Leon Köhler
| Leon Köhler | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 7 August 1999 Erlenbach am Main, Germany |
| ADAC GT Masters career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | ID Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 44 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2019–2021 2019–2021 2018–2020 2018 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup NA Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Porsche Supercup Porsche Sprint Challenge ME ADAC Formula 4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship |
Leon Köhler (born 7 August 1999) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Porsche Supercup for Huber Racing.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Köhler started karting in 2007.[1] In 2017 he became champion in the KZ2-class of the ADAC Kart Masters and the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.
Formula 4
[edit]In 2018 he made his single-seater debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship where he won on debut. He won two of the three races he contested.[2] Afterwards he joined Mücke Motorsport in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[3] After scoring a single podium in the final race of the season at the Hockenheimring he classified 13th in the final standings.
GT Racing
[edit]In 2019 Köhler made a switch to Porsche GT3 Cup racing. In 2019 he started in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany while also making his first appearances in the Porsche Supercup as a guest driver. He then went on the win the 2019-20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East with 5 wins.[4]
In 2020 he scored his win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at the Lausitzring and finished the championship in 3rd. He also contested his first full season in the Porsche Supercup with Lechner Racing Middle East.
In 2021 he once again finished 3rd in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany after scoring wins at the Red Bull Ring and the Hockenheimring.[5] In the Porsche Supercup he classified 5th. In that year Köhler also made his first appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America together with MRS-GT Racing.
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In 2022 he made his debut in the ADAC GT Masters for ID Racing. He drove in a Porsche 911 GT3 R together with Jaxon Evans.[6] A week later he contested the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Phoenix-IronForce Racing. Together with Timo Scheider, Luca Engstler and Jan-Erik Slooten he contested the Cup2-class in a Porsche 992 GT3 Cup.[7] Köhler also joined Car Collection Motorsport in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and won in his second race.[8][9]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Rasgaira Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 12th |
| 2018 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13th |
| 2018-19 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 6th | |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | MSG/HRT Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 13th |
| Porsche Supercup | Huber Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Lechner Racing Middle East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019-20 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 280 | 1st | |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | T3/HRT Motorsport | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 127 | 3rd |
| Porsche Supercup | Lechner Racing Middle East | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 8th | |
| 24H GT Series - 991 | HRT Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7th | |
| 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Nebulus Racing by Huber | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 222 | 3rd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup North America | MRS GT-Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17th | |
| Porsche Supercup | Huber Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 5th | |
| 24H GT Series - 991 | HRT Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | ID-Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34th |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th | |
| Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro-Am | Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup2 | Frikadelli Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 | IronForce Racing by Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | |
| 2022-23 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Porsche Supercup | Huber Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Huber Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 6th | |
| Proton Competition | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | ADAC GT Masters | FK Performance Motorsport | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 205 | 2nd |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | OSC 1 12 |
OSC 2 10 |
OSC 3 16 |
HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 12 |
HOC1 3 16 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 10 |
LAU 3 10 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 11 |
HOC2 1 17 |
HOC2 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 8 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
HOC3 1 Ret |
HOC3 2 6 |
HOC3 3 3 |
13th | 33 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
[edit](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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Walkenhorst Motorsport | BMW M4 GT3 | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 13 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 8 |
24th | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Köhler, Leon. "Karriere" (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2018-01-27). "Kohler and Schumacher take breakthrough wins on F4 UAE's first Dubai visit of the season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2018-03-24). "F4 UAE winner and karting champion Leon Kohler joins Mucke for ADAC F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Medienquartier. "Review: PSCCE Season 2019/2020". www.porschesprintchallenge.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Porsche-Carrera-Cup Hockenheim 2021: Leon Köhler siegt zum Saisonabschluss". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Wechsel bei ID Racing: Leon Köhler debütiert im ADAC GT Masters". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Seiwert, Robert (2022-05-24). "24h Nürburgring: Timo Scheider startet im IronForce-Porsche". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Leon Köhler verstärkt das Team Car Collection Motorsport für den Rest der Saison 2022 in der Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie". CAR COLLECTION MOTORSPORT (in German). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ Köhler, Leon. "6H-Rennen: Erster Sieg in der Langstrecken-meisterschaft" (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
External links
[edit]- Leon Köhler career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- Living people
- 1999 births
- German racing drivers
- Racing drivers from Bavaria
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers
- US Racing drivers
- Mücke Motorsport drivers
- Walter Lechner Racing drivers
- Phoenix Racing drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup North America drivers
- People from Erlenbach am Main
- Proton Competition drivers