Collectors & Aficionados
Brun Motorsport. The German private team that became World Champion
In 1982, Walter Brun transformed GS-Tuning into Brun Motorsport, a powerhouse in motorsports. With the iconic Porsche 956 and a stellar driver lineup, tragedy struck in 1985 with Stefan Bellof's loss.
After a long career as a gentleman driver, which began in 1966, Walter Brun, a Lucerne-based businessman with an enduring passion for racing, bought GS-Tuning in the Gundelfingen district of Freiburg in the autumn of 1982, and founded the Brun Motorsport racing team.
Initially, the team raced with cars like the BMW M1, BMW 635, and the Sechar-Ford prototype. However, in 1983, Brun made a pivotal decision that would shape the team’s destiny. He acquired a Porsche 956, a dominant force in the fiercely competitive FIA World Sports-Prototype Championship, and the first time Porsche made their championship-winning car available to customer teams. This acquisition coincided with Brun recruiting an impressive line-up of top-tier drivers, including Hans Joachim Stuck, Harald Grohs, Thierry Boutsen, and Stefan Bellof.
