Tom Kalender
| Tom Kalender | |
|---|---|
 Kalender in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 27 March 2008 Hamm, Germany |
| Categorisation |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | ADAC GT Masters |
Tom Kalender (born 27 March 2008 in Hamm[1]) is a German racing driver currently competing in DTM for Landgraf Motorsport and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed. He is a Mercedes-AMG junior, an ADAC GT Masters champion and the youngest driver in DTM history.
Early career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]At the start of 2023, Kalender was named as one of three drivers in ADAC's Formula Junior Team.[2][3] A few months later, it was announced that Kalender would race in the 2023 French F4 Championship.[4] In the first round of the season at Nogaro, he finished 12th on debut, feeling "a little disappointed" as he missed out on reverse-grid pole for race two. In race two he gained one position to finish 11th, but his promising form ended in race three where he retired following a collision.[5] Following a difficult weekend at Magny-Cours where he was only able to finish 13th in race three,[6] Kalender scored his first points of the season at Pau by finishing seventh and eighth in the final two races of the weekend.[7] The following round at Spa-Francorchamps proved to be Kalender's best weekend of the season, as he finished fifth and seventh in races one and three, respectively.[8]
At Misano, Kalender finished 16th in race one with a broken front wing, and after a retirement in race two, finished 12th in race three.[9] In the penultimate round of the season at Lédenon, started on a promising note, with Kalender running as high as eighth and finishing tenth in race one. After missing out on points in race two, owing to a setup change going "the wrong direction", Kalender ran as high as seventh in race three but was forced into retirement after contact with Jason Leung on the penultimate lap.[10] After a difficult final round of the season at Paul Ricard, Kalender made a one-off appearance in the Italian F4 Championship in the final round of the season at Vallelunga.[11][12]
GT racing
[edit]2024
[edit]
Kalender retained ADAC support for 2024 but switched to ADAC GT Masters, partnering Elias Seppänen at Landgraf Motorsport.[13][14] Finishing runner-up on his series debut at Oschersleben, Kalender then missed out on race two pole by 0.031 seconds but rebounded to take his first win of the season.[15] In the following round at Zandvoort, Kalender extended his points lead by winning race one from pole position.[16] Missing out on race one pole by 0.076 seconds at the Nürburgring, Kalender initially fell to seventh, but as Elias Seppänen got in the car, he was able to gain five positions and finish second. In race two, Kalender was fighting for the podium but a late-race collision sent him back to sixth.[17] In the following round at Spa-Francorchamps, Kalender won from pole position in race one, and initially won race two, but were classified sixth after being given a penalty.[18] At the Red Bull Ring, Kalender finished third in race one after having started 11th, while in race two he was able to maintain the lead of the race until the end to take his fourth win of the season.[19]
In the final round of the season at the Hockenheimring, Kalender finished third in race one to win the ADAC GT Masters title with a race to spare.[20] In the season finale, Kalender overtook Alexander Schwarzer at the hairpin following a safety car restart, to take his fifth win of the season.[21] He became the youngest champion in ADAC GT Masters history at sixteen years, six months and 23 days old.[22] Kalender also made one-off appearances for Madpanda Motorsport in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[23][24]
2025
[edit]
On February 12, it was announced that Kalender would step up to DTM with Landgraf Motorsport, alongside Lucas Auer,[25] in his first year as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver.[26] He became the youngest ever DTM starter at seventeen years and 30 days old.[27] In his rookie year in DTM, Kalender scored his first points in race two at the Lausitzring by finishing 15th,[28] before scoring points in all but six races to end the year 21st in points with a best result of fifth at the Hockenheimring.[29] During 2025, Kalender also made one-off appearances in the ST-X class of the Super Taikyu Series for Craft-Bamboo Racing,[30] and the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed.[31] At the end of the year, Kalender finished second in the Indianapolis 8 Hour for Mercedes-AMG Team GMR.[32]
2026
[edit]Kalender was retained as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver for 2026,[33] as he remained with Landgraf Motorsport for his sophomore year in DTM and a campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed.[34][35]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Light | 2nd | |
| 2017 | ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini Light | DS Kartsport | 2nd |
| 2018 | ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – Bambini | DS Kartsport | 2nd |
| ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini | 3rd | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Mini | KR Sport | 7th | |
| 2019 | ADAC Kart Masters – Bambini | 1st | |
| ADAC Kart Cup – Bambini | DS Kartsport | 2nd | |
| Westdeutscher ADAC Kart Cup – Bambini | 1st | ||
| IAME Series Benelux – X30 Mini | 24th | ||
| IAME International Final – X30 Mini | NC | ||
| 2020 | ADAC Kart Masters – OKJ | DS Kartsport / ADAC Mittelrhein e.V. | 4th |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup – OKJ | TB Racing Team | 71st |
| Champions of the Future – OKJ | 76th | ||
| ADAC Kart Masters – OKJ | 4th | ||
| German Kart Championship – OKJ | 5th | ||
| European Karting Championship – OKJ | NC | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie – OKJ | 5th | ||
| 26° South Garda Winter Cup – OKJ | 12th | ||
| 2022 | WSK Super Master Series – OKJ | TB Racing Team | 31st |
| German Kart Championship – OKJ | 2nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series – OKJ | 91st | ||
| Karting World Championship – OKJ | 43rd | ||
| Sources:[36][37] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]‡ Team standings
Complete French F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NOG 1 12 |
NOG 2 11 |
NOG 3 Ret |
MAG 1 19 |
MAG 2 18 |
MAG 3 13 |
PAU 1 11 |
PAU 2 7 |
PAU 3 8 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 15 |
SPA 3 7 |
MIS 1 16 |
MIS 2 Ret |
MIS 3 12 |
LÉD 1 10 |
LÉD 2 11 |
LÉD 3 18† |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 12 |
LEC 3 15 |
16th | 23 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](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 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PHM Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
IMO 4 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
VLL 1 27 |
VLL 2 Ret |
VLL 3 23 |
49th | 0 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Landgraf Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OSC 1 23 |
OSC 2 12 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 83 |
NÜR 1 22 |
NÜR 2 63 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 62 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 11 |
HOC 1 31 |
HOC 2 12 |
1st | 253 |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[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 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC |
SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR 32 |
MNZ |
JED |
30th | 10 |
| 2025 | GetSpeed | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC | MNZ | SPA 6H 64† |
SPA 12H 66† |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR | CAT 17 |
23th | 18 |
| 2026 | GetSpeed Team Dubai | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Bronze | LEC 36 |
MNZ 31 |
SPA 6H 23 |
SPA 12H 28 |
SPA 24H 47 |
NÜR |
ALG |
18th* | 16* |
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Madpanda Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Silver | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MAG 1 8 |
MAG 2 18 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
12th | 25 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OSC 1 17 |
OSC 2 20 |
LAU 1 16 |
LAU 2 15 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 15 |
NOR 1 13 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 17 |
SAC 1 21 |
SAC 2 Ret |
RBR 1 18 |
RBR 2 11 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 5 |
21st | 25 |
| 2026 | Mercedes-AMG Team Landgraf | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 15 |
LAU 1 11 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 14 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
18th* | 21* |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tom Kalender". 360-magazine.de (in German). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender in Motorsport Team Germany aufgenommen Vorstellung des Förderkaders beim ADAC Supercross in Dortmund". kartsport.at (in German). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "ADAC Formula Junior Team: Who are the future stars of German racing?". feederseries.net. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Youngster Tom Kalender aus Hamm steht vor Formel-4-Debüt in Nogaro". ak-kurier.de (in German). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Formel 4: Tom Kalender beim Debüt in Schlagdistanz zur Top Ten". ak-kurier.de (in German). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Zeittraining kostet Tom Kalender erfolgreiches Wochenende Magny Cours". ak-kurier.de (in German). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender meistert Stadtkurs-Premiere". buergerkurier.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Spa-Francorchamps beschert Tom Kalender weitere Punkte". buergerkurier.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Misano fordert Kampfgeist bei Tom Kalender - Aufholjagd sorgt für versöhnlichen Abschluss". ak-kurier.de (in German). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender startet mit Punkte in Endphase". ak-kurier.de (in German). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kein perfektes Finale für Tom Kalender". motorsport-xl.de (in German). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "L'Italian F.4 Championship al gran finale di Vallelunga" (in Italian). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Motorsport Team Germany präsentiert Förderkader 2024" (in German). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Rennfahrer Tom Kalender aus Hamm steigt ins ADAC GT Masters auf". www.ak-kurier.de. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender aus Hamm feiert Sieg bei ADAC GT Masters-Debüt". www.ak-kurier.de. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Meisterschaftsführung gefestigt: Tom Kalender feiert aus Hamm weiteren ADAC GT Masters-Sieg". www.ak-kurier.de. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Spannendes Jubiläumsrennen auf dem Nürburgring: Tom Kalender ist Halbzeitmeister im ADAC GT Masters". www.ak-kurier.de. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "HAMM (Sieg) – Tom Kalender beendet Spa-Wochenende als Sieger – Start der zweiten Saisonhälfte im ADAC GT Masters". buergerkurier.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "HAMM – Vierter ADAC GT Masters-Sieg für Tom Kalender" (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kalender and Seppänen are crowned champions after third place". adac-motorsport.de. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kalender and Seppänen win final race of the season". adac-motorsport.de. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender and Elias Seppänen – the record-breaking duo in profile". adac-motorsport.de. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "GTWCE - Tom Kalender complète l'équipage Madpanda Motorsport au Nürburgring". Endurance-Info (in French). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sprint Cup reaches crucial juncture as racing resumes at Magny-Cours". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. SRO Motorsports Group. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Kalender to become youngest DTM driver with Mercedes deal". motorsport.com. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ↑ "Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Completes 14 Driver Factory Roster For 2025". dailysportscar.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ Thukral, Rachit (12 February 2025). "Kalender to become youngest DTM driver with Mercedes deal". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Erster DTM-Punkt für Tom Kalender beim Lausitzring-Debüt". motorsport-xl.de (in German). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "DTM Hockenheimring: Ayhancan Güven Crowned 2025 Champion After Last-Lap Thriller". gt-report.com. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "ST-XクラスのTKRI松永建設AMG GT3が23時間レースを制す". fmotor.jp (in Japanese). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender feiert erstes Podium in der GT World Challenge Europe". ak-kurier.de (in German). 15 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "WRT No. 46 BMW romps to Indy 8 Hour victory with van der Linde, Rossi and Weerts". racer.com. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mercedes-AMG gibt 2026er Fahrerkader bekannt". gt-place.com (in German). 12 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ Kilbey, Stephen (24 February 2026). "Mercedes-AMG Reveals Driver Roster For DTM". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Saintéloc Racing confirme sa présence en GT World Challenge Europe". endurance-info.com (in French). 11 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Tom Kalender | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Kalender Tom". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tom Kalender Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tom Kalender career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- German racing drivers
- Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate
- Karting World Championship drivers
- PHM Racing drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
- Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Super Taikyu drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup drivers
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- GetSpeed Performance drivers
