{"id":11364,"date":"2026-06-10T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandmeeting.de\/news\/luca-ludwig-is-set-to-attend-the-grand-meeting-2026-with-his-father-king-ludwig\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:16:53","slug":"luca-ludwig-is-set-to-attend-the-grand-meeting-2026-with-his-father-king-ludwig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandmeeting.de\/en\/driver\/luca-ludwig-is-set-to-attend-the-grand-meeting-2026-with-his-father-king-ludwig\/","title":{"rendered":"Luca Ludwig is set to attend the Grand Meeting 2026 with his father, \u2018King Ludwig\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;104608&#8243;]<strong>But Luca Ludwig made a conscious decision to take his time. When he made that decision, he was absolutely certain of it. <\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;509042&#8243;]A king&#8217;s son, a self-made master[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;199548&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;146012&#8243;]He only took up racing after finishing school, at the age of 19 \u2013 and competed in his first car race on the N\u00fcrburgring Nordschleife in September 2008. By then, others had already spent years competing in karting and formula series. Luca Ludwig took a different approach \u2013 and got it right.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;204140&#8243;]In 2009, three race wins and numerous podium finishes at the wheel of a Callaway Competition Corvette saw him finish as runner-up in the ADAC GT Masters. A year later, in 2010, he won the inaugural German GT Championship with Abt Sportsline. This was followed in 2015 by victory in the ADAC GT Masters Championship \u2013 the title that cemented his place among the elite of German GT racing. In 2020, he secured a class victory at the 24 Hours of N\u00fcrburgring.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;149152&#8243;]Today, Luca Ludwig is not only a racing driver, but also an instructor in the Mercedes and Ferrari paddocks and a brand ambassador \u2013 an ambassador for motorsport who has inherited his father\u2019s passion and put his own unique stamp on it.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163534&#8243;]Luca Ludwig will be taking part in the Grand Meeting 2026 as part of the \u201cNext Generation \u2013 Daughters &#038; Sons of Speed\u201d \u2013 from 31 July to 2 August at Rittergut Birkhof.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fclassic-days.shop%2Fde%2Ftickets%2F19.html%23day73|target:_blank|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;190118&#8243;]Tickets are limited \u2013 book now![\/vc_button][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;11031&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;185668&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your father is Klaus Ludwig, then a career in motorsport isn\u2019t just something you\u2019re born into \u2013 it\u2019s practically laid out for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-driver"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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