Leon Köhler

Leon Köhler (born 7 August 1999) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Porsche Supercup for Huber Racing.

Leon Köhler
NationalityGermany German
Born (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999
Erlenbach am Main, Germany
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season2022
Current teamID Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number44
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2021
2019–2021
2019–2021
2018–2020
2018
2018		Porsche Carrera Cup NA
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Supercup
Porsche Sprint Challenge ME
ADAC Formula 4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship

Career

Karting

Köhler started karting in 2007.[1] 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 he 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.[2] Afterwards he joined Mücke Motorsport in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[3] After scoring a single podium in the final race of the season at the Hockenheimring he 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 5 wins.[4]

In 2020 he scored his win in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany at the Lausitzring and finished the championship in 3rd. He also contested his first full season in the Porsche Supercup with Lechner Racing Middle East.

In 2021 he once again finished 3rd in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany after scoring wins at the Red Bull Ring and the Hockenheimring.[5] In the Porsche Supercup he classified 5th. In that year Köhler also made his first appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America together with MRS-GT Racing.

Köhler during the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany

In 2022 he made his debut in the ADAC GT Masters for ID Racing. He drove in a Porsche 911 GT3 R together with Jaxon Evans.[6] A week later he contested the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Phoenix-IronForce Racing. Together with Timo Scheider, Luca Engstler and Jan-Erik Slooten he contested the Cup2-class in a Porsche 992 GT3 Cup.[7] Köhler also joined Car Collection Motorsport in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and won in his second race.[8][9]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017-18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Rasgaira Motorsports 3 2 0 0 2 58 12th
2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 20 0 0 0 1 33 13th
2018-19 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East 16 0 1 0 3 196 6th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany MSG/HRT Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 60 13th
Porsche Supercup Huber Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Lechner Racing Middle East 1 0 0 0 0
2019-20 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East 12 5 4 5 11 280 1st
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany T3/HRT Motorsport 11 1 1 2 6 127 3rd
Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 8 0 0 0 2 73 8th
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Nebulus Racing by Huber 16 2 0 3 5 222 3rd
Porsche Carrera Cup North America MRS GT-Racing 3 0 0 0 0 23 17th
Porsche Supercup Huber Racing 8 0 0 1 2 91 5th
2022 ADAC GT Masters ID-Racing 2 0 0 0 0 3 34th
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Walkenhorst Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 4 24th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup2 IronForce Racing by Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2023 Porsche Supercup Huber Racing 5 0 0 0 1 37 14th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Huber Racing
Proton Competition

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 OSC
1
12		 OSC
2
10		 OSC
3
16		 HOC1
1
Ret		 HOC1
2
12		 HOC1
3
16		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
10		 LAU
3
10		 RBR
1
14		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
11		 HOC2
1
17		 HOC2
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
8		 NÜR
3
Ret		 HOC3
1
Ret		 HOC3
2
6		 HOC3
3
3		 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 ALG
1		 ALG
2		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
13		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
8		 24th 4

References
  1. Köhler, Leon. "Karriere" (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  2. Wood, Ida (2018-01-27). "Kohler and Schumacher take breakthrough wins on F4 UAE's first Dubai visit of the season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. Wood, Ida (2018-03-24). "F4 UAE winner and karting champion Leon Kohler joins Mucke for ADAC F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. Medienquartier. "Review: PSCCE Season 2019/2020". www.porschesprintchallenge.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. "Porsche-Carrera-Cup Hockenheim 2021: Leon Köhler siegt zum Saisonabschluss". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  6. "Wechsel bei ID Racing: Leon Köhler debütiert im ADAC GT Masters". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  7. Seiwert, Robert (2022-05-24). "24h Nürburgring: Timo Scheider startet im IronForce-Porsche". Motorsport-Magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  8. "Leon Köhler verstärkt das Team Car Collection Motorsport für den Rest der Saison 2022 in der Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie". CAR COLLECTION MOTORSPORT (in German). 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  9. Köhler, Leon. "6H-Rennen: Erster Sieg in der Langstrecken-meisterschaft" (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
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