Maro Engel

Maro Engel
Nationality	German
Born	August 27, 1985 (1985-08-27) (age 26) Munich (Germany)
2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Debut season	2008
Current team	AMG Mercedes
Car no.	16
Starts	42
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	12th in 2009
Previous series
2001-2002 2003-2004 2005 2006-2007	Formula BMW Recaro F3 Cup Italian Formula 3000 British F3 Championship

Maro Engel (born August 27, 1985 in Munich) is a German racing driver, now residing in Monaco. He currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters championship.

Racing career

Early career

After competing in karting in Germany and France between 1996 and 1999, Maro finished 4th in the 2000 European Junior Karting Championship. He then moved onto Formula BMW, finishing 3rd in the 2001 Junior Cup, before finishing 8th in Formula BMW ADAC the following year.

Engel driving at Hockenheim in the 2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.

Formula Three (2003-2007)

He moved onto Formula Three in 2003 as a factory Opel driver, and raced in the Recaro F3 Cup in 2004, and Italian Formula 3000 in 2005. He returned to F3 for the British series in 2006 and 2007, receiving backing from Direxiv, driving for Carlin Motorsport. He finished fifth with one victory in 2006, and was runner-up to Marko Asmer in 2007 with three wins.

DTM (2008-)

He was signed by AMG Mercedes to drive a one-year old car run by Mücke Motorsport in the DTM for 2008. He carried on in this role for 2009 and 2010.^[1]

Racing record

Complete DTM 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	Pos	Points
2008	Mercedes	HOC1 17	OSC Ret	MUG 11	LAU 11	NOR 9	ZAN 14	NÜR Ret	BRH 17	CAT 13	BUG 14	HOC2 12	16th	0
2009	Mercedes	HOC1 6	LAU 8	NOR Ret	ZAN 7	OSC 7	NÜR 12	BRH 10	CAT 10	DIJ 12	HOC2 10		12th	8
2010	Mercedes	HOC1 16	VAL 11	LAU 15	NOR 9	NÜR 8	ZAN Ret	BRH 11	OSC 12	HOC2 9	ADR 7	SHA 16	15th	3
2011	Mercedes	HOC1 8	ZAN 7	SPL 14	LAU 10	NOR 9	NÜR 15	BRH 10	OSC 7	VAL 15	HOC2 14		13th	5

Commitment

Maro Engel is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.dtm.com/fahrer.php?id=51
2. ^ Peace and Sport

External links

• Official Website

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Name	Engel, Maro
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Date of birth	August 27, 1985
Place of birth	Munich (Germany)
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