Christian Gläsel
Christian Gläsel (born January 14, 1973 in Detmold ) is a German entrepreneur and former racing driver .
Entrepreneur
Christian Gläsel's family has been the sole owner of Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG , a company for electronic connection technology that has 4,500 employees worldwide , since 1937 . Christian Gläsel holds the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board in the company . In April 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama paid a visit to Weidmüller's stand at the Hannover Messe .
Racing career
Christian Gläsel has been active in motorsport since 1999. He competed in GT and sports car races and took part in races for historic racing vehicles. In 1999 he finished sixth overall in the FIA GT Championship and made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans .
Christian Gläsel owned several valuable racing cars; the collection included a Ferrari 250 GTO , a Ford GT40 and some historic Formula 1 monopostos . The collection was dissolved in 2018. Some cars fetched top prices at auctions.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
 Chamberlain Engineering
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
 Thomas Erdos
|
Christian Vann
|
Rank 22 | |
| 2000 |
Chamberlain Engineering
|
Chrysler Viper GTS-R |
 Toni Seiler
|
Walter Brun
|
failure | accident |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Weidmüller family company
- ↑ Angela Merkel and Barack Obama at Weidmüller
- ↑ FIA GT Championship 1999
- ↑ About the auctioned Ferrari 250 GTO from the Gläsel collection
- ↑ The Gläsel car collection
- ↑ Gläsel collection auctioned
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gläsel, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and former racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detmold |