BMW Media Site #56: Uwe Alzen. Profile, Career. Contact: Thomas  Plucinsky thomas.plucinsky@bmwna.com   Matthew  Russell (201) 307-3783 (office) Matthew.Russell@bmwna.com   Bill  Cobb billcobbcommunications@yahoo.com     #56: Uwe Alzen. Profile, Career. Born: 18th August 1967 in Kirchen (DE)Residence: Betzdorf (DE)Marital status: Married, one childWebsite: www.uwealzen.deProfile.As in 2012, Uwe Alzen will also strengthen the ranks of the BMW Team RLL in 2013 when they take on the endurance classics at Sebring and Road Atlanta. Alzen will be bringing a great amount of endurance racing experience with him to North America. His home track is the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. In 2010, he won the 24-hour race there with Jörg Müller, Augusto Farfus (BR) and Pedro Lamy (PT) in a BMW M3 GT2. For Alzen, this was the second victory in the “Green Hell”: he also won there for Porsche in 2000.He wouldn’t be a complete racing driver, however, had he not dared to widen his horizons during his career. In 1993, he won the Spa 24 Hours, and was second in the overall rankings with Jörg Müller in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1998. A year later, he won the GT3 class. He has also driven in the DTM for Opel and Mercedes, celebrating a total of six ictories. Alzen has twice won the Porsche Carrera Cup (1992 and 2007), and won the Porsche Supercup in 1994.Career.1990  - Endurance Trophy Nürburgring1991 - 1st place junior standings Endurance Trophy1992 - 1st place Porsche Carrera Cup1993 - 2nd place Porsche Supercup1st place DTM privateer championship1st place 24h race Spa-Francorchamps1994 - 1st place Porsche Supercup1st place DTM privateer championship1995 -  1st place DTM and ITC semi-works drivers’ championship1st place ADAC GT Cup1996 - 8th place ITC1997 - 5th place STW Cup1998 - 3rd place STW Cup2nd place 24h race Daytona2nd place 24h race Le Mans1999 - 2nd place German Super Touring Car Championship1st place GT3 class 24h race Le Mans2000 6th place DTM1st place 24h race Nürburgring2001 - 2nd place DTM2002 - 5th place DTM2004 - 10th place FIA GT Championship (Saleen)2nd place GTS class 1000-km race NürburgringVLN Endurance Championship (1 win)2005 - VLN Endurance Championship (3 wins)2006 - 2nd place Porsche Michelin Supercup2nd place Porsche Carrera Cup2nd place 24h race Nürburgring2007 - 3rd place Porsche Michelin Supercup1st place Porsche Carrera Cup2009 - 4th place 24h race Nürburgring2010 - 1st place 24h race Nürburgring2011 - 2nd place 24h race Nürburgring2012 - 13th place GT class American Le Mans Series (2 races)