Lucas Auer

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Lucas Auer
Lucas Auer Sporthilfe-Gala 2017.jpg
Auer in 2017
Nationality Flag of Austria.svg Austrian
Born (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29)
Tyrol, Austria
Related to Gerhard Berger (uncle)
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season 2015
Current team Mercedes-AMG Team Winward
Racing licence FIA Platinum Driver.png FIA Platinum
Car number22
Former teams ART Grand Prix, Mücke Motorsport, HWA Team, Team RMR
Starts141
Championships0
Wins9
Poles12
Fastest laps5
Best finish2nd in 2022
Previous series
2019
2012-14
2012-13
2012
2011
2011 		Super Formula
FIA F3 Championship
Toyota Racing Series
German Formula Three
JK Racing Asia Series
Formula Pilota China
Championship titles
2011 JK Racing Asia Series

Lucas Auer (born 11 September 1994) is an Austrian racing driver. He is the nephew of former Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger. He currently drives for HTP Winward Motorsport in DTM. He was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. [1]

Contents

Early career

Lucas Auer at Hockenheimring, 2014 2014 F3 HockenheimringII Lucas Auer by 2eight 8SC4307.jpg
Lucas Auer at Hockenheimring, 2014

In October 2011, Lucas Auer won the 2011 JK Racing Asia Series season championship. Then the young Austrian tested a F3 Euroseries car at Valencia, with his 52-year-old uncle Gerhard Berger looking on. [2]

On 25 August 2012, Auer, driving for Van Amersfoort Racing, won the 21st round of the German F3 season, held at the 4.534-kilometre Lausitzring. He finished second in the Championship. [3]

After the 4 season Mercedes Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters campaign, in December 2018 the Red Bull Junior Team announced that Auer would join the junior program from the 2019 season and he was confirmed to race the Super Formula Championship 2019 season. [4] Auer was released from the program after a single season by "mutual consent", with team manager Helmut Marko citing Auer's age and lack of FIA Super License points as reasons for their split. [5] He would return to DTM the next year with BMW Team RMR. [6]

Racing record

Career summary

Auer in DTM in 2016. -22 Lucas Auer, BWT Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM (26610875860).jpg
Auer in DTM in 2016.
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 JK Racing Asia Series EuroInternational 18769172921st
2012 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 27224112982nd
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 200000NC‡
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport1502025896th
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 3010282774th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport1523467973rd
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport 33312133654th
Macau Grand Prix 10001N/A2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship Lotus 30000124th
2015 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters ART Grand Prix 1701001823rd
2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke 1812026812th
2017 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT 1833041366th
ADAC GT Masters BWT Mücke Motorsport 410025517th
Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team Test driver
2018 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport 2003241217th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 10000442nd
International GT Open Drivex School 200010NC‡
International GT Open - Pro-Am 210010NC‡
2019 Super Formula B-Max Racing with Motopark 70011149th
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 1513172703rd
ADAC GT Masters Team Zakspeed BKK Mobil Oil Racing 200001330th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing100001022nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 10010423rd
2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMR 1810025112th
2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 1621141525th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team10000132nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP10000419th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 1622141532nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing 500000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1010028554th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG GruppeM Racing
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 1600121119th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar10000325th
GetSpeed10000
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team Al Manar100002018th
Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing10000
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Winward Racing 000000NC
2024 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Winward 200001511th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Mann-Filter
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Winward Racing
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed

‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete German Formula Three Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627DCPoints
2012 Van Amersfoort Racing ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
DNS		 ZAN
3
4		 SAC
1
6		 SAC
2
Ret		 SAC
3
2		 OSC
1
4		 OSC
2
9		 OSC
2
2		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
5		 ASS
1
9		 ASS
2
4		 ASS
3
2		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
1		 RBR
3
2		 LAU
1
4		 LAU
2
4		 LAU
3
1		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
4		 NÜR
3
2		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
2		 HOC
3
3		2nd298

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2012 Van Amersfoort Racing Volkswagen HOC
1 		HOC
2 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
Ret		NC‡0‡
2013 Prema Powerteam Mercedes MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
4		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
7		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
4		 HOC
3
12		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
1		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
3		 NOR
1
13		 NOR
2
13		 NOR
3
6		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
5		 NÜR
3
2		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
12		 ZAN
3
7		 VAL
1
7		 VAL
2
5		 VAL
3
Ret		 HOC
1
26		 HOC
2
3		 HOC
3
3		4th277
2014 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
8		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
4		 HOC
3
4		 PAU
1
2		 PAU
2
7		 PAU
3
6		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
3		 HUN
3
3		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
21		 NOR
1
3		 NOR
2
3		 NOR
3
8		 MSC
1
5		 MSC
2
4		 MSC
3
Ret		 RBR
1
10		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
3		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
5		 NÜR
3
1		 IMO
1
6		 IMO
2
5		 IMO
3
8		 HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
3		 HOC
3
1		4th365

‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2014 Lotus LMP1 CLM P1/01 AER P60 Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS COA
15		 FUJ SHA
14		 BHR SÃO
Ret		24th1

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2015 ART Grand Prix DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DNS		 LAU
1
21		 LAU
2
Ret		 NOR
1
15		 NOR
2
9		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
20		 SPL
1
21		 SPL
2
6		 MSC
1
13		 MSC
2
19		 OSC
1
15		 OSC
2
17		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
19		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
19		23rd18
2016 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
17†		 HOC
2
15†		 SPL
1
21		 SPL
2
16		 LAU
1
7		 LAU
2
1		 NOR
1
13		 NOR
2
5		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
9		 MSC
1
18		 MSC
2
10		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
2		 HUN
1
15		 HUN
2
15		 HOC
1
18		 HOC
2
16		12th68
2017 Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
4		 LAU
1
1		 LAU
2
10		 HUN
1
12		 HUN
2
Ret		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
2		 MSC
1
6		 MSC
2
8		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
14		 NÜR
1
1		 NÜR
2
13		 SPL
1
8		 SPL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
8		 HOC
2
10		6th136
2018 SILBERPFEIL Energy Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
15		 LAU
1
4		 LAU
2
14		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
DSQ		 NOR
1
7		 NOR
2
5		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
9		 BRH
1
3		 BRH
2
8		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
18†		 SPL
1
6		 SPL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DSQ		7th121
2020 BMW Team RMR BMW M4 Turbo DTM SPA
1
7		 SPA
2
8		 LAU
1
12		 LAU
2
14		 LAU
1
12		 LAU
2
1		 ASS
1
11		 ASS
2
10		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
11		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
13		 ZOL
1
12		 ZOL
2
3		 ZOL
1
11		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
12		 HOC
2
16		12th51
2021 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
3		 LAU
1
6		 LAU
2
9		 ZOL
1
9		 ZOL
2
5		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
6		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
5		 ASS
1
10		 ASS
2
1		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
2
1		 NOR
1
6		 NOR
2
2		5th152
2022 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo ALG
1
1		 ALG
2
22		 LAU
1
3		 LAU
2
8		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
4		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
13		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
3		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
4		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
6		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
7		2nd153
2023 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
16		 OSC
2
10		 ZAN
1
6		 ZAN
2
Ret		 NOR
1
4		 NOR
2
11		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
3		 LAU
1
4		 LAU
2
6		 SAC
1
Ret		 SAC
2
15		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
11		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
8		9th111
2024 Mercedes-AMG Team Winward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
2
6		 OSC
2
11		 LAU
1
LAU
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
SAC
1
SAC
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
11th*15*

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the race distance.

Complete Super Formula results

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

YearEntrant1234567DCPoints
2019 B-MAX with Motopark SUZ
7		 AUT
11		 SUG
3		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
7		 OKA
5		 SUZ
11		9th14

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.Points
2022 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 54th285
2023 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
WD		 SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET NC0

Personal information

Lucas is the nephew of former Benetton, McLaren and Ferrari F1 driver Gerhard Berger. He is the son of Berger's sister Claudia, who runs a transport company in Wörgl in Tyrol – not far from Berger's own family business. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (20 November 2018). "Auer set to join Ticktum in Red Bull Super Formula line-up". Motorsport.com.
  2. ↑ F1: Grand Prix News Briefs (Update 2) Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Speedtv.com. SPEED Staff / GMM. 28 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lucas Auer: Win in the race, second in the championship". ATS Formel-3 Cup. 26 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Red Bull Junior Team and the Honda Formula Dream Project". 5 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Thukral, Rachit (13 December 2019). "Auer splits with Red Bull junior programme after just one year". Autosport.
  6. ↑ Ingo, Lehbrink (18 December 2019). "Lucas Auer returns to the DTM with BMW in 2020 – Established quartet of drivers remain at the wheel of the BMW M4 DTM". BMW.
  7. ↑ Behind the scenes at Sepang Autosport Plus. Retrieved 7 June 2011
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Richard Bradley
(Formula BMW Pacific)
 JK Racing Asia Series
Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
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