Volker Strycek (born 13 October 1957 in Essen) is a German racecar driver who currently competes in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for BITTER Opel. He is also an automobile manager.
In 1984, Strycek became the first Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft champion, driving a BMW 635 CSi, without winning a race. He did not win a DTM race either when driving for Opel from 1989 to 1996.
After the original DTM faltered, Strycek became a manager for Opel, leading the Opel Performance Center (OPC). He entered a DTM-Calibra on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1999, and in 2002 raced new DTM-Opel Astra there. Strycek's testing at the Nürburgring resulted in several factory teams entering the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2003, and Strycek won together with three of his employees.
Strycek continues to race, appearing once again in an Opel at the 2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring with the famous foxtail Manta. Despite crashing in the race, his team would re-join the race on the last lap after repairs. His most recent motorsport appearance being at the 2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving a McLaren Artura Trophy Evo for Dörr Motorsport with Ben Dörr, winning the SP8T class.
Strycek, who is married and has two children, has been a professor at Technische Universität Berlin since 2006 and since 2007 Automobilclub von Deutschland Sportpräsident.http://www.sportauto-online.de/marken/news/volker-strycek-ist-avd-sportpraesident-1031665.html
Racing record
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft 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 21 22 23 24 Pts 1984 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi ZOL3 HOC2 AVU8 AVU3 MFA3 WUN6 NÜR7 NÜR6 NOR4 NÜR4 DIE6 HOC7 HOC7 ZOL2 NÜR5 1st 155 1985 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi ZOL11 WUN6 AVU17 MFA5 ERD9 ERD14 DIE2 DIE5 ZOLRet SIE10 NÜR9 9th 80 1986 Gubin Sport Star Team BMW 325i ZOL12 HOC13 NÜR8 AVU9 MFA6 WUN9 NÜR6 ZOL5 NÜR8 5th 95 1987 Gubin-Sport BMW 635 CSi HOC7 ZOLRet NÜRRet AVU14 MFA11 NOR12 NÜRRet WUN DIE SAL 20th 32 1988 Gubin-Sport BMW M3 ZOL1Ret ZOL2DNS HOC1 HOC2 NÜR16 NÜR216 BRN1 BRN2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 WUN1 WUN2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 32nd 16 Bemani Toyota Schweiz Toyota Supra 3.0i MA70 HOC1DNS HOC2DNS 1989 Kissling Motorsport Opel Kadett GSi 16V ZOL1Ret ZOL2Ret HOC120 HOC225 NÜR113 NÜR2Ret MFA1Ret MFA2DNS AVU114 AVU2Ret NÜR1Ret NÜR219 NOR1Ret NOR2DNS HOC121 HOC216 DIE1Ret DIE224 NÜR1Ret NÜR219 HOC1Ret HOC2Ret 33rd 14 1990 Opel Team Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 24v ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 AVU1 AVU2 MFA1 MFA2 WUN1 WUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 NÜR1DNS NÜR2DNS HOC18 HOC2Ret 28th 3 1991 Opel Team Irmscher Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL1 ZOL2 HOC1Ret HOC2DNS NÜR1Ret NÜR2Ret AVU121 AVU213 WUN1NC WUN213 NOR1DNQ NOR2DNQ DIE114 DIE29 NÜR1Ret NÜR2DNS ALE116 ALE211 HOC1Ret HOC223 BRN1 BRN2 DON1 DON2 26th 2 1992 Irmscher Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 Evo 500 ZOL1 ZOL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 WUN1 WUN2 AVU1 AVU2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1DNS NÜR2DNS NOR1 NOR2 BRN1 BRN2 DIE1 DIE2 ALE1 ALE2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 NC 0 1993 Kissling Motorsport Opel Omega 3000 24V Evo ZOL114 ZOL216 HOC1Ret HOC2DNS NÜR1Ret NÜR2Ret WUN112 WUN2Ret NÜR120 NÜR29 NOR1Ret NOR211 DON112 DON212 DIE114 DIE213 ALE113 ALE211 AVU113 AVU211 HOC1 HOC2 19th 2
Complete International 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 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts 1996 Opel Team Joest Opel Calibra V6 4x4 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 EST1 EST2 HEL1 HEL2 NOR1 NOR2 DIE1 DIE2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR119 NÜR219 MAG1 MAG2 32nd 0 Zakspeed Opel Opel Calibra V6 4x4 MUG119 MUG2Ret HOC1 HOC2 INT1 INT2 SUZ1 SUZ2
References
External links
2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring provisional results