Torsten Kratz
| Torsten Kratz | |
|---|---|
Kratz in 2024 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 28 October 1970 Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| Racing licence | FIA Bronze |
Torsten Kratz (born 28 October 1970) is a German racing driver who last competed in the 24H Series Middle East for Hofor Racing. He is best known for his success in the LMP3 class with WTM by Rinaldi Racing.
Career
Kratz began racing cars in 2011, competing at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the SP4T class for ADAC Nordbaden.[1] Racing primarily at the Nürburgring until 2021,[2] Kratz won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in Cup 5 class in 2015,[3] the V4 class in 2017 and 2018, as well as the KL Cup in the latter year.[4][5] During 2021, Kratz also made his debut in endurance prototypes, joining WTM Powered by Phoenix to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Leonard Weiss, the son of WTM owner Georg Weiss.[6] In his first season in the series, Kratz finished third at both Spa and Algarve to end the year eighth in points.[7][8]
Kratz started off 2022 in the Asian Le Mans Series for Rinaldi Racing in the LMP3 class,[9] taking a lone podium at Abu Dhabi to secure third in points.[10] For the rest of the year, Kratz joined WTM Racing for a dual campaign in both the Le Mans Cup and Prototype Cup Germany.[11] In the former, Kratz qualified on pole three times, but was only able to score a best result of fourth twice as he rounded out the year eighth in the LMP3 standings.[12] In the latter, Kratz won both races at the Hockenheimring and finished on the podium twice at Spa to secure runner-up honors in points despite missing the Nürburgring round.[13]
Continuing with WTM by Rinaldi Racing for 2023, Kratz raced with them for a dual campaign in the LMP3 classes of the Asian and European Le Mans Series.[14][15] Qualifying on pole for all four races of the former, Kratz was only able to take a lone podium at Abu Dhabi to take fifth in points.[16] In the latter, Kratz scored a lone win at Algarve, as well as podiums at Le Castellet and Aragón to end the year third in points.[17] During 2023, Kratz also raced for the same team in select rounds of the 24H GT Series, winning the 12 Hours of Estoril overall.[18]
In 2024, Kratz remained with WTM by Rinaldi Racing to race in the European Le Mans Series,[19] as well as returning to Konrad Motorsport to race in Prototype Cup Germany.[20] Scoring a best result of fourth in the former and finishing 10th in the LMP3 standings, Kratz found more success in the latter, taking two wins at the Lausitzring and five more podiums to secure runner-up honors.[21][22] During 2024, Kratz also made a one-off appearance in the Le Mans round of the Le Mans Cup for WTM by Rinaldi, in which he won race one.[23]
Returning to WTM by Rinaldi for the 2025 European Le Mans Series season,[24] Kratz scored a best result of fourth at Imola en route to a 12th-place points finish in LMP3.[25] During 2025, Kratz also made select appearances in the 24H Series for Hofor Racing, winning the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 24 Hours of Barcelona in GT3 Am.[26][27] Kratz continued with Hofor Racing for the 2025–26 24H Series Middle East season, scoring a GT3 Am class podium at the Dubai 24 Hour by finishing second in class and 12th overall.[28]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T | ADAC Nordbaden e.V. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T | MSC Odenkirchen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8 | Adrenalin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 4th |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V3 | Torsten Kratz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 9th |
| 2015 | VLN Series – Cup 5 | Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16th |
| VLN Series – SP10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Cup 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 24H Series – SP3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2016 | VLN Series – Cup 5 | Team Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 24 | 18th | |||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 24H Series – SP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2017 | VLN Series – Cup 5 | Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22nd |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 2018 | VLN Series – V4 | Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – KL Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | ||
| 2019 | VLN Series – V4 | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.54 | 4th |
| VLN Series – SP10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.46 | 17th | ||
| VLN Series – SP8T | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 6th | ||
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24H GT Series – GT4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | NC | ||
| 2020 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup 3 | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.98 | 19th |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V2T | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 2nd | ||
| 2021 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – Cup 3 | Team AVIA Sorg Rennsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.01 | 20th |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | WTM Powered by Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.5 | 8th | |
| 2022 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 | Rinaldi Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 2nd |
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | WTM Racing | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8th | |
| Prototype Cup Germany | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 97 | 2nd | ||
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – Cup3 | Team Sorg Rennsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 5th |
| European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 3rd | ||
| 24H GT Series – GT3 Am | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 10th | ||
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33rd | ||
| Murphy Prototypes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Endurance Prototype Challenge – LMP3 | Konrad Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32nd | |
| Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – Cup3 | Team Sorg Rennsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84.5 | 9th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR | MSC Kempenich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | |
| 2023–24 | Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am | HAAS RT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 10th |
| Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| Prototype Cup Germany | Konrad Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 197 | 2nd | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | ||
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12th |
| 24H Series – GT3 Am | Hofor Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 7th | |
| 2025–26 | 24H Series Middle East – GT3 Am | Hofor Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 5th |
| 2026 | 24H Series – GT3 Am | Hofor Racing | |||||||
| Sources:[29][30] | |||||||||
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WTM Powered by Phoenix | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | BAR Ret |
LEC 10 |
MNZ 11 |
LMS 1 Ret |
LMS 2 4 |
SPA 3 |
POR 3 |
8th | 37.5 |
| 2022 | WTM Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | LEC 4 |
IMO Ret |
LMS 1 Ret |
LMS 2 4 |
MNZ 5 |
SPA 15 |
ALG 9 |
8th | 34 |
| 2023 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | CAT | LMS 1 Ret |
LMS 2 2 |
LEC | 33rd | 0 | |||
| Murphy Prototypes | ARA NC |
SPA | ALG 12 | |||||||||
| 2024 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | CAT |
LEC |
LMS 1 1 |
LMS 2 6 |
SPA |
MUG |
ALG |
NC | 0 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | DUB 1 4 |
DUB 2 4 |
ABU 1 2 |
ABU 2 4 |
3rd | 54 |
| 2023 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 4 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 Ret |
5th | 31 |
Complete Prototype Cup Germany results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Wochenspiegel Team Monschau | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
LAU 1 6 |
LAU 2 6 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 1 |
2nd | 97 | ||||||
| 2024 | Konrad Motorsport | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SPA 1 C |
SPA 2 C |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 1 |
LAU 3 1 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 3 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 8 |
HOC 3 2 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 8 |
SAC 1 6 |
SAC 2 4 |
2nd | 197 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT Ret |
LEC 2 |
ARA 2 |
SPA DSQ |
ALG 1 |
ALG 8 |
3rd | 66 |
| 2024 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT 8 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 5 |
SPA 8 |
MUG 6 |
ALG 4 |
10th | 38 |
| 2025 | WTM by Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine D09 | Toyota V35A-FTS 3.5 L V6 | CAT 6 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 4 |
SPA 7 |
SIL Ret |
ALG 9 |
12th | 29 |
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- ^ "Torsten Kratz Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Torsten Kratz | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
External links
- Torsten Kratz career summary at DriverDB.com