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Christian Abt
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Driver Details
Nationality Flag of Germany German
P.o.B. Flag of Bavaria Kempten, Bavaria, West Germany
D.o.B. 8 May 1967
D.o.D.
Début Flag of Germany 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1
Final Race Unknown
Best 7th (2002)
Previous Teams Flag of Germany ABT Sportsline; Flag of Germany Joest Racing; Flag of Germany Phoenix Racing
DTM Career
Total Entries 106 (102 Starts)
No. 10; 18; 2; 11; 14; 12; 16
Wins Points Poles
1 75 1
Fastest Laps 6
Podiums 9
First Win Flag of Germany 2001 Zandvoort Qualifying Race
Last Win Unknown

Christian Abt (born 8 May 1967 in Kempten, Bavaria, West Germany) is a German former racing driver, who competed in the DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship between 2000 and 2007.[1] The younger brother of ABT Sportsline boss Hans-Jürgen Abt and the father of FIA Formula E Championship driver Daniel Abt, Abt would race Audi cars exclusively during his DTM career, claiming a single race victory.[2]

After winning the Super Tourenwagen Cup in 1999, Abt obtained a seat in his brother's new DTM team for the 2000 season, partnering Laurent Aïello.[3] Yet, the privately and hastily built Abt-Audi TT-R proved to be very unreliable during its maiden season, meaning Abt would only claim a single point, finishing nineteenth in the Championship.[4]

A winter of work by Abt and Abt-Audi resulted in a more competitive car for the 2001 season, with the German racer again partnering Aïello in the "senior" Abt entry.[5] Abt duly improved to tenth in the Championship with a succession of fastest laps, and would claim his maiden victory at the 2001 Zandvoort Qualifying Race.[6]

Retained for 2002 with Aïello, Abt would struggle to match the heights of his teammate, claiming seventh in the Championship as the Frenchman marched to the title.[7] Regardless, the duo would work together again for the 2003 season, although a more difficult campaign saw Abt slip back to twelfth.[8]

For 2004 Abt would get a new teammate in the form of Tom Kristensen, as Audi took over the running of the Abt-Audi squad.[9] Yet, the change in formula to saloon cars would not benefit the German racer, as he slumped to sixteenth in the Championship, while Kristensen claimed fourth in his rookie year.[10]

As a result of his drop in form Abt was moved across to lead the new Joest Racing entry alongside Pierre Kaffer for 2005, and duly improved to ninth in the Championship with a return to the podium.[11] For 2006 Abt changed to the Phoenix Racing entry after their switch to Audi cars, with the German racer partnering Kaffer once again.[12]

Ultimately 2006 would be another poor season for the German racer, with just two points finishes leaving him in thirteenth in the Championship.[13] Retained for 2007 alongside Alexandre Prémat, Abt would once again struggle to make an impact, finishing sixteenth.[1]

Abt moved away from the DTM at the end of the 2007 season, and would instead go on to claim the ADAC GT Masters Championship in 2009.[14]

Background[]

Abt began his career in karting, before securing his first race car seat in 1991, signing up to the Formula BMW Junior series in his native Germany.[14] The German youth impressed as he claimed the Championship, earning him a spot in the B-Cup of the German Formula 3 Championship for 1992.[14] Another junior title would follow for Abt as he claimed the B-Cup crown, and hence progressed to the full F3 Germany series for 1993.[14]

Single Seater Dreams: 1993 - 1995[]

Abt's 1993 campaign was less successful than those before, with the German racer ultimately failing to claim victory despite finishing in seventh in F3 Germany.[14] Employed by brother Hans-Jürgen for the 1994 season, Abt would dovetail a run to eighth in F3 Germany in 1994 with a campaign in the ADAC GT Cup, claiming ninth.[14] A final year of running in German F3 would follow for Abt in 1995, with the German racer ultimately calling time on his single-seater career having slipped to fifteenth in the Championship hunt.[14]

Super Surprise: 1996 - 1999[]

For 1996 Abt would secure a seat in the Super Tourenwagen Cup with his brother's team, racing an Audi A4 built for the series.[14] His rookie season saw the German finish fourth with three podium finishes, although he would slip back to thirteenth in 1997 after obtaining an A4 Quattro.[14] Twelfth once again would follow for Abt in STW for 1998, although that would prompt Audi to hire the German racer as a factory driver for 1999.[14]

With Audi backing Abt's form improved drastically, with the German racer getting his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut with the Ingolstadt manufacturer, although his effort retired early on.[14] In the STW, meanwhile, the German racer would narrowly missout on the title to Uwe Alzen, after a collision with Roland Asch at the final round while leading.[14] However, a post-season investigation ruled that Asch had deliberately taken the German out on the final lap of the season, and hence decided to annul the final lap.[14] As a result Abt was declared as the final STW Champion, with Alzen classified as runner-up.

DTM History[]

Full DTM Record[]

Christian Abt's full results from his 102 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.

DTM Entries[]

The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Christian Abt during their DTM career:

Christian Abt's Overall DTM Record
Year Entrant No. Car Pos. Pts. Livery
2000 Flag of Germany Abt Sportsline I[3] 10 Abt-Audi TT-R 2000 19th 1 ABT 00 Livery
2001 Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline[5] 18 Abt-Audi TT-R 2001 10th 29 File:ABT 01 Livery.png
2002 Flag of Germany Team Abt Sportsline[7] 10 Abt-Audi TT-R 2002 7th 15 ABT 02 Livery
2003 Flag of Germany Hasseröder Abt-Audi[8] 2 Abt-Audi TT-R 2003 12th 3 ABT 03 Livery
2004 Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline[9] 11 Audi A4 DTM 2004 16th 1 ABT 04 Livery
2005 Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Racing[11] 14 Audi A4 DTM 2004 9th 16 File:ABT 05 Livery.png
2006 Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix[12] 12 Audi A4 DTM 2005 13th 6 File:ABT 06 Livery.png
2007 Flag of Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix[1] 16 Audi A4 DTM 2006 16th 4 File:ABT 07 Livery.png

Career Results[]

Below is a table showing Christian Abt's full DTM record:

Christian Abt DTM Championship Record
Year Rounds Pos. Pts.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2000 Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany 19th 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS 18th 18th CAN CAN 10th Ret 19th 14th Ret Ret
2001 Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany 10th 29
Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F
10th 10th NC Ret 8th 6th 3rd 9th 5th 17th 5th 18th 3rd DSQ 18th DNS 1st 2nd 8th 11th
2002 Flag of Germany Flag of Belgium Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Flag of the Netherlands Flag of Germany 7th 15
Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F
4th 7th 5th 2nd 12th 2nd 8th 16th DSQ DNS 3rd 7th 5th 9th 12th 9th 2nd 7th 5th 13th
2003 Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Austria Dutch Flag Flag of Germany 12th 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20th DSQ 8th 9th 7th Ret Ret Ret 11th 9th
2004 Flag of Germany Flag of Portugal Flag of Italy Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of China Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Dutch Flag Flag of the Czech Republic Flag of Germany 16th 1
1 2 3 4 5 NC 6 7 8 9 10
Ret 10th Ret 9th 14th Ret 13th 9th Ret 12th 8th
2005 Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Belgium Flag of the Czech Republic Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Dutch Flag Flag of Germany Flag of Turkey Flag of Germany 9th 16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
4th 9th 10th 6th 12th 2nd 10th 10th Ret Ret 14th
2006 Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Dutch Flag Flag of Spain Flag of France Flag of Germany 13th 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ret Ret 17th 5th 10th 10th Ret 10th 9th 7th
2007 Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Germany Flag of Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Italy Dutch Flag Flag of Germany Flag of Spain Flag of Germany 16th 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ret 10th 17th 8th 10th Ret 6th 15th 11th 15th
Results Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Second DSQ Disqualified
3rd Third DNS Did Not Start
7th Points Scorer NC Not Classified
Italics Fastest Lap CAN Race Cancelled
16th Non-points finish Non-Championship Race
Bold Pole Position 3 Points for Qualifying

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2000 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship
Manufacturers
Abt-AudiAMG-MercedesOpel
Car/engine
Abt-Audi TT-R 2000Audi 4.0l V8AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2000AMG 4.0l V8Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000Opel 4.0l V8
Teams
24h Service AMG-MercedesAbt Sportsline IAbt Sportsline IID2 AMG-MercedesEuroteamOpel Team Holzer IOpel Team Holzer IIOpel Team IrmscherOpel Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Thomas Jäger3 Uwe Alzen4 Joachim Winkelhock5 Klaus Ludwig6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Michael Bartels9 Laurent Aïello10 Christian Abt11 Éric Hélary12 Christian Menzel14/24 Pedro Lamy15/42 Darren Turner16 Stefano Modena17 Timo Scheider18 Marcel Tiemann19 Peter Dumbreck20 Kris Nissen21 James Thompson23 Roland Asch
Races
Rennsport-Festival 1Rennsport-Festival 2ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 1ADAC-Preis von Sachsen-Anhalt 2Norisring 1Norisring 2Sachsenring 1Sachsenring 2Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 1Großer Preis der Tourenwagen 2ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 1ADAC-Preis von Niedersachsen 2Eifelrennen 1Eifelrennen 2ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 1ADAC-Preis Hockenheim 2
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2000 Lausitzring Race
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Teams
D2 AMG-MercedesEschmann AMG-MercedesMamerow Racing TeamOPC EuroteamOPC Team Holzer IOPC Team Holzer IIOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Peter Dumbreck3 Joachim Winkelhock4 Timo Scheider5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Yves Olivier9 Bernd Mayländer/Marcel Tiemann10 Patrick Huisman11 Michael Bartels14 Thomas Jäger15 Christijan Albers16 Alain Menu17 Hubert Haupt18 Christian Abt19 Laurent Aïello/Kris Nissen20 Peter Mamerow22 Mattias Ekström23 Martin Tomczyk24 Pedro Lamy42 Darren Turner
Races
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Teams
CEB/OASE AMG-MercedesOPC EuroteamOPC Team HolzerOPC Team PhoenixOriginal Teile AMG-MercedesService 24h AMG-MercedesTeam AbtTeam Abt SportslineTeam Abt Sportsline JuniorVodafone AMG-MercedesWarsteiner AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Jean Alesi3 Laurent Aïello4 Karl Wendlinger5 Uwe Alzen6 Marcel Fässler7 Manuel Reuter8 Joachim Winkelhock9 Mattias Ekström10 Christian Abt11 Thomas Jäger12 Peter Dumbreck14 Timo Scheider15 Michael Bartels16 Marcel Tiemann/Bernd Mayländer17 Patrick Huisman18 Alain Menu19 Yves Olivier23 Martin Tomczyk24 Stefan Mücke31 Johnny Cecotto42 Christijan Albers43 JJ Lehto44 Éric Hélary
Races
ADAC-Preis Hockenheim QRADAC-Preis Hockenheim FRZolder QRZolder FRDonington Park QRDonington Park FRSachsenring QRSachsenring FRNorisring QRNorisring FRLausitzring QRLausitzring FRGroßer Preis der Tourenwagen QRGroßer Preis der Tourenwagen FRSpielberg QRSpielberg FRZandvoort QRZandvoort FRDMV-Preis Hockenheim QRDMV-Preis Hockenheim FR
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Car/engine
Abt-Audi TT-R 2003Audi 4.0l V8AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM 2003AMG 4.0l V8Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2003Opel 4.0l V8
Teams
AMG-MercedesARTA AMG-MercedesHasseröder Abt-AudiOPC EuroteamOPC Team HolzerOPC Team PhoenixOriginal-Teile AMG-MercedesPlayStation 2 Red Bull Abt-AudiS Line Audi Junior TeamService 24h AMG-MercedesVodafone/Express Service AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Laurent Aïello2 Christian Abt3 Bernd Schneider4 Christijan Albers5 Mattias Ekström6 Karl Wendlinger7 Manuel Reuter8 Alain Menu9 Marcel Fässler10 Jean Alesi11 Thomas Jäger12 Bernd Mayländer14 Martin Tomczyk15 Peter Terting16 Joachim Winkelhock17 Jeroen Bleekemolen18 Timo Scheider19 Peter Dumbreck20 Katsutomo Kaneishi24 Patrick Huisman/Gary Paffett42 Stefan Mücke
Races
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Car/engine
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Teams
AMG-MercedesAudi Sport Infineon Team JoestAudi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineOPC EuroteamOPC Team HolzerOPC Team PhoenixOriginal-Teile AMG-MercedesSonax Dark Dog AMG-MercedesVodafone/Chrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Christijan Albers3 Marcel Fässler4 Laurent Aïello5 Mattias Ekström6 Martin Tomczyk7 Gary Paffett8 Jean Alesi9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen10 Manuel Reuter11 Christian Abt12 Tom Kristensen14 Peter Dumbreck15 Timo Scheider16 Jeroen Bleekemolen17 Markus Winkelhock18 Stefan Mücke20 Jarek Janiš21 Bernd Mayländer22 Rinaldo Capello23 Peter Terting44 Emanuele Pirro45 Frank Biela
Races
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Shanghai 1Shanghai 2
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Audi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team JoestAudi Sport Team Joest RacingDaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-MercedesGMAC/Stern Team OPCMücke MotorsportTeam OPCSalzgitter AMG-MercedesVodafone/Sport Edition AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Mattias Ekström2 Martin Tomczyk3 Gary Paffett4 Jean Alesi5 Tom Kristensen6 Allan McNish7 Bernd Schneider8 Mika Häkkinen9 Marcel Fässler10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen11 Laurent Aïello12 Manuel Reuter14 Christian Abt15 Pierre Kaffer16 Stefan Mücke17 Alexandros Margaritis18 Rinaldo Capello19 Frank Stippler20 Bruno Spengler21 Jamie Green
Races
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Teams
Audi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergDaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-MercedesFuturecom TMEJunge Gebrauchte/AutoScout 24 AMG-MercedesStern/Easy Rent AMG-MercedesTV-Spielfilm/TrekStor AMG-MercedesVodafone/Salzgitter AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
2 Bernd Schneider3 Jamie Green4 Martin Tomczyk5 Mattias Ekström6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen7 Tom Kristensen8 Mika Häkkinen9 Bruno Spengler10 Jean Alesi11 Alexandros Margaritis12 Christian Abt14 Pierre Kaffer15 Frank Stippler16 Timo Scheider17 Stefan Mücke18 Daniel la Rosa19 Olivier Tielemans/Jeroen Bleekemolen/Nicolas Kiesa/Thed Björk20 Vanina Ickx21 Mathias Lauda22 Susie Stoddart
Races
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Teams
Audi Sport Team AbtAudi Sport Team Abt SportslineAudi Sport Team PhoenixAudi Sport Team RosbergFuturecom TMELaureus/Stern AMG-MercedesOriginal-Teile/DaimlerChrysler Bank AMG-MercedesSalzgitter AMG-MercedesTrilux/JAWA4U.de AMG-MercedesTV-Spielfilm/TrekStor AMG-Mercedes
Drivers
1 Bernd Schneider2 Bruno Spengler3 Mattias Ekström4 Martin Tomczyk5 Jamie Green6 Mika Häkkinen7 Tom Kristensen/Frank Biela/Markus Winkelhock8 Timo Scheider9 Gary Paffett10 Alexandros Margaritis11 Mike Rockenfeller12 Lucas Luhr14 Susie Stoddart15 Daniel la Rosa16 Christian Abt17 Alexandre Prémat/Marco Werner18 Mathias Lauda19 Paul di Resta20 Adam Carroll/Markus Winkelhock21 Vanina Ickx
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Hockenheim OpeningOscherslebenLausitzringBrands HatchNorisringMugelloNürburgringZandvoortBarcelonaHockenheim Finale
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