This topic used to be about the BMW’s only. I changed it into Jägermeister touring cars in February 2025
last update: February 13, 2025
Jägermeister is a German liqueur producer that sponsored a lot of cars and teams, especially in the German and European championships. The Jägermeister Prototypes are in collection #010. In this Collection I focus on the many Touring cars that wore the bright orange livery of Jägermeister.
1973 Rally de Monte Carlo, Ford Capri RS 2600. Schimpf has been co-pilot for many years and he takes the wheel himself in the 1973 Rally de Monte Carlo. The team didn’t make it to the finish; Klaus Fritzinger in another Capri crashed in the snowy conditions and blocked the road. Towing trucks and spectators came to help and no rally car was able to pass. Instead of neutralizing the stage, the organizer simply disqualified all 165 (!) cars that were stranded … including the Jägermeister Ford.
#206 Eckhardt Schimpf (D) / Ernst-Johann Zauner (D) – DSQ
- IXO RAC 269 (diecast)
1973 Nürburgring 24h, BMW 3.0 CSL – Alpina. The CSL version of the BMW 3.0 was quick, especially the ones from tuner Alpina. The Jägermeister car won the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. This race didn’t last 24 hours at all that year; it was 2 times 8 hours with 8 hours in between because of bad weather …
#29 Niki Lauda (A) / Hans-Peter Joisten (D) – 1st
Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL – 3.2 liter BMW M30B32 straight-6, approx. 340 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E9 #unknown
- SPARK SG004 #720 / 1500 pcs (resin)
The 1973 European Touring Car Championship
1973 Nürburgring 6h, BMW 3.0 CSL – Alpina. The BMW was back at the Nürburgring, but now for the 4th round of the European Touring Car Championship. Competition came from the factory team from BMW and Ford and also Schnitzer. By now the new rear spoiler on the CSL’s was homologated and the factory BMW’s finished first and second.
#15 Niki Lauda (A) / Hans-Peter Joisten (D) – 3rd
Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL – 3.2 liter BMW M30B32 straight-6, approx. 340 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E9 #unknown
- SPARK CASPA 010 #259 / 500 pcs (resin)
1973 Spa-Francorchamps 24h, BMW 3.0 CSL – Alpina. The 5th round of the European Championship was held at Spa-Francorchamps which then was still a street circuit through the Ardennes mountains. Blistering fast and quite dangerous … Sadly, Hans-Peter Joisten had a fatal accident.
21 Niki Lauda (A) / Brian Muir (GB) / Hans-Peter Joisten (D)† DNF fatal accident
Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL – 3.2 liter BMW M30B32 straight-6, approx. 340 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E9 #unknown
- SOLIDO 1075 (diecast)
1973 Paul Ricard 4h, BMW 3.0 CSL – Alpina. Round 8 of the European Championship. The Jägermeister car had some good results in the European Championship with different driver pairings. Derek Bell, Niki Lauda, Hans-Peter Joisten, Brian Muir all piloted the orange BMW. At Paul Ricard, Jacky Ickx and James Hunt were the drivers and finished second behind the works BMW from Hezemans and Quester.
#2 Jacky Ickx (B) / James Hunt (GB) – 2nd
Alpina BMW 3.0 CSL – 3.2 liter BMW M30B32 straight-6, approx. 340 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1050 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E9 #unknown
- SPARK S2820 (resin)
Other years
1974 DRM Norisring, BMW Schlüter 2002 Tii. The battle in division II of the DRM Championship was between Ford and BMW. The Zakspeed Escorts were favourite thanks to their 16 valve engines. The group 2 BMW 2002 were less powerful but had independent rear axle which gave them better traction. Helmut Kelleners drove this Jägermeister BMW from the less known team of Schlüter. He finished third and fourth a few times during the season, but retired at the Norisring.
#45 Helmut Kelleners (D) – DNF
Schlüter BMW 2002 Tii – 2.0 liter BMW M10 straight-4, approx. 250 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E10 #unknown
- SPARK SG036 #435 / 750 pcs (resin)
1975 Nürburgring 6h, NSU TTS. Willi Bergmeister raced this little NSU for many years in hillclimbs and on race tracks scoring many class wins. One of his greatest achievements was during the 6-hour race for the European Touring Car Championship in 1975. The little 1300 cc NSU finished 4th overall behind 3 BMW 3.0 CSL’s beating the 2002’s and some big Opel Commodores, and of course it won its class.
#71 Willi Bergmeister (D) /. Wolfgang Wolf (D) – 4th / 1st 1.3 liter
Spiess NSU 1200 TTS – 1.3 liter Spiess NSU straight-4, approx 120 hp. Tires unknown. Weight 625 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr.. unknown.
1977 Zandvoort, VW Scirocco TS. The VW Scirocco was the car to beat in the 1.6 litre category of the European Touring Car Championship in 1977. Especially the Spiess prepared cars were very fast. Willi Bergmeister and Helmut Henzler shared this Jägermeister sponsored car and won in Pergusa and at the Nürburgring. At the Zandvoort Trophy they failed to finish because of a broken gearbox.
#53 Willi Bergmeister (D) / Helmut Henzler (D) – DNF
Spiess VW Scirocco TS – 1.6 liter Spiess Volkswagen straight-4, approx. 180 hp. Goodyear tires. Weight 750 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. unknown
- NEO 45246 (diecast)
1977 DRM Championship, Faltz-Alpina BMW 320i. In 1977 the battle was between de Zakspeed Escorts and BMW 320 from several tuners and teams. Harald Grohs and Hans J. Stuck were the regular drivers for GS Tuning. Grohs finished on the podium once, but Stuck took two victories.
#14 Harald Grohs (D) – 3rd
#15 Hans J. Stuck (D) – 2 x 1st
Faltz-Alpina BMW 320i – 2.0 liter BMW M12/7 straight-4, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 740 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW #E21-R1-06 & BMW #E21-R1-13
- QUARTZO Q3021 (diecast)
- MINICHAMPS MC400 772315 (diecast)
1979 DRM Norisring, GS BMW 320 turbo. In 1978 the turbocharged cars became dominant, but young talent Markus Höttinger only got hold of one in 1979. Despite the stiff competition of the Schnitzer BMW and Zakspeed Capri he did well: Markus finished in second two times, one being this race at Norisring. He won a race at Hockenheim.
#6 Markus Höttinger (A) – 1st
GS BMW 320 turbo – 1.4 liter BBMW M12/12 straight-4 turbo, approx. 420 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 770 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW #E21 #unknown
- SPARK Raceland Specials RS1508 #106 of 400 pcs (resin)
1977 Silverstone 6h, Faltz-Alpina BMW 320i. The new group 5 rules were an impulse for the world championship. The 6 hours of Silverstone were won by a factory Porsche in front of similar cars run by Kremer and Loos. Fourth was this little normally aspirated BMW that drove in the class up to 2 litres. The Faltz Alpina team beat several turbo Porsches from the higher categories.
#51 Ronnie Peterson (S) / Helmut Kelleners (D) – 4th overall / 1st < 2 liter
Faltz-Alpina BMW 320i – 2.0 liter BMW M12/7 straight-4, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 740 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW #E21 #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC400 772351 limited 1008 pcs (diecast)
1979 European Touring Car Championship, Eggenberger BMW 320i. When the Group 5 was introduced, the group 2 lost popularity in a rapid rate. In 1979 all factory teams had disappeared and a few old BMW CSLs ruled the European Touring Car Championship. The 2-liter class was dominated by the Zakspeed Escorts, but at the Nürburgring and Zandvoort, this Eggenberger BMW 320i finished 3rd overall and 1st in class both times when driven by Helmut Kelleners and Siri Müller jr. The car was piloted by numerous drivers throughout the season and had different numbers each time.
#28 Helmut Kelleners (D) / Siri Müller jr. – 1st
Eggenberger BMW 320i – 2.0 liter BMW M10 straight-4, approx. 240 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 900 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E21 #unknown
- NEO 45226 (resin)
1982 Nürburgring 1000km, BMW 320i. The 1982 world championship was in the transition from Group 5 and 6 towards Group C. Many teams were present with their new cars; Ford C100, Sauber C6, Joest-Porsche 936C, Lancia LC1, Lola, Cougar, WM, Rondeau. In the end only one little Lancia arrived at the finish, it won in front of a Rondeau, an old BMW M1 and this little normally aspirated BMW 320i. It was entered by Eckhardt Schimpf, the sponsor manager from Jägermeister.
#40 Eckhardt Schimpf (D) / Mario Ketterer (D) / Anton Fischhaber (D) – 4th overall / 1st < 2 liter
BMW 320i – 2.0 liter BMW M12/7 straight-4, approx. 300 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 740 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW #E21 #unknown
- SPARK Raceland Specials RS1764 #032 / 350 pcs (resin)
German Touring Car Championships
1984 DTM Zolder, Brun BMW 635 CSi. Hans J. Stuck drove the ETCC with a BMW works car. In the DTM het did a few races for Brun Motorsport, the team he also raced for in the Sportscar World Championship. At Zolder, in the rain, Hans started 2nd but retired two laps before the finish. He was classified 13th in the end. This was the first race of the German Production Car Championship, what would be renamed in DTM later.
#6 Hans J. Stuck (D) – DNF
Brun BMW 635 CSi – 3.5 liter BMW M30B35 straight-6, approx. 310 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1185 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- MINICHAMPS trans kit (diecast)
1988 DTM, Linder BMW M3 E30. After the DRM and Supercup stopped, the DTM (for Touring cars) became the premier championship in Germany. Ford Sierra Cosworth, Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 and BMW M3 battled it out with top teams and top drivers. This beautiful Linder BMW from Mario Ketterer could be found in the lower regions.
#39 Mario Ketterer (D) – 45th
Linder BMW M3 (E30) – 2.3 liter BMW S14B23 straight-4, approx. 300 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 960 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E30 #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC430 882039 (diecast)
1991 DTM Championship, Opel Omega 3000 evo 500. The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) reached one of its highlights in 1990 and 1991. BMW and Mercedes battled for years and were joined by Audi V8 Quattro last year. Stuck won the title in 1990 and in 1991 Biela took the championship in the mighty Audi. This Opel was beautiful but had no chances against the other cars, Oberndorfer finished in the points only once.
#66 Peter Oberndorfer (D) – 21st championship
Schübel Opel Omega 3000 evo 500 – 3.0 liter Opel straight-6 24V, approx. 410 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1100 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC430 914466 limited 2400 pcs (diecast)
1993 DTM Championship Norisring, Linder BMW 325i E36 coupé. In 1993 new DTM rules were introduced with high revving 2.5 liter 6-cylinder engines. Opel and Alfa Romeo could homologate V6 engines that lay far behind the front axle of the car. BMW was represented by Linder, a privateer team that had to choose between a straight 6-cylinder that was longer and higher than the V6’s or make use of the well-known E30 4-cylinder that couldn’t deliver the power that the V6’s could. Linder chose the second option and Armin Hahne competed in a number of races until Linder gave up the unequal fight.
#9 Armin Hahne (D) – DNF
Linder BMW 325i Coupé – 2.5 liter BMW S14B25 straight-4, approx. 370 hp. Pirelli tires. Weight 1040 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. #unknown
- SPARK Raceland Specials RS1716 #268 / 500 pcs (resin)
1995 DTM Championship, Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti. The new DTM was a battle between Opel, Mercedes and Alfa Romeo. The last one won the championship with its powerful AWD 155 in 1993 but was less competitive in 1995. This is the Jägermeister car from Michael Bartels who finished 10th in the championship.
#19 Michael Bartels (D) – 10th
J.A.S. Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti – 2.5 liter Alfa Romeo 690RC – V6 60º, approx. 420 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1100 kg. Steel space frame, chassisnr. Abarth SE057E #94/005
- MINICHAMPS MC430 950219 (diecast)
1998 STW Championship, Isert BMW 320i E36.The super touring cars were a very popular series in the 2nd part of the 90’s. The German championship was won by Johnny Cecotto in a works BMW 320i. This privately entered Isert car with Prinz Leopold von Bayern finished only 23rd in the championship.
#25 Prinz Leopold von Bayern (D)
Isert BMW 320i – BMW M12/7 straight-4, approx. 300 hp. Michelin tires. Weight 1000 kg. Steel monocoque, chassisnr. BMW E36 #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC430 982625 (diecast)
2000 DTM Championship, Opel Astra OPC V8 Coupé. The German Touring Car Masters DTM is one of the most popular racing series in Europe. In 2000 the battle went on between Opel and Mercedes. Opel drivers won 4 times, but Schneider in his Mercedes took the title. This Jägermeister car of Hélary finished 4th three times. This was the last Jägermeister sponsored car, the German company changed towards a more environmental friendly policy and racing didn’t fit in this.
#11 Eric Hélary (F) – 4th
Holzer Opel Astra OPC V8 Coupé – 4.0 liter GM V8 90º, approx. 460 hp. Dunlop tires. Weight 1080 kg. Steel pace frame, chassisnr. #unknown
- MINICHAMPS MC430 004811 (diecast)
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