Wiechers-Sport
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| Founded | 1999 |
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| Team principal(s) | Dieter Wiechers Thomas Nickel |
| Current series | WTCC |
| Former series | ETCC |
| Noted drivers | 73. Fredy Barth |
| Drivers' Championships |
2005 Ind. WTCC (Hennerici) 2007 Ind. WTCC (D'Aste) |
Wiechers-Sport is a German auto racing team which is based in Nienburg. The team was first established in 1999, competing in German touring cars. The team currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship.
Since its inaugural year in 2005, they have entered cars in the FIA World Touring Car Championship as an independent team with BMWs. In that first year, Marc Hennerici won the Independents Trophy for the team.
European Alfa Challenge driver Emmet O'Brien tested for the team at Oschersleben in December 2005. In February 2006, O'Brien along with Diego Romanini were confirmed as the first two drivers for the 2006 season. The team would hope to switch to the new BMW 3 Series (E90) chassis before the end of the season. O'Brien left the team after the Race of Brazil having endured a difficult start to the year, preferring to search for a drive elsewhere.
In 2007, Italian driver Stefano D'Aste won the WTCC independents trophy again as a Wiechers-Sport driver.
For the 2008 season, a total of six drivers drove for the team in selected rounds including Olivier Tielemans, Duncan Huisman and Matthew Marsh.
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