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Michael Bartels
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Driver Details
Nationality Flag of Germany German
P.o.B. Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia Plettenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
D.o.B. 8 March 1968
D.o.D.
Début Flag of Germany 2000 Hockenheim Opening Race 1
Final Race Unknown
Best 7th (2000)
Previous Teams Flag of Germany Phoenix Racing; Flag of Germany Team Holzer
DTM Career
Total Entries 57 (57 Starts)
No. 8; 11; 15
Wins Points Poles
0 96 1
Fastest Laps 1
Podiums 3
First Win
Last Win Unknown

Michael Bartels (born 8 March 1968 in Plettenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German former racing driver, who competed in the DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship between 2000 and 2002.[1] Better known as a multiple FIA GT Championship champion after his DTM career, Bartels would race as a factory driver for Opel in the DTM, claiming a best Championship finish of seventh.[1]

Having previously raced in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft for Alfa Romeo, Bartels was signed by Opel to join their revived DTM effort ahead of the 2000 season, and was placed alongside Manuel Reuter at Team Phoenix.[2] A podium at the season opening round in Hockenheim would be the highlight, with Bartels going on to become a regular point scorer en-route to seventh in the Championship.[3]

Bartels was moved to Team Holzer for the 2001 season, running on his own in their second team entry.[4] Yet, both he and the entire Opel outfit would struggle throughout the campaign, with the lone highlight being his maiden pole position at the 2001 Hockenheim Finale Qualifying Race, leaving him in eighteenth in the Championship.[5]

For 2002 Opel would place Bartels in the full factory Team Holzer entry, with the German racer partnering Timo Scheider for the season.[1] Yet, another difficult season would see Bartels secure just a single point for a podium finish in the 2002 Zolder Qualifying Race, putting him in fifteenth in the Championship.[6]

After the 2002 season Bartels would lose his DTM seat, and would instead spend 2003 racing in the rival V8Star Series.[7] A year later he would begin his successful FIA GT career, claiming the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Championships, as well as the 2010 GT1 World Championship crown.[7]

Background[]

Bartels began his career in karting, and would rise to become the German karting champion in 1985 to earn his maiden race car seat in 1986, joining the Formula Ford Germany.[7] An excellent rookie season saw the German racer win the 1600 class, resulting in him signing with Keke Rosberg to manage his career and a move to the full 2000 class for 1987.[7] Bartels would go on to claim third in the 1987 edition of FF Germany, while also making an appearance in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft.[7]

A German Hope: 1988 - 1991[]

Bartels moved into the German F3 Championship for 1988, finishing fifth with a single race victory.[7] A second season saw Bartels improve to fourth with three wins, just behind Karl Wendlinger, Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Michael Schumacher, while also running in select rounds of other F3 Championships in Europe.[7] As a result the German racer moved into the International F3000 Championship for 1990, although he would struggle to score in ten appearances.[7]

Regardless, Formula One entry Team Lotus would sign Bartels as a reserve driver for the 1991 season, and placed him in the car for four races when full-term driver Johnny Herbert was racing elsewhere.[7] Yet, Bartels failed to live up to his hope of being the first German World Champion, failing to qualify for any of his Grand Prix entries.[7] As a result Lotus would drop the German racer at the end of the season, with Bartels not picked up by any other teams for 1992.[7]

Rebuilding Reputations: 1992 - 1999[]

Bartels would enjoy a more fruitful International F3000 campaign in 1992, finishing fourth in the Championship having also completed a full season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.[7] 1993 saw the German racer slip back to eleventh in F3000, although he would claim second place at the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.[7] That prompted Bartels to end his single seater career to take a seat in the Meisterschaft, joining one of the Alfa Romeo teams for 1994, finishing fifteenth.[7]

1995 saw Bartels claim his first Meisterschaft victories after a move to Euroteam, leaving him in tenth in the Championship.[7] He would remain in the series through its full transition into the International Touring Car Championship in 1996, although he would end that campaign down in twenty-first.[7] With the ITCC dissolved at the end of the 1996 season Bartels would move to the Super Tourenwagen Cup for 1997, claiming tenth.[7]

For 1998 Bartels would combine a STW campaign with a season in the FIA GT Championship, and would finish both outside of the top ten.[7] For 1999 the German racer would only focus on the STC, and duly improved to seventh in the Championship with a factory Opel seat.[7]

DTM History[]

Full DTM Record[]

Michael Bartels's full results from his 57 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 Bartels during their DTM career:

Michael Bartels's Overall DTM Record
Year Entrant No. Car Pos. Pts. Livery
2000 Flag of Germany Opel Team Phoenix[2] 8 Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2000 7th 87 BAR 00 Livery
2001 Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer 2[4] 11 Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2001 18th 8 File:BAR 01 Livery.png
2002 Flag of Germany OPC Team Holzer[1] 15 Opel Astra V8 Coupé DTM 2002 15th 1 BAR 02 Livery

Career Results[]

Below is a table showing Michael Bartels's full DTM record:

Michael Bartels 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 7th 87
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
8th 3rd 18th Ret 5th 5th 6th 6th 14th 10th CAN CAN 7th 5th 6th 8th 4th 3rd
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 18th 8
Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F
14th Ret 20th 14th 17th 14th 17th 10th 8th 6th 14th Ret 14th 11th 8th Ret 18th 10th 4th 12th
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 15th 1
Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F Q F
13th 14th 3rd 8th 13th Ret 10th 11th DSQ 11th 19th 17th 19th 11th 21st 15th 10th Ret 16th Ret
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

References[]

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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
Cancelled Races
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
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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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