Dirk Müller (racing driver)

Dirk Müller (born 18 November 1975) is a German Ford factory racing driver, driving for Ford Chip Ganassi Racing in the 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. His former Schnitzer BMW team-mate Jörg Müller is unrelated, as is French driver Yvan Muller.

Müller at the 2006 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil.
Nationality	German
Born	18 November 1975 Burbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	1999–2000, 2010–2011, 2016-
Teams	Champion Racing, Dick Barbour Racing, BMW Motorsport
Best finish	15th (2011)
Class wins	1

Biography

Born in Burbach, Müller won a Formula 3 race at the Nürburgring in 1996. In 1998, after a win in the GT1 class of the 24 Hours of Daytona, he scored his first title, the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, to be followed by the ALMS GT title in 2000.

From the 2002 to 2005 season, both Dirk and Jörg were driving BMW 3 Series (E46) touring cars for the Schnitzer-operated works squad Team Deutschland in the FIA European Touring Car Championship (now WTCC). Since 2006, the team uses the new BMW 3 Series (E90) which is based on the BMW 320si limited edition model that has a 4-cyl engine rather than the usual 6-cyl.

The 2004 24 Hours Nürburgring was won by both Müllers (and Hans-Joachim Stuck) with the BMW M3 GTR V8 that had been raced successfully in the 2001 ALMS. In 2005, the Müllers finished 2nd behind their sister car.

After touring cars he joined to Ferrari AF Corse with Toni Vilander and won the FIA GT Championship in GT2 class. In 2008 raced in the American Le Mans Series in Ferrari F430 GTC with Dominik Farnbacher in the GT2 class.

In 2009, Müller rejoined BMW to spearhead its factory program with Rahal Letterman Racing in the American Le Mans Series. He and Joey Hand won the 2011 American Le Mans Series GT driver's championship following wins at the Twelve Hours of Sebring, Grand Prix of Long Beach and Lime Rock Park.

Müller was entered as an international driver in the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600 for V8 Supercars, alongside second-generation racer Steven Johnson. The German crashed out of the first race and the pairing finished 12th in the second.

For 2016, Müller joined the Ford factory program for the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He was reunited with teammate Joey Hand, while Sébastien Bourdais joined the team for the endurance races including Le Mans.

Racing record

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1999	Champion Racing	Bob Wollek Bernd Mayländer	Porsche 911 GT3-R	GT	292	19th	2nd
2000	Dick Barbour Racing	Lucas Luhr Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT3-R	GT	319	DSQ	DSQ
2010	BMW Motorsport	Andy Priaulx Dirk Werner	BMW M3 GT2	GT2	53	DNF	DNF
2011	BMW Motorsport	Andy Priaulx Joey Hand	BMW M3 GT2	GTE Pro	313	15th	3rd
2016	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	Sébastien Bourdais Joey Hand	Ford GT	GTE Pro	340	18th	1st
2017	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	Joey Hand Tony Kanaan	Ford GT	GTE Pro	339	22nd	6th
2018	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	Joey Hand Sébastien Bourdais	Ford GT	GTE Pro	343	17th	3rd
2019	Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA	Joey Hand Sébastien Bourdais	Ford GT	GTE Pro	342	DSQ	DSQ

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	DC	Points
2005	BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320i	ITA 1 1	ITA 2 2	FRA 1 6	FRA 2 2	GBR 1 10	GBR 2 6	SMR 1 4	SMR 2 1	MEX 1 18	MEX 2 16	BEL 1 1	BEL 2 5	GER 1 4	GER 2 6	TUR 1 9	TUR 2 5	ESP 1 2	ESP 2 4	MAC 1 10	MAC 2 Ret	2nd	86
2006	BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320si	ITA 1 4	ITA 2 Ret	FRA 1 1	FRA 2 DNS	GBR 1 9	GBR 2 6	GER 1 2	GER 2 3	BRA 1 20	BRA 2 15	MEX 1 6	MEX 2 4	CZE 1 9	CZE 2 5	TUR 1 4	TUR 2 7	ESP 1 11	ESP 2 7	MAC 1 14	MAC 2 8	6th	54

External links

• Dirk Müller
• Profile – by FIA GT Championship official website