Wikipedia / Volkert Merl
Wikipedia / Volkert Merl
Volkert Merl (born 10 February 1944) is a retired German racing driver.
Merl primarily competed for Joest Racing throughout his career in the early 1980s competing in the World Sportscar Championship and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (DRM). He won the 1980 24 Hours of Daytona with Rolf Stommelen and Reinhold Joest in a Porsche 935 and placed second in 1983 DRM championship points in a Porsche 956. That same year, he also finished fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | ||
Meccarillos Racing | Porsche 935-K3/80 | Gr. 5SP 2.0+ | 37 | DNF | DNF | ||
Sorga S. A./Joest Racing | Mauricio de Narváez Clemens Schickentanz | C | 361 | 4th | 4th | ||
New-Man Joest Racing Schornstein Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein "John Winter" | C1 | 340 | 5th | 5th |
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