Leon Köhler

Leon Köhler (born 7 August 1999) is a German former racing driver who most recently competed in the ADAC GT Masters for FK Performance Motorsport.

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 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. In the Porsche Supercup he classified fifth. In that year, Köhler also made his first appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America together with MRS-GT Racing.

In 2022, Köhler made his debut in the ADAC GT Masters for ID Racing. He drove in a Porsche 911 GT3 R together with Jaxon Evans. 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. Köhler also joined Car Collection Motorsport in the Nürburgring Endurance Series and won in his second race.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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