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🇧🇷 Klaus Ludwig

Racing driver from Brazil. FIA GT Championship, AMG Mercedes. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Klaus Ludwig
Nationality
Brazil
Current team
AMG Mercedes
Series
FIA GT Championship
Status
Retired
Championships
11998
Career wins
9
Career podiums
14
Career starts
20
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,042
Driver photo · 3:4
Racer Rating
5,042
RANK 1119 / 38,671 INDEXED · -993 SEASON
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
FIA CATEGORISATION NOT YET INDEXED
SOURCE · FIA.COM
SYNTHESIZED FROM 1 SOURCE · UPDATED 0H AGO

Klaus Ludwig is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in FIA GT Championship for AMG Mercedes. Ludwig is a one-time champion (1998), with 9 wins and 14 podiums from 20 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,042 ranks Ludwig 1119th of 38,671 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, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
1998 form
LAST 20 RACES · FINISH POSITION, HIGHER IS BETTER
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
TAP A ROW FOR THE FULL RACE
1998-10-23Laguna SecaFIA GT ChampionshipP1+67
1998-10-16MiamiFIA GT ChampionshipP1+75
1998-09-18A1-RingFIA GT ChampionshipP1+77
1998-09-05DoningtonFIA GT ChampionshipP2+73
1998-08-21SuzukaFIA GT ChampionshipP2+70
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1998▸FIA GT ChampionshipAMG Mercedes1059040P1+7956,035
1997▸FIA GT ChampionshipAMG-Mercedes1045020P3+3,8895,239
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
MOST-RACED & STRONGEST-BEATEN · TIMES LUDWIG FINISHED AHEAD VS BEHIND
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇲🇨 Olivier BerettaFIA GOLD4,32319190100%
🇫🇷 Yannick Dalmas5,9291714382%
🇨🇭 Bruno Eichmann4,1961716194%
🇩🇪 Michael Trunk3,9911716194%
🇩🇪 Bernhard Müller3,9071716194%
🇩🇪 Marcel Tiemann4,9981613381%
🇫🇷 Jean-Marc GounonFIA BRONZE4,9741613381%
🇫🇷 Claudia Hürtgen4,3351615194%
🇩🇪 Bernd SchneiderFIA GOLD5,123145936%
🇨🇭 Toni SeilerFIA BRONZE4,04114140100%
🇦🇺 Mark WebberHIGHER-RATED · 1× CHAMPION6,567105550%
🇬🇧 Allan McNishHIGHER-RATED6,16911110100%
🇮🇹 Alessandro NanniniHIGHER-RATED6,07285363%
RACED WHEEL-TO-WHEEL, NOT AS TEAM-MATES
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1,111🇨🇭 Loris KesselFIA GT Championship5,050
1,112🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseGT World Challenge Europe5,049
1,113🇮🇹 Raffaele GiammariaIMSA WeatherTech5,048
1,114🇬🇧 Martin DonnellyBTCC5,046
1,115🇯🇵 Hiyu YamakoshiFormula 35,045
1,116🇧🇪 Alessio PicarielloIMSA WeatherTech5,044
1,117🇬🇧 Russell SpenceInternational Formula 30005,044
1,118🇬🇧 Josh MasonIndy NXT5,043
1,119🇧🇷 Klaus LudwigFIA GT Championship5,042
1,120🇫🇷 Matthieu VaxiviereAsian Le Mans Series5,042
1,121🇬🇧 Gary EvansInternational Formula 30005,041
1,122🇫🇷 Richard WestbrookIMSA WeatherTech5,041
1,123🇬🇧 Alex LloydSKUSA SuperNationals5,040
1,124🇧🇷 Ana BeatrizIMSA WeatherTech5,040
1,125🇩🇪 Lucas LuhrNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,040
1,126🇺🇸 Ryan SiegNASCAR Xfinity5,040
1,127🇺🇸 Spencer PigotIMSA Pilot Challenge5,040
1,128🇮🇹 Arturo MerzarioFormula 15,039
1,129🇫🇷 Stéphane SarrazinWEC5,038
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Klaus Ludwig is a racing driver from Brazil who last raced in FIA GT Championship for AMG Mercedes. Ludwig is a one-time champion (1998), with 9 wins and 14 podiums from 20 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,042 ranks Ludwig 1119th of 38,671 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, decayed for time since their last race.

SOURCES: [1] INDEXED RACE CLASSIFICATIONS
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