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Zakspeed () is a motor racing team from Germany, founded in 1968 by Erich Zakowski and then run by his son Peter Zakowski. It is based in Niederzissen, Rhineland-Palatinate, around from the Nürburgring circuit.

Key facts

Former F1 team.Short_name
Zakspeed
Former F1 team.Long_name
Zakspeed Racing
Former F1 team.Base
Niederzissen, Germany
Former F1 team.Founders
Erich Zakowski
Former F1 team.Principal
Jean-Luc Lagardère
Former F1 team.Staff
Paul BrownChris MurphyHeinz ZollnerGustav Brunner
Former F1 team.Drivers
Jonathan Palmer Christian Danner Martin Brundle Piercarlo Ghinzani Bernd Schneider
Former F1 team.Debut
1985 Portuguese Grand Prix
Former F1 team.Races
74
Former F1 team.Cons_champ
0 (best finish: 10th, 1987)
Former F1 team.Drivers_champ
0
Former F1 team.Wins
0 (best finish: 5th, 1987 San Marino Grand Prix)
Former F1 team.Podiums
0
Former F1 team.Points
2
Former F1 team.Poles
0 (best grid position: 13th, 1987 Mexican Grand Prix)
Former F1 team.Fastest_laps
0
Former F1 team.Last race
1989 Australian Grand Prix

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Official website
www.zakspeed.de
Image
Zakspeed 841 Dr. Jonathan Palmer.jpg
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Commons category
Zakspeed
inception
1968-00-00
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Zakspeed () is a motor racing team from Germany, founded in 1968 by Erich Zakowski and then run by his son Peter Zakowski. It is based in Niederzissen, Rhineland-Palatinate, around from the Nürburgring circuit.

The team was, together with the Rial Racing, one of the two last German Formula One teams based in Germany (with the Zakspeed's base in Niederzissen).

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