{"id":636,"date":"2026-06-10T12:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:21:20","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About me<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

From kartingto the DTM.<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n
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Career<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Ben D\u00f6rr, born on January 25, 2005, in Lich, Hesse, has been in the racing seat since childhood. What began in karting quickly became serious: 2016 and 2017 champion of the Rotax Max Challenge Germany, 2018 winner of the ADAC Kart Masters in the OK Junior class \u2014 and in 2019, at the age of 14, the youngest champion of the ADAC Kart Masters OK Senior ranking, as the first rookie ever. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

In 2021, the step into GT racing followed: ADAC GT4 Germany in the McLaren 570S GT4 from D\u00f6rr Motorsport. Already in his second year, Ben drove to the runner-up title. 2023 brought the apprenticeship years on the toughest track in the world \u2014 N\u00fcrburgring Endurance Series, two class victories, and his first 24h race. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2024 saw his DTM debut: the youngest driver in the field, McLaren 720S GT3 Evo, and induction into the McLaren Junior Program. 2025 continued at a steep pace \u2014 first DTM pole, class victory at the 24h race together with Phil D\u00f6rr, and the first McLaren victory in ADAC GT Masters history. And in 2026, the moment Ben had been working towards: Zandvoort, 2nd place \u2014 his first DTM podium and simultaneously the first for the McLaren brand in the DTM ever. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

And when he's not driving? Then he's wrenching. <\/strong> Ben is a qualified automotive mechatronics technician and also works on his racing car himself. He knows his car not just from the steering wheel \u2014 but down to the last bolt. <\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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At a glance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Profile<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Born<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

2005-01-25 \u00b7 Lich (Hesse)<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Residence<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Butzbach<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Height \/ Weight<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

1.80 m \/ 73 kg<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Racing number<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

#25 \u00b7 Abbreviation DOE<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Team<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

D\u00f6rr Motorsport<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Car<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

McLaren 720S GT3 Evo<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Status<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

McLaren Junior Driver \u00b7 FIA Silver<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Apprenticeship<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Automotive Mechatronics Technician<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Idol<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Lando Norris<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Off-track<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Cycling \u00b7 Racing simulator<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Lucky charm<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Kiwi bird<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Favorite track<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

N\u00fcrburgring (DTM) \u00b7 Nordschleife<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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Milestones<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Karting \u2192 GT4 \u2192 Nordschleife \u2192 DTM<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2016\/17<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Champion Rotax Max Challenge Germany (Mini & Junior) \u2014 the first titles in karting.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Champion ADAC Kart Masters OK Senior \u2014 youngest winner and first rookie champion of the series.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2021<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Promotion to GT racing: ADAC GT4 Germany in the McLaren 570S GT4 from D\u00f6rr Motorsport.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Runner-up ADAC GT4 Germany in the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 \u2014 154 points.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Apprenticeship years on the Nordschleife: NLS with two class victories (SP8T) and 24h race debut.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2024<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

DTM debut as the youngest driver in the field \u00b7 Induction into the McLaren Junior Program \u00b7 Class victory 24h N\u00fcrburgring (SP11, with Fabian Vettel).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

First DTM pole at the N\u00fcrburgring \u00b7 Class victory 24h N\u00fcrburgring in the McLaren Artura (SP8T, with Phil D\u00f6rr) \u00b7 First McLaren victory in ADAC GT Masters history (Salzburgring).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Zandvoort, Race 2, 2nd place: first DTM podium \u2014 and the first McLaren podium in DTM history.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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My Drive<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

\"He who brakes later is fast for longer.\"<\/h2>\n\t\t
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DTM pilot and McLaren Junior Driver \u2014 a qualified automotive mechatronics technician who knows his racing car down to the last bolt. With a clear goal: straight to the front. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\tView 2026 season\n\t<\/a>\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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About me From kartingto the DTM. Career Ben D\u00f6rr, born on January 25, 2005, in Lich, Hesse, has been in the racing seat since childhood. What began in karting quickly became serious: 2016 and 2017 champion of the Rotax Max Challenge Germany, 2018 winner of the ADAC Kart Masters in the OK Junior class \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-636","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/636\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bendoerr-racing.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}