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My Take
I'll admit the listing calls Hans-Joachim Stuck a Formula One driver, and he did race there from 1974 to 1979, but to me his real legend lives in endurance racing. Winning Le Mans twice with Porsche in 1986 and 1987, plus a World Endurance title, is the kind of grit that outshines a Grand Prix podium. The nickname Strietzel and that family racing lineage make him feel like motorsport royalty. I find drivers like Stuck more compelling than pure F1 stars precisely because endurance racing tests a different, more relentless kind of speed.
Overview
Hans-Joachim Stuck (German pronunciation: [hans ˈjoːaxɪm ʃtʊk]; born 1 January 1951) is a German former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1979. Nicknamed "Strietzel", Stuck jointly won the World Endurance Championship for Drivers in 1985 and is a two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1986 and 1987 with Porsche.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hans-Joachim Stuck
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンス＝ヨアヒム・スタック
- Reading
- はんす＝よあひむ・すたっく
- Born
- January 1, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Grainau, Upper Bavaria, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Formula One driver
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Formula One driver — see all → · More people from Germany →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.