Luca Ludwig

Luca Ludwig
Ludwig in 2022
Nationality German
Born (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988
RelativesKlaus Ludwig (father)
ADAC GT Masters
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2015)
FIA Gold (2016–)[1]
Years active20092019
TeamsCallaway Competition
Abt Sportsline
Gemballa Racing
Polarweiss Racing
Zakspeed
HB Racing
Starts141
Wins12
Poles7
Fastest laps8
Best finish1st in 2015
Previous series
2009
2012–2014, 2016–2017, 2019–2021, 2023
20122013, 20162018
2018
2021
FIA GT3 European Championship
Nürburgring Endurance Series



Blancpain Endurance Series

V de V Endurance Series – LMP3
Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli
Championship titles
2015ADAC GT Masters

Luca Ludwig (born 4 November 1988 in Bonn) is a German racing driver. He was champion of the ADAC GT Masters in 2015 and is the son of former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft champion and 24 Hours of Le Mans and Nürburgring 24 Hours winner Klaus Ludwig.[2][3]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 FIA GT3 European Championship Marc Sourd Racing 4 0 0 0 1 11 17th
ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 14 3 1 2 6 67 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6 Dörr Motorsport 1 1 ? ? 1 N/A 1st
2010 ADAC GT Masters Abt Sportsline 14 3 1 1 7 68 3rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Phoenix Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2011 ADAC GT Masters Abt Sportsline 16 1 1 0 4 122 4th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline 1 0 ? ? 0 N/A 8th
2012 ADAC GT Masters Gemballa Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 2 26th
VLN Series - SP9 Phoenix Racing ? ? ? ? 2 ? ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Räder Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2013 ADAC GT Masters Polarweiss Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 16 19th
Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0
VLN Series - SP9 Phoenix Racing 1 0 ? ? 0 0 NC
G-Drive Racing by Phoenix 1 0 ? ? 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 G-Drive Racing by Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2014 VLN Series - SP9 Abt Sportsline 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed 15 0 1 1 2 80 11th
2015 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed 16 3 1 1 7 199 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016 ADAC GT Masters AMG - Team Zakspeed 14 2 2 2 4 110 6th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Series - SP9 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mann Filter Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2017 ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed 14 0 0 1 3 87 11th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Series - SPX HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 ? ?
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
HB Racing 1 0 0 0 0
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 22nd
HB Racing 1 0 0 0 0
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters HB Racing 14 0 0 0 1 46 12th
2019 ADAC GT Masters HB Racing 14 0 0 0 0 67 15th
VLN Series - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 2.62 94th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2020 Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Octane126 4 0 0 0 1 16.98 27th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Octane126 6 0 0 0 2 47 7th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 3.26 13th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Octane126 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Racing One
Konrad Motorsport
1 1 0 0 1 ? ?
GT Cup Open Europe Mertel Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 7 23rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 racing one 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
2024 GT Cup Open Europe Mertel Motorsport
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) 12 2 3 3 5 90 4th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Frikadelli Racing Team
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
International GT Open racing one 5 0 0 0 0 5 28th
2025 GT Winter Series - Cup 1 Mertel Motorsport
International GT Open 5 0 0 0 0 0 48th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2009 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC1
1

1
OSC1
2

1
ASS
1

8
ASS
2

Ret
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

9
LAU
1

4
LAU
2

6
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

1
SAC
1

2
SAC
2

Ret
OSC2
1

Ret
OSC2
2

3
2nd 67
2010 Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS OSC
1

8
OSC
2

Ret
SAC
1

2
SAC
2

1
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

Ret
ASS
1

1
ASS
2

3
LAU
1

2
LAU
2

7
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

6
OSC
1

12
OSC
2

1
3rd 68
2011 Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS OSC
1

4
OSC
2

31
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

3
ZOL
1

3
ZOL
2

29
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

4
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

8
LAU
1

6
LAU
2

7
ASS
1

3
ASS
2

Ret
HOC
1

28
HOC
2

29
4th 122
2012 Gemballa Racing McLaren MP4-12C GT3 OSC
1

11
OSC
2

29
ZAN
1

21
ZAN
2

Ret
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

20
NC 0
Prosperia uhc speed Audi R8 LMS NÜR
1

29
NÜR
2

Ret
RBR
1
RBR
2
LAU
1
LAU
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
2013 Polarweiss Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 OSC
1
OSC
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
SAC
1
SAC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
LAU
1
LAU
2
SVK
1
SVK
2
HOC
1

9
HOC
2

12
NC† 0†
2014 BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 OSC
1

11
OSC
2

8
ZAN
1

24
ZAN
2

DSQ
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

21
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

6
SLO
1

9
SLO
2

7
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

8
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

18
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

9
11th 80
2015 Team Zakspeed Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 OSC
1

2
OSC
2

2
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

4
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
LAU
1

4
LAU
2

1
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

10
SAC
1

5
SAC
2

17
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

11
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

5
1st 199
2016 AMG - Team Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 OSC
1

1
OSC
2

22
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

8
LAU
1

32
LAU
2

24
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

3
NÜR
1

17
NÜR
2

5
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

3
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

12
6th 110
2017 Mercedes-AMG Team Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 OSC
1

8
OSC
2

8
LAU
1

2
LAU
2

17
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

6
ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

10
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

11
SAC
1

DSQ
SAC
2

DSQ
11th 87
Team Zakspeed HOC
1

3
HOC
2

9
2018 HB Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 OSC
1

16
OSC
2

3
MST
1

Ret
MST
2

4
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

Ret
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

13
ZAN
1

22
ZAN
2

14
SAC
1

10
SAC
2

Ret
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

8
12th 46
2019 HB Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 OSC
1

10
OSC
2

15
MST
1

11
MST
2

8
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

12
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

4
HOC
1

21
HOC
2

18
SAC
1

15
SAC
2

7
15th 67

Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2009 Dörr Motorsport Rudi Adams
Markus Grossmann
Arnd Meier
BMW Z4 M Coupé SP6 145 10th 1st
2010 Phoenix Racing GmbH Marc Bronzel
Dennis Rostek
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS SP9 153 3rd 1st
2011 Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Christian Abt
Christer Jöns
Christopher Mies
Audi R8 LMS SP9 149 12th 8th
2012 Raeder Motorsport Frank Biela
Christian Hohenadel
Thomas Mutsch
Audi R8 LMS ultra SP9 108 DNF DNF
2013 G-Drive Racing by Phoenix Frank Biela
Christer Jöns
Roman Rusinov
Audi R8 LMS ultra SP9 86 9th 8th
2015 Team Zakspeed Sebastian Asch
Tom Coronel
Christian Vietoris
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 SP9 9 DNF DNF
2016 Mann-Filter Team Zakspeed Sebastian Asch
Kenneth Heyer
Daniel Keilwitz
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 SP9 131 6th 6th
2019 GetSpeed Performance Philip Ellis
Jules Szymkowiak
Fabian Vettel
Mercedes-AMG GT3 SP9 155 6th 6th
2020 octane126 Björn Grossmann
Jonathan Hirschi
Simon Trummer
Ferrari 488 GT3 SP9 79 NC NC
2021 octane126 AG Björn Grossmann
Jonathan Hirschi
Simon Trummer
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 SP9 4 DNF DNF
2022 octane126 Serliana Björn Grossmann
Jonathan Hirschi
Simon Trummer
Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 SP9
Pro
82 DNF DNF
2023 racing one Stefan Aust
Christian Kohlhaas
Johannes Stengel
Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9
Pro-Am
155 15th 4th
2024 Frikadelli Racing Felipe Fernández Laser
Daniel Keilwitz
Nicolás Varrone
Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9
Pro
50 12th 11th
2025 Scherer Sport PHX Christopher Haase
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9
Pro
28 DNF DNF

References

  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 December 2015). "2016 FIA Driver Categorisation Completed". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Luca Ludwig: Eyeing the top of the table: Home race for reigning ADAC GT Masters champion". ADAC. 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Nurburgring 24h: Luca Ludwig scoops surprise pole in Ferrari". Motorsport.com. 28 May 2022.