Stohr started in the Italian Formula Italia class in 1976 finishing second in the championship. In 1977, he won the series. Stohr won the
Italian Formula Three Championship in 1978 driving a
Chevron and progressed to
Formula two for 1979 where he took second places at
Vallelunga and
Pau, with a Chevron before switching with less success to a
March. Stohr crashed into the back of Patrese's car, seriously injuring Luckett. Stohr's confidence was badly affected by the accident and his performance throughout the rest of the season deteriorated, along with that of his team, relative to their rivals. Stohr retired before the end of the season after crashing out of qualifying for the
Italian Grand Prix. After Formula One, Stohr made a short lived comeback in the Italian Superturismo Championship in 1989 driving a BMW M3. A psychology graduate at the University of Padua, Stohr started a racing school and safe driving academy at the
Misano circuit in 1982. In the 1990s he became a regular columnist for the Italian motorsport weekly
Autosprint. He also wrote columns about driving safety in several publications. ==Career results==