Stefan Kruse is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels. Kruse has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 82 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,696 ranks Kruse 11036th of 40,349 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.
| 2026-09-12 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | DNF | −141 |
| 2026-09-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P8 | +55 |
| 2026-08-01 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P19 | −117 |
| 2026-06-20 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | P7 | +37 |
| 2026-04-11 | Nürburgring Nordschleife Cup 3 | DNF | −148 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +119 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2017 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P5 |
| +119 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2018 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +92 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2023 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +92 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +90 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −365 | 2,696 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +534 | 3,061 |
| 2024 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhatten Wheels | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −227 | 2,526 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #396 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −33 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Motec | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +241 | 2,786 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Motec | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +78 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Battery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +14 | 2,468 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −129 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive BMW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | −2 | 2,583 |
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +96 | 2,594 |
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +101 | 2,510 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +79 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Pixum Team Adrenalin Motorsport BMW M235i | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −6 | 2,404 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M235i | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +166 | 2,226 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport powered by Dunlop BMW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +94 | 2,144 |
| 2015 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #681 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P35 | −27 | 2,047 |
| 2014 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport powered by Dunlop BMW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P25 | +734 | 2,084 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Heiko EichenbergFIA Bronze | 3,311 | 54 | 10 | 44 | 19% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz OberheimFIA Silver | 3,478 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 24% |
| 🇦🇹 David GriessnerFIA Silver | 2,870 | 45 | 10 | 35 | 22% |
| 🇩🇪 Yannick FübrichFIA Silver | 3,753 | 39 | 6 | 33 | 15% |
| 🇮🇹 Francesco Merlini | 3,268 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 26% |
| 🇩🇪 Horst BaumannFIA Bronze | 3,459 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20% |
| 🏳️ Stefan Schmickler | 3,545 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 18% |
| 🇨🇭 Rüdiger SchichtFIA Bronze | 2,636 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 68% |
| 🇩🇪 Thomas Leyherr | 2,596 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46% |
| 🇩🇪 Moritz OehmeFIA Silver | 3,464 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 22% |
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,754 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇸🇪 Joel ErikssonFIA Platinum | 5,593 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇫🇷 Francois PerrodoFIA Bronze, 3× champion | 5,418 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11,026 | 🇺🇸 Cody Powell | NASA | 2,697 |
| 11,027 | 🏳️ James Hayosh | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 2,697 |
| 11,028 | 🇺🇸 Jason Alexander | International GT | 2,697 |
| 11,029 | 🏳️ Kyle Kimball | NASA | 2,697 |
| 11,030 | 🇹🇭 Pasarit Promsombat | 24H Series | 2,697 |
| 11,031 | 🇬🇧 Teddy WILSON | Le Mans Cup | 2,697 |
| 11,032 | 🇨🇳 Xiaole He | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,697 |
| 11,033 | 🇦🇷 Adrián Oubiña | TC Pista | 2,696 |
| 11,034 | 🇨🇭 Frederic Yerly | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,696 |
| 11,035 | 🇩🇪 Kurt Strube | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,696 |
| 11,036 | 🇩🇪 Stefan Kruse | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,696 |
| 11,037 | 🇺🇸 Thomas Merril | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,696 |
| 11,038 | 🏳️ Chris Scharnow | Zenith Racing Series | 2,695 |
| 11,039 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Cassaro | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,040 | 🏳️ Fernando Etchegorry | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,041 | 🇬🇧 Green Ben | British GT Championship | 2,695 |
| 11,042 | 🏳️ Kent Stacy | Trans-Am TA2 | 2,695 |
| 11,043 | 🏳️ Thomas Steuer | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 2,695 |
| 11,044 | 🇭🇰 Tse Kevin | British GT Championship | 2,695 |
| 11,045 | 🏳️ Ben Hostetler | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,694 |
| 11,046 | 🇺🇸 Ben Peterson | ARCA Menards Series | 2,694 |
Stefan Kruse is an entry-level professional competing in national multiclass endurance racing at the Nürburgring. He races for Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, driving BMW machinery in the M2 CS and one-make cup classes, alongside occasional starts in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. His record spans thirteen seasons from 2014 to the present.[1]
Across 82 starts he has taken five podiums, including a win at the 2019 Nürburgring 24 Hours. The bulk of his racing sits in the Langstrecken-Serie, where he has scored three podiums in 78 starts over twelve seasons. The Nürburgring 24 Hours has yielded better results; his one win and two additional podiums came across four entries between 2019 and 2024.[2]
Kruse races in a field where entry-level and semi-professional drivers share grid space with FIA-graded professionals. His most regular opponents are Heiko Eichenberg and Moritz Oberheim, both entry-level professionals with multiple Langstrecken-Serie titles between them; Kruse typically finishes behind them. He has outfinished established and elite professionals on occasion, including Joel Eriksson and Max Verstappen, though these remain isolated results amid a record otherwise marked by consistency in shared-car racing at his home circuit.