Niklas Krütten (born 20 October 2002) is a German racing driver who currently competes in Super GT driving a Ferrari 296 GT3 for Velorex. He has previously raced in single-seaters, LMP3 and LMP2, and was also the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Gold Cup champion. Krütten is an ADAC Stiftung Sport alumnus.

Career

2023 saw Krütten compete in the GT World Challenge Europe for the first time in his career. He would line up for Team WRT in both the Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup alongside Calan Williams, with Jean-Baptiste Simmenauer joining for the Endurance Cup.

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mücke Motorsport 8 0 0 1 1 64 11th 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 20 1 0 0 3 108 8th Italian F4 Championship 21 0 0 0 0 43 13th 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mücke Motorsport 4 1 0 1 1 0 NC† ADAC Formula 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 11 1 0 0 2 93 10th Italian F4 Championship 11 0 1 0 4 78 11th Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 6 0 0 0 0 14 20th FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Germany 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd 2020 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 18 0 0 0 5 153 5th 2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Cool Racing 6 2 0 0 4 104 2nd Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC† IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 WIN Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 854 12th United Autosports 2 0 1 0 0 Nürburgring Endurance Series - M240i Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive 2 0 1 0 1 ? ? 2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Cool Racing60003705th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210000N/A7th ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport122122107 9th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Team WRT 15000118.529th GT World Challenge Europe - Gold Cup4119191.5 1st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 500000NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup0003785th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10000118.59th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup4116113.5 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge10000428th 2024 Super GT - GT300 BMW M Team Studie x CRS80001435th 2025 International GT Open Team Motopark700001219th 2026 Super GT - GT300 Velorex † As Krütten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 23 24 Pos Points 2017-18 Mücke MotorsportYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14YMC21YMC22YMC23YMC24DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14YMC31YMC32YMC33YMC34YMC41YMC42YMC43YMC44DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24 11th 64 2019 Mücke MotorsportDUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14YMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24YMC21YMC22YMC23YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 NC —

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 Pos Points 2018 ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 HOC11 HOC12 HOC13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC21 HOC22 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC31 HOC32 HOC33 8th 108 2019 Van Amersfoort Racing OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 10th 93

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 Pos Points 2018 BWT Mücke Motorsport ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 13th 43 2019 Van Amersfoort Racing VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3IMO1IMO2IMO3IMO4MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 11th 78

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2019 Team Germany Formula 4 4th 3rd 2nd

Complete Euroformula Open 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 Pos Points 2019 Team Motopark LEC1 LEC2 PAU1 PAU2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 20th 14 2020 Team Motopark HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 CAT4 5th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine1234567Points2021 WIN Autosport LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO12th854 United Autosports Ligier JS P320 WGL WGL ELK PET

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2021 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 2nd 104 2022 Cool Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 5th 70

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2022 Cool Racing Ricky Taylor Yifei Ye Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 367 11th 7th

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 Points 2022 Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 9th 107

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Gold MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 5th 78 * Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 1st 113.5 * Season still in progress.

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 2024 BMW M Team Studie × CRS BMW M4 GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SUZ FUJ SUG AUT MOT SUZ 5th 43 2026 Velorex Ferrari 296 GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FUJ SUZ SUG AUT MOT * Season still in progress.

Complete International GT Open results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2025 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro PRT1 PRT2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2LEC1LEC2RBR1RBR2CAT1CAT2MNZ 19th 12

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