Manuel Reuter

Manuel Reuter (born 6 December 1961, Mainz, Germany) is a German former racing driver best known for his career in Touring Car racing. Reuter is widely considered one of the greatest Touring Car drivers of all time, having won the World Touring Car Masters series in 1990.

WTCM

1988-: Zakspeed

Reuter made his WTCM debut in the inaugural season, driving an Independent Ford Sierra RS500 for Formula One outfit Zakspeed alongside Klaus Ludwig. Reuter took a single win in 1988, taking the flag in the Hockenheimring sprint race.

Ford's relationship with the team ran by Andy Rouse saw their allegiances switch to Zakspeed in 1989, bringing with it the latest spec Sierra RS500 and two new teammates in Roland Ratzenberger and Frank Biela. Reuter thrived in this improved environment and took five wins in 1989 on his way to third overall in the standings.

1990 saw defending champion Ratzenberger exit the team, with Kurt Thiim joining in his place. Reuter dominated at the turn of the new decade - taking an unprecedented ten wins and winning the overall championship at a canter from his rivals from within Zakspeed, Nissan and Audi.

A new car beckoned in 1991 with the Sierra RS500 being replaced by the Sierra Sapphire conforming to the new Super Touring regulations. Unfortunately for Reuter and teammate Biela - the new model was nowhere near as competitive as the previous car - at least in the early stages of the season.

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					7th	147	7th	218
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				BAT 8	BAT 6	FUJ 5	FUJ 9	GLN DNQ	GLN DNQ	NOR 5	NOR 7	KYA Ret	KYA 14	HOC 4	HOC 1	CHA 3	CHA 6	BIR 3	BIR 6	MNZ Ret	MNZ 21	SPA Ret	SPA 39	NUR 3
1989	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A M			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			3rd	191	3rd	284
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ DNQ	FUJ DNQ	GLN 1	GLN 1	KYA 1	KYA 1	PAU DNQ	PAU DNQ	BRN Ret	BRN 4	MON Ret	MON 3	CHA 1	CHA 3	BIR 3	BIR 4	SPA Ret	SPA 10	NUR Ret	NUR Ret	BAT 2
1990	Zakspeed	Ford Sierra RS500	A M			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	1st	285	1st	383
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ Ret	FUJ 5	GLN 1	GLN 1	LAG 1	LAG 2	BRH 1	BRH 1	PAU 2	PAU Ret	BRN Ret	BRN 1	MNZ 28†	MNZ 8	CHA 1	CHA 1	BIR 1	BIR 6	SPA Ret	SPA 11	NUR 2	NUR 1	BAT 5