Michael Ammermüller (born 14 February 1986) is a racing driver from Germany. After competing in various junior formulae, he became a test and reserve driver for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team in the 2007 season. Following this, he represented Germany in the final two seasons of the A1 Grand Prix series in 2007–08 and 2008–09, before competing for two seasons in ADAC GT Masters. In 2012, he began competing in the Porsche Supercup series for Walter Lechner Racing. He won three consecutive seasons, having won in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
| Michael Ammermüller | |
|---|---|
 Ammermüller in 2010 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 14 February 1986 Pocking, West Germany |
| Porsche Supercup career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | SSR Huber Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | BWT Lechner Racing |
| Starts | 84 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Fastest laps | 14 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007-09 2007 2006-07 2004 2004 | International Formula Master A1 Grand Prix Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Series German Formula Renault Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 2017-2019 | ADAC GT Masters Porsche Supercup |
Career
editIn 2004, he drove the number three car in German Formula Renault and competed in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. In 2006, he competed in the GP2 Series for Arden International.
As a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, after Christian Klien was dropped by the Red Bull Racing Formula One team for the final three races of the 2006 season, the team's third driver, Robert Doornbos, was promoted to the second race seat. This left a vacancy in the team, and Ammermüller was promoted to third driver for the last three races of the season. He tested the car for the first time on 14 September, driving the distance necessary for an FIA Super Licence.[1]
After acting as Third Driver for the last three Grands Prix of 2006, Ammermüller was signed by Red Bull as a full-time tester for 2007.[2]
Ammermüller's 2007 GP2 Series season was disrupted by injury, and he was rested in favour of Sébastien Buemi. However, Sebastian Vettel's move to the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team left his Formula Renault 3.5 Series seat vacant, which Ammermüller took.[3] In 2008, he raced in the International Formula Master series.
A1 Grand Prix
editIn 2007–08, Ammermüller drove in A1 Grand Prix for Germany. In the 2007–08 season's third race at Sepang, he collided with three cars at turn two in three separate incidents, the first of which took 3rd position from Canada's Robert Wickens in the sprint race. It was deemed avoidable contact, so Ammermüller was demoted to 16th, with Wickens reclaiming 3rd. In the feature race, he collided again with Britain's Oliver Jarvis. He was given a drive-through penalty. Despite this, he made contact at turn two once again with Czech Republic's Erik Janis, and as a result, was disqualified from the race. On the back of these incidents, he was given the nickname "Hammermüller".
Despite the disqualification, Ammermüller scored his maiden victory three weeks later at Zhuhai.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit† As Ammermüller was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula One participations
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB2 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR | MAL | AUS | SMR | EUR | ESP | MON | GBR | CAN | USA | FRA | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | CHN TD |
JPN TD |
BRA TD |
– | – |
Complete GP2 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Arden International Ltd | VAL FEA 7 |
VAL SPR 1 |
IMO FEA 2 |
IMO SPR Ret |
NÜR FEA 10 |
NÜR SPR 6 |
CAT FEA 3 |
CAT SPR 8 |
MON FEA 7 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
MAG FEA 12 |
MAG SPR 8 |
HOC FEA 9 |
HOC SPR Ret |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 11 |
IST FEA 13 |
IST SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 12 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
11th | 25 |
| 2007 | ART Grand Prix | BHR FEA 10 |
BHR SPR 7 |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 19 |
SIL FEA 10 |
SIL SPR 12 |
NÜR FEA |
NÜR SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
IST FEA |
IST SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
26th | 1 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Carlin Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MON 1 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 DNS |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 5 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 15 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
22nd | 12 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | Germany | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
MYS SPR 16 |
MYS FEA EX |
CHN SPR 1 |
CHN FEA 4 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR 4 |
AUS FEA 7 |
RSA SPR EX |
RSA FEA Ret |
MEX SPR Ret |
MEX FEA 20 |
CHN SPR 6 |
CHN FEA 10 |
GBR SPR 20 |
GBR SPR Ret |
8th | 83 |
| 2008–09 | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
RSA SPR 14 |
RSA FEA 11 |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
GBR SPR 11 |
GBR SPR Ret |
21st | 2 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Veltins Lechner Racing | BHR 4 |
BHR 15 |
MON 6 |
VAL Ret |
SIL 7 |
HOC 2 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 4 |
SPA 8 |
MNZ 9 |
6th | 102 | |
| 2013 | Walter Lechner Racing | CAT 3 |
MON 3 |
SIL 2 |
GER 5 |
HUN 14 |
SPA 5 |
MNZ 2 |
UAE 6 |
UAE 8 |
3rd | 115 | ||
| 2014 | Lechner Racing Team | CAT DNS |
MON 3 |
RBR 5 |
SIL 5 |
GER 5 |
HUN 5 |
SPA Ret |
MNZ 5 |
USA 2 |
USA 1 |
3rd | 114 | |
| 2015 | Lechner Racing Middle East | CAT 1 |
MON 5 |
RBR 9 |
SIL 3 |
HUN 7 |
SPA Ret |
SPA 6 |
MNZ 3 |
MNZ 3 |
USA C |
USA 2 |
3rd | 124 |
| 2016 | Lechner MSG Racing Team | CAT 5 |
MON 3 |
RBR 9 |
SIL 13 |
HUN 3 |
HOC 6 |
SPA 5 |
MNZ 2 |
USA 4 |
USA 5 |
4th | 129 | |
| 2017 | Lechner MSG Racing Team | CAT 1 |
CAT 1 |
MON 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIL 2 |
HUN 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 10 |
MEX 2 |
MEX 2 |
1st | 193 |
| 2018 | BWT Lechner Racing | CAT 1 |
MON 2 |
RBR 7 |
SIL 2 |
HOC 3 |
HUN 6 |
SPA 6 |
MNZ 2 |
MEX 2 |
MEX 3 |
1st | 153 | |
| 2019 | BWT Lechner Racing | CAT 3 |
MON 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIL 6 |
HOC Ret |
HUN 1 |
SPA 8 |
MNZ 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 1 |
1st | 150 | |
| 2022 | SSR Huber Racing | IMO 12 |
MON 6 |
SIL 16 |
RBR 14 |
LEC 21 |
SPA | ZND | MNZ | 16th | 19 |
References
edit- ^ "Ammermuller enjoys F1 debut". GPUpdate.net. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Doornbos and Ammermueller both named as Red Bull testers". Grandprix.com. 2006-01-26. Retrieved 2006-01-26.
- ^ "Ammermuller replaces Vettel at Carlin". autosport.com. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
External links
edit
- Official website
- Michael Ammermüller career summary at DriverDB.com