PETRONAS Syntium Team
2008 PETRONAS Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race
Driver Profile: Johannes Stuck
A true racing pedigree, Johannes and his younger brother Ferdinand represent the third generation of Stucks involved in racing. The offspring of accomplished German driver Hans-Joachim Stuck and grandson to the legend Hans Stuck, Johannes is also in his own right a race car driver, though it was not necessarily this 22-year old’s first choice of career.
Growing up, Johannes took more to the grassy football fields and golf greens as well as the white-slopes of the mountains rather than the tarmacs of a racetrack. He eventually caught the “fuel bug” in 2003 when out of the blue Johannes approached his father with an expressed desire to drive a Formula BMW car. That year, he made his debut in the ADAC VW Lupo Cup and driven by his own enthusiasm, Johannes never looked back.
Having succeeded in making his initial steps, Johannes has since charted his way to continue the family tradition, competing in a number of championships including the VLN and the Mini Challenge as well as taking part in endurance races like the infamous 24-hours of Nürburgring and the 24-hours of Dubai, naturally with class wins.
In 2007, Johannes brought his blistering pace to Asia to race in Japan and Malaysia with the PETRONAS Syntium Team. Making up part of the quartet taking part in the gruelling 24-hours of Tokachi, a round in the Super Taikyu Endurance Series, Johannes was impressive in playing his part to bring the car home fourth in class. A month later, Johannes returned to Asia to complete the team's trio in the 12-hours PETRONAS Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance race at the wheels of the BMW Z4M Coupe. 2008 will see the return of Johannes to Sepang as the 22-year joins the PETRONAS Syntium Team to take part in the MME for the second year in a row.
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22 October 1986/Stamberg (DEU) |
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Nationality:
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Liechtenstein |
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Residence:
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Liechtenstein |
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Website:
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http://www.hansstuck.com |
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Career Highlights
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2008:
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• VLN Championship (1 x victory, 1 x 2nd place finish)
• 24 hours of Nürburgring, Porsche GT3RSR |
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2007:
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• 24 hours of Nürburgring BMW Z4M Coupe, Class Winner
• 24-Hours of Tokachi, BMW Z4M Coupe – 4th in class
• PETRONAS Primax 3 Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race, retired after leading for 11 hours (Class O)
• Full season VLN Championship
• Full season Mini Challenge Germany (2 x podium finishes) |
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2006:
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• 24 hours of Dubai BMW 120d, Class Winner
• 24 hours of Nürburgring BMW 120d, Class Winner
• VLN Championship (3 x Class wins)
• Mini Challenge Germany, Overall 5th (2 x wins at the Nürburgring, 1 x 3rd place at Magny Cours)
• BMW Sportpokal (BMW Sports Award), 11th place |
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2005:
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• Mini Challenge, 5th place finish
• Mini Challenge World Final, 3rd place finish |
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2004:
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• ADAC VW LUPO Cup (1 x 3rd place finish, top five finishes) |
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2003:
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• Debut ADAC VW LUPO Cup, 8th place, Rookie |
For more on Johannes Stuck go to http://www.hansstuck.com/en/
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More on the PETRONAS Syntium Team
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- Masataka Yanagida
- Fariqe Hairuman
- Tatsuya Kataoka
- Nobuteru Taniguchi
- Reserve Drivers - Hiroki Yoshida / Johan Adzmi
- Guest Drivers: Manabu Orido (MME08)