Marcel Tiemann

Marcel Tiemann (born 19 March 1974) is a former racing driver from Germany. He is best known for being a five-time winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring race with Opel and Porsche.

Tiemann started his career in Formula König before moving to Formula Renault Germany. In 1994, he won the championship, and graduated to Formula 3. In 1996, Tiemann won the Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix driving for Opel.

In 1997, Tiemann switched from single seaters to sportscars, and competed in the FIA GT1 Championship season for AMG. He won the round in Suzuka, and secured podiums at four other races. Returning for 1998, his best result was second at Oschersleben.

In 1999, Tiemann was entered to race at the Le Mans 24h endurance race. However, the Mercedes-Benz CLR he was driving was involved in two high-profile accidents with Mark Webber driving, and the car was pulled out of the race.

In 2001, Tiemann drove for Zakspeed in V8Star Series finishing second in the championship with two wins.

Tiemann began racing in America in 2005, where he joined the American Le Mans Series and Grand American Rolex Series. In 2008, he scored his best finish in GrandAm at Watkins Glen driving for GM.

Tiemann made regular appearances in the Nürburgring Endurance Series during his career, taking 19 overall victories in total.

In 2000, Tiemann joined the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series with Team Persson driving a Mercedes CLK in Original-Teile livery. Over 16 races, Tiemann scored 53 points and finished tenth in the Championship. In 2001, he switched to Manthey Racing, still driving a Mercedes, and over three races, he scored his best finish in the series with third at the Norisring. In 2002, Tiemann returned for one race at Hockenheim, finishing 15th.