Porsche salutes Roland Kussmaul
As acclaimed 911 test driver and engineer Roland Kussmaul turns 80, Porsche has dived into its extensive photographic archive to celebrate his legendary career
Porsche is celebrating its former race engineer and test driver Roland Kussmaul on his 80th birthday. The Porsche legend worked for the brand for 40 years, counting among his many achievements contributions to the 908/03 endurance racer, alongside the technical development of countless 911 Cup cars, including the 964 RS and RSR, 993 GT2, 996 GT3, GT3 RS and GT2, and even the Carrera GT.
Born in Ludwigsburg in 1943, Roland studied mechanical engineering at Stuttgart University and joined Porsche as an engineer in 1969. Just two years later he became a driver in the test department before moving on to the Porsche racing department in 1974 at the request of Peter Falk. Roland became responsible
