Hugo Sasse

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Hugo Sasse
2024-10-18 Motorsport, ADAC GT4 Germany, Hockenheimring 2024 STP 7140.jpg
Sasse in 2024
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Born (2004-04-18) 18 April 2004 (age 21)
Aschersleben, Germany
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Championship titles
2022-2023 ADAC GT4 Germany

Hugo Sasse (born 18 April 2004) is a German racing driver who last competed for PROsport Racing in ADAC GT4 Germany.

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Career

Sasse began karting in 2012, competing until 2020. [1] Racing in Europe throughout his karting career, Sasse most notably finished runner-up in the OK-J class Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft in 2017, [2] before repeating the same fate in the OK class in 2018 and 2019. [3] [4] In Germany, Sasse also finished runner-up in ADAC Kart Masters in 2015 and 2016 in the Bambini and OK-J classes, and the 2013 ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf in the Bambini Gazelle class. [5]

Sasse made his car racing debut in 2020, joining T3 Motorsport to race in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Dominique Schaak for the first round and Will Tregurtha for the remaining rounds. [6] In his maiden season in the series, Sasse scored his first podium by finishing third at Sachsenring, [7] before scoring further podiums at Lausitzring and Oschersleben as he ended his rookie year eighth in the standings. [8]

Remaining with T3 Motorsport for 2021, Sasse stepped up to ADAC GT Masters alongside Maximilian Paul. [9] Racing with the team through the first four rounds before moving to GRT Grasser Racing Team for the final three rounds, [10] Sasse scored a best result of eighth at Hockenheimring in his only full-time season in the series. [11] During 2021, Sasse also competed in the final three rounds of the ADAC GT4 Germany season with PROsport Racing, in which he scored three wins alongside Mike David Ortmann. [12]

Sasse stayed with PROsport Racing for 2022, partnering up with Ortmann for his second full-time season in ADAC GT4 Germany and his first in GT4 European Series. [13] [14] In the former, the pair won both races at Zandvoort and Sachsenring en route to their first ADAC GT4 title. [15] [16] In the latter, the duo won both races at Le Castellet and the season-ending race at Barcelona to end the year third in the Silver Cup standings. [17] [18]

Staying alongside Ortmann and remaining with PROsport Racing for 2023, Sasse returned to ADAC GT4 Germany to defend his title. [19] Starting off the season with a win at Oschersleben, [20] Sasse then won at the Nürburgring and both Sachsenring races, [21] [22] on his way to his second consecutive ADAC GT4 Germany title. [23]

In 2024, Sasse returned to PROsport Racing and mainly competed in GT4 European Series alongside Raphael Rennhofer, winning at Le Castellet and finishing on the podium at Spa, [24] before the team left ahead of the Monza over Balance of Performance complaints. [25] Returning to ADAC GT4 Germany for a one-off appearance at the season-ending round at Hockenheimring, Sasse won race one and finished second in race two. [26]

Staying with PROsport Racing for 2025, Sasse returned to ADAC GT4 Germany for his fourth full-time season in the series. [27] Driving alongside Roman Fellner-Feldegg, Sasse qualified on pole at Oschersleben before finishing third and second in the two races to kick off the season. [28] [29] In the following five rounds, Sasse qualified on pole again at Sachsenring, [30] and scored his third and final podium of the season at Hockenheimring en route to a ninth-place points finish. [31]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2012ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Gazelle5th
2013ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Gazelle2nd
2014ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini4th
ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini9th
2015Winterpokal Kerpen – Bambini4th
ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini3rd
ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini2nd
2016ADAC Kart Masters – OK-J 2nd
2017 WSK Super Master SeriesOK-J CRG Racing Team20th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti – OK-J 17th
Karting European ChampionshipOK-J 11th
Karting World ChampionshipOK-J NC
WSK Final CupOK-J 8th
Deutsche Kart-MeisterschaftOK-J CRG TB Racing Team2nd
ADAC Kart Masters – OK-J 3rd
2018 WSK Super Master SeriesOK-J TB Racing Team35th
South Garda Winter Cup – OK-J 20th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti – OK 20th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 31st
Deutsche Kart-MeisterschaftOK 2nd
Karting European ChampionshipOK 17th
Karting World ChampionshipOK NC
WSK Final CupOK 28th
2019South Garda Winter Cup – OK TB Racing Team10th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 27th
Deutsche Kart-MeisterschaftOK 2nd
WSK Euro SeriesOK TB Racing Team
Parolin Racing Kart [a]
16th
Karting European ChampionshipOK TB Racing Team
Parolin Racing Kart [b]
34th
Championnat de France – OK Parolin Racing Kart19th
Karting World ChampionshipOK 19th
WSK Open Cup – OK 11th
WSK Final CupOK 8th
Italian Karting ChampionshipOK 9th
2020 WSK Champions CupOK Parolin Racing Kart33rd
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 41st
South Garda Winter Cup – OK NC
WSK Euro SeriesOK 40th
Karting European ChampionshipOK 65th
Sources: [32] [33]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020 ADAC GT4 Germany T3-HRT-Motorsport120003978th
GT60 Race – Pro100016.255th
GTC Race – Semi-Pro110018.754th
2021 ADAC GT Masters T3 Motorsport800001732nd
GRT Grasser Racing Team 60000
ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing631130NC†
2022 24H GT Series – GT4 PROsport Racing AMR 1000020NC
ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing1243051851st
GT4 European Series – Silver 1030061423rd
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V5 300000NC
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Marko Stipp Motorsport00000842nd
2023 ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing1242071991st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP10 200010NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 100004th
2024 GT4 European Series – Silver PROsport Racing810024611th
24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro 10000DNF
ADAC GT Masters 200000NC†
ADAC GT4 Germany 211020NC†
2025 ADAC GT4 Germany PROsport Racing120213879th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP7 100000NC
Sources: [34] [32]

As Sasse was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar123456789101112PosPoints
2020 T3-HRT-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT4 Evo NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

17
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

5
SAC
1

4
SAC
2

3
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

18
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

2
OSC
1

8
OSC
2

3
8th97
2021 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC1
1
OSC1
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

7
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

9
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

1
NC†0
2022 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC1
1

5
OSC1
2

4
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

1
ZAN
2

1
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

5
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

1
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

2
1st185
2023 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC1
1

Ret
OSC1
2

1
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

5
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

1
LAU
1

4
LAU
2

3
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

1
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

3
1st199
2024 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC
1

OSC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

HOC
1

1
HOC
2

2
NC†0
2025 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC
1

3
OSC
2

2
NOR
1

13
NOR
2

Ret
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
SAC
1

10
SAC
2

12
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

Ret
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

3
9th87

As Sasse was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2021 T3 Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo OSC
1

20
OSC
2

15
RBR
1

18
RBR
2

18
ZAN
1

15
ZAN
2

21
LAU
1

11
LAU
2

Ret
22nd37
GRT Grasser Racing Team SAC
1

19
SAC
2

14
HOC
1

8
HOC
2

16
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
2024 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 OSC
1

OSC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SPA
1

11
SPA
2

13
RBR
1

RBR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

NC0

Complete GT4 European Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112PosPoints
2022 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Silver IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

DNS
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

1
MIS
1

14
MIS
2

DNS
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

2
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

18
CAT
1

5
CAT
2

2
3rd142
2024 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 Silver LEC
1

41†
LEC
2

1
MIS
1

Ret
MIS
2

35†
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

7
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

12
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
JED
1
JED
2
11th46

Notes

  1. Sasse competed for TB Racing Team in round 1 and for Parolin Racing Kart in round 3.
  2. Sasse competed for TB Racing Team in round 1 and for Parolin Racing Kart in rounds 2–4.

References

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  4. "Hugo Sasse beendet Deutsche Meisterschaft mit Vizetitel". kart-magazin.de (in German). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
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