Volker Strycek

Volker Strycek (born 13 October 1957 in Essen) is a German racecar driver who currently competes in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for BITTER Opel. He is also an automobile manager.

In 1984, Strycek became the first Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft champion, driving a BMW 635 CSi, without winning a race. He did not win a DTM race either when driving for Opel from 1989 to 1996.

After the original DTM faltered, Strycek became a manager for Opel, leading the Opel Performance Center (OPC). He entered a DTM-Calibra on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 1999, and in 2002 raced new DTM-Opel Astra there. Strycek's testing at the Nürburgring resulted in several factory teams entering the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2003, and Strycek won together with three of his employees.

Strycek continues to race, appearing once again in an Opel at the 2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring with the famous foxtail Manta. Despite crashing in the race, his team would re-join the race on the last lap after repairs. His most recent motorsport appearance being at the 2025 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving a Mclaren Atura Trophy Evo for Dörr Motorsport with Ben Dörr, winning the SP8T class.

Strycek, who is married and has two children, has been a professor at Technische Universität Berlin since 2006 and since 2007 Automobilclub von Deutschland Sportpräsident.

Racing record

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete International Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)