Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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.
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 | German Formula Three | Van Amersfoort Racing | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 298 | 2nd |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 589 | 6th | |
| 2013 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 277 | 4th |
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 797 | 3rd | |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 2nd* |
| ADAC GT Masters | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 13th* |
‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.
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 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 | 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 |
| 2017 | Mercedes-AMG Motorsport BWT | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 4 | LAU 1 1 | LAU 2 10 | HUN 1 12 | HUN 2 Ret | NOR 1 Ret | NOR 2 2 | MSC 1 6 | MSC 2 8 | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 14 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 13 | SPL 1 | SPL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 2nd* | 127* |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.
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.