René Münnich

René Münnich
Nationality German
Born 6 May 1977
Löbau, Germany
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport
Car no. 77
Former teams Special Tuning Racing
Starts 48
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 19th in 2014
Previous series
2010, 2012
2007
2006–2011
2005		 European Rallycross Championship
ADAC Procar Series
German Rallycross Championship
German Autocross Championship
Championship titles
2007, 2009–11 German Rallycross Championship

René Münnich (born 6 May 1977) is a German auto racing driver, team owner and entrepreneur. He is the owner and team manager of Münnich Motorsport. Münnich is also the owner of Web hosting service all-inkl.com. He made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.

Racing career

World Touring Car Championship

Special Tuning Racing (2012)

Munnich competing in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship.

Born in Löbau, Münnich made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, driving the Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC that was previously raced by Darryl O'Young. The drive would allow him to assess a possible move for his Münnich Motorsport team to the WTCC in 2013, following the discontinuation of the FIA GT1 World Championship.[1] His best result of the weekend was 17th in race one.

Munnich competing in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship.

Münnich Motorsport (2013–)

In November 2012, Münnich Motorsport were in final discussions to purchase three SEAT Leóns to compete in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season for Markus Winkelhock, Marc Basseng, and Münnich himself.[2] Soon after, Münnich Motorsport completed the purchase of two cars from the Lukoil Racing Team.[3]

Winkelhock decided at the last minute to pull out of the project as he wanted to focus solely on GT racing, allowing the door open for reigning World Touring Car champion Robert Huff to join the team after leaving Chevrolet.

Racing record

Complete World 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 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2012 Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC ITA
1		 ITA
2		 ESP
1		 ESP
2		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 SVK
1		 SVK
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 AUT
1		 AUT
2		 POR
1		 POR
2		 BRA
1		 BRA
2		 USA
1		 USA
2		 JPN
1
17		 JPN
2
20		 CHN
1		 CHN
2		 MAC
1		 MAC
2		 NC 0
2013 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport SEAT León WTCC ITA
1
16		 ITA
2
21		 MAR
1
15		 MAR
2
Ret		 SVK
1
21		 SVK
2
19		 HUN
1
18		 HUN
2
21		 AUT
1
17		 AUT
2
18		 RUS
1
16		 RUS
2
19		 POR
1
Ret		 POR
2
Ret		 ARG
1
18		 ARG
2
17		 USA
1
22		 USA
2
19		 JPN
1
16		 JPN
2
14		 CHN
1
18		 CHN
2
22		 MAC
1
16		 MAC
2
Ret		 NC 0
2014 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
Ret		 FRA
1
12		 FRA
2
12		 HUN
1
19		 HUN
2
13		 SVK
1
13		 SVK
2
C		 AUT
1
11		 AUT
2
9		 RUS
1
13		 RUS
2
10		 BEL
1
15		 BEL
2
14		 ARG
1
13		 ARG
2
12		 BEI
1
Ret		 BEI
2
DNS		 CHN
1
17†		 CHN
2
Ret		 JPN
1
NC		 JPN
2
16		 MAC
1
15		 MAC
2
11		 19th 3

* Season in progress. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Pro-Am NOG
QR		 NOG
CR		 BRH
QR		 BRH
CR		 ZAN
QR		 ZAN
CR		 SVK
QR
14		 SVK
CR
Ret		 ALG
QR		 ALG
CR		 ZOL
QR		 ZOL
CR		 BAK
QR		 BAK
CR		 52nd 0

* Season in progress.

Complete TCR International Series 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 21 22 DC Points
2015 WestCoast Racing Honda Civic TCR MYS
1
Ret		 MYS
2
6		 CHN
1
2		 CHN
2
14		 ESP
1
 ESP
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 ITA
1
 ITA
2
 AUT
1
 AUT
2
 RUS
1
 RUS
2
 ARG
1
 ARG
2
 SIN
1
 SIN
2
 THA
1
 THA
2
 TBA
1
 TBA
2
 7th* 31*

* Season in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Mills, Peter (11 October 2012). "Special Tuning signs Rene Munnich for WTCC race at Suzuka". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). 8 November 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes (Mediaempire Stockholm AB). Retrieved 4 December 2012.

External links

Media related to René Münnich at Wikimedia Commons