David Arnold Lance is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for HWA AG. Arnold Lance is a one-time champion (2018), with 8 wins and 22 podiums from 49 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,077 ranks Arnold Lance 1080th 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 SP-X | P2 | +24 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +156 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +143 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +117 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +111 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2014 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +109 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | HWA AG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +23 | 5,077 |
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | −75 | 5,053 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Toyo Tire with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −54 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −187 | 5,183 |
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Falken Motorsports Porsche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | −103 | 5,369 |
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +52 | 5,369 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −98 | 5,420 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Mercedes-AMG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +61 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | −218 | 5,359 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HARIBO Racing Team Mercedes - AMG Mercedes-AMG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +188 | 5,649 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HARIBO Racing Team - AMG Mercedes-Benz | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +19 | 5,626 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ROWE RACING Mercedes-Benz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +66 | 5,617 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BLACK FALCON Mercedes-Benz | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +190 | 5,497 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ROWE RACING Mercedes-Benz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +64 | 5,213 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Hankook-Team Heico Mercedes-Benz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +24 | 5,148 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Heico Motorsport GmbH Mercedes-Benz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +164 | 5,124 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #86 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +3,610 | 4,960 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frank StipplerFIA Platinum | 4,700 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 46% |
| 🇩🇪 Klaus AbbelenFIA Bronze | 3,587 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 82% |
| 🇩🇪 Sabine Schmitz | 3,553 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 82% |
| 🇩🇪 Mike StursbergFIA Bronze | 4,205 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 77% |
| 🇩🇪 Henry WalkenhorstFIA Bronze | 3,710 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 86% |
| 🇩🇪 Peter PosavacFIA Bronze | 3,450 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% |
| 🇩🇪 Jochen KrumbachFIA Bronze | 4,009 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 75% |
| 🇨🇭 Marc BassengFIA Silver | 4,383 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Otto KlohsFIA Bronze | 3,602 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% |
| 🇦🇹 Martin RaggingerFIA Gold | 4,230 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72% |
| 🇮🇹 Edoardo MortaraFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,550 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 6,428 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,404 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,070 | 🇺🇸 P.J. Chesson | IndyCar | 5,083 |
| 1,071 | 🇺🇸 Jack Turner | Formula 1 | 5,082 |
| 1,072 | 🇨🇦 Zachary Claman De Melo | Indy NXT | 5,081 |
| 1,073 | 🇫🇷 Come Ledogar | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,080 |
| 1,074 | 🇬🇧 Horace Gould | Formula 1 | 5,080 |
| 1,075 | 🇩🇪 Oliver Goethe | Formula 2 | 5,080 |
| 1,076 | 🇧🇷 Robert de Haan | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,080 |
| 1,077 | 🇨🇦 Sean McIntosh | Formula V8 3.5 | 5,080 |
| 1,078 | 🇺🇸 Derek Kraus | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,079 |
| 1,079 | 🇺🇸 John Michael Edwards | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,078 |
| 1,080 | 🇩🇪 David Arnold Lance | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 5,077 |
| 1,081 | 🇨🇭 Marcel Fässler | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,076 |
| 1,082 | 🇺🇸 Brian Vickers | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,075 |
| 1,083 | 🇮🇹 Jarno Trulli | Formula E | 5,073 |
| 1,084 | 🇨🇦 Júlio Campos | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,072 |
| 1,085 | 🇨🇦 Paul Tracy | Trans-Am | 5,071 |
| 1,086 | 🇮🇹 Enrico Toccacelo | FIA GT Championship | 5,070 |
| 1,087 | 🇬🇧 Jack Harvey | IndyCar | 5,070 |
| 1,088 | 🇮🇹 Matteo Cairoli | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,070 |
| 1,089 | 🇧🇷 Max Wilson | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,070 |
| 1,090 | 🇺🇸 PJ Hyett | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,070 |
David Arnold Lance is an established professional racing in national multiclass endurance championships at the Nürburgring. He races for Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche and Ring Racing, piloting GT3 and GT4 Porsches shared across two or more drivers per entry in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and the Nürburgring 24 Hours.[1]
Over 15 seasons from 2010 to 2026, Lance has taken 8 wins and 22 podiums from 49 starts. He won the 2018 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie championship with Frikadelli Racing Team Porsche. His primary home has been the Langstrecken-Serie, where he has accumulated 21 podiums across 44 starts in the SP 10, SP 9 and SP 9 Pro classes; he has taken a single podium from five starts in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. His 2026 campaign is in progress with one round completed and a podium finish already recorded.[2]
Lance races regularly against Frank Stippler, an FIA Platinum-graded professional and 2021 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie SP 9 Pro champion, and has matched him closely across their meetings. He typically finishes ahead of Klaus Abbelen, an entry-level professional and 2014 series champion. Lance has beaten drivers who went on to higher racing categories, including Edoardo Mortara, who became an elite professional with Formula E and DTM credentials, and António Félix da Costa, an established professional and Formula E champion, each twice.