Uwe Alzen

2.1. Early successes

Alzen quickly made a name for himself in the German racing scene. He secured the championship title in the 1992 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, a highly competitive one-make series. Two years later, he followed this up by winning the 1994 Porsche Supercup, further cementing his reputation as a formidable talent in Porsche machinery. In 1995, he continued his success by winning the privateer B-Class championship of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft. He would later win another Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland title in 2007.

2.2. Touring car racing

Alzen had a significant presence in major touring car championships, often as a works driver for prominent manufacturers.

In 1996, he competed in the full International Touring Car Championship (ITC), driving an Opel Calibra V6 for Opel Team Zakspeed. He finished 8th in the championship with 119 points, including several podium finishes and a pole position at the Norisring. When the ITC series was discontinued, Alzen transitioned to the German Super Tourenwagen Cup (STW), continuing his association with Opel. Driving an Opel Vectra, he achieved a 5th place finish in 1997 with 370 points, a 3rd place in 1998 with 482 points, and a 2nd place in 1999 with 576 points. His 1999 STW season was particularly notable for a controversial incident that ultimately affected the championship outcome.

In 2000, Alzen continued with Opel in the newly established Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), driving an Opel Astra V8 Coupé for OPC Team Holzer. He secured two victories that season, finishing 6th overall with 100 points. He then moved to AMG-Mercedes in 2001, driving an AMG-Mercedes CLK-DTM for Team Warsteiner AMG. In a highly successful season, he won two races and finished an impressive 2nd in the championship with 101 points. He continued with Mercedes in 2002 for HWA Team, winning one race and securing 6th place overall with 24 points.

2.3. Sports car and endurance racing

Alzen's career extended significantly into sports car and endurance racing, where he achieved notable successes. He won the GT1 category of the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona driving a Rohr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 Evo. The same year, he competed in the 1998 FIA GT Championship season and the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans race in a Porsche 911 GT1, where he achieved an impressive 2nd place overall finish alongside co-drivers Jörg Müller and Bob Wollek. He returned to Le Mans in 1999 with Manthey Racing, winning the GT class in a Porsche 911 GT3-R. In 2004, he also competed in FIA GT with Michael Bartels in a Vitaphone-sponsored Saleen S7.

Uwe Alzen, along with his elder brother Jürgen Alzen, became a familiar and competitive duo in the Nürburgring Nordschleife endurance series, including the VLN Endurance racing series and the 24 Hours Nürburgring. From 2003 to 2005, they campaigned their privately built Porsche 996 GT2 Turbo 4WD. During this period, Uwe Alzen reportedly set a lap record of 8:09 with this Turbo at the Nürburgring, which was approximately 10 seconds faster than the factory cars from Opel, Audi, and Schnitzer Motorsport's BMW M3 V8 GTR. He also frequently secured pole positions with this car. However, in the 2005 24-hour race, the car suffered electronic problems at the start of a wet race, leading to an early retirement and a very emotional post-race interview.

Due to rule changes for 2006, the Alzen brothers switched from their turbo engine to a normally aspirated Porsche 997 GT3. For the 2006 24 Hours Nürburgring, they opted to use a standard H-pattern manual gearbox, believing that the Porsche sequential gearbox would not last the entire race. Despite finishing in second place, behind the Manthey Porsche (which used a sequential gearbox that saved several seconds per lap), Uwe expressed considerable frustration in the post-race press conference regarding the disadvantages of the manual gearbox.

2.4. Later career

In 2008, Uwe Alzen participated in the Speedcar International Series with Phoenix Racing, winning two races and finishing third overall in the championship. In January 2012, Alzen was confirmed for a full season driving a BMW in the American Le Mans Series, sharing a car with Jörg Müller. He continued to be an active presence in endurance racing, including further participations in the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

5.1. Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

5.2. Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft/Masters results

5.3. Complete International Touring Car Championship results

5.4. Complete Super Tourenwagen Cup results

5.5. Partial Porsche Supercup results

† - Did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
‡ - Not eligible for points.