Manuel Reuter

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Manuel Reuter
Manuel Reuter in 2010
Nationality	German
Born	(1961-12-06) 6 December 1961 (age 60) Mainz, West Germany
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Years active	2000–2005
Former teams	OPC Team Holzer OPC Team Phoenix
Starts	86
Wins	4
Podiums	11
Poles	5
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	2nd in 2000
Super Tourenwagen Cup
Years active	1997–1999
Former teams	Opel Team SMS Warsteiner Team Holzer
Starts	56
Wins	5
Podiums	13
Poles	4
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	5th in 1998
International Touring Car Championship
Years active	1995–1996
Former teams	Opel Team Joest
Starts	35
Championships	1 (1996)
Wins	3
Podiums	10
Poles	1
Fastest laps	1
Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
Years active	–1991, 1993–1995
Former teams	Opel Team Joest Opel Team Schübel MS-Jet Racing Ford Ringshausen Motorsport
Starts	100
Wins	3
Podiums	9
Poles	5
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	2nd in 1987
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1988–1993, 1996
Teams	Joest Racing Joest Porsche Racing Porsche Kremer Racing Richard Lloyd Racing Team Sauber Mercedes Brun Motorsport
Best finish	1st (1989, 1996)
Class wins	2 (1989, 1996)

Manuel Reuter - Opel Team Joest - Opel Calibra V6 exits The Esses, Donington Park 1994 DTM

Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961 in Mainz) is a German former race car driver.

He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice:

• in 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans for Sauber-Mercedes^[1]
• in 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans for Joest Racing^[2]

He also won the Interserie in 1992 in a Kremer K7 and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/ITC in 1996 for Opel in an Opel Calibra V6.

Reuter continued to race in the Super Tourenwagen Cup for Opel.

When Opel retired from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after 2005, he also retired. He acted as a commentator for the DTM on German television channel Das Erste from 2007 to 2013.

Racing record[]

24 Hours of Le Mans results[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1988	Camel Brun Motorsport	Walter Lechner Franz Hunkeler	Porsche 962C	C1	91	DNF	DNF
1989	Team Sauber Mercedes	Jochen Mass Stanley Dickens	Sauber C9-Mercedes	C1	389	1st	1st
1990	Richard Lloyd Racing Italya Sport	JJ Lehto James Weaver	Porsche 962C GTi	C1	181	DNF	DNF
1991	Porsche Kremer Racing	Harri Toivonen JJ Lehto	Porsche 962CK6	C2	343	9th	9th
1992	Porsche Kremer Racing	Giovanni Lavaggi John Nielsen	Porsche 962CK6	C3	334	7th	2nd
1993	Joest Porsche Racing	Frank Jelinski "John Winter"	Porsche 962C	C2	282	DNF	DNF
1996	Joest Racing	Davy Jones Alexander Wurz	TWR Porsche WSC-95	LMP1	354	1st	1st

Bathurst 1000 results[]

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1992	Mobil 1 Racing	Peter Brock	Holden Commodore (VP)	C	118	27th	3rd

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results[]

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

• † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results[]

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

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results[]

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

References[]

External links[]

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