Heinz-Werner Lenz
Heinz-Werner Lenz (born August 17, 1957 in Koblenz ) is a German truck racing driver .
Career
Heinz-Werner Lenz drove his first race in 1991 in Zolder (Belgium). He has been driving in the European Truck Racing Championship since 1992 .
He drove in classes C , super race trucks and race trucks and achieved positions 1 to 12.
From 1997 to 1999, after Curt Göransson, he was the second truck racing driver in the history of the sport to win the championship in his class for three consecutive years. The third racing driver to win the title hat-trick so far is Jochen Hahn (2013).
Together with his son Sascha Lenz , who has dedicated himself to this sport since 2006, he drives Mercedes racing trucks for the SL Truck Racing Team . The 1938 Mercedes long-nosed truck was manufactured in Brazil and has a displacement of just under 12 liters and 5.5 tons of 850 hp .
successes
- 1996: Vice European Champion
- 1997: European champion in the race truck class
- 1998: European champion in the race truck class
- 1999: Hattrick European champion in the race truck class
- 2000: Vice European Champion
In the 2013 season he finished 24th, but only drove the race at the Nürburgring together with his son Sascha Lenz (25th).
Web links
- Career statistics from Heinz-Werner Lenz (English)
Individual references and sources
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lenz, Heinz-Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German truck racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koblenz |