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🇩🇪 Nico Otto

Racing driver from Germany. Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Max Kruse Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Nico Otto
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Max Kruse Racing
Series
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie
Status
Retired
Championships
12021
Career wins
9
Career podiums
33
Career starts
53
Career DNFs
8
Racer Rating
3,732
Driver photo 3:4
Racer Rating
3,732
Rank 4828 of 39,268 indexed, -15 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Nico Otto is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Max Kruse Racing. Otto is a one-time champion (2021), with 9 wins and 33 podiums from 53 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,732 ranks Otto 4828th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2024 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
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Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2024-09-06Spa-Francorchamps PROMichelin 992 Endurance CupP5−33
2024-04-06Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 2Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP5+19
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+153Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2
+144Nürburgring Nordschleife 2021Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+134Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
+133Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP2
+129Nürburgring Nordschleife 2021Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieP1
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2024▸Michelin 992 Endurance CupMax Kruse Racing100000—−333,747
▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMax Kruse Racing100000P25+19
2023▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieMax Kruse Racing735100P4+4853,761
2022▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFK Performance Motorsport401200P25−2333,276
2021▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFK Performance Motorsport BMW16611200P3+5613,510
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursFk Performance Gbr100100—−154
2020▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieFK Performance Motorsport603100P4−2703,157
2019▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieTeam Scheid - Honert Motorsport BMW807000P2+5743,270
▸Nürburgring 24 HoursTeam Scheid Honert Motorsport100000—−9
2018▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-SerieTeam Scheid - Honert Motorsport806100P4+1,7583,108
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Otto finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇩🇪 Yannick FübrichFIA Silver3,9523172423%
🇦🇹 David GriessnerFIA Silver2,8703072323%
🇩🇪 Stefan Kruse2,7812521484%
🇩🇪 Marcel HoppeFIA Silver3,3332112957%
🇮🇹 Francesco Merlini3,2682015575%
🇩🇪 Ben BünnagelFIA Silver4,5321913668%
🇩🇪 Daniel BlickleFIA Bronze4,0321961332%
🇩🇪 Florian NaumannFIA Silver4,2911810856%
🇩🇪 Karsten KrämerFIA Bronze4,1361810856%
🇩🇪 Tim ScheerbarthFIA Silver3,8211851328%
🇸🇪 Joel ErikssonFIA Platinum5,594110100%
🇫🇷 Francois PerrodoFIA Bronze, 3× champion5,47321150%
🇲🇨 Thomas NeubauerFIA Gold5,220110100%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 39,268 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
4,818🇩🇰 Nicolay Møller MadsenNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,734
4,819🇳🇱 Paul van SplunterenFIA GT Championship3,734
4,820🇫🇮 Aleksanteri HuovinenGB33,733
4,821🇫🇷 François KirmannLe Mans Cup3,733
4,822🇺🇸 Gerry KrautIMSA WeatherTech3,733
4,823🇫🇷 Julien LemoineLe Mans Cup3,733
4,824🇳🇱 Roeland Voerman24H Series3,733
4,825🇦🇺 Abu Bakar IbrahimAsian Le Mans Series3,732
4,826🏳️ Alex FilsingerIMSA Pilot Challenge3,732
4,827🇧🇪 Damien CoensFIA GT Championship3,732
4,828🇩🇪 Nico OttoNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,732
4,829🇺🇸 Jay HedgecockNASCAR Xfinity3,731
4,830🇯🇵 Nanin Indra-PayoongSuper GT3,731
4,831🇦🇺 Zachary SoutarTCR World Tour3,731
4,832🇲🇽 Adam Lacko24H Series3,730
4,833🇸🇪 Axel BengtssonLamborghini Super Trofeo Europe3,730
4,834🇺🇸 Codie RohrbaughNASCAR Truck3,730
4,835🇺🇸 Stanton BarrettTrans-Am TA23,730
4,836🇺🇸 Tom NastasiAmerican Endurance Racing3,730
4,837🇦🇷 Ariel PachoTC Pick Up3,729
4,838🇳🇴 Christian Gjerdrum EmilNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie3,729
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Nico Otto is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Max Kruse Racing. Otto is a one-time champion (2021), with 9 wins and 33 podiums from 53 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 3,732 ranks Otto 4828th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
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