Nico Hantke

Nico Hantke (born 16 March 2004) is a German racing driver competing in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for Walkenhorst Motorsport.

Career Born in Cologne, Hantke began competitive karting in 2012. Competing until 2023, Hantke most notably won the 2013 ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf in the Bambini Gazelle category, before being crowned the ADAC West German Kart Cup champion three years later, also in the Bambini class. Hantke then progressed to Junior and later Senior karts, during which he won the Kerpen Winterpokal in 2019, in the OK category.

Hantke at the wheel of his Walkenhorst BMW M4 GT4 at Oschersleben in 2023.

In 2021, Hantke stepped up to car racing, joining McLaren-fielding Dörr Motorsport to compete in ADAC GT4 Germany. In their maiden season in the series, Hantke and Ben Dörr took a best result of second in race two at the Hockenheimring en route to a seventh-place points finish. The following year, Hantke returned to Dörr for his second season in ADAC GT4 Germany, this time driving an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 alongside Simon Connor Primm. In his second season with the team, Hantke scored a best result of fourth in race two at the Sachsenring to end the year a lowly 22nd in points. During 2022, Hantke also made a one-off appearance in the GT4 European Series for fellow Aston Martin customer team Racing One, under the Team Spirit Racing banner.

Hantke, pictured at the Red Bull Ring, graduated to GT3 with Walkenhorst and Aston Martin in 2024.

Continuing in ADAC GT4 Germany for 2023, Hantke switched to BMW-aligned Walkenhorst Motorsport alongside Mex Jansen. Starting the year with a pair of third-place finishes at Oschersleben and a second-place at Zandvoort, Hantke then finished third at the Lausitzring and second again at the Sachsenring to take fifth in points. Remaining with Walkenhorst for 2024, Hantke made his full-time debut in GT3 machinery by competing in ADAC GT Masters alongside Chandler Hull aboard an Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo. After two rounds in the Silver Cup, the entry was reclassified as a Pro-Am entry and became ineligible for points, as Hantke took a best result of fifth at Spa, but only finished 20th in points with three valid points finishes to his name.

Staying in ADAC GT Masters for 2025, Hantke switched to Audi customer team Scherer Sport PHX for his second season in the series, driving alongside Denis Bulatov. Starting the season with a podium at Lausitzring, Hantke then won race one at the Red Bull Ring from pole, and ended the season with a win at the Hockenheimring to secure fourth in the overall standings. During 2025, Hantke also returned to Walkenhorst Motorsport to race with them in the SP9 Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. At the beginning of the following year, Hantke reunited with Scherer Sport PHX to contest NLS2 in the SP9 class, as well as joining Aston Martin customer team Code Racing Development for a one-off appearance in the GT3 class of the Le Mans Cup. Following that, Hantke reunited with Walkenhorst for a part-time campaign in the NLS and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

Complete ADAC GT4 Germany 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 DC Points 2021 Dörr Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 7th 96 2022 Dörr Motorsport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 OSC1 OSC2 RBR1 RBR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 22nd 44 2023 Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT4 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 5th 116

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap) Year EntrantCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points 2026 Code Racing Development Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo GT3 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 13th* 1* Season still in progress.