René Münnich

René Münnich
René Münnich
Nationality	German
Born	6 May 1977 (age 47); Löbau, East Germany
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
Car number	77
Former teams	Special Tuning Racing
Starts	52
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	19th in 2014
FIA ERX Supercar Championship career
Debut season	2011
Current team	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
Car number	77
Starts	29
Wins	1
Podiums	3
Best finish	5th in 2018
FIA World Rallycross Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
Car number	77
Starts	58
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Best finish	8th in 2022,2023
Previous series
2012–2013; 2008–2010; 2007; 2007; 2006–2011; 2005	European Rallycross Super1600; European Rallycross Division 1; European Rallycross Division 1A; ADAC Procar Series; German Rallycross Championship; German Autocross Championship
Championship titles
2007, 2009–11	German Rallycross Championship

René Münnich (born 6 May 1977) is a German auto racing driver, team owner and entrepreneur. He is the owner and team manager of Münnich Motorsport. Münnich is also the owner of Web hosting service all-inkl.com. He made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.

Racing career

World Touring Car Championship

Special Tuning Racing (2012)

Munnich competing in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship.

Born in Löbau, Münnich made his debut in the World Touring Car Championship at the 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Japan, driving the Special Tuning Racing SEAT León WTCC that was previously raced by Darryl O'Young. The drive would allow him to assess a possible move for his Münnich Motorsport team to the WTCC in 2013, following the discontinuation of the FIA GT1 World Championship.^[1] His best result of the weekend was 17th in race one.

Münnich competing in the 2014 World Touring Car Championship.

Münnich Motorsport (2013–)

In November 2012, Münnich Motorsport were in final discussions to purchase three SEAT Leóns to compete in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship season for Markus Winkelhock, Marc Basseng, and Münnich himself.^[2] Soon after, Münnich Motorsport completed the purchase of two cars from the Lukoil Racing Team.^[3]

Winkelhock decided at the last minute to pull out of the project as he wanted to focus solely on GT racing, allowing the door open for reigning World Touring Car champion Robert Huff to join the team after leaving Chevrolet.

Racing record

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2012	Special Tuning Racing	SEAT León WTCC	ITA 1	ITA 2	ESP 1	ESP 2	MAR 1	MAR 2	SVK 1	SVK 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	AUT 1	AUT 2	POR 1	POR 2	BRA 1	BRA 2	USA 1	USA 2	JPN 1 17	JPN 2 20	CHN 1	CHN 2	MAC 1	MAC 2	NC	0
2013	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT León WTCC	ITA 1 16	ITA 2 21	MAR 1 15	MAR 2 Ret	SVK 1 21	SVK 2 19	HUN 1 18	HUN 2 21	AUT 1 17	AUT 2 18	RUS 1 16	RUS 2 19	POR 1 Ret	POR 2 Ret	ARG 1 18	ARG 2 17	USA 1 22	USA 2 19	JPN 1 16	JPN 2 14	CHN 1 18	CHN 2 22	MAC 1 16	MAC 2 Ret	NC	0
2014	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1	MAR 1 Ret	MAR 2 Ret	FRA 1 12	FRA 2 12	HUN 1 19	HUN 2 13	SVK 1 13	SVK 2 C	AUT 1 11	AUT 2 9	RUS 1 13	RUS 2 10	BEL 1 15	BEL 2 14	ARG 1 13	ARG 2 12	BEI 1 Ret	BEI 2 DNS	CHN 1 17†	CHN 2 Ret	JPN 1 NC	JPN 2 16	MAC 1 15	MAC 2 11	19th	3
2016	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1	FRA 1 14	FRA 2 Ret	SVK 1	SVK 2	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 15	MAR 1	MAR 2	GER 1	GER 2	RUS 1	RUS 2	POR 1	POR 2	ARG 1	ARG 2	JPN 1	JPN 2	CHN 1	CHN 2	QAT 1	QAT 2			21st	2

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos.	Points
2014	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Pro-Am	NOG QR	NOG CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZAN QR	ZAN CR	SVK QR 14	SVK CR Ret	ALG QR	ALG CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	BAK QR	BAK CR	52nd	0

Complete TCR International Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2015	WestCoast Racing	Honda Civic TCR	MYS 1 Ret	MYS 2 6	CHN 1 2	CHN 2 14	ESP 1	ESP 2	POR 1	POR 2	ITA 1	ITA 2	AUT 1	AUT 2	RUS 1	RUS 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	SIN 1 11	SIN 2 10	THA 1 9	THA 2 Ret	MAC 1	MAC 2	11th	34

Complete FIA European Rallycross Championship results

Division 1A

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	ERX	Points
2007	Münnich Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI	POR	FRA	HUN 4	AUT	SWE	NOR	BEL	NED	POL	CZE	25th	13

Division 1

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	ERX	Points
2008	Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia T16 4x4	POR NC	FRA	HUN NC	AUT NC	NOR NC	SWE NC	BEL 16	NED (NC)	CZE NC	POL NC	GER NC	36th	1
2009	Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia T16 4x4	GBR (NC)	POR 14	FRA 20	HUN NC	AUT NC	SWE	BEL	GER	POL NC	CZE 17		33rd	3
2010	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia T16 4x4	POR 11	FRA 16	GBR (NC)	HUN 10	SWE 19	FIN 14	BEL (NC)	GER 13	POL 8	CZE NC		15th	30

Supercar/RX1

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	ERX	Points
2011	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia T16 4x4	GBR (17)	POR 11	FRA NC	NOR 19	SWE 12	BEL 20	NED 13	AUT	POL	CZE 15	18th	17
2014	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Audi S3	GBR	NOR	BEL	GER 23	ITA 16						36th	1
2017	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	BAR 4			FRA 13	LAT 17						11th	38
2017	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Citroën DS3		NOR 19	SWE 3								11th	38
2018	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	BAR 11	BEL 9	SWE 5	FRA 10	LAT 4						7th	52
2019	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	GBR 4	NOR 9	SWE 5	GER 3	FRA 5	LAT					5th	90
2021	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	SWE 10	FRA 1	LAT	BEL 8							6th	53
2022	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	HUN 19	SWE	NOR	LAT	POR	BEN					39th	0

Super1600

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	ERX	Points
2012	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia	GBR 8	FRA 13	AUT (DNS)	HUN 13	NOR 13	SWE 14	BEL 4	NED (15)	FIN 14	GER 4	10th	53
2013	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Škoda Fabia	GBR 7	POR	HUN 8	FIN	NOR	SWE 8	FRA	AUT 9	GER		10th	54

Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results

Münnich in action during the 2016 World RX of Portugal

Supercar/RX1/RX1e

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WRX	Points
2014	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Audi S3	POR	GBR	NOR	FIN	SWE 35	BEL	CAN	FRA	GER 32	ITA 25	TUR	ARG		57th	0
2015	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Audi S3	POR 20	HOC 18	BEL 19	GBR 26	GER 12	SWE 27	CAN 19	NOR 21	FRA 34	BAR	TUR 12	ITA 20	ARG 18	41st	-2
2016	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	POR 19	HOC 20	BEL 18	GBR 18	NOR 18	SWE 19	CAN 14	FRA 16	BAR 18	LAT 22	GER 24	ARG 14		49th	-3
2017	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	BAR	POR 18	HOC 20	BEL							GER 19	RSA 17		27th	0
2017	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	Citroën DS3					GBR 17	NOR	SWE	CAN 18	FRA	LAT				27th	0
2018	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	BAR	POR	BEL	GBR	NOR 17	SWE	CAN	FRA	LAT	USA	GER 16	RSA 16		24th	2
2020	All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza RX	SWE 14	SWE 12	FIN 16	FIN 19	LAT 13	LAT 14	ESP	ESP						14th	18
2021	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza	BAR 5	SWE	FRA	LAT	LAT	BEL	PRT	GER	GER					18th	16
2022	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	SEAT Ibiza RX1e	NOR 8	LAT 6	LAT 8	POR 8	POR 6	BEL 6	BEL 8	ESP 8	ESP 8	GER				8th	78
2023	ALL-INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport	ZEROID X1	POR	NOR	SWE	GBR	BLX	GER	RSA 8	RSA 8	CHN 8	CHN 10				8th	30
2024	Construction Equipment Dealer Team	PWR RX1e	SWE 10	SWE 10	HUN 7	HUN 6	BNL 6	BNL 7	PRT	PRT	CHN	CHN				7th*	53*

^* Season still in progress.

References

^ Mills, Peter (11 October 2012). "Special Tuning signs Rene Munnich for WTCC race at Suzuka". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

External links

Münnich Motorsport official website
René Münnich career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Luca Engstler	TCR Middle East Series Champion 2019	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] Mills, Peter (11 October 2012). "Special Tuning signs Rene Munnich for WTCC race at Suzuka". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[2] "Basseng and Winkelhock set for WTCC 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

[3] Hudson, Neil (15 November 2012). "Aleksei Dudukalo set for Lada switch in 2013". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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