—– RACING CHAMPION
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Many victories and great successes
followed for which “I am very grateful”
I am Horst Staebler, a German racing driver.
I started my racing career in 1992 in Germany.
In the first 2 seasons I drove for different brands like Honda, BMW and Mercedes until I got the chance on a 911 Porsche and that on the most difficult race track in the world, the Nürburgring Nordschleife “the Green Hell”.
From then on my real destiny began to be a Porsche racing driver. 18 years I drove different Porsche series with different racing team owners. However, the number 6, my lucky number, often accompanied me in my starting numbers.
I was born in 1965 in the Stuttgart area and with no racing background in the family I started to get involved with motorsports at the age of 9. From then on it was clear to me that I would become a Porsche racing driver, that was my vision. After I worked hard to earn the necessary money for it, had neither a manager nor a sponsor, I could not turn my first test laps until my mid-20s. In 1992 I was already “Top10 Newcomer of the Year. In my third season in 1995, the first in the Porsche 964 Cup Series, I became champion for the 1st time with 5 victories. I won in France, Germany, Netherlands, Hungary and Italy.
Of course I tried other series like the DTC (German Touring Car Challenge) and the Renault V6 Cup as well as brands VW, Renault and Ferrari F40 before I drove in the German and European Championship of Porsche and won both in 1999.
Many victories and great successes followed for which I am very grateful.
Thanks to all my fans, sponsors, racing stable owners, friends and family who allowed me to do all this.
Your Horst Staebler
THE PORSCHE SERIES
RACING HISTORY
From then on my real destiny began to be a Porsche racing driver.
— HORST STAEBLER
DEFINING MOMENT
Porsche is a very historic world company with a success story like it rarely happens. For me, however, Porsche is something else entirely, namely a (my) big family. That was the reason, this vehicle called 911 RSR Turbo Martini Racing Porsche that I saw live in 1974 in this livery not far from our street, with 300km/h on the speedometer, from then on it happened to me. I wanted to be a Porsche racing driver. That was my biggest wish and my biggest vision from then on. I couldn’t get it out of my head and from then on I worked consistently towards my goal.
In 1992 I got the chance not only to sit in a racing car for the first time but also to do a few laps live on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife. I celebrated the whole 18 years to perfection and was able to celebrate many titles for which I am very grateful. No matter where I travel, no matter where I meet people – old friends, shareholders, fellow racers, promoters, organizers, marshals or fans – there is always something to talk about and celebrate.
— I love it!
TRIUMPHS
THE GALLERY
Partners on my journey
MORE THAN A DECADE
18 years I drove different Porsche series with different racing team owners. However, the number 6, my lucky number, often accompanied me in my starting numbers.
QUICKLY EXCELLED
After I worked hard to earn the necessary money for it, had neither a manager nor a sponsor, I could not turn my first test laps until my mid-20s. In 1992 I was already “Top10 Newcomer of the Year”.
IN THE PRESS
Porsche-Sports Cup Hockenheim
Stäbler fährt spektakulär im Porsche Super Sports Cup auf den 3. Platz.
— auto-rennsport.de
Meister Porsche-Sprint
Massarbeit: Staebler macht den ersten Coup perfekt.
— Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Porsche Pirelli Super Sprint
Knapper gehts nicht, mit einem Punkt vorsprung gewinnt Staebler den Titel
— Rallye Racing 11/99
Porsche Super Sprint
Stäbler Deutscher Meister im Porsche Super-Sprint
— Bild Stuttgart
GTP Super Sprint
Ein Punkt im Kiesbett
— Vor Start
Porsche Pirelli Trophy
Sieg in Frankreich
— Sport Schaufenster
Porsche Pirelli Trophy
Horst Stäbler ist der Porsche – Dominator
— Nurtinger Zeitung
Porsche Grand Tourisme
Stäbler hatte allen Grund zum Feiern
— Nurtinger Zeitung
RACE TRACKS
24h Nuremberg Race - "The Green Hell"
24 Hours Race Nuremberg Circuit
“THE GREEN HELL”
ABOUT THE NUREMBERG TRACK
The MOST DEMANDING racetrack in the World
The Nordschleife of the Nürburgring, already known as extremely demanding for drivers and material (“Green Hell”), offers space for the enormously large starting field of up to more than 220 vehicles due to its track length. A scenery of the extra class with more than 250,000 spectators and approx. 800 drivers who take turns at the wheel of the vehicles during the 24 hours.
MY EXPERIENCE
As a five-time participant, I always like to think back to this really eventful and crazy time. I love these crowds and fans who come to get autographs on the grid and quickly jostle for the camera during interviews. The starting phases are usually civil, but hard duels with a lot of respect and fairness are the order of the day. Those who think they don’t have to pay attention to this or have to win the 24H Hatz in the first laps will be punished with hard facts and subsequent heavy retirements. Especially at night it will be very varied, race interruptions and pacing because of brutal departures are always frequent. Besides the hard fights on the super fast and demanding race track you can smell the sausage taste on the grills of the fans all the way into the race cockpit. The fans come up with all kinds of other things, too. From writing on the race track to painting posters and flags to megaphones, everything is there. The fans’ motto, the main thing is to contribute something.
Who knows when I can be persuaded again to take a seat in a racing car and let this special event come to me when it says: Ladies and gentlemen please start your engine!
MEMORABLE RESULTS
- 1993 – 3rd place, Honda Civic – 175 participants
- 1994 – 5th place, BMW M3 – 142 participants
- 1998 – DNF, retirement after 8 laps, Golf GTi DTC class – 153 participants
- 2001 – 5th place, 993 GT2 Porsche TOP TEN in the overall ranking of – 214 participants
- 2002 – Pole Position, 996 GT3 Cup Porsche DNF, retirement after 13 hrs. on 4th place overall – 202 participants
