Mike Rockenfeller
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Rockenfeller in 2014
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| Nationality |
 German |
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| Born |
31 October 1983 Neuwied, West Germany |
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| DTM career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2007 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline | ||||||||||
| Car no. | 99 | ||||||||||
| Former teams | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | ||||||||||
| Starts | 119 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 4 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 6 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 5 | ||||||||||
| Best finish | 1st in 2013 | ||||||||||
| Finished last season | 19th (31 pts) | ||||||||||
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2008 2006 2005 2002-2004 2001 |
Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT German Carrera Cup Formula König |
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| Championship titles | |||||||||||
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2013 2008 2005 2004 |
DTM Le Mans Series FIA GT Championship GT2 German Carrera Cup |
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
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| Participating years | 2004–2005, 2007– |
| Teams | Orbit Racing, Alex Job Racing, Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Best finish | 1st (2010) |
| Class wins | 2 (2005, 2010) |
Mike Rockenfeller (born 31 October 1983), nicknamed "Rocky", is a German professional racing driver, currently an Audi factory driver competing in the DTM. He won his first DTM title in 2013, driving for Audi Sport Team Phoenix.
Rockenfeller began racing karts in 1995 at age of 11, winning the Bambini North state championship. He competed in various local and national karting series in the 1990s. In 2002, he won the Jörg van Ommen Kart Cup Super Series.
In 2001, Rockenfeller moved to cars, and finished 4th in the Formula König championship, winning one race. In 2002, he joined the Porsche Junior team and raced in the German Carrera Cup, finishing 10th, and in a partial Porsche Supercup season. In 2003, he finished 2nd in the German Carrera Cup championship, and made his American Le Mans Series debut at Petit Le Mans, finishing 10th in GT2 class. In 2004, Rockenfeller won the German Carrera Cup and also won two races in Porsche Supercup. That year he also raced in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 1000km of Nürburgring, and Petit Le Mans.
2005 became Rockenfeller's breakthrough year. He became a full Porsche factory driver and won the GT2 class driver championship title in the FIA GT Championship driving with Marc Lieb for GruppeM Racing. He collected 6 class wins, including the Spa 24 Hours. Rockenfeller also won the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving with Lieb and Leo Hindrey for Alex Job Racing. 2006 saw him race again in the ALMS and Grand-Am series for Alex Job. He won in the ALMS at Houston and finished second in LMP2 class at Petit Le Mans, driving a Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing. He also took two Grand-Am wins.
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