Klaus Ludwig

Klaus Ludwig (born 5 September 1949 in Bonn, West Germany) is a German semi-retired racing driver.

He is considered one of the finest racing drivers from Germany, having competed in Formula One, having won multiple touring car championships throughout his career as well as winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans on three occasions.

Formula One

Ludwig made his Formula One debut in 1978, driving for the Willi Kauhsen Racing Team alongside Anne Schröder in a part season effort.

WTCM

1988-: Zakspeed

Ludwig joined the newly formed World Touring Car Masters in 1988, racing a Ford Sierra RS500 for Zakspeed alongside fellow German Manuel Reuter. Despite not taking a class win all season, Ludwig finished the season in fifth place in Class A, the best of the non-works Ford drivers.

The following year, Zakspeed beat out Andy Rouse's team and were awarded the works Ford contract, meaning Ludwig and Reuter were joined by Kaliber ICS refugee Roland Ratzenberger and WTCM debutant Frank Biela. With access to the more powerful works package, Ludwig took six class wins on his way to second in the championship - only narrowly beaten by teammate Ratzenberger.

In 1990, Ludwig and Zakspeed continued their strong form - taking two wins on his way to fourth overall as teammate Reuter took the championship at a canter.

Development was key during 1991 as the series had moved into a new ruleset called Super Touring. The new rules restricted teams to two cars only barring a few races meaning Ludwig was named Ford's development driver for their new Sierra Sapphire model.

Complete Career Results

Complete World Touring Car Masters Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																								WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1988	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A I	Template:AUS				Template:USA								Template:FRA		Template:GBR				Template:BEL					5th	189	5th	267
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				BAT 11	BAT 10	FUJ 14	FUJ 5	GLN 6	GLN 9	NOR 6	NOR 6	KYA 3	KYA 5	HOC 9†	HOC 3	CHA 5	CHA 5	BIR 4	BIR 7	MNZ 6	MNZ 7	SPA 3	SPA 8	NUR Ret
1989	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A M			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			2nd	193	2nd	304
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ 4	FUJ 1	GLN Ret	GLN 4	KYA Ret	KYA 9	PAU 4	PAU 2	BRN Ret	BRN 5	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	CHA Ret	CHA 11	BIR 4	BIR 1	SPA 1	SPA 1	NUR 20†	NUR 7	BAT Ret
1990	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A M			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	4th	188	4th	282
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ 1	FUJ 4	GLN 7	GLN 8	LAG Ret	LAG 4	BRH DNQ	BRH DNQ	PAU Ret	PAU 3	BRN 1	BRN Ret	MNZ 5	MNZ 7	CHA 4	CHA 3	BIR Ret	BIR 7	SPA 4	SPA 9	NUR 3	NUR 2	BAT Ret