Thomas Ardelt is a racing driver from Germany who competes in Nürburgring 24 Hours for asBest Racing. Ardelt has recorded 0 wins and 5 podiums from 14 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,093 ranks Ardelt 15572th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-05-14 | Nürburgring Nordschleife SP 3T | P5 | −43 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +160 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +121 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +106 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2022 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P2 |
| +88 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +41 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2024 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P3 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | asBest Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −43 | 2,093 |
| 2025 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Car #112 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +145 | 2,136 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +19 | ||
| 2024 | ▸24H Series | asBest RACING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −9 | 1,972 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +41 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Motec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +21 | 1,940 |
| 2022 | ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +106 | 1,919 |
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | +463 | 1,813 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Car #241 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ↑325+22 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Sven Markert | 3,524 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Oliver Frisse | 2,338 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇨🇭 Juha Miettinen | 2,318 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇸🇪 Dan Berghult | 2,248 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇳🇴 Oskar SandbergFIA Silver | 3,574 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Heiko EichenbergFIA Bronze | 3,372 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Aaron WenischFIA Silver | 3,059 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Nick Deißler | 2,965 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇬🇧 Moran Gott | 2,762 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Danny BrinkFIA Silver | 2,754 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇹🇭 Sak NanaFIA Bronze | 4,532 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇩🇪 Christian SchererFIA Bronze | 4,355 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Jake WalkerFIA Silver, 1× champion | 4,211 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,562 | 🏳️ Eli Steinbruch | Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series | 2,093 |
| 15,563 | 🏳️ Gordy Wagner | BMW CCA Club Racing | 2,093 |
| 15,564 | 🏳️ Grant Mitchell | USF Juniors | 2,093 |
| 15,565 | 🇩🇪 Iceman | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,093 |
| 15,566 | 🏳️ Javier Sanchez | SCCA Majors | 2,093 |
| 15,567 | 🏳️ Kalem Fletcher | NASA | 2,093 |
| 15,568 | 🏳️ Kevin Maxim | International GT | 2,093 |
| 15,569 | 🇩🇪 Markus Schiller | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,093 |
| 15,570 | 🇬🇧 Massimiliano Girado | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,093 |
| 15,571 | 🇺🇸 Patrick Brunson | TGRNA GR Cup North America | 2,093 |
| 15,572 | 🇩🇪 Thomas Ardelt | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,093 |
| 15,573 | 🇩🇪 Bernd Kleeschulte | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,092 |
| 15,574 | 🏳️ Dieter Elm Klaus - | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,092 |
| 15,575 | 🏳️ Gregory Smoot | SCCA Regionals | 2,092 |
| 15,576 | 🇳🇴 Henning Nyberg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,092 |
| 15,577 | 🇩🇪 Sebastian Sauerbrei | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 2,092 |
| 15,578 | 🏳️ Vann Duke | World Racing League | 2,092 |
| 15,579 | 🇩🇪 Christoph Magg | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,091 |
| 15,580 | 🏳️ Eric Fligueiras | International GT | 2,091 |
| 15,581 | 🏳️ Hanf Volker | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 2,091 |
| 15,582 | 🇩🇪 Kurt Wagner | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 2,091 |
Thomas Ardelt is a club-level driver competing in endurance racing; his Racer Rating of 1,567 places him at the developing end of competitive amateur motorsport. Across six starts in the Nürburgring 24 Hours from 2020 to 2026, Ardelt has secured two podium finishes without a race win, averaging a fourth-place result at a circuit that demands sustained consistency over a full day of racing. His record shows he has occasionally outpaced established semi-professional drivers; he has beaten Silver-graded professionals Michael Fischer and Danny Brink once each, and semi-professional Michael Bonk twice, though these remain isolated results rather than a pattern of consistent outperformance.[1]
Against his most frequent rival Sven Markert, a marginally stronger amateur rated 1,664, Ardelt has consistently finished behind him across four shared races. He has raced predominantly for asBest Racing across all his recorded starts, with two outings for Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhattan Wheels, a team fielding a wide field of drivers but with limited success. Ardelt remained active through the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours, continuing his endurance racing career at the amateur level.