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Revision as of 21:12, 2 June 2020
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| Nationality | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png German |
| Born | 10th September 2002 (Aged 17)
Place of birth (Germany) |
| British Touring Car Championship Career | |
| Debut Season | 1991 |
| Current Team | Renault Dealer Racing |
| Car No. | 12 |
| Former Team | BMW, Ecurie Ecosse |
| Starts | 58 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 1 |
| Best Finish | 4th in 1992 |
| VW Vento Cup Career | |
| Debut Season | 1992 |
| Current Team | |
| Car No. | 12 |
| Starts | 9 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Best Finish | 4th in 1992 |
Johannes Meles (born 10th September 2002) is a German racing driver who races in the British Touring Car Championship for Renault.
Early Life
Meles was born on 10th September 2002 in -, Germany.
Touring Cars
British Touring Car Championship
Meles arrived in the British Touring Car Championship in 1991 driving for the BMW Works Team in an e30 M3. Participating in selected rounds throughout the season, Meles achieved good results including a win at Castle Combe as well as four other podium finishes to finish 7th place in the Drivers championship.
For 1992, Meles left BMW and signed a deal with Ecurie Ecosse who were making their debut in the championship running Vauxhall Cavaliers. Meles achieved great results thoughout the year including wins at Oulton Park and Knockhill and another 10 podium finishes to end the season in a fantastic 4th position. However, Meles would leave Ecurie Ecosse at the end of 1992 and sign with the works Renault team for the following year.
Meles joined Renault for 1993 and would be partnered by one-time BTCC race winner, Michael Sneath.
Motorsports career results
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded just for first race) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded)
| 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | BMW Team Finance | BMW M3 | THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 4 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 8 |
OUL 3 3 |
BIR 1 10 |
BIR 2 7 |
KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 6 |
KNO 3 3 |
CAS 1 4 |
CAS 2 4 |
CAS 3 1 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
DON 1 5 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 7 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
7th | 230 |
| 1992 | Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall | Vauxhall Cavalier GSi | SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 8 |
SIL 3 5 |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 RET |
OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 1 |
OUL 3 3 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 3 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
CAS 3 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 3 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 4 |
DON 3 6 |
KNO 1 1 |
KNO 2 3 |
KNO 3 3 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 C |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 4 |
4th | 287 | ||||
| 1993 | Renault Dealer Racing | Renault 19 | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 4 |
SIL 3 5 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 3 |
SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 5 |
OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 4 |
OUL 3 4 |
BRH 1 RET |
BRH 2 4 |
BRH 3 3 |
PEM 1 |
PEM 2 |
PEM 3 |
KNO 1 3 |
KNO 2 2 |
KNO 3 2 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
5th* | 206* |
Complete VW Vento Cup results
(Key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | SIL 3 |
THR 8 |
OUL 1 |
SNE 4 |
CAS |
BRH 4 |
SPA 4 |
KNO 4 |
BRH 3 |
SIL 6 |
52 | 4th |
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | British Touring Car Championship | BMW Team Finance | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 230 | 7th |
| 1992 | British Touring Car Championship | Ecurie Ecosse Vauxhall | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 287 | 4th |
| Touring Car World Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 3rd | ||
| VW Vento Cup | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 4th | ||
| 1993 | British Touring Car Championship | Renault Dealer Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 206* | 5th* |
| Touring Car World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0th* |