Tom Kalender (born 27 March 2008 in Hamm) is a German racing driver currently competing in DTM for Landgraf Motorsport and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed. He is a Mercedes-AMG junior, an ADAC GT Masters champion and the youngest driver in DTM history.

Early career Formula 4 At the start of 2023, Kalender was named as one of three drivers in ADAC's Formula Junior Team. A few months later, it was announced that Kalender would race in the 2023 French F4 Championship. In the first round of the season at Nogaro, he finished 12th on debut, feeling "a little disappointed" as he missed out on reverse-grid pole for race two. In race two he gained one position to finish 11th, but his promising form ended in race three where he retired following a collision. Following a difficult weekend at Magny-Cours where he was only able to finish 13th in race three, Kalender scored his first points of the season at Pau by finishing seventh and eighth in the final two races of the weekend. The following round at Spa-Francorchamps proved to be Kalender's best weekend of the season, as he finished fifth and seventh in races one and three, respectively.

At Misano, Kalender finished 16th in race one with a broken front wing, and after a retirement in race two, finished 12th in race three. In the penultimate round of the season at Lédenon, started on a promising note, with Kalender running as high as eighth and finishing tenth in race one. After missing out on points in race two, owing to a setup change going "the wrong direction", Kalender ran as high as seventh in race three but was forced into retirement after contact with Jason Leung on the penultimate lap. After a difficult final round of the season at Paul Ricard, Kalender made a one-off appearance in the Italian F4 Championship in the final round of the season at Vallelunga.

GT racing 2024

Kalender retained ADAC support for 2024 but switched to ADAC GT Masters, partnering Elias Seppänen at Landgraf Motorsport. Finishing runner-up on his series debut at Oschersleben, Kalender then missed out on race two pole by 0.031 seconds but rebounded to take his first win of the season. In the following round at Zandvoort, Kalender extended his points lead by winning race one from pole position. Missing out on race one pole by 0.076 seconds at the Nürburgring, Kalender initially fell to seventh, but as Elias Seppänen got in the car, he was able to gain five positions and finish second. In race two, Kalender was fighting for the podium but a late-race collision sent him back to sixth. In the following round at Spa-Francorchamps, Kalender won from pole position in race one, and initially won race two, but were classified sixth after being given a penalty. At the Red Bull Ring, Kalender finished third in race one after having started 11th, while in race two he was able to maintain the lead of the race until the end to take his fourth win of the season.

In the final round of the season at the Hockenheimring, Kalender finished third in race one to win the ADAC GT Masters title with a race to spare. In the season finale, Kalender overtook Alexander Schwarzer at the hairpin following a safety car restart, to take his fifth win of the season. He became the youngest champion in ADAC GT Masters history at sixteen years, six months and 23 days old. Kalender also made one-off appearances for Madpanda Motorsport in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.

2025

On February 12, it was announced that Kalender would step up to DTM with Landgraf Motorsport, alongside Lucas Auer, in his first year as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver. He became the youngest ever DTM starter at seventeen years and 30 days old. In his rookie year in DTM, Kalender scored his first points in race two at the Lausitzring by finishing 15th, before scoring points in all but six races to end the year 21st in points with a best result of fifth at the Hockenheimring. During 2025, Kalender also made one-off appearances in the ST-X class of the Super Taikyu Series for Craft-Bamboo Racing, and the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed. At the end of the year, Kalender finished second in the Indianapolis 8 Hour for Mercedes-AMG Team GMR.

2026 Kalender was retained as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver for 2026, as he remained with Landgraf Motorsport for his sophomore year in DTM and a campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2016ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Light2nd 2017ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini LightDS Kartsport2nd2018ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – BambiniDS Kartsport2ndADAC Kart Masters – Bambini3rdIAME International Final – X30 MiniKR Sport7th2019ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini1stADAC Kart Cup – BambiniDS Kartsport2ndWestdeutscher ADAC Kart Cup – Bambini1stIAME Series Benelux – X30 Mini24thIAME International Final – X30 MiniNC 2020ADAC Kart Masters – OKJDS Kartsport / ADAC Mittelrhein e.V. 4th2021WSK Champions Cup – OKJ TB Racing Team 71stChampions of the Future – OKJ76thADAC Kart Masters – OKJ4thGerman Kart Championship – OKJ 5thEuropean Karting Championship – OKJNCTrofeo delle Industrie – OKJ5th26° South Garda Winter Cup – OKJ12th2022WSK Super Master Series – OKJ TB Racing Team 31stGerman Kart Championship – OKJ 2ndWSK Euro Series – OKJ 91stKarting World Championship – OKJ 43rdSources:

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2023 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 0 0 0 0 23 16th Italian F4 Championship PHM Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 49th2024 ADAC GT Masters Landgraf Motorsport 12 5 0 3 9 253 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 10 20th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup2 0 0 0 0 2 19th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 1 1 0 1 25 12th2025 6 Hours of Portimão Landgraf Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 16 0 0 0 0 25 21stSuper Taikyu - ST-XCraft-Bamboo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 38.5‡ 6th‡GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGetSpeed2 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 1 18 23rd Intercontinental GT Challenge GetSpeedMercedes-AMG Team GMR 2 0 0 0 1 18 21st2026 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf 14 0 0 0 1 46 17th*GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGetSpeed Team Dubai GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze China GT Championship – GT3Elegant Racing Team Super Taikyu – ST-XCraft-Bamboo Racing Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M240iSR Motorsport by Schnitzelalm Sources: ‡ Team standings

Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2023NOG1NOG2NOG3MAG1MAG2MAG3PAU1PAU2PAU3SPA1SPA2SPA3MIS1MIS2MIS3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3LEC1LEC2LEC3 16th 23

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (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 21 22 DC Points 2023 PHM Racing IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 49th 0

Complete ADAC GT Masters 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 DC Points 2024 Landgraf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 1st 253

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2024 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 30th 10 2025 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 23th 18 2026 GetSpeed Team Dubai Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 22nd* 16*

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2024 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 MAG1 MAG2 CAT1 CAT2 12th 25

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 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 Pos Points 2025 Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 LAU1 LAU2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 21st 25 2026 Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 OSC1 OSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 17th* 46* * Season still in progress.

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