Marco Zabel is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Bulldog Racing. Zabel has recorded 1 win and 6 podiums from 23 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,303 ranks Zabel 14977th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2024-05-30 | Nürburgring Nordschleife VT2 Front | P3 | −24 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +168 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +137 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +103 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +99 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P5 |
| +98 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Bulldog Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −25 | 2,369 |
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manheller Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +81 | 2,394 |
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manheller Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +77 | 2,313 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manheller Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +27 | 2,236 |
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Manheller Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +226 | 2,209 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −46 | 1,983 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #443 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +214 | 2,029 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | ↑71+465 | 1,815 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Torsten KratzFIA Bronze | 3,799 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% |
| 🇩🇪 Danny BrinkFIA Silver | 2,701 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% |
| 🇩🇪 Carsten Knechtges | 2,521 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher RinkFIA Silver | 3,413 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇩🇪 Richard GresekFIA Bronze | 2,969 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| 🇩🇪 Maik Kraske | 2,389 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Christoph Magg | 2,091 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Andreas Roloff | 1,911 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% |
| 🇩🇪 Philipp StahlschmidtFIA Silver | 3,243 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇩🇪 Marcel Manheller | 2,990 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% |
| 🇯🇵 Takaboshi MitsunoriHigher-rated | 4,682 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Matsuda TsugioHigher-rated | 4,682 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇦🇲 Artur GoroyanFIA Bronze | 4,628 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14,967 | 🏳️ Bradley Liebenberg | 24H Series | 2,305 |
| 14,968 | 🏳️ Graham Ernie | British GT Championship | 2,305 |
| 14,969 | 🇳🇱 John Van Der Sanden | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,305 |
| 14,970 | 🇬🇧 Jonathan SATCHELL | Ferrari Challenge | 2,305 |
| 14,971 | 🏳️ Simon Murray | 24H Series | 2,305 |
| 14,972 | 🇬🇧 Turkington Colin | British GT Championship | 2,305 |
| 14,973 | 🇹🇭 Hannah Williams | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,304 |
| 14,974 | 🇺🇸 Rita Goulet | ARCA Menards East | 2,304 |
| 14,975 | 🏳️ Velho Vamp | Turismo Nacional | 2,304 |
| 14,976 | 🏳️ Marcel PETN-AM Hoppe | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,303 |
| 14,977 | 🇩🇪 Marco Zabel | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,303 |
| 14,978 | 🏳️ Michael Hirschmann | 24H Series | 2,303 |
| 14,979 | 🏳️ Ned MacPherson | McLaren Trophy America | 2,303 |
| 14,980 | 🏳️ Zach Ehrlich | SCCA Majors | 2,303 |
| 14,981 | 🇷🇴 Aldrin Opran | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,302 |
| 14,982 | 🏳️ Cody Ace | American Endurance Racing | 2,302 |
| 14,983 | 🏳️ Edgar (Cole) Kleck | Porsche Sprint Challenge North America GT3 Cup | 2,302 |
| 14,984 | 🏳️ Ike Spengler | Turismo Nacional | 2,302 |
| 14,985 | 🏳️ Johnny Kaumo | Turismo Nacional | 2,302 |
| 14,986 | 🏳️ Mario Schopper | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,302 |
| 14,987 | 🏳️ Oscar De Luzuriaga | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,302 |
Marco Zabel is a competitive amateur racing endurance cars in multiclass championships at the Nürburgring. He raced primarily in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie from 2011 to 2023 for Manheller Racing, competing in its Cup 1, SP 7, and V4 classes, and made his final start in the 2024 Nürburgring 24 Hours for Bulldog Racing in the VT2 Front class of front-wheel-drive turbocharged production cars.[1]
Across eight seasons on record, Zabel took one win and six podiums from 23 starts. His record in the Langstrecken-Serie yielded one win and five podiums across 22 starts, with the sixth podium coming at the 2024 Nürburgring 24 Hours. The majority of his indexed racing came as part of Manheller Racing's grid, a team that fields multiple drivers annually and has won 37 races in the index.[2]
Zabel's most frequent opponents were Torsten Kratz, an entry-level professional with Bronze grading and experience in the European Le Mans Series, and Danny Brink, a semi-professional with Silver grading who won the Langstrecken-Serie V4 class four times between 2018 and 2021. Zabel typically finished behind both. His podium finishes included victories over professionals such as Takaboshi Mitsunori and Matsuda Tsugio, each competing in their fifth start in the Langstrecken-Serie.