Volkert Merl
German racing driver
Volkert Merl (born 10 February 1944) is a retired German racing driver.
Merl primarily competed for Joest Racing throughout his career in the early 1980s competing in the World Sportscar Championship and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM). He won the 1980 24 Hours of Daytona with Rolf Stommelen and Reinhold Joest in a Porsche 935 and placed second in 1983 DRM championship points in a Porsche 956. That same year, he also finished 4th in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
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1980 | Meccarillos Racing | Bernard Béguin Claude Haldi | Porsche 935-K3/80 | Gr. 5 SP 2.0+ | 37 | DNF | DNF |
1983 | Sorga S. A./Joest Racing | Mauricio de Narváez Clemens Schickentanz | Porsche 956 | C | 361 | 4th | 4th |
1984 | New-Man Joest Racing Schornstein Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein "John Winter" | Porsche 956 | C1 | 340 | 5th | 5th |
External links
- Volkert Merl career summary at DriverDB.com
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Winners of the 24 Hours of Daytona
- run as the Daytona 3 Hour Continental (1962–63)
- Daytona 2000 (1964–65)
- 6 Hours of Daytona (1972)
- 24 Hours of Daytona (1966–71 / 1973 / 1975–present)
- Peter Gregg
- Pedro Rodríguez
- Rolf Stommelen
- Bob Wollek
- João Barbosa
- Derek Bell
- Hélio Castroneves
- Scott Dixon
- Christian Fittipaldi
- Butch Leitzinger
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Brian Redman
- Memo Rojas
- Andy Wallace
- Allmendinger
- Alonso
- Amon
- J. Andretti
- Ma. Andretti
- Ballot-Léna
- Bandini
- Barber
- Beretta
- Bergmeister
- Bernhard
- Boesel
- Bouchut
- Bourdais
- Boutsen
- Braun
- Briscoe
- Brown
- Brundle
- Buckler
- Cameron
- Campbell
- Collard
- Dalziel
- Derani
- Dismore
- D. Donohue
- M. Donohue
- Dupuy
- Durán
- Duxbury
- Dyson
- Elford
- Fellows
- Field
- Fitzpatrick
- Franchitti
- Fréon
- García
- Garretson
- Gentilozzi
- Gordon
- Graves
- Gurney
- Hand
- Hasemi
- Helmick
- Henn
- Herrmann
- Hezemans
- Hill
- Hoshino
- Ickx
- Jarvis
- Jelinski
- Joest
- D. Jones
- P. J. Jones
- Kanaan
- Kimball
- Kinnunen
- Kneifel
- Krages
- Larson
- Lässig
- Lavaggi
- Law
- Lienhard
- Luyendyk
- Martin
- McMurray
- Mears
- Merl
- Millen
- Moran
- Moretti
- Nasr
- Neerpasch
- Negri
- Newgarden
- Nielsen
- O'Connell
- Oliver
- Ongais
- Pace
- Papis
- C. Parsons
- Paul Sr.
- Pescarolo
- Pew
- Pilgrim
- B. Rahal
- G. Rahal
- Rice
- Robinson
- Rockenfeller
- Rossi
- Schneider
- Schrom
- Siffert
- Suzuki
- Unser Sr.
- Van der Merwe
- Van Overbeek
- Weaver
- Wendlinger
- Werner
- Wheldon
- Wilson
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