Harald Becker
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 Germany
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| First race: | Hockenheimring I 1988 | ||||||||
| Last race: | Nürburgring II 1994 | ||||||||
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| 1988 SWR ( BMW ) • 1989 Schwaben ( Mercedes-Benz ) • 1991 Vanicek • 1992 König • 1993 Linder • 1994 WS-DHL ( BMW ) | |||||||||
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| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Overall wins: | - | ||||||||
| Points: | 61 | ||||||||
Harald Becker (born November 7, 1953 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German entrepreneur and racing car driver who gained fame primarily through his appearances in the German Touring Car Championship .
Professional career
After the death of his father Paul Becker in 2001, he took over the management of Paul Becker GmbH , a company for scaffolding technology, container services, waste disposal ( Bareg GmbH & Co. KG , a company belonging to Paul Becker GmbH, is also located in this division ) and work platform rental with headquarters in Denzlingen and branches in Berlin , Weiterstadt , Karlsruhe , Leipzig , Leuna , Offenburg and Singen , as partner and managing director. He had been working in the company since the early 1980s. For several years he has also been the managing director of the helicopter transport company Euroheli and also works as a professional pilot himself.
Motorsport career
Beginnings
In 1983 Harald Becker won the German Formula Ford championship and achieved 6th place with his teammate in a 1000-kilometer race at the Nürburgring with a Mazda RX-7 . In 1984 he competed in the German Formula 3 Championship for half a season and was thirteenth overall. In 1986 and 1987 he competed in the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup , where he scored a victory at the AVUS and a pole position at the Hockenheimring in the second season .
DTM
In 1988 he entered the DTM with a BMW M3 and switched to a Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 in 1989 . After a year break he switched back to a BMW M3 (Sport Evolution) in 1991 and achieved a few placings in the points. At the end of 1994, after a year in the BMW E36 , he left the DTM as the best individual result after a total of 97 races and a 6th place (Nürburgring 1993), after the chances for private drivers had fallen sharply.
One-make cup, silhouette and GT sports
In 1994 and 1995 he took part in the Porsche Carrera Cup and finished one championship run in third place each season. In 1997 he entered the FIA GT2 Championship with a Marcos LM600 , where he was able to celebrate a second and four third places by the end of the 1998 season. He also competed in the GT2 class at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1997 , but retired early on in his Marcos due to a defect. Finally, he switched to the national V8 Star series in 2001 . His best overall placement was 6th in 2003. In 2004 and 2005 he contested several races in the FIA GT championship with a Saleen S7R . In 2007 he started in the German ADAC GT Masters with a Dodge Viper Compétition Coupé and in 2008 in the same championship with a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3. Together with Frank Kechele , he finished third overall, with a second and a third place. In 2009 he contested the ADAC GT Masters race weekend on his home track, the Hockenheimring, selected races of the FIA GT3 European Championship and the 24 hours at the Nürburgring .
Private
Harald Becker is married and has two children.
statistics
Placements (selection)
Becker won several championships and was often successfully placed in the top ten:
- 1979–1982 karting; Winner of the South German, South Baden and ADAC Gold Cup championships
- 1983 German Formula Ford / Lola T 642 E Ford ( champion );
- 1983 1000 km race on the Nürburgring / Mazda RX-7 (6th place)
- 1984 German Formula 3 / Martini MK42 Volkswagen (13th place)
- 1985 FIA World Endurance Championship / Ford-Zakspeed C1 / 8
- 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup (7th place)
- 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup (6th place)
- 1988 DTM / BMW M3 (34th place; second-best privateer and best BMW driver)
- 1993 DTM / BMW M3 (14th place; second best private driver)
- 1994 DTM / BMW E 36; Porsche Carrera Cup (4th place)
- 1995 Porsche Carrera Cup (6th place)
- 1997 FIA GT 2 / Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 (10th place)
- 2001 V8STAR / Grohs Motorsport (12th place)
- 2003 V8STAR / GAG Racing Team Opel Omega Silhouette (6th place)
- 2007 ADAC GT Masters / GS Motorsport Dodge Viper GT3 + Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBRS9 (10th place)
- 2008 ADAC GT Masters / Argo Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 (3rd place)
- 2009 ADAC GT Masters / Fischer Racing Ford GT (amateur classification: 11th place); FIA GT3 European Championship / Fischer Racing Ford GT (Ford manufacturer rating: 6th); 24-hour race on the Nürburgring / AC Bergisch-Land eV in the AvD BMW 335d GTR (class D3T: failure)
Le Mans results
| year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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| 1997 |
 Marcos Racing International
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Marcos Mantara LM600 |
Cor Euser
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 Takashi Suzuki
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failure | Oil leak / engine |
Web links
- Official homepage of Harald Becker
- Career statistics of Harald Becker (English)
- Paul Becker GmbH
- Euroheli
Individual evidence
- ↑ The extension is postponed for the time being badische-zeitung.de
- ↑ Non Championship Races 1997 wsrp.cz
- ↑ 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours Competitors and Results experiencelemans.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Becker, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing driver (DTM) and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 7, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |