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🇩🇪 Markus Schmickler

Racing driver from Germany. Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Schmickler Performance powered by Ravenol. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Markus Schmickler
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Schmickler Performance powered by Ravenol
Series
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
Status
Active
Championships
22010, 2011
Career wins
22
Career podiums
48
Career starts
91
Career DNFs
18
Racer Rating
3,619
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
3,619
Rank 5260 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Markus Schmickler is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Schmickler Performance powered by Ravenol. Schmickler is a two-time champion (2010, 2011), with 22 wins and 48 podiums from 91 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,619 ranks Schmickler 5260th 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
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2025-10-11Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP13−166
2025-09-27Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP4−12
2025-09-14Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2+49
2025-09-13Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP5+12
2025-08-16Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP3+31
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+162Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+157Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+148Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+142Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+129Nürburgring Nordschleife 2010Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2025▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchmickler Performance powered by Ravenol804000P6−603,619
2024▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchmickler Performance powered by Ravenol302000P13+363,679
2023▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchmickler Performance powered by Ravenol401000P15−1713,643
2021▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieSchmickler Performance powered by Ravenol Porsche200000—−2583,815
2018▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SeriePROOM Racing Porsche513000—−3604,072
2017▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieLandgraf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG300000P40↑1,830−1424,248
2016▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieLandgraf Motorsport Porsche513100P6−304,492
2015▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieLandgraf Motorsport Porsche1113400P13+82,665
2014▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieCar #192936200P6+4082,874
2013▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieScuderia Augustusburg Brühl e.V.914400P3−1872,358
2012▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieScuderia Augustusburg Brühl e.V.926300P2+1832,546
2011▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieCar #4331178200P1+1182,363
2010▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieScuderia Augustusburg Brühl1268200P1+8952,245
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Schmickler finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇨🇭 Rüdiger SchichtFIA Bronze2,6533123874%
🏳️ Bertin Sing1,8842819968%
🏳️ Eugen Sing1,8872718967%
🏳️ Günther Hartwig1,7512621581%
🇨🇭 Ivan JacomaFIA Bronze3,23421111052%
🇸🇪 Tommy GrabergFIA Bronze2,6661915479%
🇩🇪 Carsten Knechtges2,5211961332%
🇩🇪 David Ackermann2,2531912763%
🏳️ Hans-Robert Holzer1,7361915479%
🇪🇨 Andres Serrano1,3651915479%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,724110100%
🇧🇪 Laurens VanthoorFIA Platinum, 3× champion6,488110100%
🇩🇪 Marco WittmannFIA Platinum, 1× champion5,739110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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5,253🇨🇦 Brandon ThomasStar Mazda Championship3,621
5,254🇬🇧 Dan WellsFormula 3 Macau3,621
5,255🇯🇵 Tim VerbergtFIA GT Championship3,621
5,256🇦🇹 Andrew ThompsonPCA Club Racing3,620
5,257🇺🇸 Nicky HaysIMSA Pilot Challenge3,620
5,258🇺🇸 Chad ChaffinNASCAR Xfinity3,619
5,259🇩🇪 Jacob SchellNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,619
5,260🇩🇪 Markus SchmicklerNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,619
5,261🇺🇸 Steve GrissomNASCAR Xfinity3,619
5,262🇺🇸 Wayne EdwardsNASCAR Truck3,619
5,263🇺🇸 Ziad GhandourGT World Challenge America3,619
5,264🇺🇸 Butch LeitzingerInternational GT3,618
5,265🇬🇧 George GamblePorsche Mobil 1 Supercup3,618
5,266🇺🇸 J.R. HeffnerNASCAR Truck3,618
5,267🇳🇴 Kenneth GulbrandsenADAC Formula 43,618
5,268🇩🇪 Philip Hamprecht24H Series3,618
5,269🇮🇹 Pietro PeroliniLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe3,618
5,270🇩🇪 Thomas ZinnowNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,618
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Markus Schmickler is a semi-professional endurance racing driver, FIA Bronze, competing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, a national multiclass championship where two or more drivers share each car across endurance races. He races for Schmickler Performance powered by Ravenol in the Cup 2 and Cup 3 classes, driving Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport machinery. His rating of 3,619 places him at the semi-professional level, competing in a field that spans amateur and professional drivers together.[1]

Schmickler has recorded 91 starts in the series across 13 seasons since 2010, winning 22 races and standing on 48 podiums. He took the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie championship in both 2010 and 2011. In the 2025 season, now eight rounds in, he holds sixth in the championship standings with four podiums to date. His record includes a win against Max Verstappen, the four-time Formula 1 champion, and one against Laurens Vanthoor, an elite professional driver with multiple IMSA and WEC titles and a Platinum rating. Against his regular opponents, he typically finishes ahead of competitive amateur Rüdiger Schicht and club-level driver Bertin Sing, both consistent rivals in the series.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] No Wikipedia page found
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