Max Kruse is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Max Kruse Racing. Kruse has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,499 ranks Kruse 13699th 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.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3T | P4 | −43 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Max Kruse Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −43 | 2,499 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Max Kruse Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −88 | 2,525 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Max Kruse Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +1,175 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Fabian VettelFIA Silver | 4,446 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇳🇱 Rudy van BurenFIA Silver | 3,722 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher AllenFIA Bronze | 3,395 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13,689 | 🇨🇳 Lei Lu | Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | 2,500 |
| 13,690 | 🏳️ Mark Vielgut | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,500 |
| 13,691 | 🏳️ Samuel Dicker | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,500 |
| 13,692 | 🏳️ Stephan Jäggi | 24H Series | 2,500 |
| 13,693 | 🇺🇸 Tim Savage | GT4 America | 2,500 |
| 13,694 | 🇨🇳 Zhilong Kang | Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final | 2,500 |
| 13,695 | 🏳️ Don McGregor | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,499 |
| 13,696 | 🏳️ Emiliano Salazar | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,499 |
| 13,697 | 🏳️ Leny Revéillère | French F4 | 2,499 |
| 13,698 | 🇩🇪 Marco Santamaria | 24H Series | 2,499 |
| 13,699 | 🇩🇪 Max Kruse | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,499 |
| 13,700 | 🇦🇪 Mohamed Al Owais | 24H Series | 2,499 |
| 13,701 | 🇩🇪 Roland Waschkau | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,499 |
| 13,702 | 🏳️ Adam Knight | British GT Championship | 2,498 |
| 13,703 | 🏳️ Adolfo Anguiano | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,498 |
| 13,704 | 🏳️ Bond Roby | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,498 |
| 13,705 | 🇺🇸 Kevin Hinckle | ARCA Menards Series | 2,498 |
| 13,706 | 🏳️ Kyle Books | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,498 |
| 13,707 | 🇩🇪 Marcel Unland | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,498 |
| 13,708 | 🏳️ Oscar Priest | SKUSA SuperNationals | 2,498 |
| 13,709 | 🇺🇸 Steve Katz | American Endurance Racing | 2,498 |
Max Kruse is a semi-professional racing in national multiclass endurance competitions at the Nürburgring. He races for Max Kruse Racing, competing in the AT3 class for alternative-fuel cars in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and both the AT3 and SP 3T classes in the Nürburgring 24 Hours, where he shares the car with co-drivers over the course of each race.[1]
His indexed record spans two seasons from 2025 to 2026, with three starts across the two championships. In the 2025 Langstrecken-Serie he made one appearance; he has since contested two editions of the 24 Hours. The 2026 24 Hours, currently underway, represents his most recent activity.[2]
The fields he races in mix semi-professional and amateur entrants with graded professionals in shared-car competition. Among drivers he has finished ahead of are entry-level professionals Rudy van Buren, who races Porsche Supercup and multiclass endurance events, and Christopher Allen, a competitor in NASA and club-level Mazda racing. Max Kruse Racing fields established professional Johan Kristoffersson and has posted 35 wins across its roster.