Laurenz Rühl
Four years ago he had never raced a real car. Now he has a GT4 title, a vice-championship, his own racing company, and a Porsche 911 Cup car he will drive alone.
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01
2006–2022
Laurenz Rühl was born on 19 July 2006 in Friedrichsdorf, outside Frankfurt, and grew up in Mallorca. That is why the first language of a German driver is English.
It started at home with a borrowed PlayStation wheel. Sim racing came first. In 2022 he took his racing licence in the Netherlands.
“My first language is English.”
“For me it all started when I stole my brother's Playstation wheel”
02
2023–2024
His first real season, 2023, was the Dutch Mazda MX-5 Cup Benelux with MV Motorsport (#69): Zandvoort, Assen, Spa. He finished P14 in the Junior Cup, and this site shows that number rather than a flattering one. At the end of the year came his first 24-hour race, the C1 Eurocup at Portimão.
In 2024 he moved to the electric NXT Gen Cup (#23, P16) on the DTM support programme, and took his first podium of any kind: P3 in class at the 24 Hours of Estoril, 554 laps.
03
2025
In 2025 he stepped into GT4: ADAC GT4 Germany with Razoon – xAutomotive Racing in a BMW M4 GT4 Evo (#40) — in what he called, before the season, only his third full year in motorsport. On 10 August at the Nürburgring he took his first Rookie-class win.
From the Red Bull Ring onwards he shared the car with Canadian Damon Surzyshyn, and from there they won the new Pro-Am class in every race. 2025 ADAC GT4 Germany PRO-AM Champion, plus P3 in the Rookie classification.
“Winning a title is very special.”
“my only third full motorsport year”
04
2026
For 2026 he moved to Wimmer Werk Motorsport and the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport (#91). His co-driver was Danish Jesper Brunhøj Jensen, 51 years old and in his first GT4 season.
At the Norisring in July he was fastest in first practice, the first time he had ever topped a session in the series. Pro-Am wins followed at the Norisring and the Nürburgring. 2026 ADAC GT4 Germany PRO-AM Vice-Champion. Two seasons, two title fights.
“I expected to be in the top 15, but it ended up being first place.”
05
2025–
Between race weekends he runs a company. In February 2025 he founded Rühl Racing GmbH, registered in Bad Homburg, to market companies through motorsport.
He studies business in London, at Hult International Business School.
06
2027
In 2027 he steps up to the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992.2) in the Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe, again with Wimmer Werk Motorsport. Six race weekends in four countries, from Most to the Hungaroring, on the same equipment as the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.
For the first time there is no co-driver: every lap, every result, and the whole car belong to one driver.