Manuel Metzger
Manuel Metzger | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Metzger in 2012 | |
| Born | Manuel Metzger 9 February 1986 Bad Säckingen, Germany |
| Nationality |  German |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | VLN Series |
Manuel "Manny" Metzger (born 9 February 1986) is a German racing driver currently racing for Team Bilstein by Black Falcon in the SP8T class of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie alongside the YouTube trio Jimmy Broadbent,Steve Alvarez Brown and Misha Charoundin.
A Nürburgring Nordschleife specialist, he won the 2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring overall for Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon. He is also the 2011 VLN Series champion.
Career
[edit]Metzger began indoor karting at the age of ten,[1] but had to wait until 2008 to make his car racing debut, doing so for Steibel Motorsport in Renault Clio Cup Belgium, in which he raced in for two years.[2][3] Metzger then went back to indoor karting for 2010, winning the 24 Hours of Cologne for R&S Mobile Köln,[4] before returning to car racing the following year, winning the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the V5 class and the VLN Series overall title for Black Falcon.[5]
Remaining with Black Falcon for 2012, Metzger finished second in the SP3 class in the Dubai 24 Hour,[6] and also made his Blancpain Endurance Series debut at Le Castellet.[7] Racing at Le Castellet and the 24 Hours of Spa in the Pro-Am class, Metzger scored a best result of 10th overall on debut and fifth in class, helping him to end the year 30th in the Pro-Am standings.[8]
Following a V6 class podium in the 2014 24 Hours of Nürburgring,[9] Metzger returned to Black Falcon to race in the following year's Dubai 24 Hour as part of the team's four-car line-up.[10] Racing in the 997 class, Metzger finished third in class at his second appearance at the event.[11] For the rest of the year, Metzger returned to Black Falcon to race in the VLN Series, in which he took four class wins in SP7, with one of those being an overall win at the NLS10,[12] and also won the NLS9 overall while racing in the SP9 class.[13] Also that year, Metzger raced in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for the same team, winning in the SP7 class at his fourth appearance in the race.[14]
Staying with Black Falcon for 2016, Metzger opened up the year by finishing third in the 991 class at the Dubai 24 Hour, before taking the overall win at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring alongside Maro Engel, Adam Christodoulou and Bernd Schneider.[15][16] The following year, Metzger remained with Black Falcon as he once again raced in the Dubai 24 Hour and Nürburgring-based events with them,[17][18] whilst also making a brief return in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup.[19]
Continuing with Black Falcon through 2018, Metzger finished second overall in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring,[20] before scoring two overall wins in the VLN Series and making a cameo appearance at the 24 Hours of Spa.[21][22] At the end of 2018, Metzger made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain GT Series Asia season-finale at Ningbo for Indigo Racing. In his first weekend in Asia, Metzger finished third overall in both races and ended the year 14th in the Silver Cup standings.[23]
Metzger then continued with Black Falcon in 2019, taking two overall VLN Series wins and an SP7 class win as he ended the year third in the SP9 standings.[24] During 2019, Metzger also returned to the Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia, in which he raced for Solite Indigo Racing alongside Roelof Bruins. Racing in all but four rounds, Metzger took his maiden series win at Buriram,[25] before taking further wins at Fuji and Yeongam to end the year fifth as Bruins won the title.[26][27]
Across the following three years, Metzger mainly raced with Haupt Racing Team as they mainly competed in Nürburgring-based races and partook in the Dubai 24 Hours twice, most notably winning it overall in 2020 for Black Falcon.[28]
Following a one-year hiatus from racing after departing the Mercedes stable,[29] Metzger returned to the NLS in 2024, driving for Black Falcon alongside Jimmy Broadbent, Steve Alvarez Brown and Misha Charoudin in the SP8T class.[30] After taking three class wins and finishing second in the SP8T class at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in his first season driving a BMW M4 GT4 Evo, Metzger remained with them for 2025.[31]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 Hours of Leipzig | DAX Bierbörse/Media Bomb/Scharmüller | 3rd |
| 24 Hours of Cologne | R&S Mobile | 1st | |
| 2011 | 24 Hours of Cologne | Mr-T-Shirt.de | 2nd |
| 2012 | 24 Hours of Cologne | Wirtz & Hintzen Lackierer | 2nd |
| Sources:[32] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Renault Clio Cup Belgium | Steibel Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9th |
| 2011 | VLN Endurance | 1st | |||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V5 | Black Falcon Team TMD Friction | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1st | |
| 2012 | Dubai 24 Hour – SP3 | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd |
| Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF | ||
| 2013 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNS | |
| 2014 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring – V6 | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd |
| 2015 | Dubai 24 Hour – 997 | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 3rd |
| 24H Series – 997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 Pro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1st | ||
| 2016 | Dubai 24 Hour – 991 | Black Falcon Team TMD Friction | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 3rd |
| 24H Series – 997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 Pro | AMG-Team Black Falcon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF |
| 24H Series – A6-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24H Series – SP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SPX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5th | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41st | ||
| 2018 | Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF |
| 24H GT Series – A6-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 Pro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.67 | 3rd | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Silver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13th | ||
| Blancpain GT Series Asia – GT3 Silver | Indigo Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 14th | |
| 2019 | Dubai 24 Hour – A6-Pro | Abu Dhabi Racing Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10th |
| 24H GT Series – A6-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| VLN Series – SP9 Pro | Black Falcon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34.47 | 3rd | |
| VLN Series – SP7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23.67 | 11th | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF | ||
| Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia – GT3 Silver | Solite Indigo Racing | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 148 | 5th | |
| 2020 | Dubai 24 Hour – GT3 Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1st |
| 24H GT Series – GT3-Pro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19.49 | 19th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF | ||
| 2021 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP9 Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | DNF | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SPPRO | Black Falcon Team IDENTICA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC | |
| 2022 | Dubai 24 Hour – GT3 Pro | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4th |
| 24H GT Series – GT3-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP8T | Team Bilstein by Black Falcon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8T | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd | ||
| 2025 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP8T | Team Bilstein by Black Falcon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48* | 1st* |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring – SP8T | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[33][32] | |||||||||
Complete GT World Challenge results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit](Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Black Falcon | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ |
SIL |
LEC 10 |
SPA 6H ? |
SPA 12H ? |
SPA 24H 19 |
NÜR |
NAV |
30th | 10 |
| 2017 | Black Falcon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | MON 19 |
SIL Ret |
LEC |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
CAT |
41st | 6 | |
| 2018 | Black Falcon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Silver | MON |
SIL |
LEC |
SPA 6H 33 |
SPA 12H 29 |
SPA 24H 23 |
CAT |
13th | 28 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indigo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Silver | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FSW 1 |
FSW 2 |
SIC 1 |
SIC 2 |
NIC 1 3 |
NIC 2 3 |
14th | 33 |
| 2019 | Solite Indigo Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Silver | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
CHA 1 1 |
CHA 2 5 |
SUZ 1 |
SUZ 2 |
FSW 1 1 |
FSW 2 8 |
KOR 1 1 |
KOR 2 4 |
SIC 1 4 |
SIC 2 5 |
5th | 148 |
† As Metzger was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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External links
[edit]- Manuel Metzger career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website