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Roland Ratzenberger (born 4th July 1960, in Salzburg, Austria) is a Austrian racing driver best known for his touring car exploits during the 1980s and 1990s.

WTCM

Ratzenberger became one of the first drivers to commit to the new World Touring Car Masters series in 1988, joining the works Ford team Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing alongside Steve Soper, Andy Rouse and Tim Harvey. Barring the opening round, where Nissan dominated with their illegal R32 Skylines - the Ford Sierra RS500 was the car the beat all year. Ratzenberger took two wins in 1988 on his way to fourth place in the championship but was the lowest scorer of his teammates.

Ford switched outfits in 1989, changing from the British Rousesport team to the German Zakspeed team. Ratzenberger was the only man that Ford kept on the books, with defending champion Harvey moving to Mercedes-Benz and Soper and Rouse staying put at their 1988 team. Ratzenberger was joined by German touring car stars Klaus Ludwig, Manuel Reuter and Frank Biela in the team. Ratzenberger flourished in the more comfortable Germanic environment and took three wins on his way to his first World Championship, beating Ludwig by 31 points.

Complete Career Results

Complete World Touring Car Masters Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																						WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1988	Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A																						4th	198	4th	321
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				BAT 6	BAT 2	FUJ 3	FUJ 4	GLN 26†	GLN 3	NOR 2	NOR 1	KYA Ret	KYA 4	HOC Ret	HOC 11	CHA 1	CHA 2	BIR Ret	BIR 5	MNZ 3	MNZ 4	SPA DNQ	SPA DNQ	NUR 6
1989	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A																						1st	224	1st	324
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ 5	FUJ 2	GLN Ret	GLN Ret	KYA Ret	KYA 6	PAU 2	PAU 6	BRN 1	BRN 3	MNZ Ret	MNZ Ret	CHA Ret	CHA 8	BIR 7	BIR 3	SPA 2	SPA 2	NUR 1	NUR 1	BAT 2