René Münnich
René Münnich | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Löbau, East Germany | 6 May 1977
World Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2012 |
Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
Car number | 77 |
Former teams | Special Tuning Racing |
Starts | 52 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 19th in 2014 |
FIA ERX Supercar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2011 |
Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
Car number | 77 |
Starts | 20 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Best finish | 7th in 2018 |
FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
Car number | 77 |
Starts | 33 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Best finish | 27th in 2017 |
Previous series | |
2012–2013 – 2007 2006–2011 2005 | European Rallycross Super1600 European Rallycross Division 1 European Rallycross Division 1A ADAC Procar Series German Rallycross Championship German Autocross Championship |
Championship titles | |
2007, 2009–11 | German Rallycross Championship |
René Münnich (born 6 May 1977) is a German auto racing driver, team owner and entrepreneur. He is the owner and team manager of Münnich Motorsport. Münnich is also the owner of Web hosting service all-inkl.com. He made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
Racing career[]
World Touring Car Championship[]
Special Tuning Racing (2012)[]
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Born in Löbau, Münnich made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, driving the Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC that was previously raced by Darryl O'Young. The drive would allow him to assess a possible move for his Münnich Motorsport team to the WTCC in 2013, following the discontinuation of the FIA GT1 World Championship.[1] His best result of the weekend was 17th in race one.
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Münnich Motorsport (2013–)[]
In November 2012, Münnich Motorsport were in final discussions to purchase three SEAT Leóns to compete in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season for Markus Winkelhock, Marc Basseng, and Münnich himself.[2] Soon after, Münnich Motorsport completed the purchase of two cars from the Lukoil Racing Team.[3]
Winkelhock decided at the last minute to pull out of the project as he wanted to focus solely on GT racing, allowing the door open for reigning World Touring Car champion Robert Huff to join the team after leaving Chevrolet.
Racing record[]
Complete World Touring Car Championship 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 | DC | Points |
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2012 | Special Tuning Racing | SEAT León WTCC | ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
USA 1 |
USA 2 |
JPN 1 17 |
JPN 2 20 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
2013 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT León WTCC | ITA 1 16 |
ITA 2 21 |
MAR 1 15 |
MAR 2 Ret |
SVK 1 21 |
SVK 2 19 |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 21 |
AUT 1 17 |
AUT 2 18 |
RUS 1 16 |
RUS 2 19 |
POR 1 Ret |
POR 2 Ret |
ARG 1 18 |
ARG 2 17 |
USA 1 22 |
USA 2 19 |
JPN 1 16 |
JPN 2 14 |
CHN 1 18 |
CHN 2 22 |
MAC 1 16 |
MAC 2 Ret |
NC | 0 |
2014 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 Ret |
FRA 1 12 |
FRA 2 12 |
HUN 1 19 |
HUN 2 13 |
SVK 1 13 |
SVK 2 C |
AUT 1 11 |
AUT 2 9 |
RUS 1 13 |
RUS 2 10 |
BEL 1 15 |
BEL 2 14 |
ARG 1 13 |
ARG 2 12 |
BEI 1 Ret |
BEI 2 DNS |
CHN 1 17† |
CHN 2 Ret |
JPN 1 NC |
JPN 2 16 |
MAC 1 15 |
MAC 2 11 |
19th | 3 |
2016 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | 14 |
Ret |
9 |
15 |
21st | 2 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
SVK QR 14 |
SVK CR Ret |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
BAK QR |
BAK CR |
52nd | 0 |
Complete TCR International Series 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 | DC | Points |
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2015 | WestCoast Racing | Honda Civic TCR | MYS 1 Ret |
MYS 2 6 |
CHN 1 2 |
CHN 2 14 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIN 1 11 |
SIN 2 10 |
THA 1 9 |
THA 2 Ret |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
11th | 34 |
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results[]
Division 1A[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Münnich Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI | POR | FRA | HUN 4 |
AUT | SWE | NOR | BEL | NED | POL | CZE | 25th | 13 |
Division 1[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ERX | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | POR NC |
FRA | HUN NC |
AUT NC |
NOR NC |
SWE NC |
BEL 16 |
NED (NC) |
CZE NC |
POL NC |
GER NC |
36th | 1 | |
Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | GBR (NC) |
POR 14 |
FRA 20 |
HUN NC |
AUT NC |
SWE | BEL | GER | POL NC |
CZE 17 |
33rd | 3 | ||
All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | POR 11 |
FRA 16 |
GBR (NC) |
HUN 10 |
SWE 19 |
FIN 14 |
BEL (NC) |
GER 13 |
POL 8 |
CZE NC |
15th | 30 |
Supercar[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
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2011 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | GBR (17) |
POR 11 |
FRA NC |
NOR 19 |
SWE 12 |
BEL 20 |
NED 13 |
AUT | POL | CZE 15 |
18th | 17 |
2014 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | GBR | NOR | BEL | GER 23 |
ITA 16 |
36th | 1 | |||||
2017 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 4 |
13 |
17 |
11th | 38 | |||||||
Citroën DS3 | 19 |
3 |
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2018 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | 11 |
9 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
7th | 52 |
Super1600[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
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2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | GBR 8 |
FRA 13 |
AUT (DNS) |
HUN 13 |
NOR 13 |
SWE 14 |
BEL 4 |
NED (15) |
FIN 14 |
GER 4 |
10th | 53 |
2013 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | GBR 7 |
POR | HUN 8 |
FIN | NOR | SWE 8 |
FRA | AUT 9 |
GER | 10th | 54 |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results[]
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Supercar[]
Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WRX | Points |
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2014 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | POR | GBR | NOR | FIN | SWE 35 |
BEL | CAN | FRA | GER 32 |
ITA 25 |
TUR | ARG | 57th | 0 | |
2015 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | POR 20 |
HOC 18 |
BEL 19 |
GBR 26 |
GER 12 |
SWE 27 |
CAN 19 |
NOR 21 |
FRA 34 |
BAR | TUR 12 |
ITA 20 |
ARG 18 |
41st | -2 |
2016 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | POR 19 |
HOC 20 |
BEL 18 |
GBR 18 |
NOR 18 |
SWE 19 |
CAN 14 |
FRA 16 |
BAR 18 |
LAT 22 |
GER 24 |
ARG 14 |
49th | -3 | |
2017 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR | POR 18 |
HOC 20 |
BEL | GER 19 |
RSA 17 |
27th | 0 | |||||||
Citroën DS3 | GBR 17 |
NOR | SWE | CAN 18 |
FRA | LAT | |||||||||||
2018 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR | POR | BEL | GBR | NOR 17 |
SWE | CAN | FRA | LAT | USA | GER 16 |
RSA 16 |
24th | 2 |
References[]
- ^ Mills, Peter (11 October 2012). "Special Tuning signs Rene Munnich for WTCC race at Suzuka". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
External links[]
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- Münnich Motorsport official website
- René Münnich career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Löbau
- Motorsport team owners
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- German racing drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- World Touring Car Championship drivers
- European Rallycross Championship drivers
- World Rallycross Championship drivers
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