For the German record producer and member of Cascada, see DJ Manian.

Manuel Reuter - Opel Team Joest - Opel Calibra V6 exits The Esses, Donington Park 1994 DTM

Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961 in Mainz) is a German former race car driver.

He has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice:

He also won the Interserie in 1992 in a Kremer K7 and the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/ITC in 1996 for Opel in an Opel Calibra V6.

Reuter continued to race in the Super Tourenwagen Cup for Opel.

When Opel retired from the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters after 2005, he also retired. He acted as a commentator for the DTM on German television channel Das Erste from 2007 to 2013.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1988 Switzerland Camel Brun Motorsport Austria Walter Lechner
Switzerland Franz Hunkeler 		Porsche 962C C1 91 DNF DNF
1989 Germany Team Sauber Mercedes Germany Jochen Mass
Sweden Stanley Dickens 		Sauber C9-Mercedes C1 389 1st 1st
1990 United Kingdom Richard Lloyd Racing
Italy Italya Sport 		Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom James Weaver 		Porsche 962C GTi C1 181 DNF DNF
1991 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Finland Harri Toivonen
Finland JJ Lehto 		Porsche 962CK6 C2 343 9th 9th
1992 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
Denmark John Nielsen 		Porsche 962CK6 C3 334 7th 2nd
1993 Germany Joest Porsche Racing Germany Frank Jelinski
Germany "John Winter" 		Porsche 962C C2 282 DNF DNF
1996 Germany Joest Racing United States Davy Jones
Austria Alexander Wurz 		TWR Porsche WSC-95 LMP1 354 1st 1st

Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1992 Australia Mobil 1 Racing Australia Peter Brock Holden Commodore (VP) C 118 27th 3rd

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos. Pts
1985 Ford Sierra XR4 TI ZOL WUN AVU MFA
Ret 		ERD ERD DIE DIE ZOL
Ret 		SIE
26 		NÜR
3 		22nd 16
1986 Ford Ringshausen Ford Sierra XR4 TI ZOL
Ret 		HOC
12 		NÜR
Ret 		AVU
Ret 		MFA
7 		WUN
4 		NÜR ZOL
4 		NÜR
1 		9th 69
1987 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport Ford Sierra XR4 TI HOC
Ret 		ZOL
7 		NÜR
1 		AVU
2 		MFA
1 		NOR
17 		NÜR
6 		WUN
4 		2nd 124
Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth DIE
3 		SAL
12
1988 Ford Ringshausen Motorsport Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
Ret 		BRN
1
Ret 		BRN
2
19 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
15 		MFA
1
13 		MFA
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
10 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
9 		WUN
1
6 		WUN
2
5 		SAL
1
C 		SAL
2
C 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HOC
1
25 		HOC
2
DNS 		20th 66
1989 MS-Jet Racing Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 ZOL
1
8 		ZOL
2
5 		HOC
1
24 		HOC
2
13 		NÜR
1
7 		NÜR
2
4 		MFA
1
12 		MFA
2
6 		6th 214
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo AVU
1
4 		AVU
2
3 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
7 		NOR
1
9 		NOR
2
9 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
Ret 		DIE
1
8 		DIE
2
5 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
Ret 		HOC
1
6 		HOC
2
5
1991 Opel Team Schübel Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		DIE
1 		DIE
2 		NÜR
1
20 		NÜR
2
17 		ALE
1 		ALE
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		BRN
1 		BRN
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		NC 0
1993 Joest Racing Opel Calibra V6 4x4 ZOL
1 		ZOL
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		WUN
1 		WUN
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DIE
1 		DIE
2 		ALE
1 		ALE
2 		AVU
1 		AVU
2 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
DNS 		NC 0
1994 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 ZOL
1
Ret 		ZOL
2
7 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
4 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
Ret 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
5 		NOR
1
5 		NOR
2
Ret 		DON
1
Ret 		DON
2
1 		DIE
1
Ret 		DIE
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
6 		NÜR
2
4 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
Ret 		ALE
1
6 		ALE
2
3 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
8 		8th 89
1995 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 HOC
1
22 		HOC
2
Ret 		AVU
1
Ret 		AVU
2
13 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
Ret 		DIE
1
16 		DIE
2
7 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
7 		ALE
1
5 		ALE
2
Ret 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
4 		12th 39
2000 Opel-Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
13 		OSC
1
1 		OSC
2
1 		NOR
1
3 		NOR
2
2 		SAC
1
13† 		SAC
2
11 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
5 		LAU
1
C 		LAU
2
C 		OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
2 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
1 		HOC
1
16 		HOC
2
Ret 		2nd 162
2001 Opel-Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé HOC
QR
12 		HOC
CR
12 		NÜR
QR
Ret 		NÜR
CR
DNS 		OSC
QR
13 		OSC
CR
15 		SAC
QR
8 		SAC
CR
14 		NOR
QR
15 		NOR
CR
8 		LAU
QR
13 		LAU
CR
7 		NÜR
QR
12 		NÜR
CR
5 		A1R
QR
13 		A1R
CR
4 		ZAN
QR
9 		ZAN
CR
13 		HOC
QR
11 		HOC
CR
4 		9th 35
2002 Opel-Team Phoenix Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2002 HOC
QR
18 		HOC
CR
17† 		ZOL
QR
11 		ZOL
CR
15 		DON
QR
3 		DON
CR
14† 		SAC
QR
18 		SAC
CR
Ret 		NOR
QR
8 		NOR
CR
7 		LAU
QR
11 		LAU
CR
5 		NÜR
QR
8 		NÜR
CR
6 		A1R
QR
8 		A1R
CR
7 		ZAN
QR
5 		ZAN
CR
4 		HOC
QR
6 		HOC
CR
Ret 		10th 7
2003 OPC Team Holzer Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2003 HOC
9 		ADR
Ret 		NÜR
9 		LAU
12 		NOR
13 		DON
Ret 		NÜR
15† 		A1R
10 		ZAN
4 		HOC
19† 		10th 5
2004 OPC Team Holzer Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 HOC
10 		EST
16 		ADR
13 		LAU
8 		NOR
8 		SHA NÜR
12 		OSC
3 		ZAN
8 		BRN
12 		HOC
Ret 		12th 9
2005 OPC Team Phoenix Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 HOC
Ret 		LAU
16 		SPA
16† 		BRN
Ret 		OSC
15 		NOR
9 		NÜR
20 		ZAN
Ret 		LAU
5 		IST
14 		HOC
12 		17th 4
  • † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos. Pts
1995 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 MUG
1
9 		MUG
2
Ret 		HEL
1
4 		HEL
2
7 		DON
1
10 		DON
2
6 		EST
1
16 		EST
2
9 		MAG
1
4 		MAG
2
2 		6th 50
1996 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
3 		NÜR
1
3 		NÜR
2
1 		EST
1
4 		EST
2
3 		HEL
1
2 		HEL
2
2 		NOR
1
6 		NOR
2
5 		DIE
1
10 		DIE
2
6 		SIL
1
6 		SIL
2
6 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
16 		MAG
1
Ret 		MAG
2
DNS 		MUG
1
18 		MUG
2
7 		HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
1 		INT
1
4 		INT
2
4 		SUZ
1
13 		SUZ
2
14 		1st 218

Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos. Pts
1997 Opel Team SMS Opel Vectra HOC
1
15 		HOC
2
12 		ZOL
1
12 		ZOL
2
8 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
DNS 		SAC
1
14 		SAC
2
Ret 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
DNS 		WUN
1
9 		WUN
2
6 		ZWE
1
9 		ZWE
2
10 		SAL
1
11 		SAL
2
9 		REG
1
Ret 		REG
2
DNS 		NÜR
1
15 		NÜR
2
Ret 		17th 189
1998 Opel Team SMS Opel Vectra HOC
1
2 		HOC
2
1 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
11 		SAC
1
16 		SAC
2
6 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
10 		REG
1
20 		REG
2
6 		WUN
1
2 		WUN
2
1 		ZWE
1
5 		ZWE
2
20 		SAL
1
3 		SAL
2
15 		OSC
1
8 		OSC
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
3 		5th 423
1999 Warsteiner Team Holzer Opel Vectra SAC
1
4 		SAC
2
5 		ZWE
1
3 		ZWE
2
7 		OSC
1
5 		OSC
2
4 		NOR
1
2 		NOR
2
1 		MIS
1
12 		MIS
2
11 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
Ret 		SAL
1
3 		SAL
2
5 		OSC
1
4 		OSC
2
15 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
4 		NÜR
1
4 		NÜR
2
DNS 		6th 442

References

  1. ^ Mercedes Team Wins 24 Hours Of Le Mans
  2. ^ Porsche triumphs

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1989 with:
Jochen Mass
Stanley Dickens 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1996 with:
Davy Jones
Alexander Wurz 		Succeeded by
Preceded by International Touring Car Champion
1996 		Succeeded by
None
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Reuter