Volker Weidler

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Volker Weidler
Formula One Career
Nationality	German
Active years	1989
Team(s)	Rial
Grands Prix	10
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First Grand Prix	1989 Brazilian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1989 Hungarian Grand Prix

Volker Weidler (born March 18, 1962 in Heidelberg) is a former racing driver from Germany, best known for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991.

In the 1989 Formula One season, Weidler entered 10 Formula One Grands Prix racing for the Rial team, but failed to qualify the uncompetitive car on every occasion.

In 1991, Weidler teamed with Johnny Herbert and Bertrand Gachot to win Le Mans behind the wheel of the rotary engine-powered Mazda 787, marking also the first win of the legendary French race by both a Japanese manufacturer and engine supplier. From 1992, however, rotary engines were banned by the FISA, rendering the 787 ineligible after its maiden win.

While racing in Formula 3000 in Japan, Weidler began to suffer from an ear problem which eventually forced him to retire prematurely.

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Yr	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Team	WDC	Points
1989	Rial	BRA DNPQ	SMR DNPQ	MON DNPQ	MEX DNPQ	USA DNPQ	CAN DNPQ	FRA DNPQ	GBR DNPQ	GER EX	HUN DNQ	BEL	ITA	POR	ESP	JPN	AUS	Rial	-	0