René_Münnich
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.
| René Münnich | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1977-05-06) 6 May 1977 (age 46) Löbau, East Germany |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
| Car number | 77 |
| Former teams | Special Tuning Racing |
| Starts | 52 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 19th in 2014 |
| FIA ERX Supercar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
| Car number | 77 |
| Starts | 29 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2018 |
| FIA World Rallycross Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport |
| Car number | 77 |
| Starts | 52 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012–2013 2008–2010 2007 2007 2006–2011 2005 | European Rallycross Super1600 European Rallycross Division 1 European Rallycross Division 1A ADAC Procar Series German Rallycross Championship German Autocross Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007, 2009–11 | German Rallycross Championship |
World Touring Car Championship
Special Tuning Racing (2012)
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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.
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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.
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 |
| 2016 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 | FRA 1 14 |
FRA 2 Ret |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 15 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
GER 1 |
GER 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
ARG 1 |
ARG 2 |
JPN 1 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
QAT 1 |
QAT 2 |
21st | 2 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results
Division 1A
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Münnich Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI | POR | FRA | HUN 4 |
AUT | SWE | NOR | BEL | NED | POL | CZE | 25th | 13 |
Division 1
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | POR NC |
FRA | HUN NC |
AUT NC |
NOR NC |
SWE NC |
BEL 16 |
NED (NC) |
CZE NC |
POL NC |
GER NC |
36th | 1 |
| 2009 | Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | GBR (NC) |
POR 14 |
FRA 20 |
HUN NC |
AUT NC |
SWE | BEL | GER | POL NC |
CZE 17 |
33rd | 3 | |
| 2010 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | POR 11 |
FRA 16 |
GBR (NC) |
HUN 10 |
SWE 19 |
FIN 14 |
BEL (NC) |
GER 13 |
POL 8 |
CZE NC |
15th | 30 | |
Supercar/RX1
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia T16 4x4 | GBR (17) |
POR 11 |
FRA NC |
NOR 19 |
SWE 12 |
BEL 20 |
NED 13 |
AUT | POL | CZE 15 |
18th | 17 |
| 2014 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Audi S3 | GBR | NOR | BEL | GER 23 |
ITA 16 |
36th | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR 4 |
FRA 13 |
LAT 17 |
11th | 38 | |||||||
| Citroën DS3 | NOR 19 |
SWE 3 |
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| 2018 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | BAR 11 |
BEL 9 |
SWE 5 |
FRA 10 |
LAT 4 |
7th | 52 | |||||
| 2019 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | GBR 4 |
NOR 9 |
SWE 5 |
GER 3 |
FRA 5 |
LAT | 5th | 90 | ||||
| 2021 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | SWE 10 |
FRA 1 |
LAT | BEL 8 |
6th | 53 | ||||||
| 2022 | ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport | SEAT Ibiza | HUN 19 |
SWE | NOR | LAT | POR | BEN | 39th | 0 | ||||
Super1600
| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ERX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | GBR 8 |
FRA 13 |
AUT (DNS) |
HUN 13 |
NOR 13 |
SWE 14 |
BEL 4 |
NED (15) |
FIN 14 |
GER 4 |
10th | 53 |
| 2013 | All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport | Škoda Fabia | GBR 7 |
POR | HUN 8 |
FIN | NOR | SWE 8 |
FRA | AUT 9 |
GER | 10th | 54 | |
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results
Supercar/RX1/RX1e
- Mills, Peter (11 October 2012). "Special Tuning signs Rene Munnich for WTCC race at Suzuka". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- Münnich Motorsport official website
- René Münnich career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | TCR Middle East Series Champion 2019 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |