DTM News
Opel confirms Manuel Reuter as fourth driver
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Dec 14, 2004, 23:20

Mainz-born Manuel Reuter (43) will be contesting his 14th motorsport season together with Opel in 2005. Reuter be one of four drivers to race an Opel Vectra GTS V8 in in the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) in the forthcoming year. Frenchman Laurent Aiello, Suisse Marcel Fässler and German Heinz-Harald Frentzen have already been confirmed as team-mates for Austrian-based Reuter.

"I am deIighted to be a member of the Opel team again next year. Inspite of my long-standing involvement with Opel, that wasn´t self-evident. For those team-mates who will be no longer on the team, I keep my fingers crossed", says Manuel Reuter.

Opel sport director Volker Strycek: "Although I am happy that Manuel Reuter will be working with us again next season, I regret that Jeroen Bleekemolen, Peter Dumbreck and Timo Scheider will no longer be on the team in 2005. All three of them would have deserved to remain on board because of their performance in the past season. But the budget cuts we have to cope with, allow us only to run four cars. Therefore, we had to decide in favour of one of the four equal candidates."

Manuel Reuter (D)

Date of birth:   
December, 6, 1961 in Mainz (D)
Residence:   
Saalfelden (A)
Marital status :  
married to Michaela, one daughter (Anna-Theresa)
Height / Weight:  
185 cm / 75 kg
Hobbies:   
Triathlon
Favorite track:   
Suzuka (Japan)

Racing career:
1981  6th place European Kart Championship
1983  3rd place German and European Formula Ford 1600 Championships, 4 wins
1984  1st place German Formula Ford 2000 Championship
1985  4th place German Formula 3 Championship
1985  7th place European FIA Formula 3 Cup
1986  9th place DTM (Ford), 1 win
1987  2nd place DTM (Ford), 2 wins, five pole positions
1988  18th place World Sportscar Championship (Brun-Porsche)
1989  1st place 24-h Le Mans (Mercedes-Benz)
1989  6th place DTM (Mercedes-Benz)
1990    World Sportscar Championship (Lloyd-Porsche)
1991    World Sportscar Championship (Kremer-Porsche),
1991    Opel test driver
1992  1st place Inter Series,
1992    24-hour-race Le Mans (Kremer-Porsche)
1992    Opel test driver
1993  1st place IMSA Series (USA), 2 wins
1993    DTM with Opel Calibra V6
1994  8th place DTM with Opel Calibra V6, 1 win
1995  12th place DTM with Opel Calibra V6
1995  5th place ITC with Opel Calibra V6
1996  1st place ITC with Opel Calibra V6, 3 wins
1996  1st place 24-hour-race LeMans (Joest-Porsche)
1997  17th place German STW Championship with Opel Vectra
1998  5th place German STW Championship with Opel Vectra, 3 wins
1999  6th place German STW Championship with Opel Vectra, 2 wins
2000  2nd place DTM with Opel Astra V8 Coupé, 4 wins
2001  9th place DTM with Opel Astra V8 Coupé
2002  10th place DTM with Opel Astra V8 Coupé
2003  10th place DTM with Opel Astra V8 Coupé
2003  1st place 24-hour-race, Nürburgring
2004  12th place DTM with Opel Vectra GTS V8
2005    DTM Opel works driver of Opel Vectra GTS V8 

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