Vern Schuppan : biography
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With Japanese backing, Schuppan produced firstly minimally modified 962 race cars with street registration. The first, registered in the UK as H726 LDP, retained the original bodywork and honeycomb chassis from its racing career. Later a road going evolution of the Porsche 962 called the Schuppan 962CR was developed, using very different bodywork. At the then price of 195 million yen (1.5 million USD) only six were built.
Payment failed to arrive for two of the vehicles after they were shipped to Japan. This, coupled with the high cost of the car’s construction and the worldwide recession, forced Schuppan to declare bankruptcy. Schuppan then also co-owned an Indy Lights team with Stefan Johansson.
In May 2006, Schuppan was elected into the Club International des Anciens Pilotes de Grand Prix F1, an eminent organisation based in Monaco.
Racing record
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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1972 | Marlboro BRM | BRM P153B | BRM V12 | ARG | RSA | ESP | MON | BELDNS | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | |||||
1974 | Team Ensign | Ensign N174 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL15 | MONRet | SWEDSQ | NEDDSQ | FRADNQ | GBRDNQ | GERRet | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | NC | 0 | ||
1975 | Embassy Racing With Graham Hill | Hill GH1 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWERet | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||
1977 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Cosworth V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR12 | GER7 | AUT16 | NEDDNQ | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
Indy 500 results
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | Eagle | Offy | 17th | 18th |
1977 | Wildcat | Offy | DNQ | |
1979 | Wildcat | DGS | 22nd | 21st |
1981 | McLaren | Cosworth | 18th | 3rd |
1982 | Penske | Cosworth | DNQ |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans Results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner’s distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Year | Pos | Class | No | Team | Co-Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 13 | C1 | 55 | AUS}} Team Schuppan | SWE}} Eje Elgh Gary Brabham | Porsche 962C | 321 | |
1988 | 34DNF | C1 | 18 | FRG}} Porsche AG | FRA}} Bob Wollek Sarel van der Merwe | Porsche 962C | 192 | |
1987 | 39DNF | C1 | 18 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche AG | FRA}} Bob Wollek Jochen Mass | Porsche 962C | 16 | |
1986† | 27DNF | C1 | 2 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche | FRG}} Jochen Mass Bob Wollek | Porsche 962C | 180 | |
1986† | 47DNF | C1 | 3 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche | USA}} Drake Olson | Porsche 962C | 41 | |
1985 | 32DNF | C1 | 3 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche | USA}} Al Holbert John Watson | Porsche 962C | 299 | |
1984 | 6 | C1 | 11 | FRG}} Porsche Kremer Racing | AUS}} Alan Jones Jean-Pierre Jarier | Porsche 956B | 337 | |
1983 | 1 | C | 3 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche | USA}} Hurley Haywood Al Holbert | Porsche 956 | 370 | |
1982 | 2 | C | 2 | FRG}} Rothmans Porsche System | FRG}} Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | 356 | |
1981 | 12 | S+2.0 | 12 | FRG}} Porsche System | FRG}} Jochen Mass Hurley Haywood | Porsche 936 | 312 | |
1979† | 24NC | S+2.0 | 10 | USA}} Grand Touring Cars Ltd. Ford Concessionaires France | FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jaussaud David Hobbs | Mirage M10 | ? | 121 |
1979† | 26DNF | S+2.0 | 11 | USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc. Ford Concessionaires France | GBR}} Derek Bell David Hobbs | Mirage M10 | ? | 262 |
1978 | 10 | S+2.0 | 10 | Grand Touring Cars Inc. | FRA}} Jacques Laffite Sam Posey | Mirage M9 | ? | 293 |
1977 | 2 | S+2.0 | 10 | USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc. Mirage Renault | FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jarier | Mirage GR8 | ? | 331 |
1976 | 5 | S3.0 | 11 | USA}} Grand Touring Cars Inc. | GBR}} Derek Bell | Mirage GR8 | ? | 326 |
1975 | 3 | S3.0 | 10 | GBR}} Gulf Research Racing Co. | FRA}} Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Mirage GR8 | ? | 330 |
1974 | 41DNF | S3.0 | 12 | GBR}} Gulf Research Racing Co. | SWE}} Reine Wisell | Mirage GR7 | ? | ? |
1973 | 44DNF | S3.0 | 9 | GBR}} Gulf Research Racing | GBR}} Mike Hailwood John Watson | Mirage M6 | ? | 112 |
† Years he was cross entered.
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