Maro Engel
| Maro Engel | |
|---|---|
 Engel in 2009 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | (1985-08-27) 27 August 1985 Munich, West Germany |
| GT Racing career | |
| Current team | Mercedes-AMG AMG Team Black Falcon |
Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2016–17 |
| Current team | Venturi Grand Prix |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2017–18 |
| Finished last season | 12th |
| Previous series | |
| 2001–2002 2003–2004 2005 2006–2007 2008–2011 2012 2013 | Formula BMW Recaro F3 Cup Italian Formula 3000 British F3 Championship Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Various GT championships V8 Supercars |
Maro Engel (born 27 August 1985) is a German professional racing driver living in Monaco. He is a long-time Mercedes-AMG factory driver, FIA GT World Cup Champion, Nürburgring 24 hour winner, DTM race winner, Suzuka 10h winner, Macau GT Cup winner. currently racing in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and in the FIA Formula E championship. He has previously raced in the DTM, V8 Supercars, F3000, F3 and Formula E.
Contents
1 Racing career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Formula Three (2003–2007)
1.3 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2008–2011)
1.4 GT Racing (2012)
1.5 V8 Supercars (2013)
1.6 Macau Grand Prix GT Cup (2013)
1.7 GT Racing (2014)
1.8 Macau Grand Prix GT Cup (2014)
1.9 GT Racing (2015)
1.10 FIA GT World Cup (2015)
1.11 LMPC IMSA Racing (2016)
1.12 GT Racing (2016)
1.13 Formula E
1.14 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2017)
2 Racing record
2.1 Complete Formula Three Euro Series results
2.2 Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
2.3 Supercars Championship results
2.4 Bathurst 1000 results
2.5 Complete Formula E results
2.6 Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
3 Commitment
4 References
5 External links
Racing career
Early career
Born in Munich, Maro competed in karting in Germany and France between 1996 and 1999 and finished 4th in the 2000 European
Junior Karting Championship. He then moved onto Formula BMW, finishing 3rd in the 2001 Junior Cup, before finishing 8th in Formula BMW ADAC the following year.
Formula Three (2003–2007)
He moved onto Formula Three in 2003 as a factory Opel driver, and raced in the Recaro F3 Cup in 2004, and Italian Formula 3000 in 2005. He returned to F3 for the British series in 2006 and 2007, in 2006 receiving backing from Direxiv. In 2007 he was signed as a Mercedes-Benz Junior driving for Carlin Motorsport. He finished fifth with one victory in 2006, and was runner-up to Marko Asmer in 2007 with three wins.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2008–2011)
Engel driving at Hockenheim in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.
He was signed by AMG Mercedes to drive a one-year-old car run by Mücke Motorsport in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for the 2008 season. He remained with the team 2011 season.[1] In four years racing in the category, he achieved a best result of sixth place at first round held at the Hockenheimring in 2009. He went on to finish the 2009 season in twelfth place over all, scoring eight points.
GT Racing (2012)
After leaving DTM, Engel spent the 2012 year making several guest appearances in selected sports car racing championships worldwide as a member of the AMG Customer Sports team, winning the fifth round of the 2012 Australian GT Championship at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 prepared by Erebus Racing.[2]
V8 Supercars (2013)
Engel testing for the V8 Supercar Championship
Engel made his V8 Supercar debut in 2013, driving a Mercedes E63 AMG entered by Erebus Motorsport (formerly known as Stone Brothers Racing).[3] Engel replaced Shane van Gisbergen as the driver of the No. 9 SP Tools entry.
Macau Grand Prix GT Cup (2013)
Engel captured in his Mercedes-AMG DTM C-Class
Next to his commitments in V8 Supercar for Erebus Motorsport he competed in the 2013 Macau GT Cup with a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 scoring pole position and a lap record in qualifying. Narrowly missing out on the victory due to sustaining a puncture on the front left while leading, 2 laps before the end.
GT Racing (2014)
In 2014 Engel resumed his duties as a member of the AMG Customer Sports team racing exclusively with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
Making his debut in the Bathurst 12 Hour racing for Erebus Motorsport together with Bernd Schneider (racing driver) and Nico Bastian Engel scored pole position with a lap record of 2min03.8586 and winning the inaugural Allan Simonsen Pole Position Trophy. The German trio dominated the race for 9 hours before an issue forced them to pit for repairs dropping them 7 laps down.
He participated in his first 24 Hours Nürburgring racing for German team ROWE Racing finishing the "Hardest race in the World" in 3rd place together with his teammates Nico Bastian Christian Hohenadel and Michael Zehe.
Engel also competed in various VLN races for ROWE Racing winning the 9th round of the VLN championship. He also raced in the German ADAC GT Masters series for ROWE Racing.
Macau Grand Prix GT Cup (2014)
Racing for the Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy team in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Engel returned to Macau winning the 2014 Macau GT Cup ahead of his teammate Renger van der Zande scoring a very popular 1-2 win in the gambling capital against the strong competition of AUDI BMW Porsche and other factory teams and drivers.
GT Racing (2015)
Engel continued racing with and for the AMG Customer Sports team in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 as an Official Mercedes-AMG Performance driver. He joined team Black Falcon as the pro driver in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Pro-AM with a best result of 2nd at the 1000 km Paul Ricard race. He also contested the Spa 24 Hours with team Black falcon where the team had a DNF. On the Nürburgring Engel continued to race with ROWE Racing winning one VLN race. He also participated in the Nürburgring 24 Hours but the team had to DNF the car after several punctures.
Engel was also part of the Mercedes-AMG drivers that assisted development of the new Mercedes-AMG GT3.
FIA GT World Cup (2015)
In 2015 the Macau GT Cup was recognised by the FIA as the FIA GT World Cup lifting its status to the world championship for GT3 cars. Engel returned with his Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy team in the successful Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. Engel won the 12 lap qualification race from third on the grid after Stefan Mücke was penalised for a Safety car procedure infringement. Starting from pole position in the 18 lap race around Macau's famous Guia circuit Engel won the race and was crowned the inaugural FIA GT World Cup Champion. Through Engel's victory combined with the 4th-place finish of his teammate Renger van der Zande Mercedes-Benz won the inaugural FIA GT Manufacturers World Cup.
LMPC IMSA Racing (2016)
Engel joined Starworks Motorsport for the American Endurance sportscar classics 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring in their Oreca Prototype in the LMPC class. Engel is also due to compete in the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta for Starworks later in the season.
GT Racing (2016)
Racing for AMG Team Black Falcon in the new Mercedes-AMG GT3, Engel took overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 hours together with his teammates Bernd Schneider (racing driver) Adam Christodoulou and Manuel Metzger. Engel made the decissive pass to win the race on the last lap. His winning margin was the tightest in the history of the race with merely 5,6s separating the first two cars. Engel was also the first winner of the SCG Pole position trophy after scoring pole position for the Nürburgring 24 hour race in drying track conditions with a lap of 8 minutes 14.563 in the #9 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with which Engel also raced performing a double start and finishing the race in 4th position with this second car.
Following two victories in 2014 and 2015 in Macau, Engel finnished 3rd at the 2016 FIA GT World Cup
Formula E
In August 2016, Engel joined Venturi Grand Prix to make his debut in the 2016-17 season. In his second season Engel finnished 12th in the driver standings, scoring a best result of 4th at the Paris ePrix.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2017)
In 2017, Engel rejoined the DTM with Mercedes-Benz taking his maiden DTM win at the Moscow raceway
Racing record
Complete Formula Three Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Opel Team KMS | Dallara F302/009 | Spiess-Opel | HOC 1 12 | HOC 2 16 | ADR 1 23 | ADR 2 24 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 14 | LMS 1 20 | LMS 2 20 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | A1R 1 | A1R 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | 31st | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen 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 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 | HOC 17 | OSC Ret | MUG 11 | LAU 11 | NOR 9 | ZAN 14 | NÜR Ret | BRH 17 | CAT 13 | BUG 14 | HOC 12 | 16th | 0 | |||||||
2009 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 | HOC 6 | LAU 8 | NOR Ret | ZAN 7 | OSC 7 | NÜR 12 | BRH 10 | CAT 10 | DIJ 12 | HOC 10 | 12th | 8 | ||||||||
2010 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2009 | HOC 16 | VAL 11 | LAU 15 | NOR 9 | NÜR 8 | ZAN Ret | BRH 11 | OSC 12 | HOC 9 | ADR 7 | SHA 16 | 15th | 3 | |||||||
2011 | Mücke Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 | HOC 8 | ZAN 7 | SPL 14 | LAU 10 | NOR 9 | NÜR 15 | BRH 10 | OSC 7 | VAL 15 | HOC 14 | 13th | 5 | ||||||||
2017 | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport SILBERPFEIL Energy | AMG-Mercedes C63 Coupé 2017 | HOC 1 17 | HOC 2 10 | LAU 1 9 | LAU 2 12 | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 15 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 2 14 | MSC 1 10 | MSC 2 1 | ZAN 1 16 | ZAN 2 11 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 5 | SPL 1 15 | SPL 2 15 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 13 | 15th | 51 |
Supercars Championship results
V8 Supercar results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | Pos. | Pts | ||||
2013 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | ADE R1 24 | ADE R2 Ret | SYM R3 Ret | SYM R4 24 | SYM R5 23 | PUK R6 24 | PUK R7 21 | PUK R8 20 | PUK R9 21 | BAR R10 25 | BAR R11 26 | BAR R12 Ret | COA R13 23 | COA R14 Ret | COA R15 24 | COA R16 25 | HID R17 16 | HID R18 22 | HID R19 9 | TOW R20 19 | TOW R21 27 | QLD R22 19 | QLD R23 27 | QLD R24 17 | WIN R25 18 | WIN R26 17 | WIN R27 19 | SAN R28 25 | BAT R29 20 | SUR R30 21 | SUR R31 22 | PHI R32 21 | PHI R33 22 | PHI R34 19 | SYD R35 Ret | SYD R36 20 | 28th | 836 | ||||
Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | No. | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 9 | Erebus Motorsport | Mercedes-Benz E63 W212 |  Steven Johnson | 20th | 160 |
Complete Formula E 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | Venturi Grand Prix | Spark-Venturi VM200-FE-02 | HKG 9 | MAR NC | BNA NC | MEX Ret | MON 5 | PAR | BER 9 | BER NC | NYC NC | NYC Ret | MTR 12 | MTR 18 | 17th | 16 |
2017–18 | Venturi Formula E Team | Spark-Venturi VM200-FE-03 | HKG 13 | HKG 7 | MAR 12 | SAN Ret | MEX 16 | PDE 10 | ROM 8 | PAR 4 | BER 8 | ZUR 11 | NYC 8 | NYC Ret | 12th | 31 |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Erebus Motorsport | Nico Bastian Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | A | 291 | 7th | 7th |
2016 | Erebus Motorsport |  Austin Cindric Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG | AP | 219 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | Scott Taylor Motorsports |  Craig Baird Shane van Gisbergen | Mercedes AMG GT3 | AA | 283 | DNF | DNF |
Commitment
Maro Engel is today a member of the 'Champions for Peace' club, a group of 80 famous elite athletes including Novak Djokovic and Sergey Bubka among others, committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[4]
References
^ http://www.dtm.com/fahrer.php?id=51 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ "INSIGHT: Who is Maro Engel?". Speedcafe.com. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Maro Micah Engel Will Pilot No. 9 SP Tools Racing V8 Supercar". V8 Supercars. 7 February 2013.
^ Peace and Sport
External links
- Official website
Maro Engel career summary at DriverDB.com
Maro Engel on Facebook
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mirko Bortolotti Andrea Caldarelli Christian Engelhart | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Champion 2018 With: Yelmer Buurman & Luca Stolz | Succeeded by Incumbent |
