Mike Rockenfeller
Rockenfeller in 2014
NationalityGermany German
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983
Neuwied, West Germany
DTM, NASCAR Cup Series career
Debut season2007
Current teamAbt Sportsline, Legacy Motor Club
Car number9; 42
Former teamsAudi Sport Team Phoenix
Starts209
Championships1 (2013)
Wins6
Podiums36
Poles7
Fastest laps10
Finished last season29th (NASCAR)
Previous series
2008
2006
2005
2002-2004
2001		Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
FIA GT
German Carrera Cup
Formula König
Championship titles
2013
2008
2005
2004		DTM
Le Mans Series
FIA GT Championship GT2
German Carrera Cup
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2004–2005, 2007–2012, 2018–
TeamsOrbit Racing, Alex Job Racing, Audi Sport Team Joest
Best finish1st (2010)
Class wins2 (2005, 2010)

Mike Rockenfeller (born 31 October 1983), nicknamed "Rocky", is a German professional racing driver and was an Audi factory driver competing in the DTM and the FIA World Endurance Championship. He won his first DTM title in 2013, driving for Audi Sport Team Phoenix. He also won the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Career

Early career

Rockenfeller began racing karts in 1995 aged 11, winning the Bambini North state championship. He competed in various local and national karting series in the 1990s. In 2002, he won the Jörg van Ommen Kart Cup Super Series.

Porsche Supercup and Le Mans championship

In 2001, Rockenfeller moved to cars, and finished 4th in the Formula König championship, winning one race. In 2002, he joined the Porsche Junior team and raced in the German Carrera Cup, finishing 10th, and in a partial Porsche Supercup season. In 2003, he finished 2nd in the German Carrera Cup championship, and made his American Le Mans Series debut at Petit Le Mans, finishing 10th in GT2 class. In 2004, Rockenfeller won the German Carrera Cup and also won two races in Porsche Supercup. That year he also raced in the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 1000km of Nürburgring, and Petit Le Mans.

Rockenfeller driving the Audi R10 TDI en route to winning the 2008 Le Mans Series Drivers Championship.

2005 became Rockenfeller's breakthrough year. He became a full Porsche factory driver and won the GT2 class driver championship title in the FIA GT Championship driving with Marc Lieb for GruppeM Racing. He collected 6 class wins, including the Spa 24 Hours. Rockenfeller also won the GT2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving with Lieb and Leo Hindrey for Alex Job Racing. 2006 saw him race again in the ALMS and Grand-Am series for Alex Job. He won in the ALMS at Houston and finished second in LMP2 class at Petit Le Mans, driving a Porsche RS Spyder for Penske Racing. He also took two Grand-Am wins.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Rockenfeller driving an Audi A4 at the Hockenheimring during the 2009 DTM season.

For 2007, Rockenfeller became an Audi factory driver and raced an A4 DTM for Audi Sport Team Rosberg in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving an Audi R10. In addition to DTM and having already moderate experience with Le Mans Prototype cars, in 2008 he drove for Audi Sport Team Joest in the Le Mans Series, alongside Alexandre Prémat. Despite not winning any races, Rockenfeller and Prémat won the title at the 2008 1000 km of Silverstone, after an accident on lap 46 for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Nicolas Minassian and Marc Gené. He also participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, occupying the third Audi entry with Prémat and Lucas Luhr. After qualifying fifth, their entry finished in fourth place overall, seven laps down on winning team-mates Rinaldo Capello, Tom Kristensen and Allan McNish.

For 2009, Rockenfeller continues in the DTM with Team Rosberg.[1]

Rockenfeller started the 2010 racing season winning the Rolex 24 At Daytona overall in the Action Express Racing Porsche Riley with co-drivers João Barbosa, Terry Borcheller, and Ryan Dalziel.

Rockenfeller competing in the 2014 DTM season.

In the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rockenfeller was involved in a horrific accident while passing a slower GTE vehicle at 5:49 into the race. Shortly after nightfall, he was involved in a violent crash at the kinks on the straight between Mulsanne Corner and Indianapolis after near contact with the number 71 car of Robert Kauffman. Rockenfeller then climbed from his car and jumped to safety over the Armco barrier. He sustained a small flesh wound on his right arm and was admitted into a hospital overnight for observation.

Rockenfeller took part in the 2014 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona race[2] in the Spirit of Daytona Corvette Daytona Prototype with Richard Westbrook and Michael Valiante.

In 2021, it was announced that Rockenfeller would depart from DTM following the season, whilst also parting ways with Audi at the end of the year. He would go on to finish 8th in the points with podiums at Lausitzring, Circuit Zolder, the Nürburgring, and the Hockenheimring driving for Abt Sportsline.[3]

IMSA

In 2023, Rockenfeller joined JDC–Miller MotorSports for the team's GTP program, driving alongside Tijmen van der Helm.[4]

NASCAR

In 2022, Rockenfeller made two starts in the NASCAR Cup Series for Spire Motorsports in the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, finishing 30th at Watkins Glen, and 29th at Charlotte Roval.[5] In the following year, it was announced that Rockenfeller would join seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button to drive the Next Gen Camaro prepared by Hendrick Motorsports for the Garage 56 entry at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6] Rockenfeller returned to Cup Series competition that year, driving the No. 42 Chevrolet for Legacy Motor Club to a 24th place finish at Indianapolis and 19th at Watkins Glen.[7] It was later announced he would race at the Charlotte Roval.[8] He finished the race in 29th.

Accolades

Racing record

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2002 UPS Porsche-Junior Team Porsche 996 GT3 IMO
10		 CAT A1R MON NÜR
12		 SIL HOC
Ret		 HUN
8		 SPA MNZ IND IND NC‡ 0‡
2003 UPS Porsche-Junior Team Porsche 996 GT3 IMO CAT A1R MON
Ret		 NÜR
1		 MAG SIL
2		 HOC
5		 HUN MNZ
Ret		 IND IND NC‡ 0‡
2004 UPS Porsche-Junior Team Porsche 996 GT3 IMO CAT MON
1		 IND IND MAG SIL
2		 HOC
1		 HUN
3		 SPA MNZ
8		 NC‡ 0‡
Eichin Racing-PZ Freiburg NÜR
2

‡ - Not eligible for points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2004 United States Orbit Racing
United States BAM!		 Germany Marc Lieb
United States Leo Hindery		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS GT 223 DNF DNF
2005 United States Alex Job Racing
United States BAM! Motorsport		 Germany Marc Lieb
United States Leo Hindery		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR GT2 332 10th 1st
2007 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Germany Lucas Luhr
France Alexandre Prémat		 Audi R10 TDI LMP1 23 DNF DNF
2008 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Germany Lucas Luhr
France Alexandre Prémat		 Audi R10 TDI LMP1 374 4th 4th
2009 Germany Audi Sport North America Germany Marco Werner
Germany Lucas Luhr		 Audi R15 TDI LMP1 104 DNF DNF
2010 Germany Audi Sport North America Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas		 Audi R15 TDI plus LMP1 397 1st 1st
2011 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas		 Audi R18 TDI LMP1 116 DNF DNF
2012 Germany Audi Sport North America United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Italy Marco Bonanomi		 Audi R18 ultra LMP1 375 3rd 3rd
2018 United States Corvette Racing - GM Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 342 18th 4th
2019 United States Corvette Racing Denmark Jan Magnussen
Spain Antonio García		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE
Pro		 337 28th 8th
2023 United States Hendrick Motorsports United Kingdom Jenson Button
United States Jimmie Johnson		 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Innovative 285 39th –

24 Hours of Daytona results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2004 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Johannes van Overbeek
United States Lonnie Pechnik
United States Seth Neiman
United States Peter Cunningham		 Porsche 996 GT3 Cup GT 523 3rd 2nd
2005 United States Brumos Racing United States J.C. France
United States Hurley Haywood
Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas		 Fabcar FDSC/03-Porsche DP 432 44th
DNF		 21st
DNF
2006 United States Alex Job Racing/Emory Motorsports United States Patrick Long
Germany Lucas Luhr		 Crawford DP03-Porsche DP 731 3rd 3rd
2008 United States SAMAX United Kingdom Allan McNish
Germany Lucas Luhr
United States Henry Zogaib		 Riley Mk. XI-Pontiac DP 233 55th
DNF		 20th
DNF
2010 United States Action Express Racing Portugal João Barbosa
United States Terry Borcheller
United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel		 Riley Mk. XI-Porsche DP 755 1st 1st
2012 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Long
United States Seth Neiman		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup GT 706 26th 15th
2013 United States Action Express Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
United States Burt Frisselle		 Coyote Corvette DP DP 708 4th 4th
2014 United States Spirit of Daytona Racing Canada Michael Valiante
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook		 Coyote Corvette DP P 693 4th 4th
2015 United States VisitFlorida.com Racing Canada Michael Valiante
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook		 Coyote Corvette DP P 734 3rd 3rd
2016 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTLM 722 8th 2nd
2017 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTLM 652 8th 4th
2018 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTLM 781 13th 3rd
2019 United States Corvette Racing Spain Antonio García
Denmark Jan Magnussen		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTLM 563 16th 6th
2021 United States Ally Cadillac Racing United States Jimmie Johnson
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
France Simon Pagenaud		 Cadillac DPi-V.R DPi 807 2nd 2nd
2022 United States Ally Cadillac Racing United States Jimmie Johnson
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López		 Cadillac DPI-V.R DPi 739 11th 5th

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results

(key)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2007 Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM 2006 HOC
12		 OSC
3		 LAU
13		 BRH
Ret		 NOR
13		 MUG
6		 ZAN
10		 NÜR
17		 CAT
7†		 HOC
DSQ		 12th 11
2008 Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM 2007 HOC
10		 OSC
7		 MUG
14		 LAU
9		 NOR
13		 ZAN
10		 NÜR
15		 BRH
13		 CAT
5		 BUG
9		 HOC
9		 11th 6
2009 Team Rosberg Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC
Ret		 LAU
7		 NOR
9		 ZAN
12†		 OSC
13		 NÜR
10		 BRH
7		 CAT
12		 DIJ
13		 HOC
9		 14th 4
2010 Team Phoenix Audi A4 DTM 2008 HOC
5		 VAL
6		 LAU
4		 NOR
12		 NÜR
9		 ZAN
13		 BRH
9		 OSC
5		 HOC
3		 ADR
16		 SHA
12		 7th 22
2011 Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM 2009 HOC
11		 ZAN
1		 SPL
5		 LAU NOR
14		 NÜR
3		 BRH
6		 OSC
6		 VAL
9		 HOC
4		 6th 31
2012 Phoenix Racing Audi A5 DTM HOC
5		 LAU
13		 BRH
3		 SPL
7		 NOR
6		 NÜR
5		 ZAN
2		 OSC
6		 VAL
5		 HOC
Ret		 4th 85
2013 Phoenix Racing Audi RS5 DTM HOC
8		 BRH
1		 SPL
4		 LAU
2		 NOR
5		 MSC
1		 NÜR
4		 OSC
2		 ZAN
2		 HOC
16		 1st 142
2014 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
4		 OSC
2		 HUN
10		 NOR
8		 MSC
Ret		 SPL
13		 NÜR
2		 LAU
10		 ZAN
15		 HOC
2		 3rd 72
2015 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
6		 LAU
1
9		 LAU
2
10		 NOR
1
14		 NOR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
11		 SPL
1
8		 SPL
2
4		 MSC
1
10		 MSC
2
1		 OSC
1
Ret		 OSC
2
19		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
7		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
15		 10th 83
2016 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
10		 SPL
1
12		 SPL
2
8		 LAU
1
19		 LAU
2
17		 NOR
1
18		 NOR
2
DSQ		 ZAN
1
14		 ZAN
2
15		 MSC
1
16		 MSC
2
15		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
22		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
8		 19th 31
Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
11
2017 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
7		 LAU
1
5		 LAU
2
5		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
10		 NOR
1
13		 NOR
2
Ret		 MSC
1
2		 MSC
2
12		 ZAN
1
4		 ZAN
2
1		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
17		 SPL
1
7		 SPL
2
2		 HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
3		 4th 167
2018 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
2		 LAU
1
11		 LAU
2
8		 HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
4		 NOR
1
15		 NOR
2
16		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
16		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
6		 MIS
1
10		 MIS
2
9		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
13		 SPL
1
2		 SPL
2
8		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
11		 11th 87
2019 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 Turbo DTM HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
Ret		 ZOL
1
5		 ZOL
2
4		 MIS
1
6		 MIS
2
10		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
3		 ASS
1
9		 ASS
2
1		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
6		 LAU
1
3		 LAU
2
3		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
7		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
2		 4th 182
2020 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 Turbo DTM SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
5		 LAU
1
11		 LAU
2
5		 LAU
1
6		 LAU
2
11		 ASS
1
4		 ASS
2
11		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
7		 ZOL
1
8		 ZOL
2
2		 ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
6		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
4		 4th 139
2021 Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS Evo MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
8		 LAU
1
3		 LAU
2
8		 ZOL
1
2		 ZOL
2
10		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
Ret		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
Ret		 ASS
1
13		 ASS
2
11		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
15		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
4		 8th 89

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team No. Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2014 Spirit of Daytona Racing 90 P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
4		 SEB
10		 LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IMS ELK COA PET
7		 28th 76
2015 VisitFlorida.com Racing 90 P Coyote Corvette DP Chevrolet 5.5L V8 DAY
3		 SEB
3		 LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET
5		 14th 89
2016 Corvette Racing 3 GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB
9		 LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET
4		 14th 85
2017 Corvette Racing 3 GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 DAY
4		 SEB
1		 LBH COA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
2		 11th 95
2018 Corvette Racing 3 GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 DAY
3		 SEB
8		 LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 16th 53
2019 Corvette Racing 3 GTLM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB
3		 LBH MDO WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
4		 18th 83
2021 Ally Cadillac Racing 48 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
2		 SEB MDO DET WGL WGL ELK LGA LBH PET 17th 345
2022 Ally Cadillac 48 DPi Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY
5		 SEB
6		 LBH LGA MDO DET WGL
6		 MOS ELK PET
3		 11th 1146
2023 JDC-Miller MotorSports 5 GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA
7		 WGL
4		 MOS
4		 ELK
5		 IMS
8		 PET
5		 9th 1660
2024 Ford Multimatic Motorsports 64 GTD Pro Ford Mustang GT3 Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL

* Season still in progress.

Complete Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2008 Audi Sport Team Joest LMP1 Audi R10 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)		 CAT
2		 MON
2		 SPA
2		 NÜR
3		 SIL
4		 1st 27

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2022 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
NC		 SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 30th 0

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 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 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2022 Spire Motorsports 77 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRD TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC MCH RCH GLN
30		 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV
29		 LVS HOM MAR PHO 37th 15 [9]
2023 Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH BRD MAR TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC RCH MCH IRC
24		 GLN
19		 DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV
29		 LVS HOM MAR PHO 36th 39 [10]

References

  1. ↑ English, Steven (17 February 2009). "Audi confirms unchanged lineup". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  2. ↑ theCheckeredFlag.co.uk
  3. ↑ "Rockenfeller splits with Audi, to step down from DTM". Motorsport.com. Rachit Thukral. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (26 April 2023). "Rockenfeller & Van Der Helm Confirmed For JDC-Miller's GTP Effort". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mike Rockenfeller Running Watkins Glen, Charlotte for Spire". Frontstretch. Dalton Hopkins. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jenson Button joins NASCAR Garage 56 at Le Mans with Jimmie Johnson, Rockenfeller". NBC Sports. Nate Ryan. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Noah Gragson suspended by Legacy Motor Club UPDATES: released from team". Jayski’s Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Mike Rockenfeller returning to Legacy Motor Club for Charlotte Roval". Jayski’s Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mike Rockenfeller – 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mike Rockenfeller – 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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