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🇯🇵 Marco Mapelli

Racing driver from Japan. DTM, Red Bull Team ABT. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Marco Mapelli
Born
1 August 1987(b. 1987)
Nationality
Japan
Current team
Red Bull Team ABT
Series
DTM
Status
Active
Championships
12019
Career wins
8
Career podiums
27
Career starts
124
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
4,549
Marco Mapelli
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,549
Rank 1845 of 38,983 indexed, -392 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Marco Mapelli is a racing driver from Japan who competes in DTM for Red Bull Team ABT. Mapelli is a one-time champion (2019), with 8 wins and 27 podiums from 124 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,549 ranks Mapelli 1845th of 38,983 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAGERGERUSADEUUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAB12-2026GERDEUDEUDEU
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-14Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9Nürburgring 24 HoursDNF−10
2026-04-24Red Bull RingDTMP17−85
2026-04-24Red Bull RingDTMP19−110
2026-04-116 Hours of Paul RicardGT World Challenge EuropeDNF−154
2026-03-21Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9 ProNürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP8+8
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+141Hockenheim 2021ADAC GT MastersP1
+140Nürburgring 2023ADAC GT MastersP1
+137Nürburgring 2021GT World Challenge EuropeP1
+133Hockenheim 2023ADAC GT MastersP1
+126Sebring International Raceway 2022IMSA WeatherTechP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Nürburgring8 starts+53
Paul Ricard 1000Km4 starts+22
Hockenheim7 starts+20
Struggles
Daytona International Speedway6 starts-39
4 Hours of Abu Dhabi4 starts-37
Red Bull Ring5 starts-24
Sachsenring6 starts-13
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸DTMRed Bull Team ABT200000—−1954,549
▸Bathurst 12 HourWall Racing100000—−41
▸GT World Challenge EuropeRutronik Racing100100—−154
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursRed Bull Team ABT100100—−10
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieRed Bull Team ABT100000—+8
2025▸IMSA WeatherTechPfaff Motorsports901000P13−4784,941
▸GT World Challenge EuropeVSR200000P37+51
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieRed Bull Team ABT200100—−4
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursABT Sportsline100000—+59
2024▸GT World Challenge EuropeGRT Grasser Racing Team512010P12+4065,313
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesLeipert Motorsport300000P16−157
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursRED BULL TEAM ABT100000—+94
2023▸ADAC GT MastersGRT Grasser Racing Team1023030P5−344,919
▸GT World Challenge EuropeVSR800000P28+49
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesLeipert Motorsport400000—−411
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieABT Sportsline200000P26+34
▸IMSA WeatherTechUS RaceTronics100000P34+26
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursABT Sportsline100000—+70
2022▸ADAC GT MastersPaul Motorsport1304000P6+105,237
▸IMSA WeatherTechTR3 Racing201000P18↑59+17
▸GT World Challenge EuropeOrange 1 KPAX Racing100000P43+59
2021▸ADAC GT MastersGRT Grasser Racing Team611010P15−395,091
▸GT World Challenge EuropeOrange 1 FFF Racing Team512030P12+359
▸IMSA WeatherTechGRT Grasser Racing Team100000P34−158
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursHankook FFF Racing Team100100—−125
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieHANKOOK FFF Racing Team Lamborghini100000P31−106
2020▸GT World Challenge EuropeOrange 1 FFF Racing Team301000P32−974,762
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFFF RACING GROUP GMBH Lamborghini300000P33−361
▸British GT ChampionshipWPI Motorsport100000P18−169
▸IMSA WeatherTechGRT Magnus101000P23+65
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursCar #21100100—−170
2019▸GT World Challenge EuropeOrange 1 FFF Racing Team1439000P1+9045,503
▸IMSA WeatherTechMagnus Racing100000P37+17
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursKonrad Motorsport GmbH100100—−85
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieKonrad Motorsport GmbH100000P30↑133+23
2018▸Super GTJLOC700000P10+625,559
2017▸24H SeriesKonrad Motorsport201000—−744,988
▸IMSA WeatherTechKonrad Motorsport100000P42−90
2015▸WECAbu Dhabi-Proton Racing101000P16+785,002
2012▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFalken Motorsports100000P31↑2,281+494,924
2011▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieEbimotors Porsche100000P24+1,2442,594
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Mapelli finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum5,56269254436%
🇬🇧 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum5,05069393057%
🇩🇪 Christopher MiesFIA Platinum5,01965323349%
🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum5,44364234136%
🇩🇪 Sven MüllerFIA Gold5,35263313249%
🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum5,12761362559%
🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum6,38559263344%
🇯🇵 Jules GounonFIA Platinum5,14758283048%
🇩🇪 Fabian SchillerFIA Gold4,69758292950%
🇦🇹 Christian EngelhartFIA Gold4,61854243044%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,72421150%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,77161517%
🇦🇷 Franco ColapintoFIA Platinum6,628110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
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1,840🇺🇸 Fred WackerFormula 14,550
1,841🇩🇪 Leon KöhlerPorsche Mobil 1 Supercup4,550
1,842🇺🇸 Max GarciaIndy NXT4,550
1,843🇵🇹 Félix da CostaStock Car Pro Series4,549
1,844🇧🇪 John WartiqueFerrari Challenge4,549
1,845🇯🇵 Marco MapelliDTM4,549
1,846🇬🇧 William MacintyreGB34,549
1,847🇮🇹 Alessandro Pesenti-RossiFormula 14,548
1,848🇫🇷 Boris DerichebourgFIA GT Championship4,548
1,849🇩🇪 Mike OrtmannIMSA Pilot Challenge4,548
1,850🇩🇰 Oliver RasmussenSuper Formula4,548
1,851🇩🇪 Tim Zimmermann24H Series4,548
1,852🇦🇺 Bryce FullwoodBathurst 12 Hour4,547
1,853🇬🇧 Cuth HarrisonFormula 14,547
1,854🇨🇭 Ronnie SaurenmannNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,547
1,855🇭🇰 Antares AuAsian Le Mans Series4,546
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Marco Mapelli is a professional sportscar driver rated 4,569, placing him among established professionals competing at the sharp end of strong fields. His FIA Gold grading denotes a full-time professional in GT and endurance racing. Over eleven seasons from 2015 to 2026, Mapelli has accumulated 110 starts across multiple series, with eight wins and 26 podiums; his average finishing position of P10.9 reflects consistent mid-grid competence in fields populated by considerably stronger drivers. His sole major title came in 2019, when he won the GT World Challenge Europe championship for Rutronik Racing, a season that established his standing in the series where he has remained most active.[1]

Mapelli's primary platform has been GT World Challenge Europe, where he holds 39 starts with five wins and 14 podiums across seven seasons. His record in ADAC GT Masters, also competing for strong teams, shows three wins and eight podiums in 29 starts between 2021 and 2023. His head-to-head record against his most frequent rivals tells a consistent story of a capable but not dominant driver. Against Raffaele Marciello, an elite professional and three-time champion (FIA F3 European, ADAC GT Masters, GT World Challenge Europe), Mapelli finished ahead 21 times but behind 36 times in 57 shared races. His records against Christopher Mies, Christopher Haase, and Luca Stolz (all Platinum-graded professionals) show competitive but mostly losing engagements. He has raced sparingly in IMSA WeatherTech, collecting three podiums from 16 starts without a win, and his single-seater and non-championship endurance outings have yielded minimal results.[2]

Mapelli remains active in 2026, having recently attempted to take his maiden DTM victory at Lausitzring in the new Lamborghini Temerario, though that result was lost to a post-race penalty. His racing has continued to pivot around GT competition, where his Gold status and consistent podium finishes demonstrate a reliable professional capable of running in top teams but not yet among the elite who dominate those fields.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Gallery Marco Mapelli page 2[1]
GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS
25 Jul 2026
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Lausitzring - Race 1: Marco Mapelli opens his account and that of the Lamborghini Temerario[2]
autohebdof1.com
20 Jun 2026
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Lamborghini sensation courtesy of Marco Mapelli at the DTM at the Lausitzring[3]
SPEEDWEEK.com
20 Jun 2026
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