Jörg van Ommen
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 Germany
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| First race: | Zolder 1984 | ||||||||
| Last race: | Suzuka 1996 | ||||||||
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| 1984 Austin Rover Germany ( Rover , BMW ) • 1985 private ( Ford ) • 1986 Scuderia Kassel • 1987–1989 Marko • 1990–1992 Mass Schons • 1993–1994 Zakspeed • 1995–1996 AMG (all Mercedes-Benz ) | |||||||||
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| Podiums: | 31 | ||||||||
| Overall wins: | - | ||||||||
| Points: | 992.5 | ||||||||
Jörg van Ommen (born September 27, 1962 in Moers ) is a German automobile racing driver .
From 1984 to 1996 van Ommen was active in the German Touring Car Championship and was able to record a total of five victories, his first only came in 1992, although he was on pole at the very first DTM race. With 992.5 points, he ranks sixth in the DTM's all-time points table. In 1994 and 1995 he was runner-up behind DTM record champion Bernd Schneider . Van Ommen has had its own racing team since 2005, which is represented in the Seat Leon Supercopa and Porsche 997 Cup , among others .
His maternal uncle Armin Hahne had also been active in the DTM and had also won several races
Athletic career
- 1972–1980 karting (four times German champion, 3rd EM, 5th World Championship)
- 1980–1985 Various German racing series in touring cars
- 1984–1996 German Touring Car Championship
- 1997–1998 Super touring car with Peugeot
- 1998-2005 "Jörg van Ommen Kart Series"
- 2002–2005 managing director of the Motorsport Academy Nürburgring
- Since 2005 own racing team "Jörg van Ommen Autosport" (JvO-Autosport)
- Since 2009, in parallel with JvO-Autosport, has been instrumental in building up Team Schrick and as a driver
Web links
- www.jvo.de Internet presence of JvO Autosport
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ommen, Jörg van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1962 |