché |
Porsche 962C | C1 | 371 | 8th | 8th |
1989 | Brun Motorsport | Akihiko Nakaya Sarel van der Merwe |
Porsche 962C | C1 | 78 | DNF | DNF |
1990 | Obermaier Racing | Marc Duez Jürgen Oppermann |
Porsche 962C | C1 | 140 | DNF | DNF |
1993 | Team Paduwa | Jean-Paul Libert Didier Theys |
Porsche 964 Carrera 2 | GT | 8 | DNF | DNF |
1998 | C. J. Motorsport | John Morton John Graham |
Porsche 911 GT2 | GT2 | 164 | DNF | DNF |
Source:[1]
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Complete European Formula Two Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
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1980 | URD Rennwagenbau | March 792 | Hart | THR | HOC Ret |
NÜR | VAL | PAU | SIL | ZOL | MUG | ZAN | PER | MIS | HOC | NC | 0 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos. | Pts |
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Valier Motorsport | BMW 635 CSi | ZOL 1 |
HOC DSQ |
AVU 7 |
AVU Ret |
MFA 2 |
WUN 2 |
NÜR Ret |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 18 |
NÜR 1 |
DIE 1 |
HOC Ret |
HOC DNS |
ZOL 1 |
NÜR 8 |
3rd | 147 | ||||||||||
Vogelsang Automobil Motorsport | BMW 635 CSi | ZOL 1 |
WUN 8 |
AVU 18 |
MFA 4 |
ERD 7 |
ERD 7 |
DIE 3 |
DIE 11 |
ZOL Ret |
SIE 12 |
NÜR 2 |
3rd | 96 | ||||||||||||||
1986 | Ford Rennsport HWRT | Ford Sierra XR4 TI | ZOL Ret |
HOC | NÜR Ret |
AVU Ret |
MFA | WUN Ret |
NÜR | ZOL 12 |
NÜR | 33rd | 7 | |||||||||||||||
1987 | Valier Motorsport | BMW M3 | HOC 1 |
ZOL Ret |
NÜR 3 |
AVU 3 |
MFA 4 |
NOR Ret |
NÜR Ret |
WUN 1 |
DIE 4 |
SAL Ret |
5th | 102 | ||||||||||||||
1988 | Valier Motorsport | BMW M3 | ZOL 1 4 |
ZOL 2 20 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 3 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 10 |
BRN 1 21 |
BRN 2 Ret |
AVU 1 2 |
AVU 2 3 |
MFA 1 11 |
MFA 2 13 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 5 |
NOR 1 7 |
NOR 2 8 |
WUN 1 11 |
WUN 2 18 |
SAL 1 C |
SAL 2 C |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 Ret |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 21 |
10th | 162 |
1989 | Valier Motorsport | BMW M3 Evo | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 12 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MFA 1 16 |
MFA 2 19 |
AVU 1 11 |
AVU 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 14 |
NOR 1 DNQ |
NOR 2 DNQ |
HOC 1 DNQ |
HOC 2 DNQ |
DIE 1 16 |
DIE 2 8 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 DNS |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
22nd | 43 | ||
1990 | Valier Motorsport | BMW M3 Evo | ZOL 1 20 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
AVU 1 |
AVU 2 |
MFA 1 |
MFA 2 |
WUN 1 |
WUN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 1 20 |
NOR 2 Ret |
DIE 1 Ret |
DIE 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
33rd | 1 | ||||
BMW M3 Sport Evo | HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 Ret |
Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
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1995 | BMW Team Isert | BMW 318is | ZOL 1 19 |
ZOL 2 8 |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 8 |
ÖST 1 18 |
ÖST 2 11 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 20 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
AVU 1 |
AVU 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
19th | 94 |
References[]
- ^ "All Results of Harald Grohs". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- German racing drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers