Sascha Maassen

Born	(1969-09-28)28 September 1969 (age 56) Aachen, Germany
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years	2000 –2004,2008 –2009
Teams	Skea Racing International, Dick Barbour Racing, Freisinger Motorsport, Alex Job Racing, White Lightning Racing, Team Essex, NAVITeam Goh
Best finish	10th (2004)
Class wins	2 (2003,2004)

Sascha Maassen (born 28 September 1969 inAachen, Germany) is a veteransports car driver.

Maassen began his career inkarts, and moved to cars in 1989, inFormula Ford 1600. During the early 1990s, he raced in the GermanFormula 3 series. His F3 career includes a win at the prestigiousMacau Grand Prix in 1994. From 1995 to 1997, he raced touring cars forNissan in theSuper Tourenwagen Cup.

In 1998, Maassen moved to theFIA GT Championship, where he raced aPorsche 911 GT2 forRoock Racing, along withBruno Eichmann. In 1999, he competed inPorsche Supercup. He also drove forAlex Job Racing atPetit Le Mans, where he won the GT class withCort Wagner andDirk Müller.

In 2000, he joined Porsche as a factory driver. His primary job was driving aPorsche GT3-R in theAmerican Le Mans Series. He partnered with fellow factory driverBob Wollek atDick Barbour Racing. The duo would win five races, including Maassen's second straight Petit Le Mans victory. He also finished 2nd in the GT class at the24 Hours of Le Mans, driving forSkea Racing International. Maassen also raced sparingly in Supercup, and raced in the24 Hours Nürburgring, and one race in theSports Racing World Cup.

In 2001, Maassen was paired withLucas Luhr atAlex Job Racing. They would win atTexas and the12 Hours of Sebring in the GT class in a season otherwise dominated by theBMW M3 GTRs. Maassen also racedprototypes, at the24 Hours of Daytona forChampion Racing, and forDick Barbour Racing at Le Mans.

Maassen started 2002 by finishing 4th at the24 Hours of Daytona forChampion Racing. Maassen and Luhr dominated the GT class of the ALMS, winning seven of ten races en route to the championship. These victories included second straight Sebring win, and 3rd career Petit Le Mans win.

2003 saw Maassen and Luhr win the championship again, and win Sebring for the third year in a row. Maassen also notched his 20th class win in the ALMS atMiami. He also won theGrand-Am round atCircuit Mont-Tremblant in aBrumos RacingFabcar-Porsche.

In 2004, Maassen acted mainly as a third driver for the longerendurance races, winning at Sebring and Petit Le Mans for Alex Job, and winning the GT class at Le Mans withPetersen Motorsports. 2005 saw him focus mainly on the development of the newPorsche RS Spyder, including racing in the car's debut atLaguna Seca.

In 2006, Maassen would race the RS Spyder and win the LMP2 championship with Lucas Luhr. Maassen and Luhr would drive together for the first six races of the season, including one win (atMiller Motorsports Park) and an overall 2nd place (atMid-Ohio). Maassen the partnered withTimo Bernhard for the remainder of the season, collecting two wins.

Maassen continued driving for Penske in the ALMS.

Maassen continued driving for Penske in the ALMS, and competed in the 2008 edition of 24 hour Le Mans with Team Essex where he finished second in the LMP2 class together withJohn Nielsen andCasper Elgaard.

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2000	Skea Racing International	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 911 GT3-R	GT	304	17th	2nd
2001	Dick Barbour Racing	Didier de Radiguès Hideshi Matsuda	Reynard 01Q-LM-Judd	LMP675	95	DNF	DNF
2002	Freisinger Motorsport	Romain Dumas Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	321	17th	2nd
2003	Alex Job Racing Petersen Motorsports	Emmanuel Collard Lucas Luhr	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	320	14th	1st
2004	White Lightning Racing	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	GT	327	10th	1st
2008	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	LMP2	347	12th	2nd
2009	NaviTeam Goh	Seiji Ara Keisuke Kunimoto	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	LMP2	339	DNF	DNF
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)

• ALMS GT class champion:2002,2003
• ALMS LMP2 class champion:2006
• 24 Hours of Le Mans GT class winner:2003,2004
• 12 Hours of Sebring GT class winner: 2001, 2002,2003,2004
• FIA GT Championship NGT Class Champion (withLucas Luhr): 2004
• Petit Le Mans LMP2 class winner:2006
• Petit Le Mans GT class winner: 1999, 2000, 2002,2004
• Macau Grand Prix winner: 1994

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