Klaus Koch is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Smyrlis Racing. Koch has recorded 0 wins and 3 podiums from 71 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,966 ranks Koch 8722th 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.
| 2026-09-12 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2 | P7 | −37 |
| 2026-09-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2 | P5 | +50 |
| 2026-08-01 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2 | P10 | −82 |
| 2026-06-20 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2 | P9 | −62 |
| 2026-04-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2 | P4 | +85 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +154 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2022 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P12 |
| +135 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2014 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P6 |
| +123 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +99 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P6 |
| +98 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Smyrlis Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −82 | 2,966 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Smyrlis Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −99 | 3,048 |
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +154 | 3,147 |
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +86 | 2,994 |
| 2019 | ▸24H Series | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | −20 | 2,908 |
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car Collection Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −58 | 2,908 |
| 2017 | ▸24H Series | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +46 | 2,987 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P40 | −52 | ||
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car Collection Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P39 | +30 | 2,940 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −317 | 3,013 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car Collection Motorsport Porsche | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +35 | 3,128 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #67 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −331 | 3,245 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #67 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −419 | 3,576 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | ↑2,325−541 | 3,995 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #165 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +860 | 2,210 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Andreas ZieglerFIA Bronze | 3,420 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 45% |
| 🇩🇪 Kersten Jodexnis | 3,226 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42% |
| 🇩🇪 Tim ScheerbarthFIA Silver | 3,881 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 16% |
| 🇩🇪 Georg WeissFIA Bronze | 4,249 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% |
| 🇩🇪 Oliver Kainz | 3,796 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Kemper | 2,279 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc BuschFIA Bronze | 4,715 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael Jacobs | 3,354 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Robin ChrzanowskiFIA Silver | 3,237 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% |
| 🏳️ Andreas Weiland | 3,266 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26% |
| 🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,404 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CampbellFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 6,398 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 6,319 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,712 | 🇵🇾 Miguel María García | 24H Series | 2,968 |
| 8,713 | 🇨🇴 Pedro Juan MORENO | Le Mans Cup | 2,968 |
| 8,714 | 🇬🇧 Peter Cate | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,968 |
| 8,715 | 🇨🇦 Phillip Orcic | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,968 |
| 8,716 | 🇧🇷 José Muggiati | Italian F4 | 2,967 |
| 8,717 | 🇪🇪 Mattias Vahtel | TCR World Tour | 2,967 |
| 8,718 | 🇺🇸 Ryan Huff | ARCA Menards Series | 2,967 |
| 8,719 | 🇺🇸 Bryce Cornet | SCCA Majors | 2,966 |
| 8,720 | 🇩🇪 Elia Weiss | Italian F4 | 2,966 |
| 8,721 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Rutherford | ARCA Menards Series | 2,966 |
| 8,722 | 🇩🇪 Klaus Koch | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,966 |
| 8,723 | 🇫🇷 Maxence MAURICE | Road to Le Mans | 2,966 |
| 8,724 | 🏳️ Michael Stephens | Star Mazda Championship | 2,966 |
| 8,725 | 🇯🇵 Naofumi Omoto | Super GT | 2,966 |
| 8,726 | 🇩🇪 Nick Deißler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,966 |
| 8,727 | 🇿🇦 Wayne Taylor | IMSA WeatherTech | 2,966 |
| 8,728 | 🇨🇳 Zhang Zhen Dong | TCR World Tour | 2,966 |
| 8,729 | 🇺🇸 Ashley Freiberg | GT4 America | 2,965 |
| 8,730 | 🇺🇸 Cabot Bigham | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,965 |
| 8,731 | 🇧🇷 Rogerio Grotta | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 2,965 |
| 8,732 | 🇺🇸 Austin Rettig | ARCA Menards Series | 2,964 |
Klaus Koch is an entry-level professional racing in national multiclass endurance championships, primarily the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie since 2010. He races modified production-based cars in the series' SP 7 and SP 8 classes, and has made occasional appearances in the 24H Series and the Nürburgring 24 Hours in GT3 machinery. Koch holds an FIA Bronze rating, the amateur grade in endurance racing. His primary team is Smyrlis Racing.[1]
Across 14 seasons and 71 starts, Koch has taken three podium finishes, all in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. He remains active in the series, which he has contested continuously from 2010 through 2026. His brief forays into international racing came through the 24H Series in 2017 and 2018, and the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2021 and 2022, where he raced for Car Collection Motorsport entries.[2]
Koch races regularly against entry-level professionals of similar standing, running closely matched with Andreas Ziegler and Kersten Jodexnis across multiple seasons in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and Nürburgring 24 Hours. The fields he competes in mix amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals; he has finished ahead of established professionals including Maro Engel, a 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion, and Timo Bernhard, who won the 2016 WEC LMP1 championship.