MATTHIAS KAHLE
Born: March 4th, 1969 in Görlitz (Germany) Nationality: German Lives in: Köln (Germany) Height/Weight: 1.76 m/70 kg
REFERENCES
Official test and development driver for Toyota, Seat, Volkswagen, Skoda, Dunlop (tyres), SAM (4x4 off road prototype), TMG
22 years of experience in rallying including 18 years as a professional
Excellent engineering expertise gained from running his own rally team for five years using Porsche 911 GT3s and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Xs
Currently lives in Köln, just 2 hours north of Hyundai‘s team base
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
49 outright rally victories since 1997
7 times German Rally Champion (1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010)
4 Top 20 finishes in Rally Dakar incl. 2 class wins (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)
2008: Founded his own rally team and turned the Porsche 911 GT3 into a potential rally winner
2012: SAM prototype tested and developed by Matthias Kahle won the Baja Qatar in the hands of Nasser Al-Attiyah
January 2013: Matthias drives SAM prototype to 13th overall on Rally Dakar 2013 finishing as best new car VITA
1993-1995: private entries in rallies
1996-1999: Toyota Team Germany, works driver WRC, ERC, German Rally Championship
1999: Toyota Team Europe, official test driver Toyota Corolla WRC
2000-2001: Seat Sport Germany, works driver, German Rally Championship
2001: Seat Sport, official test driver Seat Cordoba WRC
2002-2003: Skoda Motorsport, official test driver Skoda Fabia WRC
2002-2006, Skoda Auto Germany, works driver, 2010-2011: IRC, German Rally Championship
2007-2015: Skoda Auto Germany, representative & historic rallies
2006: Volkswagen Motorsport, official test and works driver, VW Race Touareg
2007-2008: All German Motorsports, driver, American Bajas in buggies since 2004: HS RallyeTeam, driver, Rally Dakar and other rally raids since 2008: Kahle Motorsport, owner, driver and CEO, development and preparation of rally cars incl. Porsche 911 GT3, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2010-2013: SAM, official test and development driver, SAM 30D CC, 4x4 off road prototype
2014-2015: Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), official test driver Toyota GT86 R3