Maro Engel

Maro René Engel (born 27 August 1985) is a German professional racing driver. He is a Mercedes-AMG factory driver since 2008 and a brand ambassador since 2017. Engel has won the Macau GT Cup four times (2014, 2015, 2022, 2024), the Nürburgring 24 Hours twice (2016, 2026), and the Suzuka 10 Hours (2018), Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup (2018), GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (2024) and Bathurst 12 Hour once (2026). Additionally, Engel was overall GT World Challenge Europe champion in 2024, and is a three-time Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) race winner and two-time 24 Hours of Daytona class winner. Engel currently competes in DTM, GT World Challenge Europe, IMSA, Intercontinental GT Challenge and the FIA GT World Cup. Over his career he has raced in a variety of different series: in Formula 3, V8 Supercars, FIA Formula E and the three eras of the DTM. Engel holds the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for road-legal production cars since September 2024, setting a lap time of 6:29.090 driving the Mercedes-AMG ONE, surpassing the previous record by over six seconds. He also holds the pole lap record for the Bathurst 12 Hour since 2023.