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'''Andrea Geisler''' (b. 1965 in East Germany) is a German racing driver best known for her appearances in the [[World Touring Car Masters]], winning the [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season#Class_D|Class D]] championship in [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]]. | '''Andrea Geisler''' (b. 1965 in East Germany) is a German racing driver best known for her appearances in the [[World Touring Car Masters]], winning the [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season#Class_D|Class D]] championship in [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]]. | ||
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Geisler made her WTCM debut at the third round of the [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]] season at the Watkins Glen Circuit with Joest Racing at the wheel of a Class-C Toyota Corolla Levin. She failed to qualify in this highly contested class on her debut and switched to a slower D-Class Corolla Levin at the Norisring round. She would take part in a further four rounds in this car, taking wins at Birmingham and Monza on her way to the Class D championship. | Geisler made her WTCM debut at the third round of the [[1988_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1988]] season at the Watkins Glen Circuit with Joest Racing at the wheel of a Class-C Toyota Corolla Levin. She failed to qualify in this highly contested class on her debut and switched to a slower D-Class Corolla Levin at the Norisring round. She would take part in a further four rounds in this car, taking wins at Birmingham and Monza on her way to the Class D championship. | ||
| − | In 1989, Geisler was scouted by Argentinian team [[Escuderia Hernandez]] to drive their solitary Nissan Skyline R32 in the top division of WTCM. A year on from her poor showing at Watkins Glen, Geisler took second place overall in both the Endurance and Sprint races on the American circuit. | + | In [[1989_World_Touring_Car_Masters_season|1989]], Geisler was scouted by Argentinian team [[Escuderia Hernandez]] to drive their solitary Nissan Skyline R32 in the top division of WTCM. A year on from her poor showing at Watkins Glen, Geisler took second place overall in both the Endurance and Sprint races on the American circuit. |
Following the injuries to Kazuyoshi Hoshino at Kyalami (himself a replacement for Masahiro Hasemi), Geisler was promoted to the works Nismo Motorsport squad for the remainder of the season. | Following the injuries to Kazuyoshi Hoshino at Kyalami (himself a replacement for Masahiro Hasemi), Geisler was promoted to the works Nismo Motorsport squad for the remainder of the season. | ||
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| + | ==[[FIA Endurance Challenge]]== | ||
| + | In [[2019_FIA_Endurance_Challenge_season|2019]], Geisler joined British GTE-Am squad [[MK Scuderia]] at the wheel of their Aston Martin Vantage GTE alongside [[John Bovy]] and [[Jonas Söderström]]. | ||
[[Category:Drivers]] | [[Category:Drivers]] | ||
[[Category:German Drivers]] | [[Category:German Drivers]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 13 February 2017
Andrea Geisler (b. 1965 in East Germany) is a German racing driver best known for her appearances in the World Touring Car Masters, winning the Class D championship in 1988.
World Touring Car Masters
Geisler made her WTCM debut at the third round of the 1988 season at the Watkins Glen Circuit with Joest Racing at the wheel of a Class-C Toyota Corolla Levin. She failed to qualify in this highly contested class on her debut and switched to a slower D-Class Corolla Levin at the Norisring round. She would take part in a further four rounds in this car, taking wins at Birmingham and Monza on her way to the Class D championship.
In 1989, Geisler was scouted by Argentinian team Escuderia Hernandez to drive their solitary Nissan Skyline R32 in the top division of WTCM. A year on from her poor showing at Watkins Glen, Geisler took second place overall in both the Endurance and Sprint races on the American circuit.
Following the injuries to Kazuyoshi Hoshino at Kyalami (himself a replacement for Masahiro Hasemi), Geisler was promoted to the works Nismo Motorsport squad for the remainder of the season.
FIA Endurance Challenge
In 2019, Geisler joined British GTE-Am squad MK Scuderia at the wheel of their Aston Martin Vantage GTE alongside John Bovy and Jonas Söderström.
