Alex Müller (racing driver)
Alexander Müller (born 20 January 1979) is a German racing driver.
| Alex Müller | |||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||
| Born | 20 January 1979 Emmerich (Germany) | ||||||
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |||||||
| Debut season | 2010 | ||||||
| Current team | Triple H Team Hegersport | ||||||
| Car number | 33 | ||||||
| Former teams | Mad-Croc Racing | ||||||
| Starts | 14 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||
| Best finish | 26th in 2010 | ||||||
| Previous series | |||||||
| 2004, 2007–09 2005 2003 2001 1999 1998, 2002 1997–98, 2000 1996 1996 1995 | FIA GT Championship Italian F3 NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Euro Formula 3000 French F3 International F3000 German F3 Formula Renault Europe Formula Renault Germany BMW Formula Junior | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 1996 | Formula Renault Germany | ||||||
| NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 88th (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 Advance Auto Parts 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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Career
Müller stepped up from karting in 1995, and finished third in BMW Formula Junior driving for Abt Sportsline. In 1996 he won Formula Renault Germany. Müller stepped up to Formula Three for 1997, finishing third in the German Formula Three Championship.[1]
Müller stepped up to International Formula 3000 for 1998 driving as a BMW Junior for the Oreca team, but only finished in 20th position. He opted to race in the French Formula Three Championship in 1999, and finished seventh. He then returned to the German championship in 2000, and finished as runner-up to Giorgio Pantano, driving for Team Ghinzani. In 2001, he raced for the team in Euro 3000, and finished third in the standings behind Felipe Massa and Thomas Biagi. Müller returned to International F3000 in 2002, driving the first five rounds for Durango before moving to European Minardi for the next four rounds, but he failed to score any points during his nine races and separated from the team with three rounds remaining.
Müller tested with IndyCar Series team PDM Racing at the beginning of 2003. He competed at two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series short tracks before the end of the season. He finished 26th in the No. 23 Team Racing at Indianapolis Raceway Park and finished 25th in the No. 07 Green Light Racing at Martinsville Speedway.[2]
Having failed to find sponsorship for NASCAR or IndyCar campaigns, Müller returned to Europe in 2004. He was due to race for Taurus Sports at the opening round of the inaugural Le Mans Series season, but the car did not start the race. He did race in the 2004 Spa 24 Hours for JMB Racing with Karl Wendlinger, Bert Longin and Pierre-Yves Corthals. The team finished the race in 16th place.
Müller returned to Formula Three in 2005, racing for his old team Ghinzani in the Italian Formula Three Championship. He finished as runner-up to Luigi Ferrara, nine points behind, having had twenty points taken away for a technical irregularity.
After sitting out the 2006 season, Müller once again raced in the Spa 24 Hours, this time for Scuderia Playteam Sarafree, finishing 18th in a Maserati MC12.
For 2008, Müller raced full-time in the FIA GT Championship for Jetalliance Racing in their second Aston Martin DBR9, alongside owner Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer. Müller set pole position for the second race of the season at Monza, but the car did not finish the race. The car did finish second at Oschersleben behind its sister car driven by Ryan Sharp and Karl Wendlinger.
Müller was signed by the Vitaphone Racing Team for the 2009 season, to race its second Maserati MC12, as teammate to Miguel Ramos. The pair finished eighth in the standings, after scoring three pole positions. They helped Vitaphone to win the teams championship. Müller also finished third in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jetalliance, having set class pole position.
Müller competed in the new FIA GT1 World Championship in 2010, driving a Corvette C6.R for the Mad-Croc Racing banner alongside Xavier Maassen for the first round before being replaced by Nicolas Armindo for the second round. At the fifth round at Spa-Francorchamps, he replaced Alexandros Margaritis at Triple H Team Hegersport and reached for them until the end of the season.
Racing record
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Craftsman Truck Series
| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NCTC | Pts | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Team Racing | 23 | Chevy | DAY | DAR | MMR | MAR | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP 26 |
NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | CAL | LVS | SBO | TEX | 88th | 173 | |||||||||||||||||
| Green Light Racing | 07 | Chevy | MAR 25 |
PHO | HOM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  |
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Aston Martin DBR9 | GT1 | 294 | 31st | 3rd |
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mad-Croc Racing | Corvette | ABU QR 14 |
ABU CR 10 |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
BRN QR |
BRN CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
26th | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Triple H Team Hegersport | Maserati | SPA QR 12 |
SPA CR 2 |
NÜR QR 13 |
NÜR CR 20 |
ALG QR 6 |
ALG CR 9 |
NAV QR 6 |
NAV CR Ret |
INT QR 10 |
INT CR 10 |
SAN QR 11 |
SAN CR 9 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Young Driver AMR | Aston Martin | ABU QR Ret |
ABU CR 6 |
ZOL QR 3 |
ZOL CR 3 |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR Ret |
SAC QR 10 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR 1 |
SIL CR 2 |
NAV QR Ret |
NAV CR 13 |
PRI QR 2 |
PRI CR 3 |
ORD QR 16 |
ORD CR 14 |
BEI QR 1 |
BEI CR 2 |
SAN QR 5 |
SAN CR 10 |
4th | 103 |
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 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cica Team Oreca | IMO | MON | CAT | MAG | SIL DNQ |
A1R DNQ |
HOC DNQ |
HUN DNQ |
SPA | NÜR | - | NC | ||
| 2002 | Durango Formula | INT 11 |
IMO Ret |
CAT Ret |
A1R 13 |
MON DSQ |
20th | 0 | |||||||
| European Minardi F3000 | NÜR Ret |
SIL 11 |
MAG 14 |
HOC Ret |
HUN | SPA | MNZ | ||||||||
References
- http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/457/career/ Alex Müller career statistics at Driver Database
- "2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Alex Müller driver statistics at Racing-Reference
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Ralf Druckenmüller |
German Formula Renault champion 1996 |
Succeeded by Robert Lechner |