Heinz-Harald Frentzen(German pronunciation:[haɪ̯nt͡sˈha.ʁaltˈfʁeːn.t͡sn̩];born 18 May 1967) is a German formerracing driver,who competed inFormula Onefrom1994to2003.Frentzen was runner-up in theFormula One World Drivers' Championshipin1997withWilliams,[a]and won threeGrands Prixacross 10 seasons.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Frentzen in 2006
Born(1967-05-18)18 May 1967(age 57)
Spouse
Tanja Nigge
(m.1999)
Children3
Formula OneWorld Championship career
NationalityGermanyGerman
Active years19942003
TeamsSauber,Williams,Jordan,Prost,Arrows
Entries160 (156 starts)
Championships0
Wins3
Podiums18
Career points174
Pole positions2
Fastest laps6
First entry1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
First win1997 San Marino Grand Prix
Last win1999 Italian Grand Prix
Last entry2003 Japanese Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Manscareer
Years1992,2008
TeamsLola,Aston Martin
Best finish13th(1992)
Class wins0

Born inMönchengladbach,Frentzen began his racing career aged 12 inkarting,winning several titles including thejunior direct-driveGerman Kart Championship.He progressed tojunior formulaein 1985, winning several races inFormula Fordbefore finishing runner-up in the1989 German Formula Three Championshipamidst a title battle withKarl WendlingerandMichael Schumacher.After three seasons of racing inJapan,Frentzen signed withSauberin1994,making his Formula One debut at theBrazilian Grand Prix.He remained at Sauber—nowunder Red Bull sponsorship—thefollowing season,achieving his maiden podium at theItalian Grand Prix.After scoring several point finishes in his1996campaign, Frentzen joinedWilliamsto replace reigningWorld ChampionDamon HillalongsideJacques Villeneuve.Frentzen achieved his maiden victory at theSan Marino Grand Prix,taking several podiums as he finished runner-up to Villeneuve after Schumacher's collision with him at thelast race of the seasonsaw his disqualification from the standings. Williams suffered their first winless season since1988with theFW20,prompting his departure toJordanin a swap withRalf Schumacher.Frentzen achieved further wins at theFrenchandItalianGrands Prix in1999,finishing third in the World Drivers' Championship toMika HäkkinenandEddie Irvine.After struggling for form in2000,Frentzen was dropped by Jordan after the2001 British Grand Prix,swapping withJean Alesito joinProst.After Prost went bankrupt at the end of the2001season, Frentzen spent two seasons withArrowsand Sauber before retiring at the conclusion of2003,having achieved three wins, two pole positions, six fastest laps and 18 podiums in Formula One.

Outside of Formula One, Frentzen competed full-time in theDeutsche Tourenwagen Mastersfrom2004to2006,as well as competing in theall-starSpeedcar Seriesin both of its seasons. Frentzen entered two editions of the24 Hours of Le Mansin1992and2008,finishing fourth in class at the latter withAston Martin.

Early career

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Frentzen was born on 18 May 1967 in the West German city ofMönchengladbach(North Rhine-Westphalia) to Heinrich-Harald Frentzen (1933–2012), a German entrepreneur and his Spanish wife Angela Lladosa (1937–2020). He has two sisters (Sylvia, a theologian, and Sonja, a teacher) and two half-sisters (Samantha, a former student, and Nicole-Nadine). His family was connected to motorsport; his father raced between 1950 and 1957. Frentzen's parents divorced when he was eight years old and his father subsequently married Mexican-born Arazelli while Angela returned to Spain.[1]

Frentzen begankartingat the age of twelve, after his father brought him his first kart, and made an extraordinarily successful start.[2]In 1981, aged fourteen, Frentzen won the German Junior Kart Championship. Two years later, Frentzen entered the CIK Asia Pacific Championships in Australia driving a Dino although he did not finish.[3]In 1984, he finished runner-up in the 100cc class.[4]He was funded and supported by his father—afuneral director—who also acted as both team Boss and head mechanic.

In 1985, Frentzen moved into car racing by entering the GermanFormula Ford2000 series. After two seasons in Formula Ford he was runner-up in the 1987 series, despite not participating in all races. Frentzen progressed to German Formula Opel Lotus in 1988 in the Junior Team of former Formula One driverJochen Mass,who had been impressed by Frentzen's performances in Formula Ford. Frentzen was champion of the German series in his first year and his teammate Marco Werner finished third in the championship. He also participated in the Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries, where he finished 6th in the championship, scoring 56 points.

The next step was the GermanFormula 3Championship in 1989, where Frentzen competed against many future stars includingMichael SchumacherandKarl Wendlinger.At the time, there was a big push byBernie Ecclestoneto have a German driver in theFormula One World Championship,so the ONS (the German National Motorsports committee) decided to support both Frentzen and Schumacher. The ONS put up the reward of a Formula One test to the driver who first would take a victory in a Formula 3 race. This ultimately ended up being Schumacher, in a controversial race atZeltweg,Austriain which Frentzen claimed Schumacher had forced him off the track; however, Schumacher did not get the Formula One test drive anyway.Karl Wendlingerwon the German Formula 3 Championship and Frentzen became joint runner-up with Schumacher (the two finishing on identical points totals).

In 1990, Frentzen entered theInternational Formula 3000series driving forEddie Jordan Racingand was partnered byEddie Irvine.Frentzen finished the season 16th in the championship, scoring 3 points. In the same year, he also participated in the World Sports Prototype Championship driving a Mercedes-Benz C11 scoring one podium and six points. In 1991, Frentzen continued to drive in International Formula 3000, moving to Vortex Motorsport and scored five points in that year's series.

Formula One

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Sauber (1994–1996)

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Frentzen driving forSauberat the1995 British Grand Prix

In 1994, Frentzen was given a Formula One drive byPeter Sauberin aMercedespowered car, as teammate to fellow Mercedes junior Wendlinger, who had made it to F1 in1991and was in his second year with the team. Frentzen began the year strongly, qualifying fifth for his début inBrazil(albeit spinning off in the race) and scoring his first points with fifth in thePacific Grand Prix.He was then thrust into the role ofde factoteam leader after Wendlinger crashed during qualifying for the fourth round of the season inMonaco,leaving him with severe head injuries that ruled him out for the remainder of the year. Frentzen had the measure of substitute team-matesAndrea de CesarisandJJ Lehto,scoring points on three further occasions and finishing thirteenth in the World Drivers' Championship. A particularly noteworthy performance came in theEuropean Grand PrixatJerez,where he qualified fifth and ran third in the race. The team's decision to run a one-stop refuelling strategy caused his pace to suffer and he slipped back to sixth by the finish.

Sauber's performance was not sufficient to keep the partnership with Mercedes alive: the marque moved toMcLaren,leaving the team to acquire a supply ofFordV8 engines for the1995season instead. The engines had poweredMichael Schumacherto the World Drivers' Championship in 1994, but were now completely outpowered by the V10 and V12 engines used by the leading teams. TheSauber C14chassis was also uncompetitive at the start of the year, but Frentzen produced consistent performances to finish in the points on multiple occasions. The performance of the car improved with development throughout the year, culminating in Frentzen taking the team's first podium finish at theItalian Grand Prixand qualifying a season's-best fifth inPortugal.He also easily had the measure of his team-mates: first, the returning Wendlinger, who was then replaced byWilliamstest driverJean-Christophe Boullionmid-season. Frentzen's performance against the latter was particularly significant in the team ultimately signing him to drive for the1997season. He finished ninth in the World Drivers' Championship with 15 points.

In1996,Frentzen was joined byJohnny Herbertand Ford upgraded to a V10 engine configuration, promising more power. The unit was still lacking in performance compared to the top teams, and was also less reliable than the trusty V8 had been the previous season. Frentzen was therefore limited to just three points-scoring finishes—inMonaco,SpainandJapan—whilst Herbert was also closer to him in performance than his team-mates in previous years had been. He finished the season twelfth in the World Drivers' Championship with seven points; by this stage, his move to Williams for 1997 had been announced.

Williams (1997–1998)

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Frentzen at the1998 British Grand Prix

For the1997 season,Frentzen replaced1996 championDamon Hillat theWilliams-Renaultteam. At thefirst race of the season,Frentzen took the lead at the first corner and remained there until his first pit stop. He was running second late in the race when a brake disc exploded, throwing him off the circuit and into retirement.[5]He took his first win at the fourth race of the year atSan Marino.Frentzen followed this with his first pole position of his career at the following round inMonaco,but did not finish the race. After inconsistency marked the first half of the season, Frentzen finished the second half of season with six points scoring performances including five consecutive podiums. Despite eight front-row starts and seven podium finishes, Frentzen was generally out-performed by team-mateJacques Villeneuve,out-qualifying the French-Canadian only four times during the season. Frentzen was unable to secure another victory and finished third in the driver's championship standings with 42 points to teammate Villeneuve's 81. He would be elevated to second after the disqualification ofMichael Schumacher.

Renault discontinued factory support for the Williams engines in 1998. Williams also lost chief designerAdrian Neweyto McLaren during the off-season. Consequently the team suffered a loss of performance compared to eventual title winnersMcLarenand Williams' 1997 title-rivalsFerrari.Frentzen would start the season with a podium atAlbert Park.This would be the highlight of Frentzen's year, as he was unable to repeat the podium, and was once again out-performed by team mate Jacques Villenuve. Frentzen finished the season placed 7th in the championship with 17 points. Frentzen would depart Williams during the off-season after two difficult years, with the time considered disappointing due to difficulty adjusting to the different atmosphere at Williams compared to Sauber and disagreements with head engineerPatrick Head.

Jordan (1999–mid 2001) and Prost (mid 2001)

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Frentzen driving forJordanat the1999 Canadian Grand Prix,during his most successful season in F1

In 1999 Frentzen moved toJordanin a straight swap with Ralf Schumacher and enjoyed success in theMugen-Hondapowered car, with two race wins and scoring points in the majority of races. During the1999 European Grand Prixhe was leading after a pole position and with both Häkkinen and Irvine outside of the points (Häkkinen because he pitted for wets during a very very short shower period and Irvine because of a very slow pit stop where the rear right tyre was not ready in time) and with both outside the points and equal on 60 points and with him on 50, if positions would not change, he would be equal on points with both Häkkinen and Irvine with 2 races to go. But on the 32nd lap, his Jordan stopped. Häkkinen went on to recover and finish 5th. Before the1999 Malaysian Grand Prixhe was 12 points behind championship leader Häkkinen. But his title dreams were dashed on that race, with Frentzen finishing 6th, with Häkkinen and Irvine finishing 3rd and 1st respectively. With 1 race to go (and 10 points still available for drivers) Frentzen had 51 points, 19 less than championship leader Irvine. Frentzen finished third in the Driver Championship (22 points behind the world champion Mika Häkkinen and was regarded by many[who?]as the driver of the year.[citation needed]After the strong season Frentzen was considered as a favourite to challenge for the championship in 2000.[6]

Frentzen driving forArrowsat the2002 French Grand Prix

2000 and 2001 were critical years as Honda also began to supply the BAR team, resulting in a race between the teams as to who would secure the regular engine supply. In 2000 Frentzen managed two podiums, which were the best results for the team, but Jordan still finished down the grid and, crucially, behind BAR. After some low points finishes, injury, disagreements about the technical direction of the team (Frentzen reportedly offered to pay for the changes to fix the car, out of his own pocket)[citation needed]and then a string of retirements halfway through the 2001 season, Jordan sacked Frentzen and replaced him withJean Alesi.Eight years laterEddie Jordanrevealed that the termination of Frentzen's contract was a move to appease Honda and sign the Japanese driverTakuma Satoto race for the team.[7]Frentzen subsequently took Alesi's place at the strugglingProstteam, and managed to qualify fourth at Spa, before the outfit collapsed financially at the end of the season.[8]

Arrows (2002) and return to Sauber (2002–03)

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Frentzen driving forSauberat the2003 French Grand Prix

On 30 December 2001, Frentzen was signed byArrowsfor the2002 season.[9]He scored points on two occasions and outpaced both the Jaguars who ran the same engine. The team went bankrupt in August and Frentzen was released from his contract. Back with Sauber for 2003, after a one-off drive replacingFelipe Massaat the2002 United States Grand Prix,Frentzen was evenly matched with his highly rated teammateNick Heidfeldand scored a final podium finish in the penultimate race of the year in the United States.

Frentzen driving forAudi(Abt) in the2006DTMseason

For 2004, Frentzen moved to the GermanDeutsche Tourenwagen Masterssaloon car series to drive forOpel,encouraged by the success achieved in the series by fellow F1 refugeeJean Alesi.HisOpel Vectrawas not a competitive car, and he was regularly outpaced by not only theAudiandMercedesdrivers but also by his Opel teammates, eventually finishing the season 14th in the championship standings. He remained in the DTM with Opel for the 2005 season and finished the year in 8th as best-placed Opel driver, with his best result a 3rd place from pole position atBrnoin theCzech Republic.

After Opel withdrew after the 2005 season, Frentzen joined Audi for 2006. He would finish 3rd at the first race of the season at Hockenheim and again at the 8th race of the season at Barcelona. Frentzen finished the season 7th in the final standings and quit the team stating he had "no support from the team".

Later career

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HHF Hybrid Concept Car (Gumpert Apollo)

In April 2008, Frentzen drove the Bahrain race in theSpeedcar Seriesof the 2007/2008 season and later on joined the Speedcar Series for the complete 2008/2009 season. He competed in the24 Hours of Le MansforAston Martin Racingdriving one of the two factoryAston Martin DBR9swithKarl Wendlingerand Andrea Piccini in the GT1 class. His team finished 4th in class and 16th overall.

Also in 2008, Frentzen built the HHF Hybrid Concept Car which he entered in the24 Hours Nürburgringwith his own team. The chassis was a boughtGumpert Apolloroad car with a3.3 litre V8 bi-turbowith 520 hp and an electric motor with approximately 136 hp. Frentzen finished the race but was not classified due to two conventional gearbox failures.

In 2011, Frentzen won a special one-off "ROC Legends" race againstHans-Joachim Stuck,Marc DuezandStig Blomqvistas part of the2011 Race of Champions.In 2012, Frentzen competed in theADAC GT Mastersseason with aCallaway CompetitionCorvette Z06,and returned to the series in2014with aHTP MotorsportMercedes-Benz SLS AMGGT3.

Driving style and appraisal

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Frentzen has been described as a loyal driver.[10]The monthly magazineF1 Racingobserved that the key issue for Frentzen was finding the appropriate settings for his car which was done by himself.[11]In his autobiographyAn Independent Man,Eddie Jordansaid that Frentzen did a "great job" at driving theJordan 199.[12]After leaving Sauber at the end of 2003, BBC Sport described Frentzen as a driver who "never quite made the most of a brilliant natural talent".[13]Sauber team principalPeter Saubersaid in 2005 that Frentzen was the most important driver for his team but admitted that the driver needed to work in a specific atmosphere and referred to his time at Williams where he was in conflict with technical directorPatrick Head.[14]

Other notable appearances

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Frentzen appeared on an episode in the 29th series of British motoring showTop Gearin 2020, in which he appeared as a rival for the presenters in a Germany versus Britain challenge.[15]

Personal life

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In the early 1990s, Frentzen was in a relationship withCorinna Betsch.[16][17]After their relationship ended, Corinna later married fellow Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher. In 1999, Frentzen married Tanja Nigge.[18][19]Together they have three children.[20]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1985 GermanFormula Ford2000 153 9th
1986 GermanFormula Ford2000 Eifelland Racing-Albert Hamper 49 5th
EuropeanFormula Ford2000 0 NC
1987 GermanFormula Ford2000 Eifelland Racing-Albert Hamper 12 2 4 2 7 338 2nd
EuropeanFormula Ford2000 0 NC
1988 Formula Opel Lotus Germany Jochen Mass Junior Team 14 7 9 0 8 128 1st
EFDA Formula GM Lotus Euroseries 3 2 2 1 3 56 6th
1989 German Formula Three Team JSK Baumanagement 12 3 3 1 6 163 2nd
Macau Grand Prix Watsons WaterTeam Schübel 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
British Formula Three Watson's Hong Kong Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 DNF
1990 International Formula 3000 Eddie Jordan Racing 10 0 0 0 0 3 18th
Macau Grand Prix CamelAlan Docking Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
World Sportscar Championship Team Sauber Mercedes 1 0 0 0 1 6 17th
1991 International Formula 3000 Vortex Motorsport 9 0 0 0 0 5 14th
1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Team Nova 3 0 0 0 1 5 14th
World Sportscar Championship Euro Racing 2 0 0 0 0 16 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup Porsche AG 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
All Japan Sports-Prototype Championship From A Racing 1 0 0 0 1 15 20th
1993 Japanese Formula 3000 Team Nova 9 0 1 2 1 8 9th
All Japan Sports-Prototype Championship From A Racing 1 0 0 0 1 ? NC
1994 Formula One BrokerSauberMercedes 4 0 0 0 0 7 13th
SauberMercedes 11 0 0 0 0
1995 Formula One Red BullSauberFord 17 0 0 0 1 15 9th
1996 Formula One Red BullSauberFord 16 0 0 0 0 7 12th
1997 Formula One RothmansWilliamsRenault 17 1 1 6 7 42 2nd
1998 Formula One WinfieldWilliams 16 0 0 0 1 17 7th
1999 Formula One B&HJordan 16 2 1 0 6 54 3rd
2000 Formula One B&HJordan 17 0 0 0 2 11 9th
2001 Formula One B&HJordanHonda 10 0 0 0 0 6 13th
ProstAcer 5 0 0 0 0
2002 Formula One OrangeArrows 11 0 0 0 0 2 18th
SauberPetronas 1 0 0 0 0
2003 Formula One SauberPetronas 15 0 0 0 1 13 11th
2004 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters OPCTeam Holzer 11 0 0 0 0 3 14th
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters OPCTeam Holzer 11 0 0 0 2 17 8th
2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Abt Sportsline 10 0 1 0 2 24 7th
2008 Speedcar Series Phoenix Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GT1 Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1 XP 1 0 0 1 0 N/A ?
2008-09 Speedcar Series Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 1 1 44 4th
Team Lavaggi 6 0 1 2 2
Continental Circus 2 0 0 0 1
2011 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 16 0 0 1 0 16 30th
2012 ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 15 0 0 0 0 48 17th
2014 ADAC GT Masters HTP Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 6 36th
Source:[21]

Complete German Formula Three results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
1989 Team JSK Baumanagement Volkswagen HOC
11
NÜR
6
AVU
5
BRN
9
ZEL
2
HOC
1
WUN
1
HOC
2
DIE
1
NÜR
7
NÜR
Ret
HOC
2
2nd 163
Sources:[22]

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1990 Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 90D Mugen DON
Ret
SIL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
17
MNZ
Ret
PER
5
HOC
6
BRH
7
BIR
Ret
BUG
Ret
NOG
DNQ
18th 3
1991 Vortex Motorsport Lola T91/50 Mugen VAL
Ret
PAU
Ret
JER
12
MUG
6
PER
5
HOC
DNQ
BRH
12
SPA
5
BUG
Ret
NOG
Ret
14th 5
Sources:[23][24]

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1992 Team Nova Lola T92/50 Mugen SUZ FUJ MIN SUZ AUT SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ
6
FUJ
7
SUZ
3
14th 5
1993 Team Nova Lola T93/50 Mugen SUZ
Ret
FUJ
Ret
MIN
Ret
SUZ
8
SUG
14
FUJ
2
SUZ
10
FUJ
12
SUZ
5
9th 8
Source:[24]

Complete Formula One results

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(key) (races inboldindicate pole position; races initalicsindicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Pts
1994 BrokerSauberMercedes SauberC13 Mercedes2175B 3.5V10 BRA
Ret
PAC
5
SMR
7
MON
WD
ESP
Ret
CAN
Ret
13th 7
SauberMercedes FRA
4
GBR
7
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
Ret
EUR
6
JPN
6
AUS
7
1995 Red BullSauberFord SauberC14 FordECA Zetec-R 3.0V8 BRA
Ret
ARG
5
SMR
6
ESP
8
MON
6
CAN
Ret
FRA
10
GBR
6
GER
Ret
HUN
5
BEL
4
ITA
3
POR
6
EUR
Ret
PAC
7
JPN
8
AUS
Ret
9th 15
1996 Red BullSauberFord SauberC15 FordJD Zetec-R 3.0V10 AUS
8
BRA
Ret
ARG
Ret
EUR
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
4
ESP
4
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
8
GER
8
HUN
Ret
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
POR
7
JPN
6
12th 7
1997 RothmansWilliamsRenault WilliamsFW19 RenaultRS9 3.0V10 AUS
8
BRA
9
ARG
Ret
SMR
1
MON
Ret
ESP
8
CAN
4
FRA
2
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
3
ITA
3
AUT
3
LUX
3
JPN
2
EUR
6
2nd 42
1998 WinfieldWilliams WilliamsFW20 MecachromeGC37-01V10 AUS
3
BRA
5
ARG
9
SMR
5
ESP
8
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
FRA
15
GBR
Ret
AUT
Ret
GER
9
HUN
5
BEL
4
ITA
7
LUX
5
JPN
5
7th 17
1999 Benson & HedgesJordan Jordan199 Mugen HondaMF-301 HD 3.0V10 AUS
2
BRA
3
SMR
Ret
MON
4
ESP
Ret
CAN
11
FRA
1
GBR
4
AUT
4
GER
3
HUN
4
BEL
3
ITA
1
EUR
Ret
MAL
6
JPN
4
3rd 54
2000 Benson & HedgesJordan JordanEJ10 Mugen HondaMF-301 HD 3.0V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
3
SMR
Ret
GBR
17
ESP
6
EUR
Ret
MON
10
CAN
Ret
FRA
7
AUT
Ret
9th 11
JordanEJ10B Mugen HondaMF-301 HE 3.0V10 GER
Ret
HUN
6
BEL
6
ITA
Ret
USA
3
JPN
Ret
MAL
Ret
2001 Benson & HedgesJordanHonda JordanEJ11 HondaRA001E 3.0V10 AUS
5
MAL
4
BRA
11
SMR
6
ESP
Ret
AUT
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
PO
EUR
Ret
FRA
8
GBR
7
GER 13th 6
ProstAcer ProstAP04 Acer3.0V10 HUN
Ret
BEL
9
ITA
Ret
USA
10
JPN
12
2002 OrangeArrows ArrowsA23 CosworthCR-3 3.0V10 AUS
DSQ
MAL
11
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
6
AUT
11
MON
6
CAN
13
EUR
13
GBR
Ret
FRA
DNQ
GER
Ret
HUN BEL ITA 18th 2
SauberPetronas SauberC21 Petronas02A 3.0V10 USA
13
JPN
2003 SauberPetronas SauberC22 Petronas03A 3.0V10 AUS
6
MAL
9
BRA
5
SMR
11
ESP
Ret
AUT
DNS
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
EUR
9
FRA
12
GBR
12
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
ITA
13
USA
3
JPN
Ret
11th 13
Sources:[23][24][25]

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

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(key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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 Pos. Pts
1993 DTM Junior Team Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II ZOL
1
ZOL
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
WUN
1
WUN
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
DON
1
DON
2
DIE
1
DIE
2
ALE
1
ALE
2
AVU
1
AVU
2
HOC
1

DNS
HOC
2

DNS
NC 0
2004 OPCTeam Holzer Opel Vectra GTS V8 2004 HOC
11
EST
12
ADR
12
LAU
Ret
NOR
Ret
SHA
7
NÜR
Ret
OSC
14
ZAN
Ret
BRN
6
HOC
12
14th 3
2005 OPCTeam Holzer Opel Vectra GTS V8 2005 HOC
Ret
LAU
14
SPA
15
BRN
3
OSC
14
NOR
6
NÜR
12
ZAN
3
LAU
7
IST
Ret
HOC
18
8th 17
2006 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2006 HOC
3
LAU
13
OSC
4
BRH
17
NOR
11
NÜR
6
ZAN
5
CAT
3
BUG
10
HOC
14
7th 24
Sources:[23][26]

A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1992 Euro Racing Charles Zwolsman, Sr.
Shunji Kasuya
Lola T92/10-Judd C1 271 13th 6th
2008 Aston Martin Racing Andrea Piccini
Karl Wendlinger
Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 339 16th 4th
Sources:[27][28]

Notes

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  1. ^Michael Schumacherwas excluded from the results of the1997 World Drivers' Championship,promoting Frentzen to second behind teammateJacques Villeneuve.

See also

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References

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  2. ^"Frentzen: The man behind the wheel".BBC Sport.British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 July 2001.Retrieved22 October2014.
  3. ^Phillips, Sean (10 December 2013)."The 1983 CIK Asia Pacific Championships".KartSportNews.Retrieved22 October2014.
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