Hans Heyer
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| First start: | Grand Prix of Germany 1977 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Grand Prix of Germany 1977 | ||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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Johann Josef “Hans” Heyer (born March 16, 1943 in Mönchengladbach ) is a former German racing driver and today's entrepreneur .
origin
During his school days, Heyer was in a boarding school in Adenau and often attended car races at the Nürburgring , where he discovered his interest in motorsport . Since he was supposed to take over the asphalt and concrete mixing plant of his father, Matthias Heyer, which had a large fleet of vehicles , he did an apprenticeship as a car mechanic at Daimler-Benz and then became an employee of his parents' company.
Motorsport
Touring car
In 1959, at the age of 16, Heyer built his first kart , with which he competed in races in the Netherlands , because in Germany you could only participate in races from the age of 18. After becoming Dutch champion in the class up to 100 cm³ in 1962 and in the class up to 125 cm³ in 1963, from 1964 he drove kart racing in Germany with a national ID card. In 1965, after a few successfully completed license races, he was accepted into the German Formula K (arting) national team. In 1967, Heyer made his first appearances in races for the European and World Championships, in 1968 he won the German Championship and the European Formula K Championship. In 1969 he was able to repeat this double success and also contested his first car races on a BMW from Team Koepchen . After he won the German and European Formula K championship title for the third time with a hat trick in 1970 , the Federal President awarded him the Silver Laurel Leaf . In 1971, Heyer secured the Formula K one-two for the fourth time in a row. In the same year, the Wegberger was able to gain further experience in car races. He worked for the Koepchen and Schnitzer Motorsport teams in BMW brand vehicles and drove a Mercedes for AMG .
At the German racing championship , Heyer won the title three times: 1975 and 1976 for the Zakspeed team on a Ford Escort and in 1980 for GS tuning on a Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo .
Sports car and Formula 1
Between 1972 and 1986, Heyer took part in the Le Mans 24-hour race twelve times , but dropped out every time. At the 1977 German Grand Prix he competed for the first and only time in a Formula 1 race. Although he was unable to qualify with his ATS Penske , he still took part in the race. But this was not considered an official start. However, with a defect in the shift linkage, he retired after just nine laps. The curiosity: Heyer achieved a DNQ, DNS, DNF and DSQ in one race. In other words: he did not qualify, he did not officially start, he did not finish the race and he was disqualified. So far he is the only driver to whom this has happened.
In 1984 he secured the overall ranking of the Sebring 12-hour race
In 1997, Heyer drove his 999th and, for the time being, last race. In 2004, however, Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen heard about it and had the invited Heyer compete in his 1000th race at the Norisring run for the VW Polo Cup .
Others
Heyer works as a managing partner in groups of companies in road and concrete construction. For many years he has lived within the Grenzlandring in Wegberg on the left Lower Rhine . His son Kenneth Heyer is also a racing driver.
statistics
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1972 |
Team Schnitzer Motul
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BMW 2800 CS |
René Herzog
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failure | no oil pressure | ||
| 1973 |
Ford Motor Works
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Ford Capri RS |
Dieter Glemser
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 John Fitzpatrick
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failure | crankshaft | |
| 1974 |
Samson Kremer team
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Porsche Carrera RSR |
 Paul Keller
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Erwin Kremer
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1976 |
Porsche Kremer Racing
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Porsche 935 |
 Juan Carlos Bolaños
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Eduardo Lopez Negrete
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Billy Sprowls
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failure | Wagon fire |
| 1977 |
Gelo Racing Team
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Porsche 935 |
 Toine Hezemans
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 Tim donation
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failure | fuel pump | |
| 1979 |
Gelo Sportwear International
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Porsche 935 |
 Manfred Schurti
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failure | Engine failure | ||
| 1980 |
 Scuderia Lancia Corse
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Lancia Beta Montecarlo |
 Bernard Darniche
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Teo Fabi
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1981 |
Martini Racing
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Lancia Beta Montecarlo |
Piercarlo Ghinzani
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Riccardo Patrese
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failure | Cylinder head gasket | |
| 1982 |
Martini Racing
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Lancia LC1 |
Piercarlo Ghinzani
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Riccardo Patrese
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failure | Engine failure | |
| 1983 |
Martini Racing
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Lancia LC2 |
Piercarlo Ghinzani
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Michele Alboreto
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failure | no fuel pressure | |
| 1984 |
Martini Racing
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Lancia LC2 |
Paolo Barilla
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Mauro Baldi
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failure | crankshaft | |
| 1986 |
Silk Cut Jaguar
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Jaguar XJR-6 |
 Hurley Haywood
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Brian Redman
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failure | no fuel pressure |
Sebring results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1984 |
 de Narváez Enterprises
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Porsche 935J |
 Stefan Johansson
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Mauricio de Narváez
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Overall victory |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
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| SURNAME | Heyer, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heyer, Johann Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur and racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |