Luca Engstler
| Luca Engstler | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 8 March 2000 Wiggensbach, Germany |
| Related to | Franz Engstler (father) |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Junior Team Engstler |
| Car number | 8 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017 2017 2015-16 2009-14 | ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship TCR Middle East Series ADAC Formula 4 Karting |
Luca Engstler (born 8 March 2000) is a German racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the TCR Middle East Series and ADAC Formula 4 amongst others.
Racing career
Engstler began his career in 2009 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2014. In 2015 he switched to the ADAC Formula 4 Series, he continued in the series for 2016 and finished twenty-sixth in the championship standings that year. 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 took two third place finishes.[1][2][3][4]
In June 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving an Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for his ADAC TCR Germany team Junior Team Engstler.[5][6]
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Junior Team Engstler | Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR | GEO 1 |
GEO 2 |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
GER 1 Ret |
GER 2 Ret |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
NC* | 0* |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Luca Engstler career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "16-year-old Luca Engstler confirmed to drive in the 2017 ADAC TCR Germany". TouringCarTimes. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (8 July 2017). "Moritz Oestreich wins the first race of the weekend at Oschersleben". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Neil (9 July 2017). "Niels Langeveld takes controversial win in Race 2 at Oschersleben". TouringCarTimes. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Luca Engstler will make TCR International Series debut at Oschersleben". TouringCarTimes. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Luca Engstler ready for International Series debut". tcr-series.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
External links
- Luca Engstler career summary at DriverDB.com