Leon Köhler (born 7 August 1999) is a German former racing driver. A graduate of ADAC Formula 4 and Porsche Supercup, Köhler competed in DTM for BMW in 2022, and was ADAC GT Masters runner-up in 2024.
Career
Karting Köhler started karting in 2007. In 2017, he became champion in the KZ2-class of the ADAC Kart Masters and the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.
Formula 4 In 2018, Köhler made his single-seater debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship where he won on debut. He won two of the three races he contested. Afterwards he joined Mücke Motorsport in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. After scoring a single podium in the final race of the season at the Hockenheimring, he was classified 13th in the final standings.
GT racing In 2019, Köhler made a switch to Porsche GT3 Cup racing. In 2019, he started in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany while also making his first appearances in the Porsche Supercup as a guest driver. He then went on the win the 2019–20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East with five wins.
In 2020, Köhler scored his first win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at the Lausitzring and finished the championship in third. He also contested his first full season in the Porsche Supercup with Lechner Racing Middle East.
In 2021, Köhler once again finished third in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany after scoring wins at the Red Bull Ring and the Hockenheimring for Nebulus Racing by Huber. In the Porsche Supercup, he classified fifth with podiums at the Red Bull Ring and Zandvoort.
In early 2022, Köhler made one ADAC GT Masters start for ID Racing at the Red Bull Ring, sharing a Porsche 911 GT3 R with Jaxon Evans. A week later, he contested the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Phoenix-IronForce Racing, placing fifth in Cup2 alongside Timo Scheider, Luca Engstler and Jan-Erik Slooten. Köhler also joined Lionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport to drive an Audi R8 LMS Evo II in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie and won the SP9 Pro-Am class twice.
In late 2022, Köhler made his Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters debut, replacing Esteban Muth in Walkenhorst Motorsport's BMW M4 GT3 for the final two rounds. After qualifying fastest of all BMW drivers at the Red Bull Ring, Köhler scored a points finish with eighth at Hockenheim.
Despite sampling a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo in a DTM young driver test, Köhler spent 2023 back in Porsche Supercup and PCCD. He returned to BMW for 2024, joining FK Performance Motorsport to partner Maxime Oosten in the ADAC GT Masters. The pair took victories at Oschersleben, Zandvoort and Spa-Francorchamps on their way to runner-up honours.
On 7 March 2025, Köhler announced his retirement from racing, citing budget issues and stating "I had to listen to my heart".
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2017–18Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipRasgaira Motorsports320025812th2018ADAC Formula 4 ChampionshipADAC Berlin-Brandenburg2000013313th2018-19Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East1601031966th2019Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyMSG/HRT Motorsport1400016013thPorsche SupercupHuber Racing200000NC†Lechner Racing Middle East100002019–20Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East12545112801st2020Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyT3/HRT Motorsport1111261273rdPorsche SupercupLechner Racing Middle East80002738th 24H GT Series - 991 HRT Motorsport10000217th2021Porsche Carrera Cup GermanyNebulus Racing by Huber1620352223rdPorsche Carrera Cup North AmericaMRS GT-Racing300002317thPorsche SupercupHuber Racing80012915th 24H GT Series - 991 HRT Performance100000NC†2022ADAC GT MastersID-Racing20000334th Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Walkenhorst Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 4 24thNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Pro-AmLionspeed by Car Collection Motorsport321030NC†Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2Frikadelli Racing Team100001049th24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2IronForce Racing by Phoenix10000N/A5th2022–23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 OnlyFans Racing With P1 Groupe By MRS100000NC† 2023 Porsche Supercup Huber Racing500013714th Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Huber Racing800021136th Proton Competition800002024 ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport1231362052nd
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 Rasgaira MotorsportsYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14YMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14YMC31YMC32YMC33YMC34YMC41YMC42YMC43YMC44DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24 12th 58
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 13th 33
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen 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 15 16 Pos Points 2022 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 ALG1 ALG2 LAU1 LAU2 IMO1 IMO2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 24th 4
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