Ludwig Heimrath Jr. (born September 9, 1956) is a Canadian businessman and former race car driver in open-wheel and sports-car racing.

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Heimrath started his driving career racing Go-karts and Formula Fords. In 1979 and 1980 he won the Ontario Formula Ford Championship winning seven races in total. In 1981 and 1982, he competed in selected International Motorsport Association (IMSA) races. In 1983, he competed in the Robert Bosch Super Vee Series. Ludwig was named Rookie of the Year winning a race and two pole positions. He also drove a prototype in the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year. In 1984, he won three races and three pole positions racing Super Vees. The next several years, Ludwig competed in the IMSA GTP Series and drove a factory supported Porsche in Trans-Am. Starting in 1987 through 1989, Ludwig competed in selected CART races. In 1987, at the Indianapolis 500, he was the fastest qualifier the second weekend, qualifying tenth. His highest finish at the Indy 500 was 13th.

Heimrath graduated as an engineer from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University). He currently owns and operates All-Composite, Inc., a composite manufacturing company in the Pacific Northwest. He also is a college composite technology instructor and consultant.

Ludwig is married to Kathy Rude, the first woman to win a major international sports car race, a GTU class win at 24 Hours of Daytona in 1982 with Lee Mueller and Allan Moffat. Heimrath's father, Ludwig Heimrath Sr., won the Trans Am Series championship in 1977, becoming the first person born outside the United States to win the championship since Horst Kwech in 1966.

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

PPG Indycar Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1984 Canadian Tire Racing LBH
 PHX
 INDY
 MIL
 POR
 MEA
 CLE
 MCH
 ROA
23		 POC
 MDO
 SAN
 MCH
 PHX
 LAG
 CPL
 NC 0 [1]
1985 Truesports Co. LBH
 INDY
 MIL
 POR
 MEA
 CLE
 MCH
 ROA
 POC
 MDO
26		 SAN
 MCH
 LAG
 PHX
 MIA
 NC 0 [2]
1987 Dick Simon Racing LBH
15		 PHX
22		 INDY
30		 MIL
10		 POR
12		 MEA
17		 CLE
18		 TOR
19		 MCH
25		 POC
12		 ROA
 MDO
26		 NAZ
 34th 5 [3]
Arciero Racing LAG
23		 MIA
DNQ
1988 Hemelgarn Racing PHX
 LBH
14		 INDY
25		 MIL
 POR
23		 CLE
26		 TOR
19		 MEA
12		 MCH
 POC
 MDO
19		 ROA
21		 NAZ
 LAG
 MIA
7		 28th 7 [4]
1989 Hemelgarn Racing PHX
9		 LBH
24		 INDY
13		 MIL
DNS		 DET
 POR
 CLE
 MEA
 TOR
22		 MCH
DNQ		 POC
 MDO
25		 ROA
17		 NAZ
17		 LAG
DNQ		 26th 4 [5]

Indianapolis 500

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1987 Lola Cosworth 10 30 Dick Simon Racing
1988 Lola Cosworth 31 25 Hemelgarn Racing
1989 Lola Judd 18 13 Hemelgarn Racing

Le Mans 24 Hours results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1983 Switzerland Brun Motorsport Canada David Deacon
Canada Jacques Villeneuve		 Sehcar C6–Cosworth Group C 68 DNF DNF

See also

List of Canadians in Champ Car

References

  1. ↑ "Ludwig Heimrath – 1984 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ludwig Heimrath – 1985 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ludwig Heimrath – 1987 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ludwig Heimrath – 1988 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ludwig Heimrath – 1989 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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