Bruno Spengler

Bruno Spengler is a racing driver Canadian born the August 23rd 1983 with Schiltigheim (France). It evolves/moves since 2005 in the championship DTM.

Biography

Bruno Spengler begins the automobile sport by the Karting in 1995, with Club karting of Biesheim. As of its first saion, it gains the championship of Alsace in the Minime category before being essential the following year in the Cadet category. It also gains the cut of karting of Montreal. In 2000, it buckles its career of pilot of karting by gaining a championship of France Elite F and by finishing 7th World cup.

It passes to the automobile sport in 2001, in the championship of France of Formule Renault. With a victory, a pole and the 5th place of general classification, he is crowned better beginning. He takes part in parallel in Eurocup Formule Renault, and is classified 9th with a victory. In 2002, Spengler remains in Renault Formula, but this time in the championship of Germany, which it finishes 2nd behind Christian Klien. It also gains the championship of North America of the speciality.

Located by Mercedes, Spengler passes in 2003 in the championship of Formule 3 Euroseries, thanks to the support of the firm for the star which places it to ASM. But following a serious accident (broken vertebra) which has occurred during winter tests, its first season at ASM is mainly wasted since it is constrained to make the dead end on the first three meetings of the championship. With three podiums, it finishes 10th championship all the same. Spengler intends well to take its revenge on the fate at the time of the season 2004 (which it disputes within the stable Mucke Motorsport), but for lack of a competitive material, its championship transfers quickly with the way of cross and it is only classified 11th.

Always thanks to its bonds with Mercedes, Spengler manages to obtain for the season a 2005 place in DTM in the TEAM Persson, at the wheel of a Mercedes Classe C of the previous year. It finishes only 16th championship, but taking into account its handicap of material, its performances (in particular in qualifications since it takes down a pole-position and rises with five recoveries in the 10 first) are far from passing unperceived, which encourages the leaders of Mercedes to offer to him for 2006 a place in the stable HWA, champion titrates some with Gary Paffett. Spengler quickly shows with the height hopes placed in him and with 4 victories (what makes of him the most victorious pilot of the season), vice-champion finishes, behind Bernd Schneider and in front of Tom Kristensen.

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