NEWS - Issue No. 01

J NOTHELLE MOTORS - A Chronology

Nothelle: A name with heritage. For over 35 years, Nothelle has united passion for the highest level of engineering with countless victories in national and international Motorsports.

Our successful commitment to Motorsports dates back to the year 1967. At that time our team had begun on the legendary NSU TTS that laid the cornerstone for our success with a sensational victory in the factory works series.

The impressive victories that followed, including the Porsche Championship title, led to commissions by both Audi AG and Volkswagen for their international Touring Car program. These endeavors in innovative concepts lead to the next milestone in Nothelle history in1981. Rolf Nothelle and his team delivered the most powerful front wheel drive entry, tuned to compete in an extremely short timeline just before race day.

Today, manager Jens Nothelle junior, who began his racing career in 1988, leads the Nothelle team in continuing the proud tradition in motoring excellence. Jens graduated from 4 years in Kart Racing into the growing ADAC Junior Formula Championship in 1991.

In 1992, Jens posted his first international entry into the Opel-Lotus Challenge, similar to the Formula 3 series. Following the ADAC support of up and coming young drivers, Ralf Schumacher followed Jens into the Junior Formula Championship. The sporting highlight of his career undoubtedly is his third place finish in the 1993 Opel-Lotus Challenge, where he became the highest ranked and most successful German in the series.

This accomplishment earned him an invitation to compete in the Opel-Lotus Nations Cup, where he finished as the most successful german driver. In 1994, Jens proved his driving and technical skills in the Formula 3 series.

In his successful career, Jens Nothelle competed against present day Formula 1 and Indy cart drivers such as Ralf Schumacher, Jos Verstappen, Jan Magnussen, Tony Kanaan and Norberto Fontana.

In 1995 his focus turned to the endurance Racing and a 500 HP Porsche turbo. Together with his engineers, he developed the car into a contender in the GT class achieving consistent 2nd and 3rd place finishes. These impressive results helped Jens Nothelle earn an entry into the Porsche Carrera Cup, the highest level of a one make series in the world. As youngest driver in the field, Jens used this asset to his advantage against the veteran field.

With the changing of the guard at Nothelle, the next generation ushers in a new era at Nothelle under direction from Jens Nothelle. The experiences gained in his racing career echo through the exclusive J Nothelle program. Refinements for the upscale Jaguar brand produced in the highest quality and united with the collective Motorsports experience from two generations extolled the traditional values of quality and exclusivity.

Our passion for driving and our innovative concepts have developed several personalized programs for the Jaguar line. Function meets form in the highest quality and performance. Aerodynamic styling, engine-performance enhancement, including exhaust systems, have been concepted without compromise. Handling, braking and exclusive alloy wheels have been crafted from extensive development. Rounding out the offerings is an extensive and diverse interior program that is designed to please the senses.

The J Nothelle products are created with our diverse and qualitative technical expertise for the ambitious sport minded connoisseur providing a unique driving experience.

Showroom J NOTHELLE MOTORS in Duisburg, Germany

Jens Nothelle