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Since more than 20 years, we have been in charge of the medical support of international sport events and motor sports teams worldwide (USA, Sebring, Daytona, Mexiko, Kanada, Suzuka, Macao, Afrika, Europa, for example in LeMans, Nürburgring, etc.).
We organize the whole medical and paramedical support on location at the race. If wished, we also accompany the training and preparation phase (e. g. height training), and advice in sports orientated nutrition. Moreover we can provide the sport physiological support at the track.
Dr. Schuster (links) mit Physiotherapeut The race doctors Dr. med. Karl R. Schuster and Matthias W. Hötzel are both in possession of the international Race Doctor Licence of the DMSB (German Motor Sports Association) and the FIA.

With great success, we have been in charge of the Opel-Team, international operating teams like Sauber-Mercedes (Sportcars), the Tourcar-Team of AMG, the PZK-Team with Altfrid Heger, Uwe Alzen, Michael Bartels and Bernd Mayländer, Jürgen von Gartzen, Markus Winkelhock, Kurt Thiim, Marco Werner, Lucas Luhr, Pierre Kaffer, Christian Menzel, Christian Abt, Emanuel Collard, Timo Bernhard, Burkhard Bechtel, Max Welti, Frank Biela, Christina Surer, Mattias Ekström, Karl Wendlinger, Jürgen Alzen, Kris Nissen, Karl Mauer, Alexander Margaritis, Olaf Manthey, Wolfgang Land, Marino Francitti, Franz Konrad, Patrick Simon as well as the famous pilots Michael Schumacher (at team Sauber-Mercedes), Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Klaus Ludwig, Jochen Mass and Nigel Mansell.

We also take care of the motor sports youngsters. For more information about the motor sports activities and the sports medicine please do not hesitate to contact the practice.


SpiroErgometrie with Uwe AlzenWe have been the official race doctors of the former V8STAR series, of the 24 hours-race Nürburgring for the teams
PZKPhoenix RacingGS-Sportmarketing
(also at the FIA-GT-Mastership) as well as of the 24 hours-kart race (www.karting-cologne.de and Sinsheim).

Moreover we have attended the 24 hours-race at the Nürburgring 2004 to support Jürgen Alzen Motorsport, Manthey-Racing, Land-Motorsport, Konrad Motorsport und ABT-Audi.

ABT SportslineKONRAD MotorsportLand MotorsportJochen Mass - ASCE

Christian MenzelSpiroErgometrie with Uwe Alzen (2011)





Scenes from the history:



Team BMW Motorsport 2010


BMW MotorsportIn the motor sport season 2011 we had cared for the following
teams and drivers:

Team BMW Motorsport



Ferrari 458 Italia GT 3vita4one Racing Team in the new Blancpain Endurance Series
with 2 brandnew Ferrari 458 Italia GT 3.
The vita4one Racing Team created in 2011, as a replacement of
the succesful Vitaphone Racing Team.



Jochen MassChristian Menzel in the VLN Cup at the Nürburgring

Uwe Alzen Automotive in the VLN, Porsche Carrera Cup 2011 and his employments as a BMW factory pilot

Jochen Mass as a Mercedes Benz factory pilot in the historic motor sport a.o. at the Mille Miglia (Italy), Festival of Speed in Goodwood (GB) ...

Markus Winkelhock

Lance David Arnold

HARIBO Racing Team


In the motor sport season 2010 we had cared for the following teams and drivers:

Team BMW Motorsport

Team Vitaphone-Maserati with the FIA GT1 WM (event overview, german) and the defense of the team and driver WM title

Christian Menzel in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2010

Uwe Alzen Automotive in the VLN, Porsche Carrera Cup 2010 and his employments as a BMW factory pilot

Jochen Mass as a Mercedes Benz factory pilot in the historic motor sport a.o. at the Mille Miglia (Italy), Festival of Speed in Goodwood (GB) ...

Markus Winkelhock in the DTM


2009, we had medically cared for:

Team Jürgen Alzen Motorsport while the 24 hours race of the Nürburgring with the drivers:
Jürgen Alzen, Christian Menzel, Dominik Schwager and Florian Fricke

Team Uwe Alzen Automotive while the 24 hours race of the Nürburgring with the drivers:
Uwe Alzen, Sascha Bert, Lance David Arnold and Christopher Mies

Team Vitaphone-Maserati, include while the 24 hours races of Le Mans/F and Spa/B

Christian Menzel while the Asian Porsche Carrera Cup 2009


Also, we sponsor Jochen Mass in the factory team of Mercedes-Benz at the Mille Miglia 2009 (Video: "Mille Miglia 2008 - The Best Of") and at the Festival of Speed in Goodwood/GB 2009.


Renntaxi - Experience motorsports pure and become passenger of Uwe Alzen on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.  more...(german only)


At the weekend 2./3.08.2008 Dr. med. Karl R. Schuster und Matthias W. Hötzel - with help of the physician assistants Lydia Munsch and Sabrina Birbaum - supported the Vitaphone Maserati Werksteam and the Phoenix-Racing Corvette while the 24 hours race of Spa/Belgium (FIA GT World Championship sports cars).

While the 24 hours race Nürburgring 2008 were our staff physician assistants Lydia Weber and Bärber Munsch.


In our over 20 years of medical service we accompanied:

the double total victory of team Sauber-Mercedes at the 24 Hours of  Le Mans 1989, the  total victory of team PZK Phoenix Oase at 24 Hours of Nürburgring 2000, the double total victory of team Vitaphone Racing Maserati at 24 Hours of Spa 2008 and the total victory at 24 Hours of Spa 2005 und 2006, the sports cars World Championship 1989/1990 of the team Sauber Mercedes, DTM total victory of Mercedes AMG 1989/1990/1991 and DTM 1995/1996, ITC 1996 total victory of OPEL and the victory in FIA World Championship 2006/2007 of Maserati.


2008, we had cared for:

Uwe Alzen at the national Carrera Cup, the Porsche Super Cup and at the Speedcar Series.

Christian Menzel, 24h Rennen Nürburgring 2008, Chinese Porsche Carrera Cup

Vitaphone-Maserati FIA GT 2008 with Michael Bartels, at the 24h Rennen Spa 2008 / Belgien

Jürgen Alzen Motorsport at the 24h Rennen Nürburgring 2008
with Christian Abt, Christian Menzel, Markus Gedlich and Jürgen Alzen

Audi pilot Marco Werner (Audi pilot becomes SPEEDtv.com’s first repeat award winner after his stirring Mid-Ohio victory)


In the Porsche Supercup from 06. to 09.09.2007 in Monza/Italy on location the pilots Uwe Alzen and Christian Menzel were medically cared for by Dr. med. Karl R. Schuster.

While the 24-hours race of Spa (Belgium, Sports Car World Championship [ FIA GT ] from 26. to 30.07.2007) we were in charge of the medical support of the Vitaphone Racing Team / Maserati Werksteam (with the driver Michael Bartels) and the Porsche team G-Private-Racing from Bavaria. On location was Dr. Matthias W. Hötzel - supported by our physician aids Bärbel Weber and Sabrina Birbaum.

Nico MüllerOur youngest pilot in the cart:

Nico Müller,
son of driver
Christian Menzel











Race doctor Dr. med. Karl R. Schuster and Uwe Alzen We congratulate to Uwe Alzen to the won vice-
championship in the national Porsche Carrera Cup
and in the Porsche Supercup 2006!

Likewise we congratulate Michael Bartels
to the successful defense of the FIA- GT mark world
championship
for the Vitaphone team and to his FIA-
GT driver world championship 2006
!!

Both drivers and teams were medically cared for by
us in season 2006. In 2007 we support them too.


Alzen (Porsche Carrera Cup)Since more than 20 years, we have been in charge of the medical support of international sport-events, espc. motor sports races. With great success, the race doctors Dr. med. Karl R. Schuster and Matthias W. Hötzel are looking after well-known national and international pilots and teams, for example in LeMans, Nürburgring, Spa, Daytona, Sebring, Bathurst, etc.
Both doctors are in possession of the international Race Doctor Licence of the DMSB (German Motor Sports Association) and the FIA.


Uwe AlzenWe organize the whole medical and paramedical support on location at the race. If wished, we also accompany the training and preparation phase (e. g. height training), and advice in sports orientated nutrition. Moreover we can provide the sport physiological support at the track.



2006, we were in charge of Uwe Alzen in the international Porsche Carrera Cup that takes place in the environment of the F 1, the national Porsche Carrera Cup and in the VLN, Langstreckenmeisterschaft Nürburgring 2006.
Uwe Alzen auf dem Siegerpodest in Bahrain (2006)

Uwe Alzen (on the winners´rostrum) and his team SPS won the Porsche Supercup in Bahrain 2006 und 2007.











2005: Michael Bartels and Timo ScheiderIn 2004 we have looked after Michael Bartels / Timo Schneider with Maserati MC 12 at the FIA GT WM/L.M.E.S 1.000 km. In the present racing season 2006 we are in charge of the worldmaster team Vitaphone-Maserati FIA GT of Michael Bartels.






Start - Spa 200524h-Rennen at Spa-Francorchamps (Belgien), from 27.07. to 30.07.2006 we were in charge of the medical support of the Vitaphone Racing Team / Maserati Werksteam. On location at the race had been Dr. Matthias W. Hötzel.

Maserati MC 12The earlier Formel-1-Pilot Michael Bartels of the Vitaphone team from Butzbach repeated his previous year success with the 24h running.

Bartels triumphed with Eric van de Poele and Andrea Montermini (Italy) in the factory-supported Maserati MC 12.


Maserati GrandSport l24h-RENNEN at Nürburgring (15.-18.06.2006), we were in charge of the medical support of Team Alzen Motorsport with the pilots Jürgen and Uwe Alzen, Klaus Ludwig, Christian Abt, the Team Scheid BMW, the pilots Christian Menzel and Dennis Rostek, as well as the Vitaphone Racing Team / Maserati Werksteam Italien, e.g. with Michael Bartels, Jacques Laffite, Andrea Bertolini, Eric van der Poele.
On location at the race had been Dr. Matthias W. Hötzel, Dr. Karl R. Schuster, Bärbel Weber, Sabrina Birbaum and Sarah Schuckart.

In 2007 the team of Olaf Manthey won the 24h-RENNEN and the cup for the first time. Only one round later the Team Alzen Motorsport with its Porsche GT3 obtained the second place before Zakspeed. "Mehr war einfach nicht drin. Wir hätten den Speed vom Team Manthey nicht mitgehen können. Die waren unschlagbar", Alzen explained after race.-    race results / race history

In 2006 and 2007 also we were cared for the running driver Uwe Alzen in the international Porsche Carrera super Cup, which takes place in the context of the F 1, in the national Porsche Carrera Cup and in the VLN long-distance championship Nürburgring 2006.

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