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Ellen Lohr was the most successful female touring car driver of the 1990s, with her win in the Hockenheim round of the 1992 DTM (German Touring Car Championship) season representing the highlight of her six-year DTM career. So far, this triumph has remained the only win for a woman in this top class series. It was a win that was secured with a Mercedes 190 E and against extremely competitive opponents such as former Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg and touring car legend Klaus Ludwig. Afterwards, she secured further podium finishes at Berlin's AVUS, Nuremberg's Norisring and Diepholz.
Ellen Lohr started her motor racing career at the age of 14 via the traditional way: karting. She was born in Monchengladbach, and when she was signed for the Mercedes-Benz works squad in 1991, she had already contested several successful seasons in the Formula Ford 1600 and the German Formula 3 Championship (highlight: runner-up in Monaco). In 1997 and 1998, the plucky female racer entered the European Truck Championship for Mercedes-Benz. Later on, she contested Porsche Supercup rounds and the Nurburgring 24-hour race held on the circuit's famous Nordschleife. But Lohr wasn't only successful behind the wheel. For five years, she worked for the German TV station ARD as a DTM expert and commentator.
Runner-up in the Baja Germany, top times in Morocco
In 2004, Ellen Lohr switched to off-road racing. "Following my many successful road racing years I was keen on a new challenge," reveals Lohr. It was a challenge she coped with in fine style. In her only third appearance, she finished runner-up in the Baja Germany. Due to a technical failure of her racing car, her maiden Dakar Rally appearance came to an early end, but during the Morocco Rally, held in May, she caused a stir by setting top times. "For me, racing on dirt tracks was massive fun from the very first kilometre," reveals Lohr. "And from now on, I'm going to accelerate even more."
Ellen Lohr started her motor racing career at the age of 14 via the traditional way: karting. She was born in Monchengladbach, and when she was signed for the Mercedes-Benz works squad in 1991, she had already contested several successful seasons in the Formula Ford 1600 and the German Formula 3 Championship (highlight: runner-up in Monaco). In 1997 and 1998, the plucky female racer entered the European Truck Championship for Mercedes-Benz. Later on, she contested Porsche Supercup rounds and the Nurburgring 24-hour race held on the circuit's famous Nordschleife. But Lohr wasn't only successful behind the wheel. For five years, she worked for the German TV station ARD as a DTM expert and commentator.
Runner-up in the Baja Germany, top times in Morocco
In 2004, Ellen Lohr switched to off-road racing. "Following my many successful road racing years I was keen on a new challenge," reveals Lohr. It was a challenge she coped with in fine style. In her only third appearance, she finished runner-up in the Baja Germany. Due to a technical failure of her racing car, her maiden Dakar Rally appearance came to an early end, but during the Morocco Rally, held in May, she caused a stir by setting top times. "For me, racing on dirt tracks was massive fun from the very first kilometre," reveals Lohr. "And from now on, I'm going to accelerate even more."
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