Robert Schirle

The Lister Storm with Robert Schirle the 2003 Spa 24 Hours was at the start

Robert "Rob" Schirle (born March 31, 1967 in Nuneaton ) is a British motorsport manager, racing team owner and former racing car driver .

Racing career

Robert Schirle's international driving career began in 1995 in the BPR Global GT Series . He drove for Team Ascari in 1995 and switched to Marcos Cars for the 1996 racing season . With the Marcos LM600 he not only competed in the BPR Series but also races for the British GT Championship . In 1997 he took part in GT races and sports car races for Steve Saleen's racing team . He made his debut in the US endurance races at Daytona and Sebring and also drove the Saleen Mustang in the 24 Hours of Le Mans . While he failed at Daytona and Le Mans , he placed 20th in the overall standings at Sebring .

Schirle celebrated the greatest successes at national GT events. After his victory in the second round of the 2-hour race in Jerez in 1999 , he won the 1-hour race in Thruxton and the 1-hour race in Donington in 2000 . He achieved both overall victories in the British championship on a Lister Storm GT . His team partner was his compatriot David Warnock . Schirle was active as a driver until 2004. It was last used at the Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race in 2004 .

Racing team owner and team manager

In 1997 Robert Schirle founded Cirtek Motorsport , a GT team that was active in the FIA GT Championship as well as the European and American Le Mans Series until the end of the 2006 season . After the team split up, Schirle worked as a team manager at Strakka Racing and as managing director at Protec Fuel System , a company that manufactures fuel pumps for motorsport.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1997	Saleen-Allen Speedlab	Saleen Mustang RRR	David Warnock	Allen Lloyd	failure	Electrics
1998	Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	David Warnock	André Ahrlé	Rank 22

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1997	Saleen Allen Speedlab	Ford Saleen Mustang	David Warnock	Steve Saleen	Rank 19

Web links

• Robert Schirle at the Driver Database
• Robert Schirle at Racing Sports Cars
• About Cirtek Motorsport
• Official website of Protec Fuel Pumps

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2-hour race at Jerez 1999
2. ↑ Thruxton 1-hour race in 2000
3. ↑ Donington 1-Hour Race 2000
4. ↑ Robert Schirle at Protec Fuel System