Manuel Lauck

Manuel Lauck (born 11 August 1983) is a German racing driver who competes in the 24H Series for Proton Competition, having been crowned champion in 2025. He is a nine-time Nürburgring 24 Hours class winner, most notably for Glickenhaus and Hyundai's factory teams, and a two-time Spa 24 Hours class winner. He scored one FIA GT1 World Championship podium at San Luis in 2011.

Career Lauck began his racing career in 2003, competing in the ADAC Volkswagen Lupo Cup. Following that, Lauck finished fourth in the 2004 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup standings with two wins, before switching to SEAT León Supercopa Germany for 2005 with Jörg van Ommen Autosport. Two years later, Lauck made his debut at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, finishing third in the SP Cup class, before winning the race in SP2 in 2008. During 2008, Lauck also competed in the first four rounds of ADAC GT Masters as a privateer, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup alongside Jens Richter. Over the next two seasons, Lauck made one-off appearances in the series, as well as racing at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in both years, taking a best class result of seventh in 2010 for Pinta Racing in SP7.

In 2011, Lauck returned to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Pinta Racing, as he made his debut in the SP9 class with the team's Porsche 997 GT3 Cup. During 2011, Lauck also competed in the final three rounds in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Lamborghini-fielding DKR www-discount.de, taking a best result of second at San Luis with Christopher Haase. After that, Lauck only raced at the Nürburgring until 2016 for a variety of teams, most notably winning the 24-hour enduro in class in 2012 and 2015, for Global Partner Enterprise SA in E1-XP and Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus in SP-X respectively. Lauck then ventured over to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for the next two seasons, most notably finishing runner-up in the AM standings and winning the World Finals in the same class for Dörr Motorsport in 2018. In 2018, Lauck also finished second at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the TCR class for Hyundai Motorsport N, as well as winning the SP-Y class for Dörr Motorsport.

Returning to GT3 competition in 2019, Lauck joined Ferrari-aligned Rinaldi Racing to compete in the Am class of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup. In his only full season in the series, Lauck took a class win at the 24 Hours of Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish. During 2019, Lauck also won the Gulf 12 Hours for SPS Automotive Performance in the Gentlemen class, as well as finishing second at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring's TCR class for Hyundai. In 2020, Lauck once again finished second in the TCR class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Hyundai, as well as returning to Rinaldi Racing for the Le Castellet finale of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in Pro-Am.

At the start of 2021, Lauck remained with Rinaldi Racing to compete in the GT Am class of the Asian Le Mans Series, winning the first three races and securing the class title alongside Christian Hook and Patrick Kujala. During 2021, Lauck also won the 24 Hours of Spa in the Am class for Hägeli by T2 Racing, the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the TCR class for Hyundai and the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi in the 992 class for Huber Racing. After two back-to-back TCR class wins at the German enduro for Hyundai, Lauck finished second in 2024, a year in which he primarily raced for Porsche-aligned Proton Huber Competition in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Jörg Dreisow.

Continuing with Proton Huber for 2025, Lauck raced with them in the 24H Series alongside Dreisow and Klaus Bachler in the GT3 Pro-Am class. In his first season in the series, Lauck won the 12 Hours of Paul Ricard overall, as well as taking class wins at the 12 Hours of Misano and the 24 Hours of Barcelona to seal the class and overall GT3 titles. During 2025, Lauck also took his fourth TCR class win in five years at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Hyundai alongside Marc Basseng and Christer Jöns. The following year, Lauck remained with the newly-rebranded Proton Competition to continue in the 24H Series alongside Dreisow and Constantin Dressler. With them, Lauck took class wins at the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 12 Hours of the Nürburgring, but an injury from Dreisow forced the team to withdraw from the 24 Hours of Barcelona and end their title aspirations while second in points. During 2026, Lauck also secured his fifth TCR class win at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Hyundai, as well as finishing third in SP4T with the team.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2003 ADAC Volkswagen Lupo Cup 10 0 0 0 3 222 9th 2004 ADAC Volkswagen Polo Cup 10 2 3 1 4 304 4th 2005 SEAT León Supercopa Germany Jörg van Ommen Autosport 10 0 0 0 0 3 28th2007 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP Cup 1 0 0 0 1 3rd SEAT León Supercopa Germany Cat Race Team 2 0 0 0 1 42 16th2008 ADAC GT Masters Manuel Lauck 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP2 1 1 0 0 1 1st2009 ADAC GT Masters MRP-Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP10 Gentle Swiss Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2010 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 Pinta Racing 1 0 0 0 0 7th ADAC GT Masters Michael Illbruck 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2011 Dubai 24 Hour – A6 Land Motorsport 1 0 0 1 0 DNF VLN Series Pinta Racing 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3 1 0 0 0 0 11th ADAC GT Masters Mühlner Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC FIA GT1 World Championship DKR www-discount.de 6 0 0 0 1 20 19th 2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring – E1-XP Global Partner Enterprise SA 1 1 0 0 1 1st 2013 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3 1 0 0 0 0 DNF 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 GT3 Busch, Dennis 1 0 0 0 0 10th2015 VLN Series – SP7 GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP-X Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 1 1 0 0 1 1st2016 24H Series – A6-Pro Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP-X 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Am GetSpeed Performance 4 0 0 0 0 Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Am 1 0 0 0 0 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 Gigaspeed Team GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 6th2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Am Dörr Motorsport 12 4 3 3 11 1122nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Am 2 0 0 1 2 1st VLN Series – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 0 0 0 1 2nd 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP-Y Dörr Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 1st2019 VLN Series – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 0 0 0 1 2nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 1 0 0 2 59 6th 24H GT Series – A6 Am 1 0 0 0 0 13 NC ADAC GT4 Germany Schütz Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 1 38th Gulf 12 Hours – GT3 Gent SPS Automotive Performance 1 1 0 0 1 1st2020 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR Pro Hyundai Motorsport N 1 0 0 0 1 53rd 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 0 0 0 1 2nd International GT Open – Am SPS Automotive Performance 2 0 0 0 1 12 6th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rinaldi Racing1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 0 NC2021 24H GT Series – GT3 Am Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 034NC Haegeli by T2 Racing 2 1 0 0 1 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi – 992 PROFILDOORS by Huber Racing 1 1 0 0 1 1st Asian Le Mans Series – GT Am Rinaldi Racing 4 3 1 0 3 771st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR Pro Hyundai Motorsport N 1 1 1 0 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 1 0 0 1 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Hägeli by T2 Racing 1 0 0 0 00NC Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Am Hägeli by T2 Racing 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Pro-Am Rinaldi Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 33rd2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 1 1 0 0 1 1st 24H GT Series Europe – GT3 Pro-Am Huber Racing 1 0 0 0 0 18 NC Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 7 NC 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 1 1 0 0 1 1st2024 GT4 Winter Series – Pro-Am East-Racing Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 8.75 11th GT Winter Series – GT3 Proton Huber Competition 3 0 0 0 0 8.21 16th Le Mans Cup – GT3 7 0 0 0 0 13 14th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 2 2 0 0 2 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Am Proton Huber Competition 1 0 0 0 1 16 NC GT4 Winter Series – Pro-Am East-Racing Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 34 8th 24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am Proton Huber Competition 5 3 0 0 4 1761st Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP3T Hyundai Motorsport N 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 1 0 0 1 1st2026 24H Series – GT3 Pro-Am Proton Competition 4 2 0 0 2 124 5th Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – TCR Hyundai Motorsport N 1 0 0 0 0 0* NC* 24 Hours of Nürburgring – TCR 1 1 0 0 1 1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP4T 1 0 0 0 1 3rdSources: Season still in progress.

† As Lauck was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2007 Christoph Dupré Claus Dupré Honda Civic Type R SP Cup 90 56th3rd 2008 Ralf Martin Matthias Luger Elmar Jurek Ford Fiesta SP2 125 50th1st 2009 Gentle Swiss Racing Fredy Barth Adam Osieka Nicole Lüttecke Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 SP10 GT4 38 DNF DNF 2010 Pinta Racing Michael Illbruck Jörg van Ommen Altfrid Heger Porsche 997 GT3 Cup SP7 137 29th 7th 2011 Pinta Racing Michael Illbruck Jörg van Ommen Altfrid Heger Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 GT3 145 16th 11th 2012 Global Partner Enterprise SA Nicola Larini Fabrizio Giovanardi Ferrari P4/5 Competizione E1-XP 147 12th1st 2013 Dennis Busch Marc Busch Audi R8 LMS ultra SP9 GT3 24 DNF DNF 2014 Busch, Dennis Dennis Busch Marc Busch Stefan Landmann Audi R8 LMS ultra SP9 GT3 152 10th 10th 2015 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Marino Franchitti David Jahn Franck Mailleux SCG SCG003C SP-X 132 32nd1st2016 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Franck Mailleux Jeroen Bleekemolen Felipe Fernández Laser SCG SCG003C SP-X 98 DNF DNF Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus Jethro Bovington Chris Harris Patrick Bernhardt SCG P4/5 Competizione M16 E1-XP 0 DNS DNS 2017 Gigaspeed Team GetSpeed Performance Ulrich Berg Andreas Sczepansky Jean-Louis Hertenstein Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991) SP7 120 84th 6th2018 Hyundai Motorsport N Andreas Gülden Nicola Larini Peter Terting Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR 120 35th2nd Dörr Motorsport Marc Basseng Nico Verdonck Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo SP-Y 107 35th1st2019 Hyundai Motorsport Marc Basseng Nico Verdonck Moritz Oestreich Hyundai Veloster N TCR TCR 136 44th2nd Hyundai Motorsport N Harald Proczyk Peter Terting Andreas Gülden Hyundai i30 Fastback N TCR 103 93rd3rd2020 Hyundai Motorsport N Marc Basseng Moritz Oestreich Peter Terting Hyundai Veloster N TCR TCR 77 23rd2nd Hyundai Motorsport N Harald Proczyk Luca Engstler Antti Buri Hyundai i30 N TCR TCR 70 51st 4th 2021 Hyundai Motorsport N Marc Basseng Moritz Oestreich Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR 54 32nd1st 2022 Hyundai Motorsport N Mikel Azcona Marc Basseng Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR 145 18th1st 2023 Hyundai Motorsport N Mikel Azcona Marc Basseng Hyundai Elantra N TCR TCR 147 26th1st 2024 Hyundai Motorsport N Mikel Azcona Marc Basseng Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) TCR 44 49th2nd 2025 Hyundai Motorsport Marc Basseng Christer Jöns Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) TCR 130 22nd1st2026 Hyundai Motorsport N Mikel Azcona Marc Basseng Nico Bastian Hyundai Elantra N TCR (2024) TCR 125 68th1st Hyundai Motorsport N Mikel Azcona Youngchan Kim Mark Wallenwein Hyundai Elantra N1 RP SP 4T 91 107th3rd

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)