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Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
About Marcel Tiemann
- Marcel Tiemann (born 19 March 1974) is a race driver from Germany.
- He is best known for being a five-time winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring race with Opel and Porsche. Tiemann was born in Hamburg to Hans-Jürgen Tiemann, an amusement park owner (Heide Park), and also a successful race driver, winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1997 (BMW) and 1999 (Viper). Tiemann was seriously injured in a heavy crash during an International GT Open race at Imola on May 23, 2010.
- Tiemann, who was driving an Audi R8, collided with another car at the rolling start and was forced into a retaining wall at high speed.
- He sustained brain trauma, a fractured vertebra and broken ribs in the impact, and was placed in a medically induced coma to assist his recovery.
- He later regained consciousness and mostly recovered, but has been unable to race due to the resulting neurological damage and vision problems from the accident.
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