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Luca Ludwig

{{Short description|German racing driver}}

{{distinguish|Lucas Ludwig}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Luca Ludwig

| image = Luca Ludwig2.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = Ludwig in 2013

| nationality = {{flag|GER|name=German}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|11|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bonn, West Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| retired =

| related to = Klaus Ludwig (father)

| racing licence = 12px FIA Gold

| last series = ADAC GT Masters

| years active = 2009–2019

| teams = Callaway Competition
Abt Sportsline
Gemballa Racing
Polarweiss Racing
Zakspeed
HB Racing

| starts = 141

| wins = 12

| poles = 7

| fastest laps = 8

| best finish = 1st

| year = 2015

| prev series = {{nowrap|FIA GT3 European Championship}}
Nürburgring Endurance Series



Blancpain Endurance Series

V de V Endurance Series – LMP3
Ferrari Challenge Europe – Trofeo Pirelli

| prev series years = 2009
2012–2014, 2016–2017, 2019–2021, 2023
2012–2013, 2016–2018
2018
2021

| titles = ADAC GT Masters

| title years = 2015

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Luca Ludwig (born 4 November 1988 in Bonn) is a German racing driver. He was champion of the ADAC GT Masters in 2015 and is the son of former Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft champion and 24 Hours of Le Mans and Nürburgring 24 Hours winner Klaus Ludwig.{{cite news|url=https://www.adac-motorsport.de/en/adac-gt-masters/news/2016/luca-ludwig-eyeing-the-top-of-the-table-home-race-for-reigning-adac-gt-masters-champion/|title=Luca Ludwig: Eyeing the top of the table: Home race for reigning ADAC GT Masters champion|publisher=ADAC|date=28 July 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://au.motorsport.com/endurance/news/luca-ludwig-scoops-surprise-nurburgring-24-hours-pole/10311938/|title=Nurburgring 24h: Luca Ludwig scoops surprise pole in Ferrari|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=28 May 2022}}

Racing record

File:ADAC GT Masters Weekend - Sachsenring 2011 - Audi R8 LMS - ABT Sportsline.jpg Ultra with Christopher Mies at the Sachsenring round of the 2011 ADAC GT Masters.]]

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan="3" | 2009

|align=left| FIA GT3 European Championship

|align=left| Marc Sourd Racing

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 11

| 17th

align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| Callaway Competition

| 14

| 3

| 1

| 2

| 6

| 67

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP6

|align=left| Dörr Motorsport

|1

|1

|?

|?

|1

|N/A

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

rowspan="2" | 2010

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| align="left" | Abt Sportsline

| 14

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 7

| 68

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Phoenix Racing

|1

|1

|0

|0

|1

|N/A

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st

rowspan="2" | 2011

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| align="left" | Abt Sportsline

| 16

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 4

| 122

| 4th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline

|1

|0

|?

|?

|0

|N/A

|8th

rowspan="4" |2012

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| align="left" | Gemballa Racing

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

|align=left| Audi Sport Team Phoenix

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 26th

align="left" | VLN Series - SP9

| align="left" | Phoenix Racing

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 2

| ?

| ?

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Räder Motorsport

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="6" |2013

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| align="left" | Polarweiss Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

rowspan="2" align="left" | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro

| align="left" | HTP Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| rowspan="2" | 16

| rowspan="2" | 19th

align=left| Black Falcon

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

rowspan="2" align="left" | VLN Series - SP9

| align="left" | Phoenix Racing

| 1

| 0

| ?

| ?

| 0

| rowspan="2" | 0

| rowspan="2" | NC

align=left| G-Drive Racing by Phoenix

|1

|0

|?

|?

|0

align="left" | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

| align="left" | G-Drive Racing by Phoenix

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|8th

rowspan=2| 2014

|align=left| VLN Series - SP9

|align=left| Abt Sportsline

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| BKK Mobil Oil Racing Team Zakspeed

| 15

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 2

| 80

| 11th

rowspan="2" | 2015

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Team Zakspeed

| 16

| 3

| 1

| 1

| 7

| 199

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="4" |2016

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| align="left" | AMG - Team Zakspeed

| 14

| 2

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 110

| 6th

align="left" | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Zakspeed

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align="left" | VLN Series - SP9

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Mann Filter Team Zakspeed

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|6th

rowspan="3" |2017

| align="left" | ADAC GT Masters

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Team Zakspeed

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 3

| 87

| 11th

align="left" | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align="left" | VLN Series - SPX

| align="left" | HTP Motorsport

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| ?

| ?

rowspan="6" |2018

| rowspan="2" align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

|align=left| Rinaldi Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

| rowspan="2" |0

| rowspan="2" |NC

align=left| HB Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

rowspan="2" align="left" | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am

|align=left| Rinaldi Racing

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| rowspan="2" | 10

| rowspan="2" | 22nd

align=left| HB Racing

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

align=left| V de V Endurance Series - LMP3

|align=left| Inter Europol Competition

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| NC

align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| HB Racing

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 46

| 12th

rowspan="3" | 2019

|align=left| ADAC GT Masters

|align=left| HB Racing

| 14

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 67

| 15th

align=left| VLN Series - SP9

| rowspan="2" align="left" | GetSpeed Performance

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2.62

| 94th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|6th

rowspan="2" | 2020

| align="left" | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Octane126

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 16.98

| 27th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="3" | 2021

| align="left" | Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)

| rowspan="3" align="left" | Octane126

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 47

| 7th

align="left" | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 3.26

| 13th

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

2022

|align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| Octane126

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|DNF

rowspan="3" | 2023

| align="left" | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9

| align="left" | Racing One
Konrad Motorsport

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| ?

| ?

align=left| GT Cup Open Europe

|align=left| Mertel Motorsport

|7

|0

|0

|0

|0

|7

|23rd

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|align=left| racing one

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|15th

rowspan="5" |2024

|align=left| GT Cup Open Europe

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Mertel Motorsport

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)

|12

|2

|3

|3

|5

|90

|4th

align=left| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Frikadelli Racing Team

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|12th

align=left| International GT Open

|align=left| racing one

|5

|0

|0

|0

|0

|5

|28th

rowspan="3" |2025

|align=left| GT Winter Series - Cup 1

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Mertel Motorsport

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| International GT Open

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9

|align=left| Scherer Sport PHX

|

|

|

|

|

|

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=Complete Nürburgring 24 Hours results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Ovr.
Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

style="text-align:center;"

! 2012

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Räder Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Hohenadel
{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Mutsch

|align="left"| Audi R8 LMS Ultra

| SP9

| 108

| DNF

| DNF

style="text-align:center;"

! 2013

|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} G-Drive Racing by Phoenix

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|GER}} Christer Jöns
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov

|align="left"| Audi R8 LMS Ultra

| SP9

| 86

| 9th

| 8th

style="text-align:center;"

! 2015

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Zakspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Asch
{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Coronel
{{flagicon|GER}} Christian Vietoris

|align="left"| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

| SP9

| 9

| DNF

| DNF

style="text-align:center;"

! 2016

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Zakspeed

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Asch
{{flagicon|GER}} Kenneth Heyer
{{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Keilwitz

|align="left"| Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3

| SP9

| 131

| 6th

| 6th

style="text-align:center;"

! 2019

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} GetSpeed Performance

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Ellis
{{flagicon|NED}} Jules Szymkowiak
{{flagicon|GER}} Fabian Vettel

|align="left"| Mercedes-AMG GT3

| SP9

| 155

| 6th

| 6th

style="text-align:center;"

! 2020

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Octane126

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Björn Grossmann
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jonathan Hirschi
{{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

|align="left"| Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo

| SP9

| 79

| DNF

| DNF

style="text-align:center;"

! 2021

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Octane126

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Björn Grossmann
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jonathan Hirschi
{{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

|align="left"| Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo

| SP9

| 4

| DNF

| DNF

style="text-align:center;"

! 2022

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SUI}} Octane126

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Björn Grossmann
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jonathan Hirschi
{{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

|align="left"| Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo

| SP9

| 82

| DNF

| DNF

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://lucaludwig.de/ Website]
  • Profile at [https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/luca-ludwig/ Driver Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ludwig, Luca}}

Category:German racing drivers

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:ADAC GT Masters drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Bonn

Category:Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia

Category:GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers

Category:Ferrari Challenge drivers

Category:Abt Sportsline drivers

Category:Phoenix Racing drivers

Category:G-Drive Racing drivers

Category:Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers

Category:International GT Open drivers