Armin Hahne


Armin Hahne is a German racing driver, best known for his exploits in touring car racing. The highpoint of his career was winning both the 1982 and 1983 Spa 24 Hours driving BMW's. Another highlight of his career was driving in the factory supported Tom Walkinshaw Racing run Jaguar Racing team racing the Jaguar XJS coupes. Hahne stayed with the team as they transitioned to Rover Vitesse. In 1991 he drove for one race in the British Touring Car Championship for BMW.
Later in his career, Armin Hahne raced mostly on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, finishing second overall in 2008 in the Adac 24 hours, driving a Porsche 911 GT3-MR entered by Manthey Racing.
In 2011, he won the second round of the VLN race series, co-driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 entered by the Mamerow / Rowe Racing with Chris Mamerow.
He also is the youngest brother of Formula One driver Hubert Hahne.

Bathurst 1000

Hahne's first start in the Australian classic was in 1984 when he partnered Englishman Jeff Allam in a Mobil Rover Racing Rover Vitesse to an easy Group A class win and an excellent 12th outright after starting 36th against much more powerful opposition. A brief return to Jaguar in 1985 saw Hahne team with Australian racer John Goss to win the 1985 James Hardie 1000 after starting sixth. On the Bathurst podium, Hahne would call this his greatest win.
His next time at Bathurst was in 1987 for the World Touring Car Championship round in an ill-fated Maserati Biturbo with Australian Kevin Bartlett. A troubled race week saw them start 34th and retire after only 29 laps with a broken differential. 1988 saw him in a Mark Petch Motorsport Ford Sierra RS500 with New Zealand racer Robbie Francevic, the car engineered by its previous owner and Hahne's team boss in the 1988 ETCC, former Wolf Racing Formula One team owner Walter Wolf. Their strong charge finished on lap 103 due to overheating after they had been in either second or third place for the previous 70 laps. That was Hahne's last race in the Bathurst 1000.

Career Results

Results sourced from Driver Database and History of Touring Car Racing.
SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1976Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft38thFord EscortZakspeed
1977Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft15thFord EscortZakspeed
1978Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft9thFord EscortZakspeed
1980Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft49thBMW 320
1982World Sportscar Championship55thMazda RX-7Karl Heinz Becker
1984Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft31stMG Metro Turbo
1984Australian Endurance Championship63rdRover VitesseMobil Rover Racing
1985European Touring Car Championship7thRover VitesseTom Walkinshaw Racing
1985Australian Endurance Championship10thJaguar XJSJRA Ltd
1986Nissan Mobil 500 Series7thRover VitesseTom Walkinshaw Racing
1986European Touring Car Championship11thRover VitesseTom Walkinshaw Racing
1987Nissan Mobil 500 Series3rdRover VitesseTom Walkinshaw Racing
1987World Touring Car Championship20thMaserati Biturbo
Ford Sierra RS500		Pro Team Italia
Eggenberger Motorsport
1987Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft24thFord Sierra RS CosworthWolf Racing
1988European Touring Car Championship34thFord Sierra RS500Wolf Racing
Eggengerber Motorsport
1988Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft3rdFord Sierra RS500Wolf Racing
1988Asia-Pacific Touring Car ChampionshipNCFord Sierra RS500Mark Petch Motorsport
Wolf Racing Australasia
1989Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft26thFord Sierra RS500Wolf Racing
1990Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft12thBMW M3 EvolutionZakspeed
1990Italian Superturismo Championship21stBMW M3 EvolutionBigazzi M Team
1991British Touring Car Championship15thBMW M3 EvolutionTeam Labbat's Vic Lee Motorsport
1991Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft14thBMW M3 EvolutionZakspeed
1992Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft21stBMW M3 EvolutionLinder
1993ADAC GT Cup Class 13rdHonda NSXSeikel Motorsport
1993Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft20thBMW M3 Evolution
BMW 318i		Linder
1994ADAC GT Cup Class 12ndHonda NSXKremer Racing
1995FIA Touring Car World Cup8thHonda AccordHonda Team Linder
1995Deutscher Tourenwagen Cup11thHonda AccordHonda Team Linder
1996Super Tourenwagen Cup6thHonda AccordHonda Team Linder
1998Super Tourenwagen Cup6thHonda AccordHonda Team Linder
1998Super Tourenwagen Challenge38thFord Escort RS2000Wolf Ford Racing
1998FIA GT Championship14thPorsche 911 GT1Zakspeed
2009VLN Endurance99th
2010VLN Endurance43rd

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011DCPoints
1987 Pro Team ItaliaMaserati BiturboMNZ
ovr:17
cls:9		JARDIJ
Ret		NUR
Ret		SPABNO
ovr:24
cls:5		SIL
ovr:12
cls:4		BAT
Ret		CLD
Ret		WEL20th79
1987 Eggenberger MotorsportFord Sierra RS500FJI
ovr:17
cls:10		20th79

Complete Spa 24 Hour results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Bathurst 1000 results