| Nico Menzel | |
|---|---|
| Menzel in 2024 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 11 December 1997 Adenau, Germany |
| Related to | Christian Menzel (father) |
| Racing licence | |
| Championship titles | |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Menzel is the son of Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Christian Menzel. [42]
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Schiller Motorsport | OSC 1 9 | OSC 2 11 | OSC 3 Ret | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 5 | LAU 1 13 | LAU 2 9 | LAU 3 11 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 11 | SVK 1 11 | SVK 2 11 | SVK 3 10 | NÜR 1 11 | NÜR 2 11 | NÜR 3 8 | SAC 1 12 | SAC 2 Ret | SAC 3 9 | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 8 | 12th | 36 |
(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 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Market Leader by Project 1 | CAT | MON | RBR | SIL | HUN DSQ | SPA 31† | SPA 25 | MNZ | MNZ | USA | USA | 30th | 0 |
| 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 |
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| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FIST - Team AAI | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro-Am | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | BUR 1 | BUR 2 | SUZ 1 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 1 | FUJ 2 | SHA 1 6 | SHA 2 9 | ZHE 1 | ZHE 2 | NC | 0 |
| 2025 | GTO Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro-Am | SEP 1 4 | SEP 2 11 | MAN 1 10 | MAN 2 Ret | BUR 1 7 | BUR 2 10 | FUJ 1 12 | FUJ 2 5 | OKA 1 Ret | OKA 2 7 | BEI 1 1 | BEI 2 7 | 11th | 67 |
(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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RN Vision STS | BMW M4 GT4 | Silver | ZOL 1 7 | ZOL 2 7 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 7 | SPA 1 29 | SPA 2 Ret | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 1 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 2 | 9th | 92 |
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| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Huber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | HOC1 1 3 | HOC1 2 6 | NOR 1 22 | NOR 2 11 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 11 | SAC 1 83† | SAC 2 7 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 4 | HOC2 1 33 | HOC2 2 4 | 3rd | 165 |
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Car Collection Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Pro | ALG 1 7 | ALG 2 5 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 3 | SPA Ret | HUN 1 8 | HUN 2 2 | LEC 1 12 | LEC 2 8 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 7 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 8 | MNZ 5 | 6th | 86 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Car Collection Motorsport | GT | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SEP 1 9 | SEP 2 15 | DUB 1 12 | DUB 2 9 | ABU 1 15 | ABU 2 16 | 22nd | 6 |