Ellen Lohr


Ellen Lohr is a German race car driver. She currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro for Dexwet-df1 Racing in the Elite 1 class.
She is one of Germany's most accomplished female drivers, having won a DTM race, on 24 May 1992 in a Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 on the Hockenheimring. Lohr is currently the only female driver to have won the DTM.
When the DTM/ITC series was discontinued in 1996 she moved to truck racing and also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge, a German touring car racing series. From 2004 Ellen Lohr competed in the Dakar Rally and similar vents. She is an occasional television commentator for DTM races.
In 2008 Ellen Lohr competed in the German Rally Championship, the Deutsche Rally Meisterschaft, with Antonia Roissard de Bellet as her navigator. They also entered the Central Europe Rally 2008.
After her initial retirement in 2016, she worked in Formula E in the marketing department of the Venturi race team in 2017. She returned to full-time competition in 2019 after she signed a contract with Dexwet-df1 Racing to compete in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series in the No. 99 team. She had previously spectated the 2018 season finale at Zolder and expressed interests to compete in the series after spectating the race.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324Pts
1987AlpinaBMW M3HOCZOLNÜRAVUMFANORNÜR
Ret		WUN
5		DIESAL
2		19th32
1991AMG Motorenbau GmbHMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
1
13		ZOL
2
Ret		HOC
1
27		HOC
2
15		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
10		AVU
1
16		AVU
2
Ret		WUN
1
13		WUN
2
Ret		NOR
1
DNQ		NOR
2
DNQ		DIE
1
13		DIE
2
21		NÜR
1
14		NÜR
2
10		ALE
1
11		ALE
2
Ret		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
DNS		BRN
1
14		BRN
2
11		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
12		28th2
1992AMG Motorenbau GmbHMercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
1
13		ZOL
2
15		NÜR
1
19		NÜR
2
Ret		WUN
1
Ret		WUN
2
9		AVU
1
8		AVU
2
2		HOC
1
1		HOC
2
Ret		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
13		NOR
1
3		NOR
2
6		BRN
1
Ret		BRN
2
7		DIE
1
7		DIE
2
4		ALE
1
8		ALE
2
5		NÜR
1
6		NÜR
2
6		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
6		11th105
1993AMG-Mercedes Berlin 2000Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2ZOL
1
6		ZOL
2
8		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
7		NÜR
1
7		NÜR
2
Ret		WUN
1
Ret		WUN
2
Ret		10th43
1993AMG-Mercedes Berlin 2000Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 93NÜR
1
11		NÜR
2
Ret		NOR
1
6		NOR
2
Ret		DON
1
8		DON
2
Ret		DIE
1
4		DIE
2
4		ALE
1
11		ALE
2
Ret		AVU
1
Ret		AVU
2
Ret		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
Ret		10th43
1994AMG Mercedes D2 Privat TeamMercedes C-Class V6ZOL
1
5		ZOL
2
6		HOC
1
7		HOC
2
7		NÜR
1
10		NÜR
2
9		MUG
1
Ret		MUG
2
Ret		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
Ret		NOR
1
7		NOR
2
6		DON
1
6		DON
2
Ret		DIE
1
6		DIE
2
3		NÜR
1
7		NÜR
2
8		AVU
1
7		AVU
2
Ret		ALE
1
11		ALE
2
9		HOC
1
9		HOC
2
5		11th76
1995Zakspeed MercedesMercedes C-Class V6HOC
1
12		HOC
2
Ret		AVU
1
Ret		AVU
2
5		NOR
1
11		NOR
2
Ret		DIE
1
10		DIE
2
9		NÜR
1
8		NÜR
2
5		ALE
1
Ret		ALE
2
7		HOC
1
11		HOC
2
Ret		17th18

Complete International Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Pts
1995Zakspeed MercedesMercedes C-Class V6MUG
1
10		MUG
2
Ret		HEL
1
Ret		HEL
2
5		DON
1
Ret		DON
2
10		EST
1
9		EST
2
10		MAG
1
15†		MAG
2
Ret		17th13
1996Persson MotorsportMercedes C-ClassHOC
1
9		HOC
2
Ret		NÜR
1
15		NÜR
2
11		EST
1
Ret		EST
2
Ret		HEL
1
15		HEL
2
8		NOR
1
14		NOR
2
9		DIE
1
21		DIE
2
13		SIL
1
20		SIL
2
12		NÜR
1
20		NÜR
2
21		MAG
1
Ret		MAG
2
14		MUG
1
16		MUG
2
12		HOC
1
11		HOC
2
11		INT
1
18†		INT
2
13		SUZ
1
21		SUZ
2
Ret		25th7

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1