Christoph Merkt is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels. Merkt has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 11 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,717 ranks Merkt 19138th of 40,700 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 VT2 Hecka | DNF | −79 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +98 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +48 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P6 |
| +8 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −78 | 1,717 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | GITI TIRE MOTORSPORT BY WS RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −22 | 1,795 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −40 | ||
| 2024 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | GITI TIRE MOTORSPORT BY WS RACING | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −62 | 1,858 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | GITI TIRE MOTORSPORT BY WS RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −71 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Motec | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | ↑377+642 | 1,992 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Sven Markert | 3,413 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Nils Steinberg | 2,768 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Yannick FübrichFIA Silver | 3,782 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Daniel ZilsFIA Bronze | 3,447 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Yannik HimmelsFIA Silver | 3,338 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Philipp LeisenFIA Silver | 3,276 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇳🇱 Piet-Jan Ooms | 3,101 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Marvin Marino | 2,838 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael SanderFIA Bronze | 3,292 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Matthias Röss | 2,815 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇯🇵 Kohta KawaaiFIA Gold, 1× champion | 4,680 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Johannes Marchewicz MarcelHigher-rated | 4,406 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Tim NeuserFIA Silver | 4,296 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19,128 | 🇹🇷 Yigit Yazici | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,719 |
| 19,129 | 🏳️ Josh Jenny | American Endurance Racing | 1,718 |
| 19,130 | 🇺🇸 Kyle Aaron | American Endurance Racing | 1,718 |
| 19,131 | 🏳️ Mark Peller | SCCA Regionals | 1,718 |
| 19,132 | 🏳️ Paul Douglas | SCCA Regionals | 1,718 |
| 19,133 | 🏳️ Philippe Raoust | American Endurance Racing | 1,718 |
| 19,134 | 🏳️ Scott Bassinder | NASA | 1,718 |
| 19,135 | 🏳️ Scott Vanacore | International GT | 1,718 |
| 19,136 | 🏳️ Tom van Veen | SCCA Regionals | 1,718 |
| 19,137 | 🇦🇷 Bruno Josephsohn Andres | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,717 |
| 19,138 | 🇩🇪 Christoph Merkt | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,717 |
| 19,139 | 🏳️ Eduardo Moratelli | Turismo Nacional | 1,717 |
| 19,140 | 🏳️ Giancarlo-Gino Lührs | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,717 |
| 19,141 | 🇨🇾 Leonidas Loucas | 24H Series | 1,717 |
| 19,142 | 🏳️ Mark Greb | SCCA Majors | 1,717 |
| 19,143 | 🇩🇪 Markus Löw | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,717 |
| 19,144 | 🇬🇧 Matt Seldon | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,717 |
| 19,145 | 🏳️ Michael Koepke | American Endurance Racing | 1,717 |
| 19,146 | 🇬🇧 Peter Seldon | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,717 |
| 19,147 | 🏳️ Tim Ferrick | SCCA Regionals | 1,717 |
| 19,148 | 🏳️ Todd Ruttura | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America Cayman | 1,717 |
Christoph Merkt is a club-level driver racing in national multiclass endurance championships at the Nürburgring. He competes in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, where he has eight starts across the BMW 325i, BMW M240i and VT2 Front classes in shared-driver cars, and in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he races the VT2 Hecka class. His primary team is Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels.[1]
Merkt has accumulated eleven starts across both series since 2023. He races regularly against entry-level professionals; he typically finishes behind Sven Markert, a four-time Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie BMW M240i champion who leads the class, and behind Nils Steinberg, the 2023 BMW M240i champion. He has finished ahead of Yannick Fübrich, an entry-level professional and FIA Silver graded driver with four Langstrecken-Serie titles, once across their meetings, and has beaten Jacob Riegel, an entry-level professional with Silver grading who competes in GT World Challenge Europe, in one race.[2]