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Maier raced in the inaugural WTCM season in [[1988 World Touring Car Masters season|1988] in a self-ran Toyota Corolla Coupe - taking in the three German rounds that season. Decent results in these three rounds were enough to secure fourth place in class. | Maier raced in the inaugural WTCM season in [[1988 World Touring Car Masters season|1988]] in a self-ran Toyota Corolla Coupe - taking in the three German rounds that season. Decent results in these three rounds were enough to secure fourth place in class. | ||
[[1989 World Touring Car Masters season|The following year]], Maier embarked on a near-full season in WTCM (only missing on the races in South Africa | [[1989 World Touring Car Masters season|The following year]], Maier embarked on a near-full season in WTCM (only missing on the races in South Africa) and joined up with fellow German [[Wolfgang Kudrass]] at the semi-works Volkswagen Dealers Racing team - piloting his now famous Volkswagen Golf Mk1 for the first time. Maier gelled with the Golf immediately, taking clean sweeps of class wins at Fuji, Brno and Spa-Francorchamps. Being one of the few Class D runners at most rounds, Maier won his class at a canter - taking 316 points to Kudrass's 181. | ||
==Later career== | |||
Maier has remained an active racing driver to this day, frequently racing his Volkswagen Golf in hillclimb and Oldtimer events in Germany, Austria and Czechia. | |||
==Complete WTCM Results== | |||
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!valign="middle"| WDC | |||
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!rowspan=3| [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]] | |||
!rowspan=3| Helmut Maier | |||
!rowspan=3| Toyota Corolla Coupe | |||
!rowspan=3| {{Class-D}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{AUS}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{JPN}} | |||
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!colspan=2| {{GER}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{RZA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GER}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{FRA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GBR}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{ITA}} | |||
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!align=center| {{GER}} | |||
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!Rowspan=3| N/A | |||
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!rowspan=3| 95 | |||
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|NOR<br /><small>29</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|NOR<br /><small>33</small> | |||
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|HOC<br /><small>21</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|HOC<br /><small>18</small> | |||
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|NUR<br /><small>35</small> | |||
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!rowspan=3| [[1989_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1989]] | |||
!rowspan=3| Volkswagen Dealers Racing | |||
!rowspan=3| Volkswagen Golf Mk1 | |||
!rowspan=3| {{Class-D}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{JPN}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{USA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{RZA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{FRA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{CZE}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{ITA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{FRA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GBR}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{BEL}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GER}} | |||
!align=center| {{AUS}} | |||
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!rowspan=3| 77th | |||
!rowspan=3| 2 | |||
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''1st''' | |||
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''316''' | |||
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|FUJ<br /><small>22</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|FUJ<br /><small>31</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|GLN<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|GLN<br /><small>36</small> | |||
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|PAU<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|PAU<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BRN<br /><small>21</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|BRN<br /><small>30</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|MON<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|MON<br /><small>33</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|CHA<br /><small>19</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|CHA<br /><small>31</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BIR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BIR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|SPA<br /><small>17</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|SPA<br /><small>36</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|NUR<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|NUR<br /><small>42</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BAT<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
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!rowspan=4| [[1990_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1990]] | |||
!rowspan=4| Volkswagen Racing | |||
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!rowspan=5| {{Class-D}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{JPN}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{USA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{NGA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GBR}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{FRA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{CZE}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{ITA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{FRA}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GBR}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{BEL}} | |||
!colspan=2| {{GER}} | |||
!align=center| {{AUS}} | |||
!rowspan=4| N/A | |||
!rowspan=4| 0 | |||
!rowspan=4| 8th | |||
!rowspan=4| 68 | |||
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! Volkswagen Golf Mk1 | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|FUJ<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|FUJ<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|GLN<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|GLN<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|LAG<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|LAG<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRH<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRH<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|PAU<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|PAU<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRN<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BRN<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|MNZ<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|MNZ<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CHA<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|CHA<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BIR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|BIR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|SPA<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|SPA<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|NUR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"|NUR<br /><small>DNQ</small> | |||
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! Volkswagen Golf Mk2 | |||
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|BAT<br /><small>Ret</small> | |||
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[[Category:Real-life drivers]] | [[Category:Real-life drivers]] | ||
[[Category:WTCM drivers]] | [[Category:WTCM drivers]] |
Latest revision as of 16:37, 17 November 2018
Helmut Maier (born 7th December, 1943 in Passau, Germany) is a German racing driver best known for his appearances in World Touring Car Masters. In 1989, he became the World Touring Car Masters Class D champion.
WTCM
Maier raced in the inaugural WTCM season in 1988 in a self-ran Toyota Corolla Coupe - taking in the three German rounds that season. Decent results in these three rounds were enough to secure fourth place in class.
The following year, Maier embarked on a near-full season in WTCM (only missing on the races in South Africa) and joined up with fellow German Wolfgang Kudrass at the semi-works Volkswagen Dealers Racing team - piloting his now famous Volkswagen Golf Mk1 for the first time. Maier gelled with the Golf immediately, taking clean sweeps of class wins at Fuji, Brno and Spa-Francorchamps. Being one of the few Class D runners at most rounds, Maier won his class at a canter - taking 316 points to Kudrass's 181.
Later career
Maier has remained an active racing driver to this day, frequently racing his Volkswagen Golf in hillclimb and Oldtimer events in Germany, Austria and Czechia.
Complete WTCM Results
Year | Team | Car | Class | WDC | Pts | Class | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1988 | Helmut Maier | Toyota Corolla Coupe | D | Template:AUS | Template:USA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | N/A | 0 | 4th | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | ||||||||||
NOR 29 |
NOR 33 |
HOC 21 |
HOC 18 |
NUR 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Volkswagen Dealers Racing | Volkswagen Golf Mk1 | D | Template:USA | Template:FRA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | Template:AUS | 77th | 2 | 1st | 316 | |||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | ||||||||||
FUJ 22 |
FUJ 31 |
GLN Ret |
GLN 36 |
PAU Ret |
PAU Ret |
BRN 21 |
BRN 30 |
MON Ret |
MON 33 |
CHA 19 |
CHA 31 |
BIR DNQ |
BIR DNQ |
SPA 17 |
SPA 36 |
NUR Ret |
NUR 42 |
BAT DNQ | ||||||||||||
1990 | Volkswagen Racing | D | Template:USA | Template:GBR | Template:FRA | Template:FRA | Template:GBR | Template:BEL | Template:AUS | N/A | 0 | 8th | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | S | E | ||||||||
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 | FUJ DNQ |
FUJ DNQ |
GLN DNQ |
GLN DNQ |
LAG DNQ |
LAG DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
BRH DNQ |
PAU DNQ |
PAU DNQ |
BRN DNQ |
BRN DNQ |
MNZ DNQ |
MNZ DNQ |
CHA DNQ |
CHA DNQ |
BIR DNQ |
BIR DNQ |
SPA DNQ |
SPA DNQ |
NUR DNQ |
NUR DNQ |
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Volkswagen Golf Mk2 | BAT Ret |