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| Schroth Racing | |
|---|---|
| Name | Schroth Racing |
| Founded | 1980s |
| Base | Germany |
| Principal | Ralf Schroth |
| Chassis | Porsche, BMW, McLaren |
| Tyres | Pirelli, Michelin |
Schroth Racing is a European motorsport team known for its involvement in endurance racing, GT championships, and touring car events. Founded by a family with roots in German motorsport, the team developed a reputation for preparing competitive Porsche 911 variants, collaborating with manufacturers and fielding drivers across series such as the FIA World Endurance Championship, Blancpain GT Series, and national endurance cups. Over decades Schroth Racing has built technical relationships with suppliers and participated in marquee events including the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 24 Hours of Spa.
Schroth Racing traces origins to privateer efforts in the 1980s concentrated around the Nordschleife and national German GT events such as the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft. In the 1990s the team expanded into international GT competition and endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans support events and regional FIA GT Championship rounds, often campaigning Porsche 911 GT3 models. The 2000s saw a strategic shift to professional customer-team operations, aligning with manufacturers and entering series including the ADAC GT Masters and the European Le Mans Series, while maintaining entries at endurance classics such as the Spa 24 Hours. In the 2010s Schroth Racing diversified into prototype development collaborations and took part in one-make cup events like the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, leveraging engineering links to workshops in the Ruhr area and supplier networks in Stuttgart and Munich.
Management has historically combined family leadership with ex-professional drivers and technical directors drawn from teams like Manthey Racing and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Rennsport. The principal operations include race engineering, logistics, driver coaching, and sponsorship relations, coordinated from a base near major circuits including the Hockenheimring and the Nürburgring. Technical staff often have backgrounds at manufacturers such as Porsche AG, BMW Motorsport, and Audi Sport, and collaborate with engineering consultancies linked to Technische Universität München alumni. Sporting directors liaise with championship organisers from bodies like the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the SRO Motorsports Group, and commercial managers negotiate agreements with partners used by teams including Team Rosberg and Rowe Racing.
Schroth Racing has contested a variety of international and national series: endurance staples like the FIA World Endurance Championship support rounds, long-distance events such as the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 24 Hours of Spa, GT championships including the Blancpain GT Series and the ADAC GT Masters, and single-make cups like the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland. The team has also taken part in touring car and club-level endurance competitions organised by entities such as the VLN Endurance Championship and the GT World Challenge Europe. Guest appearances at events like the Le Mans Series rounds and historic festivals at Goodwood have broadened the team’s public profile.
Drivers who have raced for the organisation include professionals with pedigrees from teams such as Manthey-Racing, Porsche GT Team, and BMW Team Schnitzer. Names associated through collaboration or seat-time include endurance specialists from Germany, Austria, and Great Britain who have experience in championships like the FIA GT Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and Super GT. Several drivers progressed from one-make cups such as the Porsche Supercup and the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland into international GT drives, later moving to factory roles with Porsche, BMW, and Aston Martin Racing.
The team’s primary machinery historically centred on Porsche 911 variants, notably Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Porsche 911 RSR derivatives, while later seasons included entries with chassis from McLaren and BMW M4 GT3. Technical partnerships encompassed tyre suppliers such as Pirelli and Michelin, electronics and telemetry firms tied to companies like Bosch and Magneti Marelli, and collaborations with engineering houses connected to Mahle and ZF Friedrichshafen. Workshop and logistics support came from garages that have serviced teams like Rowe Racing and Black Falcon, and aerodynamic consultancy was sometimes sourced from engineers with links to Dallara and Williams Advanced Engineering.
Highlights include class podiums and top-10 finishes at endurance events such as the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, podium results in rounds of the ADAC GT Masters, and competitive class results in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. The team achieved notable qualifying performances and racecraft recognitions in sprint and endurance formats, earning invitations to high-profile events including historic editions of the Spa 24 Hours and endurance showcases at Monza and Silverstone. Team drivers have set competitive lap times on circuits like the Circuit de la Sarthe and the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps relative to their classes.
Sponsorships have combined family-owned enterprises, regional German brands, and international automotive suppliers, mirroring partnerships seen with teams such as Manthey Racing and Rowe Racing. Merchandise and livery designs have been influenced by longstanding collaborators from Stuttgart supplier networks and commercial partners active in motorsport hospitality at events organised by the SRO Motorsports Group and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Branding activations have appeared at endurance classics including the 24 Hours of Spa and national events at Hockenheimring.
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