Sepp Wiegand

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Sepp Wiegand
Sepp Wiegand 2013
Nation: GermanyGermany Germany
World Rally Championship (WRC)
First rally: Rally Germany 2011
Co-driver: GermanyGermany Frank Christian
Team: Škoda Auto Germany
Vehicle: Škoda Fabia S2000
Rallies Victories Podiums WP
10 - - -
Points: 4th
Status: After rally 13 of 13, 2013 season
European Rally Championship (ERC)
First rally Barum Czech Rally Zlín 2012
Co-driver GermanyGermany Frank Christian
team Škoda Auto Germany
vehicle Škoda Fabia S2000
Rallies Victories Podiums WP
9 - 4th 6th
Points 146
Status: After rally 11 of 11, 2014 season

Sepp Wiegand (born January 9, 1991 in Schlema ) is a German rally driver .

Career

Sepp Wiegand, who grew up and lives in Zwönitz , started riding a motorcycle when he was seven. He drove motocross and enduro . In 2009 he finished seventh with the German junior team in the international six-day race .

In 2010, the trained automotive mechatronics technician switched to rallying and immediately achieved 4 class victories in regional rallies. After winning the ADAC Rallye Junior Cup in 2011 and gaining his first international experience as part of the WRC Academy , he competed for Škoda Auto Deutschland in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2012 , which he finished in 4th place overall. In 2013 he also took part in the World Rally Championship in the WRC 2 class for Škoda , while in 2014 he competed in the European Rally Championship . Here he achieved his greatest success so far with 4 podium placements and winning the runner-up title.

Personal

Sepp Wiegand's older sister Tina Wiegand has also been active in rallying since 2001 .

statistics

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WRC results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 Points Item
2011 GermanyGermany Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 SWE MEX POR JOR ITA ARG GRE FIN GER OUT FRA ESP GBR
DNF
0 -
2012 GermanyGermany Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER
DNF
GBR FRA ITA ESP 0 -
2013 GermanyGermany Škoda Auto Germany Škoda Fabia S2000 MON
8
SWE
13
MEX POR
14
ARG GRE ITA
DNF
FIN GER
14
OUT FRA ESP
DNF
GBR 4th 22nd

WRC-2 results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 Points Item
2013 GermanyGermany Škoda Auto Germany Škoda Fabia S2000 MON
1
SWE
3
MEX POR
3
ARG GRE ITA
DNF
FIN GER
4
OUT FRA ESP
DNF
GBR 67 6th

WRC Academy results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th Points Item
2011 GermanyGermany MC Grünhain Ford Fiesta R2 POR ITA FIN GER
7
FRA
4
GBR 0 * - *

* not eligible for points

ERC results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 Points Item
2013 GermanyGermany Škoda Auto Germany Škoda Fabia S2000 AUT LAT ESP POR FRA BEL RUM CZE
4
POLE KRO ITA SUI 18th 27
2014 GermanyGermany Škoda Auto Germany Škoda Fabia S2000 AUT LAT
5
GRE
DNF
GBR
2
POR BEL
3
EST
7
CZE
2
CYP SUI
3
FRA
DNS
128 2

IRC results

season team vehicle 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 Points Item
2012 GermanyGermany Škoda Auto Germany Škoda Fabia S2000 POR
4
ESP
4
IRL
7
FRA
8
ITA
7
BEL SMA
4
ROM
DNF
CZE
10
UKR BUL ITA CYP
5
73 4th

literature

  • Steffen OttinDEU: “Around Zschopau. The story of a motorcycle off-road trip ", Volume 2 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036705-2 , p. 64, 70 .
  • Steffen OttinDEU: International six-day trip 2012. The story since 1913 . HB-Werbung und Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Chemnitz 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039566-6 , p. 81 .

Web links

Commons : Sepp Wiegand  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sepp Wiegand. seppwiegand.com, January 21, 2013, accessed January 22, 2013 .
  2. Tina Wiegand. tina-wiegand.com, September 30, 2014, accessed September 30, 2014 .