Nico Menzel
German racing driver (born 1997)
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Nico Menzel (born 11 December 1997 in Adenau[2]) is a German racing driver who last raced for Car Collection Motorsport in International GT Open.
| Nico Menzel | |
|---|---|
Menzel in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 11 December 1997 Adenau, Germany |
| Relatives | Christian Menzel (father) |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (until 2022)[1] FIA Gold (2023–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
He is a Porsche contracted driver and has won the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and has also taken two class wins at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in both 2020 and 2021.[3]
Early career
Following a career in karts, Menzel made his single-seater debut in 2013, racing in the final edition of the Formula BMW Talent Cup.[4] Having taken one win in the test races,[5] Menzel won race two at the Grand Final held at Oschersleben and finished runner-up to Robin Hansson in the standings.[6][7] In 2014, Menzel joined Schiller Motorsport to compete in the final season of the ADAC Formel Masters.[8] Menzel scored a best result of fifth at Zandvoort and concluded the season 12th in points.[9]
Leaving single-seaters after 2014, Menzel moved to Asia for 2015, joining Team StarChase in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia.[10] Having taken his maiden win at Sepang,[11] Menzel finished third in the standings in his maiden season in the series.[12] Returning to Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for 2016, Menzel beat Maxime Jousse to the title despite not scoring any overall wins throughout the season.[13]
GT Career
During 2016, Menzel joined the BMW Motorsport Junior programme alongside Ricky Collard.[14] Towards the end of the year, Menzel made his debut in GT3 machinery, taking part in the VLN Series, where he scored a best result of second at the final round of the season in just his second race in the category.[15]
Having been set to make his international GT3 debut at the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour,[16] Menzel's car suffered a crash in qualifying, which damaged the chassis and thus was retired before the race started.[17] Menzel's main program for 2017 was in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, where he competed for Walkenhorst Motorsport alongside Christian Krognes and Mikkel Jensen.[18]
Despite a disappointing season in Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, Menzel retained BMW junior status for 2018, joining RN Vision STS in GT4 European Series alongside Beitske Visser.[19] Taking his maiden GT4 win in race two at Hungaroring,[20] Menzel won race one at Nürburgring and ended the season with a second-place finish in the season finale to end the year ninth in the standings.[21][22]
Over the following two years, Menzel raced full-time in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie, competing for Mühlner Motorsport in the Cayman Cup in 2019,[23] along with a one-off outing with KCMG at that year's 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[24] Whilst in 2020, Menzel primarily competed in the SP7 class of the series with Huber Motorsport,[25] and also competed in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for the same team,[26] albeit in SP9 Pro-Am, where he won in class and finished 15th overall in the red-flagged race.[27]
In 2021, Menzel stayed with Huber Motorsport to contest the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie in SP9 Pro-Am class.[28] Menzel also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Spa and scored another class win at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[29][30] Following a class podium at the 2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring, Menzel joined Falken Motorsports for the 2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and that year's edition of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[31]
During 2023, Menzel also competed for Huber Motorsport in ADAC GT Masters alongside Jannes Fittje.[32] Menzel won race two at Norisring from pole position and scored four more podiums across the season to finish third in the standings.[33] Menzel was retained by Falken Motorsports and took two wins, with one of which being in the qualifying races for the 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[34][35] In late February 2024, Menzel joined Car Collection Motorsport to compete in the International GT Open alongside Gustav Bergström.[36] Scoring a win at Barcelona from pole position, Menzel ended the season sixth in points.[37]
In early March 2025, it was announced that Menzel would remain with Falken Motorsports for another NLS season along with another participation at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[38] Running on a part-time schedule in NLS, Menzel scored a lone overall win at the NLS10 alongside Dorian Boccolacci.[39] During 2025, Menzel also competed in GT World Challenge Asia for GTO Racing Team,[40] scoring a Pro-Am win in Beijing to end the year 11th in the class standings.[41]
Personal life
Menzel is the son of Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Christian Menzel.[42]
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete ADAC Formel Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro | MON Ret |
SIL 18 |
LEC 26 |
CAT Ret |
NC | 0 | |||
| Pro-Am | SPA 6H 21 |
SPA 12H 23 |
SPA 24H 20 |
21st | 21 | |||||||
| 2021 | Huber Racing | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Am | MNZ |
LEC |
SPA 6H 51 |
SPA 12H 39 |
SPA 24H 38† |
NÜR |
CAT |
2nd | 36 |
| 2022 | Herberth Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro-Am | IMO |
LEC |
SPA 6H 27 |
SPA 12H 20 |
SPA 24H 43† |
HOC |
CAT |
8th | 34 |
| 2023 | Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | MNZ |
LEC |
SPA 6H 35 |
SPA 12H 36 |
SPA 24H 23 |
NÜR |
CAT |
9th | 39 |
24 Hours of Nürburgring results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Walkenhorst Motorsport |
Michele Di Martino Matias Henkola Christian Krognes |
BMW M6 GT3 | SP9 | 0 | DNS | DNS |
| 2018 | Securtal Sorg Rennsport |
Dirk Adorf Tom Coronel Beitske Visser |
BMW M4 GT4 | SP8T | 92 | 102nd | 6th |
| 2019 |  KCMG |
Christer Jöns Edoardo Liberati Matthieu Vaxivière |
Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 | SP9 | 65 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Huber Motorsport |
Marco Holzer Patrick Kolb Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 82 | 15th | 14th |
| 2021 | Huber Motorsport |
Stefan Aust Philipp Neuffer Marco Seefried |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 | 59 | 8th | 8th |
| 2022 | Huber Motorsport |
Lars Kern Klaus Rader Joachim Thyssen |
Porsche 911 GT3 R | SP9 Pro-Am |
156 | 11th | 3rd |
| 2023 | Falken Motorsports |
 Joel Eriksson Tim Heinemann Martin Ragginger |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 Pro |
160 | 10th | 8th |
| 2024 | Falken Motorsports |
Joel Eriksson Tim Heinemann Martin Ragginger |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 Pro |
50 | 10th | 9th |
| 2025 | Falken Motorsports |
Julien Andlauer Sven Müller Alessio Picariello |
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | SP9 Pro |
23 | DNF | DNF |
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GT4 European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International GT Open results
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)