Michael Küke is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring 24 Hours for Car #718. Küke has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,146 ranks Küke 15517th of 39,268 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.
| 2021-06-03 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 4T | P2 | −15 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +151 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +145 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +108 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +101 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2012 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +92 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2011 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P6 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #718 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −16 | 2,347 |
| 2012 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Kremer Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +238 | 2,363 |
| 2011 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Kremer Racing Porsche | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +775 | 2,125 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Michael HeimrichFIA Bronze | 3,973 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇩🇪 Andreas ZieglerFIA Bronze | 3,420 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% |
| 🇩🇪 Marc BuschFIA Bronze | 4,715 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% |
| 🇩🇪 Georg WeissFIA Bronze | 4,249 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Oliver Kainz | 3,796 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Gustav Edelhoff | 3,495 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael Jacobs | 3,354 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Wolfgang Kaufmann | 3,103 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% |
| 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Kemper | 2,279 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 🇨🇭 Ronnie SaurenmannFIA Bronze | 4,547 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% |
| 🇸🇪 Johan KristofferssonHigher-rated | 5,515 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇷 Uwe AlzenFIA Silver | 5,031 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Klaus GrafHigher-rated | 4,781 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,507 | 🏳️ Sascha Köhler | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,149 |
| 15,508 | 🇫🇮 Jukka Nieminen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,148 |
| 15,509 | 🇮🇹 Rocco di Torrepadula Lorenzo | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,148 |
| 15,510 | 🇩🇪 Albert Egbert | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,147 |
| 15,511 | 🇬🇧 Carl Young | SCCA Majors | 2,147 |
| 15,512 | 🇦🇷 Federico Alonso | Turismo Carretera | 2,147 |
| 15,513 | 🇺🇸 James McCann | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,147 |
| 15,514 | 🏳️ Ross Shull | NASA | 2,147 |
| 15,515 | 🏳️ Dave Thoman | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,146 |
| 15,516 | 🏳️ Gustav Barid | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,146 |
| 15,517 | 🇩🇪 Michael Küke | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,146 |
| 15,518 | 🇬🇧 Sam Weller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,146 |
| 15,519 | 🇦🇷 Bruno Josephson Andres | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,145 |
| 15,520 | 🇩🇪 Dale Lomas | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,145 |
| 15,521 | 🇦🇷 Facundo Chahwan | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,145 |
| 15,522 | 🏳️ Ken Mantovani | SCCA Regionals | 2,145 |
| 15,523 | 🏳️ Elmar Deegener | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,144 |
| 15,524 | 🇳🇱 Jordy Van Rossenberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,144 |
| 15,525 | 🇦🇷 Mario Ferrando | TC Pick Up | 2,144 |
| 15,526 | 🇨🇭 Pascal Eberle | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,144 |
| 15,527 | 🏳️ Stephan Piepenbrink | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,144 |
Michael Küke is a competitive amateur endurance racing driver with a rating of 2,146. He raced in national multiclass endurance championships at the Nürburgring, competing in shared-driver cars in modified and turbocharged production-based machinery across the SP 5, SP 7 and SP 4T classes. His primary team was Kremer Racing.[1]
Küke's indexed career spans a decade of occasional racing. He made nine starts in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie between 2011 and 2012, taking three podiums with Kremer Racing across the SP 5 and SP 7 classes. A single start in the Nürburgring 24 Hours in 2021 yielded another podium in the SP 4T class. His four podiums came across ten starts in multiclass fields that mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals.[2]
Racing regularly against entry-level professionals such as Michael Heimrich and Andreas Ziegler, Küke was closely matched with both. His record included podium finishes ahead of established professionals including Johan Kristoffersson, a former World Touring Car Cup competitor, and Andreas Weishaupt. Kremer Racing, the operation that fielded most of his starts, has won races in this index and included professional drivers among its roster.