Lucas Auer
| Lucas Auer | |
|---|---|
 Lucas Auer - 2014 | |
| Nationality |
 Austrian |
| Born |
11 September 1994 Tyrol, Austria |
| Related to | Gerhard Berger (uncle) |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke |
| Car no. | 22 |
| Former teams | ART Grand Prix |
| Starts | 35 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012-14 2012-13 2012 2011 2011 |
European Formula 3 Championship Toyota Racing Series German Formula Three JK Racing Asia Series Formula Pilota China |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | JK Racing Asia Series |
Lucas Auer (born 11 September 1994) is a racing driver. He currently drives for Mercedes-Benz in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Early career
In October 2011, Lucas Auer wins the title of the 2011 JK Racing Asia Series season. Then the young Austrian tested a F3 Euroseries car at Valencia, with his 52-year-old uncle Gerhard Berger looking on.[1]
On 25 August 2012, Lucas Auer (Van Amersfoort Racing) won the 21st round of the German F3 season, held at the 4.534-kilometre Lausitzring. He is now second in the championship.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | JK Racing Asia Series | EuroInternational | 18 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 292 | 1st |
| 2012 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 589 | 6th |
| German Formula Three | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 298 | 2nd | |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 797 | 3rd |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 277 | 4th | |
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 365 | 4th |
| 2015 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | ART Grand Prix | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23rd |
| 2016 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 12th |
‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Volkswagen | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 Ret |
NC‡ | 0‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 4 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 7 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 12 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 3 |
BRH 3 1 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 3 |
NOR 1 13 |
NOR 2 13 |
NOR 3 6 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 5 |
NÜR 3 2 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 12 |
ZAN 3 7 |
VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 5 |
VAL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 26 |
HOC 2 3 |
HOC 3 3 |
4th | 277 | |||
| 2014 | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 8 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 4 |
PAU 1 2 |
PAU 2 7 |
PAU 3 6 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 3 |
HUN 3 3 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 21 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 3 |
NOR 3 8 |
MSC 1 5 |
MSC 2 4 |
MSC 3 Ret |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 3 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 5 |
NÜR 3 1 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 5 |
IMO 3 8 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 3 |
HOC 3 1 |
4th | 365 |
‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete DTM 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 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ART Grand Prix | DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DNS |
LAU 1 21 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 15 |
NOR 2 9 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 20 |
SPL 1 21 |
SPL 2 6 |
MSC 1 13 |
MSC 2 19 |
OSC 1 15 |
OSC 2 17 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 19 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 19 |
23rd | 18 |
| 2016 | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | HOC 1 17† |
HOC 2 15† |
SPL 1 21 |
SPL 2 16 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 1 |
NOR 1 13 |
NOR 2 5 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 9 |
MSC 1 18 |
MSC 2 10 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 2 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 15 |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 16 |
12th | 68 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the race distance.
Personal information
Lucas is the nephew of former Benetton, McLaren and Ferrari F1 driver Gerhard Berger. He is the son of Berger's sister Claudia, who runs a transport company in Wörgl in Tyrol – not far from Berger's own family business.[3]
References
- ↑ F1: Grand Prix News Briefs (Update 2) Speedtv.com. SPEED Staff / GMM. 28 December 2011.
- ↑ "Lucas Auer: Win in the race, second in the championship". ATS Formel-3 Cup. 26 August 2012.
- ↑ Behind the scenes at Sepang Autosport Plus. Retrieved 7 June 2011
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lucas Auer. |
- Lucas Auer career summary at DriverDB.com
- AFOS driver profile
- Lucas Auer. German F3 Cup driver profile
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Bradley (Formula BMW Pacific) |
JK Racing Asia Series Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Aston Hare |