Alexander Mattschull
German racing driver (born 1972)
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Alexander Mattschull (born 2 March 1972) is a German businessman racing driver who last competed in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series for DKR Engineering.
German
FIA Silver (until 2013)
FIA Bronze (2014–)[1]| Alexander Mattschull | |
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Mattschull in 2018 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 2 March 1972 Friedrichsdorf, Germany |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2013) FIA Bronze (2014–)[1] |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2017 2017 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Blancpain GT Series – Pro-Am Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Pro-Am |
Personal life and business career
Mattschull is the son of Arnold Mattschull, a former racing driver and former CEO of Takko Fashion.[2] Alexander became co-CEO of the company in 2018, before being promoted to CEO as his father joined the company's advisory board.[3][4] In the first quarter of 2021, the younger Mattschull left the company.[5]
Racing career
Mattschull began his car racing career in 1991, mainly competing in Porsche one-make series until 1995, most notably also racing in the 1994 BPR 4 Hours of Paul Ricard and the 1995 24 Hours of Daytona.[6][7] Returning to racing in 2010, Mattschull primarily raced at the Nürburgring until 2013,[8] which included his debut in the Blancpain Endurance Series for GT Corse in 2013 at the same venue, in which he scored a Gentleman class podium.[9]
Returning to GT Corse by Rinaldi for 2014, Mattschull began the year by finishing fourth overall at the Dubai 24 Hour.[10] Continuing with them for the rest of the year in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Mattschull took Am class wins at Monza,[11] Silverstone and Le Castellet to secure runner-up honors in class.[12][13] After a part-time season for Car Collection Motorsport in 2015,[14] Mattschull joined Rinaldi Racing for the following season.[15] Competing in the Pro-Am class in all but one race, Mattschull scored a class win at the Nürburgring and a podium at Monza to end the year ninth in the Pro-Am standings.[16]
Continuing with Rinaldi Racing for 2017, Mattschull raced with them in both the Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Sprint Cups.[17] In the former, Mattschull scored a class podium at Barcelona to finish 10th in the Pro-Am standings,[18] while in the latter, he won all but three races in class to seal the Pro-Am title at the Nürburgring finale.[19] Returning with the German team to race in the Endurance Cup the following year,[20] Mattschull took class wins at Monza and the 24 Hours of Spa en route to a third-place points finish in Pro-Am.[21][22] During 2018, Mattschull also raced in Blancpain GT Series Asia for GruppeM Racing Team, taking an overall win at Buriram, as well as a class win at Fuji along with three class podiums to take fifth in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.[23][24] Towards the end of the year, Mattschull also represented Germany in the only edition of the FIA GT Nations Cup.[25]
After winning the 2019 24 Hours of Spa in the Am class with Rinaldi,[26] Mattschull remained with the team for 2020 as they made their debut in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.[27] In his first season in the series, Mattschull scored a best result of fifth at Algarve alongside Nicolás Varrone as he ended the year 17th in the standings.[28] Continuing with Rinaldi alongside Varrone for 2021, the pair took three second-place finishes between the Monza and Le Mans rounds as they finished third in points.[29][30] Having been set to race in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Team Virage in 2022,[31] Mattschull elected to remain in the Le Mans Cup for a third season as he joined Racing Spirit of Léman alongside Tom Dillmann.[32] Alongside the Frenchman, Mattschull opened up the season by winning at Le Castellet and race one at Le Mans,[33][34] before winning at Monza and finishing third at Algarve to clinch the LMP3 title.[35][36]
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Mattschull then raced in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the following year's European Le Mans Series season,[37] before then joining DKR Engineering to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series in LMP2.[38] In his first season in the series, Mattschull scored two third-place finishes at Sepang and Abu Dhabi to take fifth in points.[39][40] Remaining with DKR to race in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for the rest of 2024,[41] Mattschull took a lone podium at Le Castellet en route to a sixth-place points finish.[42] During 2024, Mattschull also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the same team, finishing third in the LMP2 Pro-Am class.[43] At the end of the year, Mattschull joined Proton Competition to race in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series,[44] in which he scored a best result of fifth in both races at Abu Dhabi.[45]
Having not raced for most of 2025 and only appearing as a reserve entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans for DKR,[46] Mattschull stayed with the Luxembourgish team to race in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series,[47] taking a lone win at Abu Dhabi to take fifth in the LMP2 standings.[48]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Formula Ford 1600 Germany | ||||||||
| 1992 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Class 14 | Heico Dienstleistungen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| 1993 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Mühlbauer Motorsport | 79 | 7th | |||||
| Porsche Supercup | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – Class 1 | Mühlbauer Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 10th | |
| 1994 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Chinin Mühlbauer Motorsport | |||||||
| 4 Hours of Le Castellet – GT4 | Mühlbauer Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 1st | |
| 1995 | 24 Hours of Daytona – GTS-2 | Daytona Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | 68 | 8th | |||||||
| 2010 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T | CC Car Collection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 9th |
| 2011 | Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli | 80 | 5th | ||||||
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8 | GT Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22nd | ||
| 2014 | Dubai 24 Hour | GT Corse by Rinaldi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 4th |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Gentlemen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 99 | 2nd | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 | 10.87 | 42nd | |||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 2015 | VLN Series – SP9 | Car Collection Motorsport | |||||||
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Am | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | ||
| 24H Series – A6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| ADAC GT Masters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Pearl Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 31st |
| Rinaldi Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | Black Pearl Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 9th | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am | Rinaldi Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge – Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Pro-Am | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8th | |||
| 24H Series – A6 Pro | Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Rinaldi Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup – Pro-Am | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 1st | |||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10th | |||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Rinaldi Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 3rd | |||
| Blancpain GT Series Asia – Pro-Am | GruppeM Racing Team | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 5th | |
| FIA GT Nations Cup | Team Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | DNF | |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Rinaldi Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 13th | |||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | Wochenspiegel Team Monschau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | 9th | |
| 2020 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Rinaldi Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17th |
| 2021 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Rinaldi Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Racing Spirit of Léman | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 1st |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Pro-Am | Team Virage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th |
| 2023–24 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 | DKR Engineering | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 5th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series – LMP3 | DKR Engineering | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Pro-Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/a | 3rd | ||
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 | Proton Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10th |
| 2025–26 | Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 | DKR Engineering | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4th |
| Sources:[49][50] | |||||||||
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | GT Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Gentlemen | MNZ |
SIL |
LEC |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR 22 |
22nd | 19 |
| 2014 | GT Corse by Rinaldi | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Am | MNZ 17 |
SIL 27 |
LEC 20 |
SPA 6H Ret |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 21 |
2nd | 99 |
| 2015 | Car Collection Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Am | MNZ 42 |
SIL 45 |
LEC |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR 45 |
14th | 20 |
| 2016 | Black Pearl Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ 11 |
SIL 36 |
LEC 38 |
NÜR 5 |
9th | 40 | |||
| Rinaldi Racing | Am | SPA 6H 54 |
SPA 12H 45 |
SPA 24H 36 |
17th | 24 | ||||||
| 2017 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ 16 |
SIL DSQ |
LEC 19 |
SPA 6H 54 |
SPA 12H 56 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT 20 |
10th | 42 |
| 2018 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ 18 |
SIL 41 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 18 |
SPA 12H 21 |
SPA 24H 15 |
CAT 27 |
3rd | 85 |
| 2019 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Am | MNZ |
SIL |
LEC |
SPA 6H 50 |
SPA 12H 35 |
SPA 24H 28 |
CAT |
13th | 38 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Pro-Am | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
CAT QR 25 |
CAT CR 27 |
8th | 16 |
| 2017 | Rinaldi Racing | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Pro-Am | MIS QR 25 |
MIS CR 14 |
BRH QR 19 |
BRH CR 16 |
ZOL QR 19 |
ZOL CR 27 |
HUN QR 18 |
HUN CR 15 |
NÜR QR 18 |
NÜR CR 18 |
1st | 144 |
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | RIC 10 |
SPA |
LEC 10 |
LMS 1 12 |
LMS 2 13 |
MNZ |
POR 5 |
17th | 13 |
| 2021 | Rinaldi Racing | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | BAR 5 |
LEC 6 |
MNZ 2 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 2 |
SPA 6 |
POR 7 |
3rd | 68 |
| 2022 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC 1 |
IMO 12 |
LMS 1 1 |
LMS 2 3 |
MNZ 1 |
SPA 6 |
ALG 3 |
1st | 97 |
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 | Team Virage | LMP2 Pro-Am | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC NC |
ARA 6 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 9 |
POR 10 |
17th | 22 |
| 2024 | DKR Engineering | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | CAT 5 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 6 |
SPA 7 |
MUG Ret |
ALG 5 |
6th | 53 |
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 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | DKR Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 3 |
SEP 2 6 |
DUB 4 |
ABU 1 3 |
ABU 2 4 |
5th | 62 | |
| 2024–25 | Proton Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 9 |
SEP 2 10 |
DUB 1 9 |
DUB 2 Ret |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 5 |
10th | 25 |
| 2025–26 | DKR Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 11 |
SEP 2 4 |
DUB 1 8 |
DUB 2 7 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 1 |
4th | 59 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  DKR Engineering |
 René Binder Laurents Hörr |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 195 | 21st | 7th |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 3rd |