Götz von Tschirnhaus

Götz von Tschirnhaus (* 1940 ) is a former German racing driver .

At Porsche

After an apprenticeship as an industrial clerk, Götz von Tschirnhaus worked as a sales representative for a truck company. From 1969 he was a sales representative at the Porsche Center Hamburg and in 1987 moved to Porsche in Frankfurt . In the company founded by Walter Glöckler , he rose to become managing director. In 2001 he returned to Hamburg and was managing director of the Raffay Porsche Zentrum Eiffestrasse until his retirement in 2012.

Racing career

Between 1976 and 1984 Götz von Tschirnhaus competed in the two endurance races at the Nürburgring and at Le Mans at irregular intervals . His preferred racing partner was Dieter Schornstein , with whom he made his debut at the Nürburgring in 1976 in a Porsche 911 Carrera RS in 15th place . In 1977 he finished the 1000 km race in fifth overall and in 1979 in fourth.

He competed three times at Le Mans, with the best result in 1979 when he was seventh overall. In 1980 he finished eighth and celebrated a class win.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1979	Sekurit Racing	Porsche 935 / 77A	Edgar Dören	Dieter Chimney	Rank 7
1980	Velga Racing Team	Porsche 935 / 77A	Harald Grohs	Dieter Chimney	Rank 8 and class win
1981	Velga Racing Team	Porsche 935 J.	Harald Grohs	Dieter Chimney	Rank 10

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909413-06-3 .

Web links

• Götz von Tschirnhaus at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ^ Götz von Tschirnhaus at Raffay Porsche Center Hamburg
2. ↑ 1000 km race on the Nürburgring in 1977
3. ↑ 1000th km race on the Nürburgring 1979