Maro Engel is a German professional racing driver who previously competed in the International V8 Supercars Championship for Erebus Motorsport.
Education
Born in Munich, Maro competed in karting in Germany and France between 1996 and 1999 and finished 4th in the 2000 European Junior Karting Championship. He finished fifth with one victory in 2006, and was runner-up to Marko Asmer in 2007 with three wins.
Career
Early career
He then moved onto Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke, finishing 3rd in the 2001 Junior Cup, before finishing 8th in Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club the following year. 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.
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2008–2011)
He was signed by AMG Mercedes to drive a one-year-old car run by Mücke Motorsport in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for the 2008 season.
He remained with the team 2011 season. He went on to finish the 2009 season in twelfth place over all, scoring eight points.
GT Racing (2012)
V8 Supercars (2013)
Engel made his V8 Supercar debut in 2013, driving a Mercedes E63 AMG entered by Erebus Motorsport (formerly known as Stone Brothers Racing). Engel replaced Shane Van Gisbergen as the driver of the Number.
9 SP Tools entry. His introduction to the category at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide was difficult as he experienced technical problems throughout the weekend and qualifying in twenty-eighth and last place in both races.
Complete Formula Three Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90%
Complete British Formula 3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Diploma in Tropical Medicine results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete V8 Supercar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
Membership
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.