Ralf Kraus is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Car #346. Kraus has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,940 ranks Kraus 8940th 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2013-10-26 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 1 | P9 | −86 |
| 2013-10-12 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 1 | P4 | +9 |
| 2013-09-28 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 1 | P7 | −37 |
| 2013-09-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 1 | DNF | −223 |
| 2013-08-24 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 1 | DNF | −218 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +9 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2013 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #346 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −913 | 2,940 |
| 2010 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −110 | 3,853 |
| 1999 | ▸FIA GT Championship | Zentrum Rhein Oberberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +2,613 | 3,963 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Daniela Schmid | 3,585 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Maximilian HackländerFIA Silver | 3,462 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Thorsten WolterFIA Bronze | 3,138 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🏳️ Mario Merten | 2,613 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% |
| 🇫🇮 Juha Hannonen | 2,571 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇫🇮 Jari Nuoramo | 2,348 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Jannik Olivo | 2,343 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🇩🇪 Michael Eichhorn | 2,334 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% |
| 🏳️ Marcel Hartl | 2,287 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🏳️ Karl Raab | 2,261 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| 🇫🇷 Rino MastronardiFIA Silver, 2× champion | 4,564 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Marcel LaseeHigher-rated | 3,824 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇬🇧 Alex LiHigher-rated | 3,754 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,930 | 🏳️ Shawn Umphries | NASA | 2,942 |
| 8,931 | 🇨🇳 Zhou Yun Jie | TCR World Tour | 2,942 |
| 8,932 | 🇺🇸 David Roberts | SVRA | 2,941 |
| 8,933 | 🇨🇦 Erika Hoffmann | GT4 America | 2,941 |
| 8,934 | 🇩🇪 Murad Sultanov | 24H Series | 2,941 |
| 8,935 | 🇩🇪 Tobias Vazquez | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,941 |
| 8,936 | 🇨🇦 Amber Balcaen | ARCA Menards Series | 2,940 |
| 8,937 | 🇺🇸 Devin Dodson | ARCA Menards West | 2,940 |
| 8,938 | 🏳️ Gareth Nixon | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,940 |
| 8,939 | 🇺🇸 Michael O'Dell | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,940 |
| 8,940 | 🇩🇪 Ralf Kraus | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,940 |
| 8,941 | 🇫🇷 Xavier Michel | 24H Series | 2,940 |
| 8,942 | 🇵🇹 André Fernandes | GT Winter Series | 2,939 |
| 8,943 | 🇬🇧 Barry Horne | BTCC | 2,939 |
| 8,944 | 🇮🇹 Edoardo Bacci | 24H Series | 2,939 |
| 8,945 | 🇺🇸 L.B. Skaggs | ARCA Menards Series | 2,939 |
| 8,946 | 🇩🇪 Pierre Ehret | GT Winter Series | 2,939 |
| 8,947 | 🏳️ Qarrar Firhand | British F4 | 2,939 |
| 8,948 | 🏳️ Sara Thorne | NASCAR Canada Series | 2,939 |
| 8,949 | 🇫🇷 Simon ESCALLIER | Road to Le Mans | 2,939 |
| 8,950 | 🇺🇸 Britt Casey | Mustang Challenge | 2,938 |
Kraus was a semi-professional endurance racing driver who competed in shared-car multiclass and single-class championships in Germany and internationally. His career on record spans 1999 to 2013, with his primary activity in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie from 2010 to 2013, where he raced in the Cup 1 and V2 classes for the established team Car #346.[1]
Across ten career starts, Kraus took one podium finish. He remained active in the Nürburgring series for four seasons, finishing 20th in the championship standings in 2013. His single indexed appearance in the FIA GT Championship came in 1999.[2]
In the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, Kraus raced regularly against entry-level professionals including Daniela Schmid, the 2014 series champion, and Maximilian Hackländer, a FIA Silver-graded driver with substantial experience across German and international endurance racing. He typically finished behind both. He took a podium ahead of Jasmin Preisig, a FIA Silver-graded driver with extensive experience in the 24H Series and Nürburgring 24 Hours, and finished ahead of Thorsten Wolter, a later-era SP 10 class champion, in multiple meetings.