German Karting Championship
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The German Kart Championship is a kart racing
series based in Germany
, event ruled and organized by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
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The series his held annually on the most modern and largest outdoor karting tracks in Germany
. The German Kart Championship his divided into four classifications: German Kart Championship (DKM), German Challenger Kart Championship (DCKM), German Junior Kart Championship (DJKM) and German Switching Kart Championship (DSKM).
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
series based in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, event ruled and organized by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
Deutscher Motor Sport Bund
DMSB or Deutscher Motor Sport Bund e. V. is Germany's motor racing governing body, formerly known as ONS . It is carried by the clubs ADAC, AvD and DMV, and represents Germany at FIA and FIM....
.
The series his held annually on the most modern and largest outdoor karting tracks in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The German Kart Championship his divided into four classifications: German Kart Championship (DKM), German Challenger Kart Championship (DCKM), German Junior Kart Championship (DJKM) and German Switching Kart Championship (DSKM).
Champions
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| 1962 |  Werner Ihle |
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| 1963 | Werner Ihle |
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| 1964 | Werner Ihle |
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| 1965 | Werner Ihle |
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| 1966 | Leopold Zwelbar |
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| 1967 | Dieter Ihle |
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| 1968 | Hans Heyer Hans Heyer Hans Heyer is a racing driver from Wegberg, the site of the Grenzlandring, a former high speed race track oval... |
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| 1969 | Hans Heyer Hans Heyer Hans Heyer is a racing driver from Wegberg, the site of the Grenzlandring, a former high speed race track oval... |
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| 1970 | Hans Heyer Hans Heyer Hans Heyer is a racing driver from Wegberg, the site of the Grenzlandring, a former high speed race track oval... |
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| 1971 | Hans Heyer Hans Heyer Hans Heyer is a racing driver from Wegberg, the site of the Grenzlandring, a former high speed race track oval... |
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| 1972 | Karl-Heinz Hackländer |
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| 1973 | Karl-Heinz Hackländer |
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| 1974 | Hugo Brehm |
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| 1975 | Manfred Schneider Manfred Schneider Manfred Schneider is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions.- References :... |
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| 1976 | Manfred Schneider Manfred Schneider Manfred Schneider is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions.- References :... |
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| 1977 | Leopold Zwelbar |
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| 1978 | Georg Bellof |
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| 1979 | Jörg van Ommen Jörg van Ommen Jörg Van Ommen is a former German racing driver. He drove for Mercedes-AMG in the DTM in 1995 & 1996, finishing 2nd place in 1995 in a Mercedes C-Class.-External links:*, Driver Database... |
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| 1980 | Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof was a racing driver who is famous for setting the fastest lap ever on the Nordschleife configuration, at the Nürburgring, setting the time in a Porsche 956 in 1983... |
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| 1981 | Martin Bott |
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| 1982 | Otto Rensing |
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| 1983 | Peter Hantscher |
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| 1984 | Otto Rensing |
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| 1985 | Joachim Velte |
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| 1986 |  Gerd Munkholm |
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| 1987 | Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time... |
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| 1988 | Christoph Krumbein |
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| 1989 | Peter Hantscher |
Arnd Meier Arnd Meier Arnd Meier is a former race car driver. After finishing second in the 1996 German Formula Three Championship behind Jarno Trulli, but ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld, Meier participated in the 1997 and 1998 seasons of the CART World Series for Project Indy and Davis Racing... |
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| 1990 | Arnd Meier Arnd Meier Arnd Meier is a former race car driver. After finishing second in the 1996 German Formula Three Championship behind Jarno Trulli, but ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld, Meier participated in the 1997 and 1998 seasons of the CART World Series for Project Indy and Davis Racing... |
 Oliver Tichy |
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| 1991 | Jörg Seidel |
Norman Simon |
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| 1992 | Gerwin Schweizer |
Bernd Friedrich |
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| 1993 | Gerhard Lindinger |
Bernd Friedrich |
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| 1994 | Gerhard Lindinger |
Timo Scheider Timo Scheider Timo Scheider is a German racing driver who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi. He won the title in 2008 and 2009.-Karting:... |
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| 1995 | Alexander Zwelbar |
Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard is a sports car racer. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, but has been seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010... |
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| 1996 | Alexander Zwelbar |
Frank Diefenbacher Frank Diefenbacher Frank Diefenbacher is a German auto racing driver.-Career:Diefenbacher won the German Junior Kart Championship in 1996. His first steps out of karting were in Formula Ford in Germany in 1998, where he finished third. He finished fourth in Formula König in 1999.Diefenbacher stepped up to the German... |
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| 1997 | Michael Bellmann |
Marc Walz |
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| 1998 | Marcel Lasee |
Rico Zschemisch |
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| 1999 |  Toni VilanderToni Vilander Toni Markus Vilander is a Finnish race car driver who competed in the GP2 Series in 2005. He was also GT2 class champion of the FIA GT Championship in 2007 and 2008.-Career:... |
 Robert KubicaRobert Kubica Robert Józef Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006... |
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| 2000 | Oskari Heikkinen |
Mario Josten |
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| 2001 | David Hemkemeyer |
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
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| 2002 | David Hemkemeyer |
Nico Hülkenberg |
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| 2003 | Nico Hülkenberg |
 Henkie WaldschmidtHenkie Waldschmidt Henkie Waldschmidt or Henki Waldschmidt is a Dutch racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Three Euroseries.-External links:*... |
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| 2004 | Helmut Sanden |
Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann is a German racing driver. He currently resides in Markt Erlbach. Wittmann has competed in such series as Formula Three Euroseries and Formula BMW ADAC/Europe.-Racing career:-2009-2010:-2011:... |
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| 2005 | Helmut Sanden |
Nigel Melker Nigel Melker Nigel Melker is a Dutch racing driver.-Karting:Melker began his motorsport career in karting in 2001, winning in the Dutch Mini Junior Cup. In 2005, he won the German Junior championship and finishing as runner-up in the European ICA Junior championship.-Formula Renault:After sitting out the 2007... |
Simon Solgat |
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| 2006 | Michael Christensen |
Jack Te Braak |
Marcel Jeleniowski |
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| 2007 | Michael Christensen |
Patrick Kappis |
 Tom Grice |
 Rick Dreezen |
| 2008 | Jack Te Braak |
Tom Grice |
Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries is a Dutch kart racer. He won the 2010 Karting World Championship. He is managed by Anthony Hamilton and is part of the McLaren Young Driver Programme.-Career:... |
Rick Dreezen |
| 2009 | Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Moritz Oestreich |
Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries is a Dutch kart racer. He won the 2010 Karting World Championship. He is managed by Anthony Hamilton and is part of the McLaren Young Driver Programme.-Career:... |
Rick Dreezen |
| 2010 | Nicolaj Møller Madsen |
Christian Sörensen |
 Manuel Renaudie |
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| 2011 | Marvin Kirchöfer |
 Dennis OlsenDennis Olsen Dennis Hans Olsen AM , is an accomplished Australian singer, actor, director and pianist.-Professional career:... |
Jorrit Pex |