Axel Sartingen is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for BLACK FALCON Team Zimmermann. Sartingen has recorded 6 wins and 15 podiums from 38 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,991 ranks Sartingen 8573th of 40,349 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P7 | +7 |
| 2026-04-19 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P4 | +6 |
| 2026-04-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P11 | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P8 | −9 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +137 | Portimao 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P1 |
| +133 | Misano 2023 | Ferrari Challenge | P1 |
| +123 | Portimao 2022 | Ferrari Challenge | P2 |
| +122 | Valencia 2023 | Ferrari Challenge | P1 |
| +116 | Estoril 2023 | Ferrari Challenge | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON Team Zimmermann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −4 | 2,991 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BLACK FALCON Team Zimmermann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +6 | ||
| 2025 | ▸24H Series | HRT Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −125 | 2,988 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BLACK FALCON Team ZIMMERMANN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −147 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Lueg Sportivo - Herter Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +13 | 3,260 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −23 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Lueg Sportivo - Herter Racing | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +737 | 3,269 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −383 | ||
| ▸24H Series | HRT Performance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −250 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −96 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Ferrari Challenge | Lueg Sportivo - Herter Racing | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +463 | 3,262 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | −129 | ||
| 2021 | ▸24H Series | Hella Pagid - racing one | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +21 | 2,928 |
| 2019 | ▸24H Series | Black Falcon Team Textar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +1,558 | 2,908 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Thomas GostnerFIA Bronze | 2,928 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% |
| 🇮🇹 Manuela GostnerFIA Bronze | 2,824 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 75% |
| 🇳🇱 Fons SCHELTEMAFIA Bronze | 3,040 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 93% |
| 🇩🇪 Heiko EichenbergFIA Bronze | 3,311 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz OehmeFIA Silver | 3,464 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Leonard OehmeFIA Silver | 3,392 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Franz EngstlerFIA Bronze | 4,399 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇨🇭 Patrik GrütterFIA Bronze | 4,021 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| 🇵🇱 Roman Ziemian | 3,525 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz OberheimFIA Silver | 3,478 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| 🇳🇱 Flynt SchuringFIA Silver | 4,786 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Bruno SpenglerFIA Platinum | 4,589 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Adam AdelsonFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,442 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,563 | 🇩🇪 Julian Eisenreich | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,994 |
| 8,564 | 🇺🇸 Sam Adams | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,994 |
| 8,565 | 🇨🇳 Shijie Hong | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | 2,994 |
| 8,566 | 🇭🇺 Vivien Keszthelyi | Euroformula Open | 2,994 |
| 8,567 | 🏳️ Rob Jackowitz | World Racing League | 2,993 |
| 8,568 | 🇦🇷 Augusto Paschetta | Ligier JS F4 Series | 2,992 |
| 8,569 | 🇦🇹 Bianca Steiner | Formula Renault Eurocup | 2,992 |
| 8,570 | 🇪🇸 Carmen Jorda | GP3 Series | 2,992 |
| 8,571 | 🇺🇸 John Ferrier | ARCA Menards Series | 2,992 |
| 8,572 | 🇧🇪 Aaron Ferrazzano | Euroformula Open | 2,991 |
| 8,573 | 🇩🇪 Axel Sartingen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,991 |
| 8,574 | 🏳️ Gian Luca Giraudi | WEC | 2,991 |
| 8,575 | 🇺🇸 Matt Galko | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour | 2,991 |
| 8,576 | 🇺🇦 Oleksiy Kikireshko | 24H Series | 2,991 |
| 8,577 | 🏳️ Seamus McKendree | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,991 |
| 8,578 | 🇦🇷 Diego Gutierrez | TCR World Tour | 2,990 |
| 8,579 | 🇦🇷 Fausto Arnaudo | Spanish F4 | 2,990 |
| 8,580 | 🇮🇱 Guy Albag | GT Winter Series | 2,990 |
| 8,581 | 🏳️ Ivis Earley | ARCA Menards East | 2,990 |
| 8,582 | 🇦🇷 Lautaro De La Iglesia | Turismo Carretera | 2,990 |
| 8,583 | 🇨🇴 Nicolas Baptiste | USF Pro 2000 | 2,990 |
Axel Sartingen is a semi-professional endurance and sports car racer competing across Ferrari Challenge, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, and the 24H Series. Bronze-graded under FIA classification, he drives Ferrari 488 and 296 Challenge cars in Ferrari Challenge's amateur and semi-professional classes for Lueg Sportivo - Herter Racing, and Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport machinery in the Nürburgring's Cup 3 class for BLACK FALCON Team Zimmermann. His racing spans both solo sprint formats and shared-driver endurance events run across Europe and beyond.[1]
Sartingen has taken six wins and fifteen podiums across 38 starts since 2019. He has won consistently in Ferrari Challenge, where he claimed six victories and fourteen podiums from 21 starts across 2022 to 2024, including the Ferrari World Finals in 2023. His endurance record includes one podium from five starts in the 24H Series and appearances in the Nürburgring 24 Hours and Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, both of which mix amateur and professional competitors on shared grids running up to seventeen classes in a single event. He competes in the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where one round has been raced so far.[2]
In fields that regularly pair Bronze-graded amateurs with Silver-graded professionals, Sartingen typically finishes ahead of fellow semi-professional regulars such as Thomas Gostner and Manuela Gostner, the 2025 Ferrari Challenge S champion. He has finished ahead of professional-level drivers including Flynt Schuring, a Silver-graded racer with experience in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, and Bruno Spengler, a Platinum-graded professional with 34 DTM starts and an extensive career in Formula 3 and IMSA WeatherTech racing.