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| Klaus Abbelen | |
|---|---|
 Abbelen in 2009 | |
| Born | (1960-09-15)15 September 1960 (age 64) Tönisvorst, West Germany |
| VLN career | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Bronze |
| Car number | 97 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000 | Euro GT Series |
Klaus Abbelen (born 15 September 1960) is a Germanrace cardriver.
After starting racingFerraris in the 1990s, he became theEuro GT Series champion in 2000. He has also recently competed in theFIA GT Championship, as well as in theLe Mans Endurance Series.
In 2006, he andSabine Schmitz drove the #97Porsche 997 in theVLNendurance racing series on theNürburgring, entered by Land Motorsport.
Abbelen started his endurance career in 1999, joining class A in the Ferrari Porsche Challenge in a Porsche, finishing second in his class.[1] In 2002, Abbelen attempted to run the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, but failed to get in. In the same year, Abbelen joined the A Class in the Euro GT Series, where he joined Team W&A, placing 3rd overall.
In 2003, Abbelen joined multiple series, beginning with the Euro GT Series. Then, he joined theFrench GT Championship, driving aPorsche 911 for Chateau Sport for 2 races along with racerStéphane Ortelli.[2] The pair would fail to reach podium and would settle for a 41st in the final standings. Abbelen would then join Zwaan's Racing in theFIA GT Championship, driving their Chrysler Viper with Arjan van der Zwaan and Robert van der Zwaan. In 7 races, the team would fail to reach podium, finishing the championship 19th in points. Abbelen would then move to thePorsche Supercup, racing for DeWalt Racing driving their Porsche 911 for a single race.
In 2004, Abberlen ran in theLe Mans Endurance Series, driving aSaleen S7-R forKonrad Motorsport in one race. In 2004, Abberlen returned to Zwaan's Racing in the FIA GT Championship before not making podium again.
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