Marius Zug

Marius Zug (born 6 February 2003) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Winward Racing.

Marius Zug
Zug in 2022
NationalityGermany German
Born (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003
Munich, Germany
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season2022
Current teamAttempto Racing
Car number66
Starts16
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2021
2019–2021
2019
2019		European Le Mans Series
Italian GT Championship
GT4 European Series
ADAC GT4 Germany

Career

Karting

Marius Zug began karting in 2013. In 2017 he became Junior champion in the ADAC Kart Masters. In the fall of 2017 he tested Formula 4 cars but decided to stay in karting for 2018.[1]

Sports car racing

In 2019 he made his debut in GT racing. He joined RN Vision STS in the GT4 European Series, driving a BMW M4 GT4. He won in the Pro-Am Cup in the first race of the season at Monza together with his teammate Gabriele Piana.[2] This win was followed by a win at Misano, a win at Zandvoort and two wins at the Nürburgring. Zug and Piana became vice-champions of the Pro-Am Cup. Zug also became the Junior champion.

In addition to the GT4 European Series the duo also drove in the ADAC GT4 Germany. They won the first race of the season at Oschersleben and the first race at Zandvoort. Zug and Piana became vice-champions once more.

In October 2019 Zug also completed his first race in a GT3 car. He competed in the final round of the Italian GT Championship for MRS GT Racing driving a BMW M6 GT3.[3]

In 2020 Zug stayed in the Italian GT Championship driving for BMW Team Italia. At the sixth round at Monza he claimed his first pole position and his first victory in the Italian GT Championship together with his teammate Stefano Comandini.[4] For 2021 he stayed with the same team, which had rebranded to Ceccato Racing. For the Sprint races he once again shared the car with Stefano Comabdini. For the Endurance races the pair were joined by Bruno Spengler. His best finish of the season was a third place which he achieved came in the second sprint race at Imola.[5]

In 2022 Zug will drive for Attempto Racing in Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II competing in both the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[6][7] After finishing runner-up in the Silver Cup class, Zug changed teams for 2023. The new season saw him join Winward Racing, driving alongside Miklas Born and David Schumacher in the Gold Cup class.[8]

Personal life

Marius was born in Munich, Bavaria and currently resides in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm. He lists Simracing, Golf, Tennis and Cooking as his hobbies and names Juan Manuel Fangio as a rolemodel.[9] His younger sister Lilly is also a racing driver who competed in the Tourenwagen Junior Cup.[10]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 ADAC GT4 Germany RN Vision STS 12 2 0 0 4 143 2nd
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am 11 5 3 4 9 199 2nd
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3-Am MRS GT Racing 2 1 1 0 2 35 2nd
2020 Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 BMW Team Italia 4 0 1 0 2 34 5th
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 8 1 0 0 3 60 6th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 1 0 0 0 0 6 30th
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Ceccato Racing 4 0 1 0 0 11 12th
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro 8 0 0 0 2 31 8th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Attempto Racing 16 0 0 0 0 13 21st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 4 32nd
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Winward Racing 5 0 0 0 0 9 17th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 1 1 3 88 3rd

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II ALG
1
18		 ALG
2
16		 LAU
1
15		 LAU
2
Ret		 IMO
1
17		 IMO
2
Ret		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
12		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
16		 RBR
1
19		 RBR
2
19		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
4		 21st 13

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
16		 LEC
39		 SPA
6H
30		 SPA
12H
13		 SPA
24H
15		 HOC
8		 CAT
17		 2nd 76
2023 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold MNZ
26		 LEC
10		 SPA
6H
22		 SPA
12H
58†		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
6		 CAT
14		 3rd 88

*Season still in progress.

References
  1. "DTM". www.dtm.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  2. Zuchowski, Filip (2019-04-17). "Erster Sieg in der GT4 European Series für Zug/Piana". RN Vision STS (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. "Marius Zug absolviert GT3-Renndebüt". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  4. "Erster Saisonsieg in Italien". Donaukurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  5. "Erfolge in Imola und Assen, Sturz in Birmingham". Donaukurier.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  6. "Audi squad Attempto Racing announces DTM entry". www.motorsport.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. "GT World Challenge Europe: Attempto Racing gibt Silver-Cup-Aufgebot bekannt". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  8. Euwema, Davey (March 1, 2023). "Winward Expands to Two-Car Endurance Cup Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  9. "Über mich". Marius Zug (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  10. "Lilly Zug | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
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