Niklas Krütten
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German racing driver (born 2002)
Nationality
German
GermanBorn (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 23)
Trier, Germany
Debut season2021
Current teamCool Racing
| Niklas Krütten | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Krütten in 2021 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 23) Trier, Germany |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Cool Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver (until 2022) FIA Gold (2023–) |
| Car number | 19 |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 2nd (in LMP3) in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–2020 2018–2019 2018–2019 2017–2019 | Euroformula Open Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 2023 2020 | GTWC Europe – Gold GTWC Europe Sprint Cup – Gold EF Open – Rookies' championship |
Niklas Krütten (born 20 October 2002) is a German racing driver who currently competes in Super GT driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 for Velorex. He has previously raced in single-seaters, LMP3 and LMP2, and was also the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Gold Cup champion. Krütten is an ADAC Stiftung Sport alumnus.
2023 saw Krütten compete in the GT World Challenge Europe for the first time in his career. He would line up for Team WRT in both the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup alongside Calan Williams, with Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer joining for the Endurance Cup.[1]
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Krütten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Mücke Motorsport | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC1 4 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
YMC2 4 |
DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
DUB1 4 |
YMC3 1 8 |
YMC3 2 11 |
YMC3 3 4 |
YMC3 4 7 |
YMC4 1 8 |
YMC4 2 7 |
YMC4 3 4 |
YMC4 4 2 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
DUB2 4 |
11th | 64 |
| 2019 | Mücke Motorsport | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
DUB1 4 |
YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC1 4 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
DUB2 4 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
YMC2 4 |
DUB3 1 5 |
DUB3 2 1 |
DUB3 3 DSQ |
DUB3 4 DSQ |
NC | — | ||||
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 9 |
OSC 3 5 |
HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 8 |
HOC1 3 2 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 12 |
LAU 3 8 |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 3 |
HOC2 1 Ret |
HOC2 2 9 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 7 |
NÜR 3 1 |
HOC3 1 12 |
HOC3 2 8 |
HOC3 3 7 |
8th | 108 |
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 1 |
OSC 3 8 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 2 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 7 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 9 |
ZAN 3 4 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
SAC 3 |
10th | 93 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ADR 1 22 |
ADR 2 Ret |
ADR 3 11 |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 29 |
LEC 3 16 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 7 |
MIS 1 Ret |
MIS 2 9 |
MIS 3 21 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 8 |
IMO 3 7 |
VLL 1 6 |
VLL 2 15 |
VLL 3 12 |
MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 Ret |
MUG 3 11 |
13th | 43 | |
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | VLL 1 27 |
VLL 2 8 |
VLL 3 30 |
MIS 1 3 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 8 |
HUN 3 10 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 27 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
11th | 78 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Germany |
Formula 4 | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Motopark | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 8 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 11 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 11 |
20th | 14 |
| 2020 | Team Motopark | HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 (10) |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 6 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 3 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 3 |
MNZ 3 3 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 4 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 5 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 7 |
CAT 3 8 |
CAT 4 (9) |
5th | 153 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WIN Autosport | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB 6 |
MDO | 12th | 854 | ||||
| United Autosports | Ligier JS P320 | WGL 5 |
WGL | ELK | PET 6 | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | CAT 1 |
RBR 1 |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 4 |
SPA 2 |
ALG 8 |
2nd | 104 |
| 2022 | Cool Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 5 |
IMO 3 |
MNZ 8 |
CAT 3 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 3 |
5th | 70 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Cool Racing |
 Ricky Taylor Yifei Ye |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 11th | 7th |
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Schubert Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | OSC 1 10 |
OSC 2 16 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 11 |
ZAN 1 18† |
ZAN 2 11 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 112 |
LAU 1 11 |
LAU 2 9 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 9 |
9th | 107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | MNZ 12 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 20 |
SPA 12H 18 |
SPA 24H 14 |
NÜR 16 |
CAT 21 |
5th | 78 |
* Season still in progress.
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Gold | BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 7 |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 11 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 30 |
VAL 1 Ret |
VAL 2 18 |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 3 |
1st | 113.5 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Super GT results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BMW M Team Studie × CRS | BMW M4 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 3 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 7 |
FUJ 7 |
SUG 4 |
AUT 4 |
MOT 52 |
SUZ 13 |
5th | 43 |
| 2026 | Velorex | Ferrari 296 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ |
SEP |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* Season still in progress.
Complete International GT Open results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Team Motopark | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro | PRT 1 9 |
PRT 2 13 |
SPA 6 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 15 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ | 19th | 12 |
References
- ↑ Goodwin, Graham (28 February 2023). "Team WRT Confirm Two More BMW M4 GT3s For Sprint & Endurance Cup". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- 1 2 "NIKLAS KRÜTTEN JOINS BWT MÜCKE MOTORSPORT". DriveTribe. 8 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (29 November 2018). "Niklas Krutten joins Van Amersfoort for ADAC and Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (5 September 2019). "Enaam Ahmed set for Euroformula Open return at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Motorsport Games - Italy beats Germany and Finland to Formula 4 Cup gold". AutoMobilSport.com. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ Simmons, Marcus (7 May 2020). "Maldonado's cousin handed Motopark Euroformula drive". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Matt Bell & Niklas Krütten Join Nicolas Maulini For COOL Racing ELMS LMP3 Attack". dailysportscar.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "NLS8 Sees Return Of Black Falcon To GT3, Aston Works GT3 Entry To Be Confirmed Tomorrow?". dailysportscar.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ Glo, Valentin (11 February 2022). "COOL Racing avec Nicolas Lapierre, Yifei Ye et Niklas Krütten". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Trierer Krütten startet bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans". Volksfreund (in German). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Two BMW works drivers, two youngsters: strong line-up for Schubert Motorsport". ADAC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Niklas Krütten aus Trier: Willkommen in der Liga der Supersportwagen". Volksfreund (in German). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Niklas Krütten career summary at DriverDB.com