| Michael Ammermüller | ||
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| File:Michael Ammermuller.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  German
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| P.o.B. |  Pocking, Bavaria, West Germany
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| D.o.B. | 14 February 1986 | |
| Début | 2021 Nürburgring Race 1
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| Best Finish | N/A | |
| DTM Career | ||
| Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| F.L.s | 0 | |
| Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team | SSR Performance
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| Car | Porsche 911 GT3 R | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 92 | – | 0 |
Michael Ammermüller (born 14 February 1986 in Pocking, Bavaria, West Germany) is a German racing driver, who competed in the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship with SSR Performance.[1] A multiple Porsche Supercup Champion and long-term Porsche GT3 driver, Ammermüller would make his DTM debut during the 2021 season as a guest driver as SSR Performance analysed a future entry into the Series.[1]
Background[]
Ammermüller began his career in karting, before entering single-seater racing in 2004, joining the Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault Germany.[2] Finishing third in the latter series, Ammermüller focused on the Italian version of Formula Renault in 2005 alongside another campaign in the Eurocup, with the German youth going on to finish as runner-up in both.[2] Those results earned Ammermüller the attention of Red Bull, who duly hired the German racer as their test/reserve driver in Formula One, and secured him a full season seat in the GP2 Series.[2]
Formula Dreams: 2006 - 2009[]
The 2006 season saw Ammermüller claim one GP2 Series win en-route to eleventh in the Championship, earning him a second season in the Series.[2] However, after tangling with Ernesto Viso in the sixth race of the season, Ammermüller would leave GP2, instead ending the season in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, while also losing his Red Bull backing.[2] The following two seasons saw Ammermüller compete in the A1 Grand Prix series for Team Germany, finishing eighth in 2007-08, while also running to third in the 2008 edition of the International Formula Master championship.[2]
Supercup Supreme: 2010 - 2020[]
In 2010 Ammermüller moved across to the world of sportscar racing, taking a seat in the ADAC GT Masters and FIA GT3 European Championship, finishing twelfth in the former.[2] After a second season in GT Masters in 2011, which saw Ammermüller claim his first win in a GT3 car, Ammermüller moved into the Porsche Supercup for 2012, finishing sixth in his rookie season.[2] Third place in the Supercup would follow for the German racer in 2013, 2014 and 2015, with Ammermüller also securing second in the German edition of the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2014.[2]
2016 was a more difficult season for Ammermüller as the German racer failed to finish in the top three in either the Supercup or Carrera Cup, although he would bounce back in 2017 by claiming his first Supercup title.[2] Ammermüller successfully defended his Supercup crown in both 2018 and 2019, before moving on to race in the ADAC GT Masters in 2020.[2] Partnering Christian Engelhart, Ammermüller would go on to claim his first ADAC GT Masters title by nine points.[2]
DTM History[]
Ammermüller was selected to drive the SSR Performance entry ahead of their guest appearance at the 2021 Nürburgring Race 1, the fourth round of the 2021 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship.[1] Making history as the first driver to compete in a Porsche in the DTM, Ammermüller's debut would be cut short on lap six as the #92 Porsche sustained too much damage to continue.[3] The Second Race saw Ammermüller qualify an impressive fourth and elbow his way into third at the start, only for a mechanical issue to cause him to retire mid-race.[4]
Full DTM Record[]
Michael Ammermüller's full results from his 0 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 Michael Ammermüller during their DTM career:
| Michael Ammermüller's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2021 | SSR Performance[1]
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92 | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Guest | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Michael Ammermüller's full DTM record:
| Michael Ammermüller's DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 2021 | 
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| Results Key | ||||
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| 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 | |
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'SEVENTH MANUFACTURER IN DTM – SSR PERFORMANCE BRINGS PORSCHE INTO DTM AT NÜRBURGRING', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 16/08/2021), https://www.dtm.com/en/news/ssr-performance-brings-porsche-into-dtm-at-nuerburgring, (Accessed 16/08/2021)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 'Michael Ammermüller', driverdb.com, (DriverDB AB, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/michael-ammermuller/, (Accessed 30/08/2021)
- ↑ 'KELVIN VAN DER LINDE MASTERFULLY STAYS OUT OF ALL THE TROUBLES AND CLAIMS THIRD DTM SEASON WIN AT NÜRBURGRING', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 21/08/2021), https://www.dtm.com/en/news/kelvin-van-der-linde-masterfully-stays-out-of-all-the-troubles-and-claims-third-dtm-season-win-at-nuerburgring, (Accessed 28/08/2021)
- ↑ 'ALPHATAURI DRIVER ALEX ALBON SCORES MAIDEN DTM WIN – KELVIN VAN DER LINDE VICTIM OF THE HOT RACE AND STILL HALF-TIME CHAMPION', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 22/08/2021), https://www.dtm.com/en/news/alphatauri-driver-alex-albon-scores-maiden-dtm-win, (Accessed 29/08/2021)
| 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
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| Manufacturers |
| Audi • BMW • Ferrari • Lamborghini • McLaren • Mercedes-AMG • Porsche |
| Car/engine |
| Audi R8 LMS Evo • BMW M6 GT3 • Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 • Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo • McLaren 720S GT3 • Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo • Porsche 911 GT3 R |
| Teams |
| ABT Sportsline • AlphaTauri AF Corse • JP Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed • Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing • Mercedes-AMG Team HRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Mücke Motorsport • Mercedes-AMG Team TokSport WRT • Mercedes-AMG Team Winward • Red Bull AF Corse • ROWE Racing • SSR Performance • T3 Motorsport • Team Rosberg • Walkenhorst Motorsport |
| Drivers |
| 3 Kelvin van der Linde • 4 Maximilian Götz • 5 Vincent Abril • 8 Daniel Juncadella • 10 Esteban Muth • 11 Marco Wittmann • 12 Dev Gore/Christopher Haase • 16 Timo Glock • 18 Maximiliam Buhk/Marvin Dienst • 22 Lucas Auer • 23 Alexander Albon/Nick Cassidy • 26 Esmee Hawkey • 30 Liam Lawson • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 36 Arjun Maini • 51 Nico Müller • 57 Philip Ellis • 99 Sophia Flörsch/Markus Winkelhock |
| Guest Drivers |
| 6 Hubert Haupt • 7 Luca Stolz • 15 Christian Klien • 37 Lucas di Grassi • 63 Mirko Bortolotti • 71 Maximilian Paul • 92 Michael Ammermüller |
| Races |
| Monza 1 • Monza 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Zolder 1 • Zolder 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Spielberg 1 • Spielberg 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Hockenheim 1 • Hockenheim 2 • Norisring 1 • Norisring 2 |
| Cancelled/Postponed Rounds |
| DTM Saint Petersburg |
| Tests |
| 2021 Hockenheim Test • 2021 Lausitzring Test |
| Related Content |
| 2020 • 2022 • DTM Trophy • Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |