Marius Zug (born 6 February 2003) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Winward Racing.
Career
Karting Zug began karting in 2013. In 2017, he became Junior champion in the ADAC Kart Masters. In the fall of 2017, he tested Formula 4 cars but decided to stay in karting for 2018.
Sports car racing In 2019, Zug made his debut in GT racing. He joined RN Vision STS in the GT4 European Series, driving a BMW M4 GT4. He won in the Pro-Am Cup in the first race of the season at Monza together with his teammate Gabriele Piana. This win was followed by a win at Misano, a win at Zandvoort and two wins at the Nürburgring. Zug and Piana became vice-champions of the Pro-Am Cup. Zug also became the Junior champion.
In addition to the GT4 European Series, the duo also drove in the ADAC GT4 Germany. They won the first race of the season at Oschersleben and the first race at Zandvoort. Zug and Piana became vice-champions once more.
In October 2019, Zug also completed his first race in a GT3 car. He competed in the final round of the Italian GT Championship for MRS GT Racing driving a BMW M6 GT3.
In 2020, Zug stayed in the Italian GT Championship driving for BMW Team Italia. At the sixth round at Monza, he claimed his first pole position and his first victory in the Italian GT Championship together with his teammate Stefano Comandini. For 2021 he stayed with the same team, which had rebranded to Ceccato Racing. For the Sprint races, he once again shared the car with Stefano Comabdini. For the Endurance races, the pair were joined by Bruno Spengler. His best finish of the season was a third place which he achieved came in the second sprint race at Imola.
In 2022, Zug would drive for Attempto Racing in Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II competing in both the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. After finishing runner-up in the Silver Cup class, Zug changed teams for 2023. The new season saw him join Winward Racing, driving alongside Miklas Born and David Schumacher in the Gold Cup class.
Personal life Zug was born in Munich, Bavaria and currently resides in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm. He lists Simracing, Golf, Tennis and Cooking as his hobbies and names Juan Manuel Fangio as a rolemodel. His younger sister Lilly is also a racing driver who competed in the Tourenwagen Junior Cup.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2019ADAC GT4 GermanyRN Vision STS1220041432ndGT4 European Series - Pro-Am1153491992ndItalian GT Sprint Championship - GT3-AmMRS GT Racing21102352nd2020Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3BMW Team Italia40102345thItalian GT Sprint Championship - GT381003606th2021European Le Mans Series - LMP3Inter Europol Competition10000630thItalian GT Endurance Championship - GT3Ceccato Racing401001112thItalian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro80002318th2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Attempto Racing 16 0 0 0 0 13 21stGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 4 32nd 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing50000917th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup1113883rd
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG1 ALG2 LAU1 LAU2 IMO1 IMO2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 21st 13
Complete GT World Challenge results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H HOC CAT 2nd 76 2023 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 3rd 88 *Season still in progress.
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