Lucas Auer (born 11 September 1994) is an
Austrian racing driver. He is the nephew of former Formula 1 driver
Gerhard Berger. He currently drives for
HTP Winward Motorsport
HTP Winward Motorsport also known as Team Mann-Filter, HTP Motorsport and Winward Racing is a German-American-based auto racing team. The team mainly competes in GT3 based series such as the GT World Challenge Europe. The team was founded after ...
in
DTM
DTM may refer to:
Sport
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, a motor-racing series staged annually in Germany since 2000
* Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, a motor-racing championship staged in Germany from 1984 to 1995
Computing
* Deterministic T ...
. He was a member of the
Red Bull Junior Team.
Early career

In October 2011, Lucas Auer won the
2011 JK Racing Asia Series season
The 2011 JK Racing Asia Series was the first season of the rebranded Formula BMW Pacific Series, which ran for seven seasons in Asia. The championship began on 9 April in Sepang and was scheduled to finish on 30 October in India after eighteen ...
championship. Then the young Austrian tested a
F3 Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The F ...
car at
Valencia, with his 52-year-old uncle
Gerhard Berger looking on.
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''Speedtv.com''. SPEED Staff / GMM. 28 December 2011.
On 25 August 2012, Auer, driving for Van Amersfoort Racing, won the 21st round of the German F3 season, held at the 4.534-kilometre
Lausitzring. He finished second in the Championship.
After the 4 season
Mercedes
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Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters campaign, in December 2018 the
Red Bull Junior Team announced that Auer would join the junior program from the 2019 season and he was confirmed to race the
Super Formula Championship
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
2019 season. Auer was released from the program after a single season by "mutual consent", with team manager
Helmut Marko citing Auer's age and lack of
FIA Super License
The FIA Super Licence is a driver's qualification allowing the holder to compete in the Formula One World Championship.
Requirements Super Licence
To qualify for an FIA Racing Super Licence an applicant must meet the requirements of the FIA's Inte ...
points as reasons for their split. He would return to DTM the next year with
BMW Team RMR
Racing Bart Mampaey (formerly Juma Racing) is a racing team based in Mechelen, Belgium that runs the BMW Team RBM operation in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Previously the team had been racing in the European Touring Car Championship and Wor ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete German Formula Three Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
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)
‡ As Auer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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key
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 75% of the race distance.
Complete Super Formula results
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key
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Personal information
Lucas is the nephew of former Benetton, McLaren and Ferrari F1 driver
Gerhard Berger. He is the son of Berger's sister Claudia, who runs a transport company in
Wörgl in Tyrol – not far from Berger's own family business.
Behind the scenes at Sepang
Autosport Plus. Retrieved 7 June 2011
References
External links
Official Website Lucas Auer
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1994 births
Living people
Austrian racing drivers
People from Kufstein District
Toyota Racing Series drivers
Formula Masters China drivers
German Formula Three Championship drivers
Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy drivers
FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
International GT Open drivers
Sportspeople from Tyrol (state)
Prema Powerteam drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
Super Formula drivers
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
Kolles Racing drivers
Mücke Motorsport drivers
Van Amersfoort Racing drivers
Drivex drivers
Strakka Racing drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
M2 Competition drivers
Racing Bart Mampaey drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
BMW M drivers
EuroInternational drivers
HWA Team drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
Rowe Racing drivers
Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers