Heiko Tönges is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Toyo Tires with Ring Racing. Tönges has recorded 1 win and 13 podiums from 53 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,961 ranks Tönges 8754th 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.
| 2025-06-19 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 10 | DNF | −160 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +152 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2022 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +123 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +122 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +116 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +112 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Toyo Tires with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −160 | 2,961 |
| 2024 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +432 | 3,121 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +79 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +246 | 2,610 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Toyo Tire with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −4 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −29 | 2,368 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +24 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | KKrämer Racing Porsche 718 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | +55 | 2,373 |
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | KKrämer Racing Porsche 718 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −102 | 2,373 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | KKrämer Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +45 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | KKrämer Racing Porsche | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑283−50 | 2,245 |
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | KKrämer Racing Porsche | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +124 | 2,366 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #978 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | −12 | 1,915 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #978 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | ↑235−45 | 2,054 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Landgraf Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +116 | 1,840 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #486 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +374 | 1,724 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇺 Daniel BohrFIA Silver | 2,746 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz KranzFIA Silver | 4,156 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% |
| 🇩🇪 Kai RiemerFIA Bronze | 3,372 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 35% |
| 🇩🇪 Thorsten JungFIA Bronze | 3,085 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc Keilwerth | 2,684 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38% |
| 🇩🇪 Stefan BeyerFIA Bronze | 2,353 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% |
| 🇨🇭 Ivan JacomaFIA Bronze | 3,234 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Timo Mölig | 2,904 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% |
| 🇦🇷 Adolfo Vazquez Marcos | 3,045 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% |
| 🇨🇭 Rüdiger SchichtFIA Bronze | 2,636 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% |
| 🇯🇵 Kamui KobayashiFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 5,277 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 David Arnold LanceHigher-rated, 1× champion | 5,076 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇯🇵 Seita NonakaFIA Gold | 5,056 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,744 | 🇺🇸 Alexandra Hainer | McLaren Trophy America | 2,962 |
| 8,745 | 🏳️ Anders Steiner | GT Winter Series | 2,962 |
| 8,746 | 🏳️ Blake McGovern | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 2,962 |
| 8,747 | 🇺🇸 Chris Hundley | Star Mazda Championship | 2,962 |
| 8,748 | 🇺🇸 Cory Deeds | GT America | 2,962 |
| 8,749 | 🇺🇸 Ethan Tyler | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,962 |
| 8,750 | 🇮🇹 Guido Luchetti | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 2,962 |
| 8,751 | 🇺🇸 Matt Wilson | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,962 |
| 8,752 | 🇬🇧 Matthew George | 24H Series | 2,962 |
| 8,753 | 🇮🇩 Dypo Fitra | TCR World Tour | 2,961 |
| 8,754 | 🇩🇪 Heiko Tönges | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,961 |
| 8,755 | 🇺🇸 Peter Portante | ARCA Menards Series | 2,961 |
| 8,756 | 🏳️ Vincent Khristov | US F4 | 2,961 |
| 8,757 | 🇯🇵 Kota Tsuchiashi | French F4 | 2,960 |
| 8,758 | 🇺🇸 Kertus Davis | NASCAR Xfinity | 2,959 |
| 8,759 | 🇳🇱 Marcel Van Berlo | 24H Series | 2,959 |
| 8,760 | 🏳️ Serge Bourdeau | NASCAR Canada Series | 2,959 |
| 8,761 | 🇦🇹 Van der Linde" Kelvin | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,959 |
| 8,762 | 🇺🇸 Bud Grossenbacher | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 2,958 |
| 8,763 | 🇺🇸 Chase Gardner | USF2000 | 2,958 |
| 8,764 | 🇦🇺 James Koundouris | Bathurst 12 Hour | 2,958 |
Heiko Tönges is a semi-professional racing driver competing in multiclass endurance championships at the Nürburgring. He races for TOYO TIRES with Ring Racing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and the Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he drives shared-driver Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport and GT4 machinery across multiple classes.[1]
Over twelve seasons from 2013 to 2025, Tönges has taken one win and thirteen podiums from 53 starts. His record is concentrated in the Langstrecken-Serie, where he has contested 48 races with one win and twelve podiums; he has also made five appearances in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, taking one podium finish.[2]
Tönges races in a field mixing amateurs with semi-professionals and graded professionals, and typically finishes behind his most frequent competitors. He has usually finished behind Daniel Bohr, a semi-professional FIA Silver driver, and Moritz Kranz, a professional and four-time series champion. However, Tönges has finished ahead of Kamui Kobayashi, an established professional and former Formula 1 driver, on two occasions, and ahead of David Arnold Lance, a 2018 Langstrecken-Serie champion, once in his career.