Salman Owega (born 25 May 2005) is a German racing driver who last competed for Optimum Motorsport in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Personal life Owega is the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Hamza and Jusuf Owega. He is also the son of Dr. Ammar Owega, who founded Owega Racing in 2014.

Career Owega began karting at the age of six, competing until 2017. During his karting career, Owega most notably won the 2014 ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf in the Bambini light class.

In 2021, Owega stepped up to car racing, joining Phoenix Racing to race in the GTC Race sprint and endurance series in the GT3 Semi-Pro class. In his first season of car racing, Owega won the Semi-Pro title in both GTC sprint and Goodyear 60 championships after scoring all but one class wins. Towards the end of the year, Owega also made his ADAC GT Masters debut for PROsport Racing, and was also set to race for Phoenix Racing in the season finale, but the team withdrew following a crash in practice which left the car with excessive damage.

Remaining in GT3 competition for 2022, Owega joined Audi-affiliated Montaplast by Land Motorsport for his first full season in ADAC GT Masters alongside Christopher Haase. In the seven-round season, Owega scored a best result of fourth at Sachsenring to end the year 28th in points.

Owega stayed in ADAC GT Masters for 2023, joining Elias Seppänen at Mercedes-affiliated Landgraf Motorsport. In his sophomore season in the series, Owega scored his maiden series win at the Norisring, before winning at the Nürburgring and both Sachsenring races, on his way to his first ADAC GT Masters title.

Switching to Mercedes-affiliated Haupt Racing Team for 2024, Owega was joined by David Schumacher for his third full season in ADAC GT Masters. Alongside Schumacher, the pair won both races at the Nürburgring, and scored their third win of the season at Hockenheimring as they concluded the season third in the standings. During 2024, Owega also made his debut in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for the same team, in which he won the NLS4 alongside Schumacher and Hubert Haupt.

Despite Haupt Racing Team switching to Ford for 2025, Owega remained with the team partnered up with Finn Wiebelhaus as the pair became Ford Performance GT3 Juniors. The pair scored their first win of the season at the Nürburgring, before scoring further wins at the Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring en route to Owega's second and Wiebelhaus' first ADAC GT Masters title. During 2025, Owega also won the SP9 Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, and also made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut with the same team at the 24 Hours of Spa. The following year, Owega became a McLaren junior and joined Optimum Motorsport for one-off appearances in European enduros, most notably winning the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on his debut with the team.

Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2014Kartclub Kerpen Winterpokal – Bambini Light2ndADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Light1st 2015ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini17th 2016ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini13th2017WSK Champions Cup – OK-JKSM Schumacher Racing TeamNCWSK Super Master Series – OK-J61stSouth Garda Winter Cup – OK-JNCKarting European Championship – OK-J51stSources:

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2021 GTC Race – GT3 Semi-Pro Phoenix Racing 4 4 0 0 4 34.161st GT60 Race – GT3 Semi-Pro 4 3 0 0 4 29.291st ADAC GT Masters 0 0 0 0 00NC† PROsport Racing 2 0 0 0 0 BMW M2 Cup Germany Project 1 88 7th 2022 ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 11 0 0 0 0 20 28th2023 ADAC GT Masters Landgraf Motorsport 12 4 2 2 6 1811st Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – CUP3 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024 ADAC GT Masters Haupt Racing Team 12 3 2 2 5 1723rd Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro Team ADVAN x HRT 3 1 0 1 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 5th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring Cup – CUP3 Speedworxx Automotive 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Haupt Racing Team 3 0 0 0 0 10 11th ADAC GT Masters 12 3 2 2 7 2121st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup HRT Ford Performance1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 14 26th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 8 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro-Am 1 1 0 0 1 1st2026 24H Series – GT3 Optimum Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 40 27th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Sources:

† As Owega was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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 13 14 DC Points2021 PROsport Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2NC†0† Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo NÜR1 NÜR2 2022 Montaplast by Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 28th 20 2023 Landgraf Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo HOC11 HOC12 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC21 HOC22 1st 181 2024 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 3rd 174 2025Haupt Racing TeamFord Mustang GT3LAU1LAU2ZAN1ZAN2NÜR1NÜR2SAL1SAL2RBR1RBR2HOC1HOC2 1st 212

Complete GT World Challenge Europe 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 2025 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3 Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 26th 14 2026 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG 9th* 29*

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