Luca Engstler
NationalityGerman
Birth date8 March 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeWiggensbach, Germany
RelativesFranz Engstler (father)
Racing licence FIA Silver (until 2019)
FIA Gold (2020–)
Current seriesDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters
First year2023
Current teamAbt Sportsline
Car number130
Former teamsLiqui Moly Team Engstler
GRT Grasser Racing Team
Starts52 (52 entries)
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish12th
Year2025
Prev seriesADAC GT Masters
World Touring Car Cup
TCR Europe
ADAC TCR Germany

ADAC Formula 4
Prev series years2022
2019–21
2019
2017–18, 20–21
2015–16
TitlesGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup
World Touring Car Cup - Junior
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship
TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship
TCR Asia Series
TCR Middle East Series
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship - Junior
Title years2024

2021
2021

2019-2020

2018-2019
2018
2017
Podiums1

Luca Engstler (born 8 March 2000) is a German racing driver currently competing in the DTM.[1] Like his father Franz Engstler he made his name in the touring car scene, winning the TCR Asia Series in 2018 and 2019 and taking the 2021 TCR title in Germany.[2]

He is a DTM race winner, having triumphed at Oschersleben in April 2024.[3]

Early career & TCR

Engstler began his career in 2009 in karting, where he remained until 2014. In 2015, he switched to the ADAC Formula 4 series, spending two years in the championship and scoring a total of two points. For 2017, he switched to the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship; he took his first podiums at the third round of the championship at Oschersleben, where he finished third twice.[4][5][6][7]

In June 2017, it was announced that Engstler would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for his ADAC TCR Germany team Junior Team Engstler.[8][9]

Since 2017, Engstler has competed in a range of TCR Series including ADAC Germany, Middle East, Asia, Europe, China, Malaysia and the World series. He was the 2019 Middle East champion, 2018 and 2019 TCR Asia champion and 2019 and 2020 TCR Malaysia champion.[10][11][12][13][14]

The 2019 season saw Engstler compete in the TCR Europe Touring Car Series with the M1RA outfit.[15] He finished the season in ninth place, having taken two podiums, including a controversial win at the Red Bull Ring where he collided with Luca Filippi on the final lap.[16] The German also competed in the World Touring Car Cup as a wildcard entry at the Slovakia Ring, as well as replacing Augusto Farfus in Macau.[17][18][19]

In 2020, Engstler entered the World Touring Car Cup on a full-time basis, driving a Hyundai i30 N TCR for the family team.[20] With a best finish of eighth, the German ended up 16th in the championship. Engstler returned to the series in 2021, this time being joined at Engstler Motorsport by experienced race winner Jean-Karl Vernay.[21] Despite only finishing 15th overall, Engstler managed to score his maiden WTCR podium at the Nordschleife, as well as winning the rookie championship by one point to Gilles Magnus. During the same year, Engstler also managed to clinch the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship, winning the title with two races to spare.[22][23]

GT3 career

In 2022, Engstler switched to GT racing in the GT3 category, driving for Rutronik Racing in the ADAC GT Masters alongside Patric Niederhauser.[24] The pair started out with a second place at Oschersleben and went on to become regular top-ten finishers, leaving them 14th in the standings by the end of the season.

Engstler progressed to the DTM in 2023, driving an Audi R8 LMS Evo II fielded by the family team.[25] He struggled to score points consistently, ending up with a best race result of seventh and finishing 24th overall.

The same year saw Engstler compete at the 24 Hours of Spa, where he finished third overall with Scherer Sport PHX alongside Kelvin van der Linde and Nicki Thiim.[26]

For the 2024 season, Engstler remained in the DTM, this time switching to Lamborghini customer GRT.[27] At the opening round in Oschersleben, he qualified fourth on Sunday, a position that turned to first thanks to a fortunately-timed full-course yellow phase. He held off Maro Engel in the closing stages and took his first DTM win, eleven years after his father Franz had scored his lone WTCC victory at the same track.[28][29]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipEngstler Motorsport240000039th
2016ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipLiqui Moly Team Engstler240000226th
2017ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car ChampionshipJunior Team Engstler14010217512th
TCR International Series200000NC
TCR Europe TrophyLiqui Moly Team Engstler20000128th
TCR Middle East Series61103793rd
2018ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car ChampionshipLiqui Moly Team Engstler600024142nd
Hyundai Team Engstler83114
TCR Asia SeriesLiqui Moly Team Engstler1043471971st
TCR Middle East Series532351191st
24H TCE Series - TCR
2019World Touring Car CupBRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team30000228th
Hyundai Team Engstler30000
TCR Asia SeriesLiqui Moly Team Engstler1064892211st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - VT2Hyundai Team Engstler10101N/A3rd
FIA Motorsport Games Touring Car CupTeam Germany20100020th
TCR Europe Touring Car SeriesM1RA1410121929th
2020World Touring Car CupHyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team Engstler1400005916th
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car ChampionshipHyundai Team Engstler200000NC†
TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship642341211st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCRHyundai Motorsport N10000N/A4th
2021World Touring Car CupEngstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing Team1600018615th
ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car ChampionshipHyundai Team Engstler12645103371st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT2ROJA Motorsport by ASL Lichtblau100000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - TCRHyundai Motorsport N10001N/A2nd
2022ADAC GT MastersRutronik Racing14010110414th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9Scherer Sport Team Phoenix110010NC†
Nürburgring Endurance Series - TCRScherer Sport111110NC†
24H GT Series - GT3Attempto Racing
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2IronForce Racing by Phoenix10000N/A5th
2023Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersLiqui Moly Team Engstler1600001824th
International GT Open40000429th
GT Winter Series?????30.7531st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupScherer Sport PHX100012412th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9Audi Sport Team Car Collection100000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/A13th
2024Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersLamborghini Team Liqui Moly by GRT1620139214th
FIA GT World Cup00000N/ADNS
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupLiqui Moly Team Engstler by One Group10010012.513th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup102429107.51st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Renazzo Motor with mcchip-dkr
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD ProIron Lynx1000020244th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)Gohm Motorsport - Engstler30001269th
2025GT Winter Series - GT3Engstler Motorsport
Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersTGI Lamborghini Team by GRT1600008112th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Red Bull Team ABT
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGRT - Grasser Racing Team51001445th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10222681.52nd
FIA GT World CupAbsolute Racing10000N/ADNF
2026Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersRed Bull Team Abt400002012th*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9Team ABT Sportsline
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupRutronik Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup200000NC*

†Guest driver ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2015Engstler MotorsportOSC
1

29
OSC
2

27
OSC
3

Ret
RBR
1

22
RBR
2

23
RBR
3

12
SPA
1

25
SPA
2

34
SPA
3

25
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

21
LAU
3

25
NÜR
1

27
NÜR
2

23
NÜR
3

25
SAC
1

17
SAC
2

18
SAC
3

22
OSC
1

21
OSC
2

20
OSC
3

18
HOC
1

23
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

16
39th0
2016Engstler MotorsportOSC1
1

26
OSC1
2

29
OSC1
3

17
SAC
1

19
SAC
2

Ret
SAC
3

12
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

17
LAU
3

25
OSC2
1

21
OSC2
2

Ret
OSC2
3

11
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

9
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

23
NÜR
3

27
ZAN
1

18
ZAN
2

18
ZAN
3

19
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

34
HOC
3

32
26th2

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2017Junior Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRRIM
1
RIM
2
BHR
1
BHR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

DNS
CHA
1
CHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
NC0

Complete TCR ADAC Germany Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2017Junior Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCROSC
1

17
OSC
2

16
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

34
OSC
1

3
OSC
2

3
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

9
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

11
SAC
1

19
SAC
2

6
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

20
12th175
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCROSC
1

3
OSC
2

4
MST
1

6
MST
2

3
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

4
2nd414
Hyundai i30 N TCRNÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

6
ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

1
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

1
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

4

Complete TCR Middle East Series results

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

YearTeamCar123456DCPoints
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRYMC
1

3
YMC
2

1
DUB
1

1
DUB
2

3
BHR
1

1
BHR
2

C
1st119

Complete TCR Asia Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910DCPoints
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRSEP
1

11
SEP
2

3
BUR
1

Ret1
BUR
2

2
BNS
1

61
BNS
2

Ret
YEO
1

21
YEO
2

1
SHA
1

12
SHA
1

2
1st197
2019Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP
1

11
SEP
2

Ret
BUR
1

11
BUR
2

1
BUR
1

23
BUR
2

1
BUR
1

11
BUR
2

3
BNS
1

21
BNS
2

3
1st221

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019M1RAHyundai i30 N TCRHUN
1

18
HUN
2

12
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

7
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

7
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

1
OSC
1

Ret
OSC
2

7
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

11
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

12
9th192

Complete TCR China Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910DCPoints
2019Hyundai Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRZHU
1
ZHU
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
NIN
1

1
NIN
2

1
ZHZ
1

1
ZHZ
2

2
5th73

Complete TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456DCPoints
2019Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP1
1

1
SEP1
2

1
SEP2
1

1
SEP2
2

1
SEP3
1

2
SEP3
2

1
1st142.5
2020Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP1
1

1
SEP1
2

7
SEP2
1

1
SEP2
2

Ret
SEP3
1

1
SEP3
2

1
1st121

* Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2019Hyundai Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRMAR
1
MAR
2
MAR
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
SVK
1

10‡
SVK
2

Ret
SVK
3

10‡
NED
1
NED
2
NED
3
GER
1
GER
2
GER
3
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
CHN
1
CHN
2
CHN
3
JPN
1
JPN
2
JPN
3
NC‡0‡
BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing TeamMAC
1

16
MAC
2

Ret
MAC
3

14
MAL
1
MAL
2
MAL
3
28th2
2020Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing TeamHyundai i30 N TCRBEL
1

12
BEL
2

10
GER
1

DNP
GER
2

DNP
SVK
1

22†
SVK
2

10
SVK
3

9
HUN
1

8
HUN
2

Ret
HUN
3

16
ESP
1

8
ESP
2

9
ESP
3

Ret
ARA
1

13
ARA
2

11
ARA
3

14
16th59
2021Engstler Hyundai N Liqui Moly Racing TeamHyundai Elantra N TCRGER
1

17
GER
2

2
POR
1

12
POR
2

Ret
ESP
1

13
ESP
2

8
HUN
1

11
HUN
2

15
CZE
1

12
CZE
2

7
FRA
1

9
FRA
2

11
ITA
1

15
ITA
2

10
RUS
1

13
RUS
2

10
15th86

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance. ‡ As Engstler was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2022Rutronik RacingAudi R8 LMS Evo IIOSC
1

9
OSC
2

21
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

10
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

18†
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

12
LAU
1

42
LAU
2

7
SAC
1

6
SAC
2

Ret
HOC
1

13
HOC
2

Ret
14th104

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearEntrantChassis12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2023Liqui Moly Team EngstlerAudi R8 LMS Evo IIOSC
1

17
OSC
2

DSQ
ZAN
1

14
ZAN
2

14
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

19
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

7
LAU
1

DSQ
LAU
2

15
SAC
1

19
SAC
2

Ret
RBR
1

12
RBR
2

Ret
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

22
24th18
2024GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2OSC
1

11
OSC
2

1
LAU
1

14
LAU
2

5
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

12
NOR
1

3
NOR
2

19
NÜR
1

18
NÜR
2

15
SAC
1

Ret
SAC
2

Ret
RBR
1

18
RBR
2

Ret2
HOC
1

15
HOC
2

1
14th92
2025TGI Team Lamborghini by GRTLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2OSC
1

10
OSC
2

7
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

Ret
ZAN
1

103
ZAN
2

6
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

Ret
NÜR
1

73
NÜR
2

13
SAC
1

11
SAC
2

12
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

10
HOC
1

9
HOC
2

8
12th81
2026Red Bull Team AbtLamborghini Temerario GT3RBR
1

15
RBR
2

18
ZAN
1

8
ZAN
2

63
LAU
1

LAU
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

OSC
1

OSC
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SAC
1

SAC
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

12th*20*

* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2023Scherer Sport PHXAudi R8 LMS Evo IIProMNZ
LEC
SPA
6H

2
style="background:#CFCFFF; | SPA
12H

12
SPA
24H

3
NÜR
CAT
12th24
2025GRT Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2ProLEC
12
MNZ
46†
SPA
6H

23
SPA
12H

2
SPA
24H

1
NÜR
5
CAT
16
5th44
2026Rutronik RacingLamborghini Temerario GT3ProLEC
Ret
MNZ
SPA
6H

SPA
12H

SPA
24H

NÜR
ALG
NC*0*

* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2024LIQUI MOLY Team Engstler by OneGroupAudi R8 LMS Evo IIGoldBRH
1

7
BRH
2

10
MIS
1

21
MIS
2

15
MAG
1

13
MAG
2

19
CAT
1

7
CAT
2

10
1st107.5
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2HOC
1

6
HOC
2

13
2025GRT - Grasser Racing TeamLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2ProBRH
1

24
BRH
2

16
ZAN
1

2
ZAN
2

3
MIS
1

9
MIS
2

11
MAG
1

1
MAG
2

2
VAL
1

1
VAL
2

2
2nd81.5
2026Rutronik RacingLamborghini Temerario GT3ProBRH
1

20
BRH
2

18
MIS
1

MIS
2

MAG
1

MAG
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

NC*0*

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2024Iron LynxGTD ProLamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2Lamborghini 5.2 L V10DAYSEBLGADETWGLMOSELKVIRIMS
13
PET44th202

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