16 Facts About Marcel Tiemann

Marcel Tiemann was born on 19 March 1974 and is a former racing driver from Germany.

Marcel Tiemann is best known for being a five-time winner of the 24 Hours Nurburgring race with Opel and Porsche.

In 1996, Marcel Tiemann won the Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix driving for Opel.

In 1997 Marcel Tiemann switched from single seaters to sportscars, and competed in the FIA GT1 Championship season for AMG.

Marcel Tiemann won the round in Suzuka, and secured podiums at four other races.

Marcel Tiemann began racing in America in 2005, where he joined the American Le Mans Series and Grand American Rolex Series.

Marcel Tiemann made regular appearances in the Nurburgring Endurance Series during his career, taking 19 overall victories in total.

In 2000, Marcel Tiemann joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series with Team Persson driving a Mercedes CLK in Original-Teile livery.

Over 16 races, Marcel Tiemann scored 53 points and finished 10th in the Championship.

In 2002, Marcel Tiemann returned for 1 race at Hockenheim finishing 15th.

Marcel Tiemann won his first in 2003 in the E1-XP class with OPC Team Phoenix's Opel Astra V8.

Marcel Tiemann returned with the same team in 2004 and finished in 10th, before switching to the A7 class with Manthey Racing in their Porsche for 2005.

In 2010, Marcel Tiemann joined the International GT Open driving an Audi R8.

Marcel Tiemann sustained brain trauma, a fractured vertebra and broken ribs in the impact, and was placed in a medically induced coma to assist his recovery.

Marcel Tiemann was moved to Germany, and later regained consciousness and mostly recovered, but has been unable to race due to the resulting neurological damage and other problems from the accident.

Marcel Tiemann's father is Hans-Jurgen Marcel Tiemann who won the 1997 and 1999 24 Hours of Nurburgring races, the latter with Sabine Schmitz.