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Klaus Ludwig (born 5 October 1949 in Bonn) is a German race driver.
He also known as and called König Ludwig for his success with touring cars and in sports car racing.
In the 1970s, Ludwig drove for Ford in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, winning in 1979 with a Kremer-Porsche 935. With this car, based on the then 15-year-old Porsche 911 road car design, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall in the wet, an unprecedented and never repeated win against the faster pure sports car racing prototypes.
In 1984 and 1985, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Joest Racing in their #7 Porsche 956. Considering Le Mans and sportcars too dangerous after the deaths of Manfred Winkelhock and Stefan Bellof, he was recruited for the 1987 World Touring Car Championship for Ford only to finish runner-up by a single point to BMW driver Roberto Ravaglia after a post-season disqualification (after Ludwig claimed the pole, he and fellow West German Klaus Niedzwiedz had finished second behind team mates Steve Soper and Pierre Dieudonné at the Bathurst 1000 in Australia, but both cars were disqualified due to illegal wheel arch size on their Ford Sierra RS500's). He then moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM), and became champion in 1988 in a Ford Sierra RS500. Ludwig also represented IMSA in the 1986 International Race of Champions, finishing 8th.
Klaus is a German given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas.
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Klaus Ludwig erklärt die Funktionen des Heckflügels bei einem GT3 Rennfahrzeug. Zum Artikel: http://s.onthegrid.de/heckfluegel Passend zu unserem Motorsport-Magazin onthegrid.de versorgen wir euch hier mit informativen Videos rund um das Thema Motorsport. Schaut rein!
Die letzte Runde des ersten Rennens beim DTM Finale 1995 auf dem (alten) Hockenheimring. Mit dem Originalkommentar von Rainer Braun.
Mercedes-Benz Classic unterstützt den FHR Langstreckencup und beim letzten Rennen der Saison 2011 kam erstmals ein neu aufgebauter Mercedes Benz 220SE der Baureihe W111 zum Einsatz. Das Konzept von Mercedes-Benz Classic sieht vor, daß sich ein Journalist und ein erfahrener "Haudegen" das Cockpit der Heckflosse teilen. Auf der Nordschleife griffen der englische Journalist Andrew Fankel und sowie Klaus Ludwig in das Volant. Das Video zeigt vom Streckenrand und eine Inboardrunde über die Nordschleife mit Klaus Ludwig.
Der dreimalige DTM-Champion Klaus Ludwig spricht über den Skandal von Spielberg - und macht sich offenbar große Sorgen.
Interview Klaus Weigner Unfall McLaren Klaus Ludwig im Center TV Aachen
Klaus Ludwig sets pole postion in his Eggenberger Sierra RS500 for the 1987 James Hardie 1000 during Hardie's Heroes. 2:16.969. The first year of 'The Chase' and the Sierra RS500.
The works Porsche 962Cs gave the impression of being stronger but Klaus Ludwig gave manager Nobert Singer some anxious moments when he slowed at Arnage, and the 962 hiccuped to the pits at little more than running speed. The drive was delivered by nothing more powerful than its started motor. The reserve pump was barely functioning, and the six-cylinder was just about ticking over . "It was a big problem" said Ludwig, "If the pits had been 500 metres further away I don't think I'd have made it." In 2007, Norbert Singer admitted, "Ludwig's mistake of running out of fuel." Derek Bell is equally clear on the subject: "The reserve? Well, it worked perfectly well for the rest of the race..." He lost two laps right away, going down to fifth place, but the Porsche was none the worse for ...
Interview Klaus Weigner Unfall McLaren Klaus Ludwig im Center TV Aachen
Zurich Fanbotschafterin Konni im Interview mit Klaus Ludwig.
Der dreimalige DTM-Champion Klaus Ludwig spricht über den Skandal von Spielberg - und macht sich offenbar große Sorgen.
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Der Sieger des Grand Prix von Deutschland 1983, Rene Arnoux, wird vom späteren DTM-Champion Klaus Ludwig interviewt.
https://www.dukevideo.com/prd4023/Le-Mans-1986-DVD The greatest endurance race in the world is the ultimate mix of high-speed action, drama and, often, tragedy, and the 1986 running of the Le Mans 24 hours race was no exception. Once again the Rothmans Porsche team fielded three works cars as the Stuttgart marque challenged for yet another victory. However, the British Jaguar team was ready to break the Porsche domination with its awesome Silk Cut-backed XJR-6s. It looked set to be a showdown between the turbo-charged works 962Cs and the Jaguar V12s, but the Joest team, victors in '84 and '85, could not be discounted and the Porsche 956B of Klaus Ludwig, Paolo Barilla and John Winter would lead the early running. The superb action footage captured in this fast-paced review brings you t...
Kein Wasser in der Lunge, die angebliche Unglücksstelle am Westufer des Würmsees viel zu flach, ein Schweigegebot für alle Zeugen... In seinem Film "Ludwig II - die Wahrheit?" thematisiert Filmemacher Bichlmeier auch den geheimnisvollen Tod. Bichlmeier im HSS-Interview…
Klaus Ludwig sets pole postion in his Eggenberger Sierra RS500 for the 1987 James Hardie 1000 during Hardie's Heroes. 2:16.969. The first year of 'The Chase' and the Sierra RS500.