German racing driver (born 1976)
Thomas Jäger (born 27 October 1976) is a German professional racing driver.
Career
Born in Chemnitz , Jäger competed in the Renault Spider Trophy in 1997.[ 1] German Formula Three Championship in 1998, where he finished third behind Christijan Albers and Marcel Fässler in 1999.[ 1]
Jäger then raced in the DTM for Mercedes-Benz between 2000 and 2003.[ 1] [ 1] Hotfiel Sport for their World Touring Car Championship campaign in 2005, although Jäger left after four rounds.[ 1]
Jäger won the German Mini Challenge in 2006, and moved to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany in 2007, which he won in 2009.[ 1]
In 2010 he began working as coordinator for AMG Customer Sports.[ 2]
Jäger won the 2013 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Australia driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 for Australian team Erebus Motorsport alongside fellow Germans Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider . He returned to "The Mountain" for the 2014 race where he finished 2nd in a SLS AMG GT3 alongside Maximilian Buhk and Harold Primat . After missing the 2015 race , he returned in 2016 to again link with Erebus and again in a Mercedes SLS AMG finished in 5th place driving with Nico Bastian and Australian driver David Reynolds .
The 2013 Bathurst 12 Hour race winning Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of Thomas Jäger, Alexander Roloff and Bernd Schneider .
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT1 World Championship results
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
References
External links
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