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🇩🇪 Maro Engel

Racing driver from Germany. GT World Challenge Europe, Winward Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Maro Engel
Born
27 August 1985(b. 1985)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Winward Racing
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Championships
12024
Career wins
28
Career podiums
93
Career starts
246
Career DNFs
9
Racer Rating
6,385
Maro Engel
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,385
Rank 72 of 38,983 indexed, +222 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Maro Engel is a racing driver from Germany who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Winward Racing. Engel is a one-time champion (2024), with 28 wins and 93 podiums from 246 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,385 ranks Engel 72th 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFESPUAEUAEUSAB12-2026GERDEUDEUDEUFRA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-06-06Paul Ricard GT324H SeriesP2−6
2026-05-14Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 9Nürburgring 24 HoursP1+58
2026-05-02Brands HatchGT World Challenge EuropeP6+8
2026-05-02Brands HatchGT World Challenge EuropeP3+35
2026-04-24Red Bull RingDTMP3+39
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+163Nürburgring Nordschleife 2015Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+153Nürburgring Nordschleife 2014Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+132Zandvoort 2023DTMP1
+131Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2
+130Oschersleben 2024DTMP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Brands Hatch10 starts+41
Nürburgring13 starts+34
Lausitzring7 starts+30
Valencia4 starts+29
Struggles
Daytona International Speedway7 starts-38
Paul Ricard 1000Km4 starts-33
Dubai Autodrome5 starts-20
Nürburgring Nordschleife39 starts-12
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸24H SeriesGetSpeed Team PCX Racing302000—−2246,385
▸GT World Challenge EuropeWinward Racing302010—+92
▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team Ravenol212010—+105
▸Bathurst 12 HourMercedes-AMG Team GMR111000—+86
▸IMSA WeatherTech75 Express101000P12+71
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursWinward Racing111000—+58
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieWinward Racing100000—+33
2025▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team Winward1504000P2+4756,163
▸GT World Challenge EuropeMercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter1526020P2+581
▸Asian Le Mans SeriesWinward Racing500000P16−502
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed201000—−85
▸24H SeriesTFT Racing100010P28−92
▸Bathurst 12 HourMercedes-AMG Team GMR100100—−106
▸IMSA WeatherTech75 Express100000P31−209
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100100—−177
2024▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team Winward1607010P3+3396,135
▸GT World Challenge EuropeMercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter14410010P1+441
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed200000—+49
▸Bathurst 12 HourMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM100000—−90
▸GT World Challenge AmericaMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing101000—+27
▸IMSA WeatherTechSun Energy 1100000P32−184
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100100—−177
2023▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team Landgraf1311010P10+225,873
▸GT World Challenge EuropeMercedes-AMG Team AlManar302000P14+198
▸IMSA WeatherTechWeatherTech Racing323000P6+240
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed200000P26−203
▸GT World Challenge AmericaMercedes-AMG Team Gruppe M Racing101000—−82
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100100—−177
2022▸DTMMercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing1202010P13−1925,875
▸GT World Challenge EuropeMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed401000P19+171
▸IMSA WeatherTechWeatherTech Racing401000P13−134
▸ADAC GT MastersMann-Filter Team Landgraf212020P18+156
▸24H SeriesSunEnergy1 by SPS automotive performance101000P9+9
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed101000—+64
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed100000P29−79
2021▸GT World Challenge EuropeHRT1447020P2−675,880
▸ADAC GT MastersToksport WRT1206000P3+524
▸IMSA WeatherTechWinward Racing411000P16−403
▸24H SeriesHRT Bilstein101000—−23
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team HRT100100—−138
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG HRT Team Bilstein Mercedes-AMG100000P30−20
2020▸GT World Challenge EuropeHaupt Racing Team1114010P5−54,995
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMG423000P2+45
▸24H SeriesToksport WRT100010—−209
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursCar #6100000——
2019▸GT World Challenge EuropeBlack Falcon1517020P2+4426,213
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBLACK FALCON Team AutoArena Motorsport Mercedes-AMG323000P3+242
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursMercedes-AMG Team BLACK FALCON100100—−159
2018▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBLACK FALCON Mercedes-AMG212000P9+1895,864
▸IMSA WeatherTechSunEnergy1 Racing100000P32−196
2017▸Formula EVenturi Formula E Team1000000P11+1845,568
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieBLACK FALCON Mercedes-AMG311000P20+122
▸24H SeriesBlack Falcon101000—+50
▸IMSA WeatherTechSunEnergy1 Racing100000P42−97
2016▸Formula EVenturi Formula E400000P13↑525+325,379
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieAMG - Team BLACK FALCON Mercedes-AMG302000P17+114
2015▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieCar #9311100P18+804,988
2014▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING Mercedes-Benz311100P20−874,663
2012▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieROWE RACING Mercedes-Benz100100P38−874,734
2006▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport100000—+634,821
2003▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesOpel Team KMS700000P28+3,4084,758
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Engel finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum4,867125824366%
🇮🇹 Mirko BortolottiFIA Platinum4,881123685555%
🇦🇹 Kelvin Van der LindeFIA Platinum5,636107515648%
🇬🇧 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum5,05096643267%
🇯🇵 Jules GounonFIA Platinum5,14792613166%
🇦🇹 Thomas PreiningFIA Platinum5,62988454351%
🇨🇭 Raffaele MarcielloFIA Platinum5,56286424449%
🇧🇪 Charles WeertsFIA Platinum6,43083473657%
🇮🇹 Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum5,12781602174%
🇧🇪 Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum5,73280413951%
🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion8,724220100%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659110100%
🇳🇿 Mitch EvansFIA Platinum6,954113827%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
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65🇬🇧 Mike ConwayWEC6,420
66🇺🇸 Corey HeimNASCAR Cup Series6,417
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68🇺🇸 Richie GintherFormula 16,413
69🇨🇭 Nico MüllerFormula E6,399
70🇿🇦 Jody ScheckterFormula 16,391
71🇬🇧 Nigel MansellFIA GT Championship6,389
72🇩🇪 Maro EngelGT World Challenge Europe6,385
73🇩🇪 Ralf SchumacherPrototype Cup Germany6,385
74🇳🇿 Scott DixonIndyCar6,377
75🇵🇹 António Félix da CostaFormula E6,370
76🇧🇷 Rafael CâmaraFormula 26,365
77🇯🇵 Ayumu IwasaSuper Formula6,354
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Maro Engel is an established professional and FIA Platinum-graded driver racing in international GT and endurance championships. He is a Mercedes-AMG factory driver and brand ambassador, competing primarily for Winward Racing in GT World Challenge Europe, where he has raced since 2019. His main machinery is the Mercedes-AMG GT3.[1]

Engel won the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe championship with Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter. Across his indexed career from 2003 to the present, he has taken 28 wins and 93 podiums from 246 starts in a range of series; his primary platform has been GT World Challenge Europe, where he holds 12 wins and 39 podiums from 79 starts. He has also raced in multiclass and shared-car endurance championships including the 24H Series, the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, IMSA WeatherTech, the Asian Le Mans Series, and the Nürburgring and Bathurst 24-hour races, winning the Bathurst 12 Hour in 2024. In parallel he contested two seasons of DTM, taking 2 wins and 16 podiums from 58 starts. Earlier in his career he raced in Formula 3 and contested Formula E for Venturi in 2016 and 2017.[2]

Engel usually finishes ahead of Ricardo Feller, a fellow Platinum-graded professional and 2021 ADAC GT Masters champion who has raced a similar career in GT and touring cars. He is closely matched with Mirko Bortolotti, a Platinum-graded driver and 2024 DTM champion they meet regularly in both that series and GT World Challenge Europe. Within endurance racing, Engel has on occasion finished ahead of drivers at the highest level; he beat Max Verstappen twice in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and Alex Palou, a multiple IndyCar champion, in a 24H Series race. He is currently competing in the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he has taken a win so far.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Gallery Lucas Auer page 14[1]
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Gallery Lucas Auer page 13[2]
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Gallery, 2024 page 6[3]
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