Jörg Müller
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Jörg Müller (born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch-born German professional racing driver.
Racing career
Born in Kerkrade, Netherlands, Müller won the titles in 1989 German Formula Opel Lotus Challenge and in 1989 European Formula Ford 1600.
The 1994 German Formula Three Champion won a Supertouring car race for BMW in 1995 and the 1995-1996 Spa 24 Hours as well as the 1996 Formula 3000 Championship for team RSM Helmut Marko Lola-Zytek). He also won the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in 1993.
From 1997 to 1998, Müller was a Formula One testdriver for Arrows and Sauber-Petronas, before joining the BMW-WilliamsF1 project to do tests for engines and Michelin tyres from 1999 to 2001. He never managed to race in Formula One though.
From 1997 to 2000 he was also busy in sportscar racing, with drives for Nissan (and Porsche in the FIA GT Championship, 1998). He was part of the team that were winning the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 911 GT1 and leading the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans for 18 hours in a BMW V12 LMR.
In 2000 (BMW V12 LMR) and 2001 (BMW M3 GTR V8), Müller was successful in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) for BMW and Schnitzer Motorsport.
From the 2002 to 2005 season, Müller drove BMW 3series model E46 touring cars for the Schnitzer-operated works squad Team Deutschland (also called Team Germany) in the FIA European Touring Car Championship (now WTCC). Since 2006, the team uses the new BMW 3series model E90 which is based on the BMW 320si limited edition model that has a 4-cyl engine rather than the usual 6-cyl.
The 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring was won by both Müllers (and Hans-Joachim Stuck) with the BMW M3 GTR V8 that had been raced successfully in the 2001 ALMS. In 2005, the Müllers finished 2nd behind their sister car.
In 2006 Müller finished second in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). The following year he finished seventh in the championship. He finished seventh again in 2008 and sixth in 2009.
For 2010 BMW reduced its WTCC squad down to two cars. Müller left the WTCC and became part of BMW's Le Mans Series team. This move brought immediate success in the form of an overall win for Müller at the 24 Hours Nürburgring in a M3 GT2. This victory was shared with Augusto Farfus, Pedro Lamy, and Uwe Alzen. In November Müller teamed up with Dirk Werner at the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup and the pair won the 1000km of Zhuhai for BMW Team Schnitzer.
During the 2011 ILMC season, Müller repeated his victory in Zhuhai, finishing 1st in class in the 6 Hours of Zhuhai. He shared this victory with Augusto Farfus. Also, in the same year, Müller participated in that year's Nürburgring 24 Hour Race as defending champion in the BMW M3 GT, with exactly the same lineup from 2010 entered by BMW Team Schnitzer (Farfus, Alzen, Lamy)
With BMW's factory effort entirely on the DTM for the 2012 programme, and their indefinite suspension of Le Mans efforts, Müller returned to the American Le Mans Series sharing a BMW with Bill Auberlen. He claimed a win and three podiums, plus two 4th place finishes, and finished 6th overall.
For 2013, Müller joined Schubert Motorsport for a season in the ADAC GT Masters. He finished 17th overall, claiming a podium at Nürburgring, and given an accident he had at Spa-Francorchamps. Because of this accident, however, he was unable to attend that year's running of the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Claudia Hürtgen took his place.
In 2014, Müller joined BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie for a full season of the Super GT Championship, racing a BMW Z4 GT3. While Müller and teammate Seiji Ara were unable to pull off a single victory in the season, despite several close battles for P1 on some occasions, their efforts were enough to land them in 3rd place in the overall standings. Augusto Farfus helped Müller and Ara secure a podium at the 1000 km race in Suzuka.
Müller's 2015 season started shortly at the turn of the year, driving for the MPB Racing Team's BMW M235i Racing in the Dubai 24 Hour as a BMW works driver. However, a braking problem with the car resulting in a repair lasting at least two hours cost the team any chance of a class victory. Nevertheless, the MPB Racing Team's BMW still set the fastest lap in class. On February 5, 2015, Müller was given the honour to drive the BMW M6 GT3 on first roll-out at the BMW factory in Dingolfing, in addition to providing crucial support in the development stage of the car. The BMW M6 GT3 being the successor to the Z4 GT3.
Family
Müller is the son of former European Karting-champion Ewald Müller. He is not related to former team-mate Dirk Müller or to French driver Yvan Muller.
Müller currently resides in Monaco. He has a younger brother, Rainer, and an older sister, Marion.
Racing record
Complete International Formula 3000 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | RSM Marko | NÜR 2 |
PAU 1 |
PER 2 |
HOC 2 |
SIL Ret |
SPA 1 |
MAG 3 |
EST 2 |
MUG 2 |
HOC Ret |
1st | 52 |
Complete American Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BMW Motorsport | LMP | BMW V12 LMR | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | M | SEB ovr:1 cls:1 |
ATL | MOS | SON | POR | PET ovr:3 cls:3 |
MON | LSV | 21st | 52 | ||||
| 2000 | BMW Motorsport | LMP | BMW V12 LMR | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | M | SEB ovr:3 cls:3 |
CHA ovr:1 cls:1 |
SIL ovr:1 cls:1 |
NÜR ovr:2 cls:2 |
SON ovr:3 cls:3 |
MOS ovr:2 cls:2 |
TEX ovr:4 cls:4 |
ROS ovr:3 cls:3 |
PET ovr:5 cls:5 |
MON ovr:3 cls:3 |
LSV ovr:26 cls:9 |
ADE | 5th | 221 |
| 2001 | BMW Motorsport | GT | BMW M3 | BMW 3.2L I6 | M | TEX ovr:12 cls:5 |
PET ovr:9 cls:2 |
1st | 191 | ||||||||||
| BMW M3 GTR | BMW 4.0L V8 | SEB ovr:10 cls:3 |
DON ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
JAR ovr:6 cls:2 |
SON ovr:7 cls:1 |
POR ovr:10 cls:3 |
MOS ovr:10 cls:1 |
MID ovr:14 cls:1 |
MON ovr:9 cls:1 |
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| 2009 | BMW Rahal Letterman Racing | GT2 | BMW M3 GT2 | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | SEB | STP | LNB | UTA | LIM | MID | AME | MOS | PET ovr:9 cls:2 |
MON | 27th | 26 | ||
| 2012 | BMW Team RLL | GT | BMW M3 GT2 | BMW 4.0 L V8 | D | SEB ovr:22 cls:4 |
LNB ovr:29 cls:10 |
MON ovr:11 cls:3 |
LIM ovr:14 cls:6 |
MOS ovr:16 cls:7 |
MID ovr:14 cls:3 |
AME ovr:13 cls:1 |
BAL ovr:12 cls:8 |
VIR ovr:11 cls:4 |
PET ovr:14 cls:3 |
6th | 107 |
Complete European Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 5 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 8 |
BRN 1 5 |
BRN 2 4 |
JAR 1 3 |
JAR 2 4 |
AND 1 4 |
AND 2 1 |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 2 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 1 |
PER 1 4 |
PER 2 3 |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 1 |
EST 1 4 |
EST 2 1 |
2nd | 93 |
| 2003 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | VAL 1 4 |
VAL 2 2 |
MAG 1 1 |
MAG 2 1 |
PER 1 6 |
PER 2 Ret |
BRN 1 DSQ |
BRN 2 16† |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 1 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 4 |
AND 1 4 |
AND 2 4 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 4 |
EST 1 4 |
EST 2 5 |
MON 1 11† |
MON 2 1 |
2nd | 106 |
| 2004 | BMW Team Deutschland | BMW 320i | MON 1 4 |
MON 2 1 |
VAL 1 6 |
VAL 2 5 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 4 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 1 |
BRN 1 7 |
BRN 2 4 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 Ret |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 1 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 Ret |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 Ret |
DUB 1 6 |
DUB 2 12 |
4th | 93 |
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† — Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GSR & Studie with Team Ukyo | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG | SUZ DSQ |
FUJ | FUJ | AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Studie | BMW Z4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 2 |
FUJ 4 |
AUT 15 |
SUG 8 |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ 3 |
BUR 2 |
MOT 7 |
3rd | 62 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Nissan Motorsport TWR |
Martin Brundle Wayne Taylor |
Nissan R390 GT1 | GT1 | 139 | DNF | DNF |
| 1998 |  Porsche AG |
Uwe Alzen Bob Wollek |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 | GT1 | 350 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 1999 | Team BMW Motorsport |
 Tom Kristensen JJ Lehto |
BMW V12 LMR | LMP | 304 | DNF | DNF |
| 2010 | BMW Motorsport |
 Augusto Farfus Uwe Alzen |
BMW M3 GT2 | GT2 | 320 | 19th | 6th |
| 2011 | BMW Motorsport |
Augusto Farfus Dirk Werner |
BMW M3 GT2 | GTE Pro |
276 | DNF | DNF |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Laurent Aïello |
Monaco Formula Three Support Race Winner 1991 |
Succeeded by Marco Werner |
| Preceded by Rickard Rydell |
Macau Grand Prix Winner 1993 |
Succeeded by Sascha Maassen |
| Preceded by Jos Verstappen |
German Formula Three champion 1994 |
Succeeded by Norberto Fontana |
| Preceded by Vincenzo Sospiri |
International Formula 3000 Champion 1996 |
Succeeded by Ricardo Zonta |
| Preceded by Dirk Müller |
American Le Mans Series GT Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen |
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