Luca Engstler


Luca Engstler is a German racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series and ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship. Having previously competed in the TCR Middle East Series and ADAC Formula 4 amongst others.

Racing career

Engstler began his career in 2009 in Karting, he continued in karting until 2014. In 2015 he switched to the ADAC Formula 4 Series, he continued in the series for 2016 and finished twenty-sixth in the championship standings that year. For 2017 he switched to the ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship, he took his first podiums at the third round of the championship at Oschersleben, where he took two third-place finishes.
In June 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for his ADAC TCR Germany team Junior Team Engstler.
Since 2017, Engstler has competed in a range of TCR Series including ADAC Germany, Middle East, Asia, Europe, China, Malaysia and the World series. He was the 2019 Middle East champion, 2018 and 2019 TCR Asia champion and 2019 and 2020 TCR Malaysia champion.
He also competed in the 2019 World Touring Car Cup as a wildcard entry at the Slovakia Ring and for BRC Racing Team replacing Augusto Farfus in Macau.
On 16 March 2020, it was announced that Engstler would be driving for Engstler Motorsport alongside BRC Racing Team in a Hyundai i30 N TCR alongside reigning champion Norbert Michelisz, 2018 champion Gabriele Tarquini and Nick Catsburg.

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2017Junior Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRRIM
1		RIM
2		BHR
1		BHR
2		SPA
1		SPA
2		MNZ
1		MNZ
2		SAL
1		SAL
2		HUN
1		HUN
2		OSC
1
Ret		OSC
2
DNS		CHA
1		CHA
2		ZHE
1		ZHE
2		DUB
1		DUB
2		NC0

Complete TCR ADAC Germany Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2017Junior Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCROSC
1
17		OSC
2
16		RBR
1
Ret		RBR
2
34		OSC
1
3		OSC
2
3		ZAN
1
16		ZAN
2
9		NÜR
1
15		NÜR
2
11		SAC
1
19		SAC
2
6		HOC
1
5		HOC
2
20		12th175
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCROSC
1
3		OSC
2
4		MST
1
6		MST
2
3		RBR
1
7		RBR
2
4		2nd414
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRNÜR
1
9		NÜR
2
6		ZAN
1
5		ZAN
2
1		SAC
1
1		SAC
2
1		HOC
1
3		HOC
2
4		2nd414

Complete TCR Middle East Series results

YearTeamCar123456DCPoints
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRYMC
1
3		YMC
2
1		DUB
1
1		DUB
2
3		BHR
1
1		BHR
2
C		1st119

Complete TCR Asia Series results

YearTeamCar12345678910DCPoints
2018Liqui Moly Team EngstlerVolkswagen Golf GTI TCRSEP
1
11		SEP
2
3		BUR
1
Ret1		BUR
2
2		BNS
1
61		BNS
2
Ret		YEO
1
21		YEO
2
1		SHA
1
12		SHA
1
2		1st197
2019Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP
1
11		SEP
2
Ret		BUR
1
11		BUR
2
1		BUR
1
23		BUR
2
1		BUR
1
11		BUR
2
3		BNS
1
21		BNS
2
3		1st221

Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2019M1RAHyundai i30 N TCRHUN
1
18		HUN
2
12		HOC
1
2		HOC
2
7		SPA
1
9		SPA
2
7		RBR
1
5		RBR
2
1		OSC
1
Ret		OSC
2
7		CAT
1
Ret		CAT
2
11		MNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
12		9th192

Complete TCR China Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar12345678910DCPoints
2019Hyundai Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRZHU
1
ZHU
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
NIN
1
1		NIN
2
1		ZHZ
1
1		ZHZ
2
2		5th73

Complete TCR Malaysia Touring Car Championship results

YearTeamCar123456DCPoints
2019Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP1
1
1		SEP1
2
1		SEP2
1
1		SEP2
2
1		SEP3
1
2		SEP3
2
1		1st142.5
2020Liqui Moly Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRSEP1
1
1		SEP1
2
7		SEP2
1
1		SEP2
2
Ret		SEP3
1
1		SEP3
2
1		1st121

* Season still in progress.

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2019Hyundai Team EngstlerHyundai i30 N TCRMAR
1		MAR
2		MAR
3		HUN
1		HUN
2		HUN
3		SVK
1
10‡		SVK
2
Ret		SVK
3
10‡		NED
1		NED
2		NED
3		GER
1		GER
2		GER
3		POR
1		POR
2		POR
3		CHN
1		CHN
2		CHN
3		JPN
1		JPN
2		JPN
3		NC‡0‡
2019BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing TeamHyundai i30 N TCRMAC
1
16		MAC
2
Ret		MAC
3
14		MAL
1		MAL
2		MAL
3		28th2

‡ As Engstler was a Wildcard entry, he was ineligible to score points.