Niklas Kalus is a racing driver from Germany who competes in GT Winter Series for Haupt Racing Team. Kalus has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,197 ranks Kalus 7213th 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.
| 2026-02-15 | Valencia GT3 | P2 | +122 |
| 2026-02-15 | Valencia GT3 | P2 | +106 |
| 2026-02-15 | Valencia GT3 | P1 | +133 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +133 | Valencia 2026 | GT Winter Series | P1 |
| +122 | Valencia 2026 | GT Winter Series | P2 |
| +106 | Valencia 2026 | GT Winter Series | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT Winter Series | Haupt Racing Team | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +1,847 | 3,197 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Kenneth HeyerFIA Silver | 4,118 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Marcus CluttonFIA Gold | 4,091 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇨🇭 Alain ValenteFIA Silver | 4,068 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Jay Mo HärtlingFIA Silver | 3,950 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🏳️ Simon OrangeFIA Bronze | 3,918 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🏳️ Ethan Brown | 3,724 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz WiskirchenFIA Silver | 3,701 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇹 Massimiliano CuccareseFIA Silver | 3,423 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇯🇵 Taku BambaFIA Silver | 3,423 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael SanderFIA Bronze | 3,292 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇮🇱 Ariel LeviFIA Silver | 4,384 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,203 | 🇺🇸 Jason McCarthy | GT America | 3,198 |
| 7,204 | 🏳️ Jasper Stiksma | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,198 |
| 7,205 | 🇺🇸 Joe Varde | International GT | 3,198 |
| 7,206 | 🇺🇸 Justin Hobgood | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,198 |
| 7,207 | 🇵🇰 Nur Ali | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,198 |
| 7,208 | 🇬🇧 Paul Jerome | Asian Le Mans Series | 3,198 |
| 7,209 | 🇺🇸 Russ Turner | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,198 |
| 7,210 | 🇺🇸 Alli Owens | ARCA Menards Series | 3,197 |
| 7,211 | 🇺🇸 Cameron ROOT | Ferrari Challenge | 3,197 |
| 7,212 | 🇺🇸 Justin Gravett | TC America powered by Skip Barber | 3,197 |
| 7,213 | 🇩🇪 Niklas Kalus | GT Winter Series | 3,197 |
| 7,214 | 🇳🇱 Paul Sieljes | 24H Series | 3,197 |
| 7,215 | 🏳️ Timothy Whale | Road to Le Mans | 3,197 |
| 7,216 | 🇺🇸 Kyle O'Gara | Indy NXT | 3,196 |
| 7,217 | 🇺🇸 Moises de la Vara | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 3,196 |
| 7,218 | 🇬🇧 Tim Carroll | Trans-Am TA2 | 3,196 |
| 7,219 | 🇩🇪 Hanno LASKOWSKI | Ferrari Challenge | 3,195 |
| 7,220 | 🇮🇹 Dorino Serafini | Formula 1 | 3,194 |
| 7,221 | 🇺🇸 George Amick | Formula 1 | 3,194 |
| 7,222 | 🇩🇰 Alba Larsen | F1 Academy | 3,193 |
| 7,223 | 🇺🇸 Cooper Becklin | USF Pro 2000 | 3,193 |
Niklas Kalus is an entry-level professional racing in the GT Winter Series, a multiclass international championship where Silver-graded and Platinum-graded professionals compete alongside amateurs in a shared grid. He drives a GT3 car for Haupt Racing Team, an established operation that has fielded drivers including the established professional Maro Engel.[1]
Kalus has taken one win and three podiums from three starts in his first season of racing on record, all in 2026. The season remains in progress; he currently sits 13th in the championship standings. His win came at the Nürburgring in August 2026, in a Ford Mustang GT3 entry for the team.[2]
He has raced most often against Kenneth Heyer, the 2025 GT Winter Series GT3 champion, and has finished ahead of him three times across their meetings. He has also beaten Ariel Levi, a Silver-graded driver with experience in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and GT World Challenge Europe, and regularly finishes ahead of Marcus Clutton, a Gold-graded British GT Championship regular.