Kurt Karl-Heinrich Ahrens (born 19 April 1940), known as Kurt Ahrens Jr., is a German former racing driver who occasionally appeared in German Grand Prix races, mostly in Formula 2 cars. His father, Kurt Ahrens Sr., was a German speedway champion who competed against his son for five years. Ahrens started in 1958 with a Cooper-Norton Formula 3 car and won the German Formula Junior title in 1961 and 1963. He raced Brabhams for the Caltex Racing team and was invited to drive the Brabham-Repco F1 car in the wet 1968 German Grand Prix. In 1968 he joined the Porsche factory sports car team, shared victory with Jo Siffert in the 1969 Austrian 1000 km event, co-drove a Porsche 917 at Le Mans in 1969 and 1970, and won the 1000 km Nurburgring with Vic Elford in 1970. He retired after 1970, proud of never having crashed in a race.
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is a German former racing driver who occasionally appeared in German Grand Prix races
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Kurt Karl-Heinrich Ahrens (born 19 April 1940)
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won the German Formula Junior title in 1961 and 1963
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is a German former racing driver who occasionally appeared in German Grand Prix races
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was invited to drive the Brabham-Repco F1 in the wet 1968 German Grand Prix
Competed In: 24 Hours of Le Mans, Career, 24 Hours of Le Mans
He co-drove the pole-setting Porsche 917 "long tail" at the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans, but neither car finished.
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