Markus Zünd is a racing driver from Switzerland who last raced in Nürburgring 24 Hours for AVIA W. Zünd has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 1,728 ranks Zünd 18668th of 40,308 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.
| 2022-05-26 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P8 | +34 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +81 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2019 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P3 |
| +37 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P6 |
| +34 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2022 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P8 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | AVIA W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +34 | 1,728 |
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | W&S Motorsport GmbH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −70 | 1,694 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +81 | 1,764 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −74 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +414 | 1,764 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Jens MoetefindtFIA Bronze | 2,885 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Daniel BlickleFIA Bronze | 4,032 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Norbert FischerFIA Bronze | 3,278 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Fabian Finck | 2,613 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Daniel ZilsFIA Bronze | 3,403 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Leonard OehmeFIA Silver | 3,392 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Niklas OehmeFIA Silver | 2,816 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Niklas SteinhausFIA Silver | 2,555 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Matthias BeckwermertFIA Silver | 2,333 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Matthias KaiserFIA Silver | 5,132 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Christian KonnerthFIA Bronze, 2× champion | 4,360 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Ben BünnagelFIA Silver | 4,351 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,658 | 🇩🇪 Florian Ebener | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,729 |
| 18,659 | 🏳️ Frank Millan | NASA | 1,729 |
| 18,660 | 🏳️ Johan Sandberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,729 |
| 18,661 | 🇩🇪 Jürgen Huber | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,729 |
| 18,662 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Overbeck | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,729 |
| 18,663 | 🏳️ Ulrich Henning | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,729 |
| 18,664 | 🏳️ Eric Ritz | American Endurance Racing | 1,728 |
| 18,665 | 🏳️ Ethan Bentinck-Smith | SCCA Majors | 1,728 |
| 18,666 | 🏳️ Haydn Fischer | SCCA Majors | 1,728 |
| 18,667 | 🇬🇧 Jeffrey Lewis | NASA | 1,728 |
| 18,668 | 🇨🇭 Markus Zünd | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,728 |
| 18,669 | 🏳️ Rob Wallschlaeger | SCCA Majors | 1,728 |
| 18,670 | 🏳️ Scott Cook | SCCA Regionals | 1,728 |
| 18,671 | 🏳️ Teddy Framhein | PCA Club Racing | 1,728 |
| 18,672 | 🏳️ Ulf Schmidt | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,728 |
| 18,673 | 🏳️ Zachary Nutter | ChampCar Endurance Series | 1,728 |
| 18,674 | 🏳️ Ahmed Shmara | SCCA Regionals | 1,727 |
| 18,675 | 🇩🇪 Daniel Niermann | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 1,727 |
| 18,676 | 🏳️ Eric Haagenson | SVRA | 1,727 |
| 18,677 | 🏳️ Greg Maloy | SCCA Regionals | 1,727 |
| 18,678 | 🏳️ Hunt' Sepo | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 1,727 |
Markus Zünd is a club-level driver whose record places him at 2,050 on the Racer Rating scale, a band that encompasses club racing and the entry end of competitive amateur motorsport. His career spans just two starts in the Nürburgring 24 Hours between 2019 and 2022, yielding one podium finish and an average finishing position of fifth. He is now retired from racing.[1]
Zünd's limited record includes single victories over competitors of varying experience: FIA Silver graded driver Matthias Kaiser (5,039), FIA Bronze graded driver Alexander Kroker (2,215), John-Lee Schambony (2,113, also FIA Silver), and Bernd Kleeschulte (2,572). These results carry the caveat that they represent isolated instances against drivers encountered in a single series rather than sustained head-to-head competition, and in the context of only two race starts, they cannot establish a pattern. His participation was with AVIA W, a team with no recorded race wins across the database and no stronger drivers on its roster than Zünd himself.