Niklas Krütten

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Niklas Krütten
Niklas Krütten - United Autosports (cropped).jpg
Krütten in 2021
NationalityGermany German
Born (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 19)
Trier, Germany
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamCool Racing
Car number19
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins2
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd (in LMP3) in 2021
Previous series
2019–2020
2018–2019
2018–2019
2017–2019		Euroformula Open Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2020EF Open - Rookies' Championship

Niklas Krütten (born 20 October 2002) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the European Le Mans Series driving an Oreca 07 LMP2 for Cool Racing as well as in the ADAC GT Masters driving a BMW M4 GT3 for Schubert Motorsport. He is the 2021 European Le Mans Series LMP3 runner-up and the 2020 Euroformula Open rookies' champion. He won the silver medal in the Formula 4 Cup at the 2019 FIA Motorsport Games, and previously raced in the Italian, ADAC and UAE Formula 4 championships. Krütten is an alumni.

Racing record[]

Racing career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mücke Motorsport[1] 8 0 0 1 1 64 11th
2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport[1] 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[2] 11 1 0 0 2 93 10th
Italian F4 Championship 11 0 1 0 4 78 11th
Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark[3] 6 0 0 0 0 14 20th
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Germany[4] 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd
2020 Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark[5] 18 0 0 0 5 153 5th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Cool Racing[6] 6 2 0 0 4 104 2nd
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
WeatherTech 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[7] 2 0 1 0 1 ? ?
2022 European Le Mans Series Cool Racing[8][9]
ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport[10][11]

† As Krütten was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results[]

Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2019 Germany 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 LEC
1 		LEC
2 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
8 		CAT
1
12 		CAT
2
11 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
11 		20th 14
2020 Team Motopark HUN
1
8 		HUN
2
(10) 		LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
6 		RBR
1
8 		RBR
2
3 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
3 		MNZ
3
3 		MUG
1
4 		MUG
2
4 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
6 		SPA
3
5 		CAT
1
3 		CAT
2
7 		CAT
3
8 		CAT
4
(9) 		5th 153

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
1 		RBR
1 		LEC
2 		MNZ
4 		SPA
2 		ALG
8 		2nd 104

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NIKLAS KRÜTTEN JOINS BWT MÜCKE MOTORSPORT". DriveTribe. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. ^ Waring, Bethonie (29 November 2018). "Niklas Krutten joins Van Amersfoort for ADAC and Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (5 September 2019). "Enaam Ahmed set for Euroformula Open return at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Motorsport Games - Italy beats Germany and Finland to Formula 4 Cup gold". AutoMobilSport.com. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ Simmons, Marcus (7 May 2020). "Maldonado's cousin handed Motopark Euroformula drive". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Matt Bell & Niklas Krütten Join Nicolas Maulini For COOL Racing ELMS LMP3 Attack". dailysportscar.com. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "NLS8 Sees Return Of Black Falcon To GT3, Aston Works GT3 Entry To Be Confirmed Tomorrow?". dailysportscar.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ^ Glo, Valentin (11 February 2022). "COOL Racing avec Nicolas Lapierre, Yifei Ye et Niklas Krütten". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Trierer Krütten startet bei den 24 Stunden von Le Mans". Volksfreund (in German). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Two BMW works drivers, two youngsters: strong line-up for Schubert Motorsport". ADAC. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Niklas Krütten aus Trier: Willkommen in der Liga der Supersportwagen". Volksfreund (in German). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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