# 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.

## 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.

### 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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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.

## 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. His younger sister Lilly is also a racing driver who competed in the Tourenwagen Junior Cup.

## 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 |
| 2019 | GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | RN Vision STS | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 199 | 2nd |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2020 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 | BMW Team Italia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 6th |
| 2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Inter Europol Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30th |
| 2021 | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 | Ceccato Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12th |
| 2021 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro | Ceccato Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8th |
| 2022 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Attempto Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21st |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Attempto Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32nd |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Winward Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup | Winward Racing | 5 | 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 |

### Complete GT World Challenge results
#### 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.