Roock Racing
| Private | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Leverkusen, Germany |
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Key people
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Michael Roock, Fabian Roock |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Website | Roocksport.com |
Roock Racing is an auto racing team based in Leverkusen, Germany that was highly successful in numerous sports car and endurance racing series during the 1990s. The team was founded in 1984 by brothers Fabian and Michael Roock.
Roock Racing's Porsche 911 won the GT2 class at the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team's winning drivers were Ralf Kelleners, Guy Martinolle and Bruno Eichmann.
At the 1997 24 Hours of LeMans, Roock's Porsche 911 GT2 driven by André Ahrlé, Andy Pilgrim and Bruno Eichmann finished second in its class, only one lap behind Elf Haberthur Racing's Porsche 911. At the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans, Roock Racing finished third in the GT2 class. That year's 911 GT2 was driven by Claudia Hürtgen, Michel Ligonnet and Robert Nearn. In 1999, the Roock
Roock Racing's Porsches differed greatly from factory GT2s in order to keep their cars competitive. The cars were developed in-house by Mike Gramke. By 1998, Roock's 911 GT2 sported a 600 HP 3.8 engine, sequential Gemini gearbox, Thielert engine management, repositioned radiators and fuel tank, tracks increased by 7 cm, a lightened and reinforced Matter tub and revised air circulation with specific floors. They are the lightest 993 GT2s ever built and at the 1998 Le Mans race they weighed only 1060 kg.
Beginning in 1996, Roock Racing joined the BPR Global GT Series and scored several GT2 class wins. That same year was the team's first participation in the 24-hour race at Le Mans, where it won its class.
In 1997, the inaugural season of the FIA GT Championship, Roock's Porsches finished in second and third place in their class at Le Mans. During the 1997 season, the team celebrated four class wins and shared the championship in the GT2 class. In 1998, Roock Racing faced the increasing dominance of the Chrysler Viper GTS-R but could still won a share of the championship.
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