Early racing For several years, Jochen Dauer had run for a number of teams, mainly in the
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft and its successor championship, the
ADAC Supercup. Dauer Racing purchased
John Fitzpatrick's successful team, including all racing cars, team transporters and equipment at the end of 1986. Dauer also purchased a
Zakspeed C1/8. Dauer was able to secure sponsorship from the
Victor Computer company, and confirmed a full-season campaign in the Supercup for the 962C, while the Zakspeed car would run in the
Interserie. Jochen Dauer was the sole driver of the machines in both championships. Towards the end of 1987, Dauer also chose to enter the
World Sports-Prototype Championship, with
Johnny Dumfries and
Harald Grohs co-driving in the
endurance events. Dauer Racing continued to run their old Zakspeed as well as another newly purchased Porsche 962 (chassis 962-133) in Supercup and Interserie into 1988, and earned their first victory in the Interserie event at
Autodrom Most, followed by a one-two victory at
Zeltweg Airfield with
Franz Konrad in the second entry. Jochen Dauer won the Interserie drivers championship for the year. In 1989, Dauer Racing chose to concentrate fully on the World Championship and Supercup, only occasionally attending Interserie events. Franz Konrad remained as the co-driver initially, but was later replaced by
Will Hoy.
Tic Tacs replaced Victor Computer as the team's primary sponsor. Dauer Racing struggled in the World Championship, finishing only one race in which they competed in. In
Supercup however, the team finished second in the championship behind the dominant
Joest Racing squad, although no victories were earned during the year, nor in the Interserie. By 1990, the Supercup championship had been canceled. Seeking new areas with which to race the team's 962s, Dauer entered a team in the
Camel GT Championship in North America, while the European squad was merged with
Konrad Motorsport for a joint entry in the World Championship. Both squads struggled to complete races eventually withdrew from their respective championships before the year was completed. Strapped for cash, Dauer Racing made a last-ditch effort at the
24 Hours of Daytona in 1991, entering two 962s. One car was driven by
Mario,
Michael, and
Jeff Andretti to a fifth-place finish overall, while the other featured
Al,
Al Jr.,
Bobby, and
Robby Unser, although it failed to finish. After this, Dauer Racing withdrew from motorsport.
Converting 962s Shortly after Dauer Racing was closed, Jochen Dauer began work on converting a Porsche 962 so that it could be used by the public on the street. Dauer Sportwagen was created from the remnants of Dauer Racing, and conversion of Porsche 962 chassis #169 began. By the
Frankfurt Auto Show of 1993, the first
Dauer 962 Le Mans was completed and put on display.
Porsche assisted in providing numerous customer parts that had been developed for the 962, as well as assistance in developing new parts necessary to make the 962 legal for the streets. Once the first car was completed, Porsche approached Dauer about converting the next two chassis to race cars once again, in an attempt to re-enter the
24 Hours of Le Mans under the new production-based
grand tourer regulations, rather than the 962's previous
Group C class. Running the Dauer 962s under a different class allowed it to use a larger fuel tank and a larger
air restrictor. Successfully completed by June 1994, the next two chassis were entered by the factory Porsche team, running in a production-based classification thanks to new regulations. Drivers
Yannick Dalmas,
Hurley Haywood, and
Mauro Baldi won the race overall, while the second car finished in third place. The following year the regulations were changed once again, and Dauer's 962s were not to race again. By 2001, Dauer had completed their alterations to the EB110s and offered the five chassis they had finished for sale. The cars, based on the SS version of the EB110, re-added the
four-wheel drive system that had been on the standard EB110 but not included on the original SS models. The increased weight of the four-wheel drive was offset by new
carbon fiber bodywork which was 200 kg lighter than the standard bodywork. The engines were remapped and power was increased to upwards of . == Current sales ==