Salman Owega

Salman Owega is a German racing driver who last competed for Haupt Racing Team in ADAC GT Masters.

Personal life

Owega is the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Hamza and Jusuf Owega. Owega is also the son of Dr. Amman Owega, who founded Owega Racing in 2014.

Career

Owega began karting at the age of six, competing until 2017. During his karting career, Owega most notably won the 2014 ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf in the Bambini light class.
In 2021, Owega stepped up to car racing, joining Phoenix Racing to race in the GTC Race sprint and endurance series in the GT3 Semi-Pro class. In his first season of car racing, Owega won the Semi-Pro title in both GTC sprint and Goodyear 60 championships after scoring all but one class wins. Towards the end of the year, Owega also made his ADAC GT Masters debut for PROsport Racing, and was also set to race for Phoenix Racing in the season finale, but the team withdrew following a crash in practice which left the car with excessive damage.
Remaining in GT3 competition for 2022, Owega joined Audi-affiliated Montaplast by Land Motorsport for his first full season in ADAC GT Masters alongside Christopher Haase. In the seven-round season, Owega scored a best result of fourth at Sachsenring to end the year 28th in points.
Owega stayed in ADAC GT Masters for 2023, joining Elias Seppänen at Mercedes-affiliated Landgraf Motorsport. In his sophomore season in the series, Owega scored his maiden series win at the Norisring, before winning at the Nürburgring and both Sachsenring races, on his way to his first ADAC GT Masters title.
Switching to Mercedes-affiliated Haupt Racing Team for 2024, Owega was joined by David Schumacher for his third full season in ADAC GT Masters. Alongside Schumacher, the pair won both races at the Nürburgring, and scored their third win of the season at Hockenheimring as they concluded the season third in the standings. During 2024, Owega also made his debut in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie for the same team, in which he won the NLS4 alongside Schumacher and Hubert Haupt.
Despite Haupt Racing Team switching to Ford for 2025, Owega remained with the team partnered up with Finn Wiebelhaus as the pair became Ford Performance GT3 Juniors. The pair scored their first win of the season at the Nürburgring, before scoring further wins at the Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring en route to Owega's second and Wiebelhaus' first ADAC GT Masters title. During 2025, Owega also won the SP9 Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, and also made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut with the same team at the 24 Hours of Spa.