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Maxime Martin (born 20 March 1986) is a Belgian professional racing driver and son of four-time Spa 24 Hours winner Jean-Michel Martin. He currently is a BMW factory driver mainly competing in the GT World Challenge Europe driving for Team WRT. Martin had previously been a BMW factory driver between 2013 and 2017, racing full-time in the American Le Mans Series for BMW Team RLL in 2013, as well as acting as BMW's DTM test and reserve driver. In late 2013 at BMW Motorsport's yearly review, Martin was confirmed as a full-time BMW DTM driver for the 2014 season. In 2018 Martin joined Aston Martin Racing for which he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship between 2018 and 2020.
| Maxime Martin | |||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Belgian | ||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1986 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Team WRT | ||||||||||
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum | ||||||||||
| Former teams | TDS Racing, Aston Martin Racing, Hub Auto Racing, DKR Engineering | ||||||||||
| Starts | 27 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 1 | ||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||||||
| Best finish | 2nd in 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship | ||||||||||
| Previous series | |||||||||||
| 2006 2007 2007 2007, 09 2007–08 2008 2008 2008–09 2008–10 2009 2009 2009 2010–12 2010 2013 2013 2014-17 | Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium French Formula Renault THP Spider Cup GT4 European Cup Eurocup Mégane Trophy FIA GT Championship Renault Clio Cup France Renault Clio Cup Belgium FIA GT3 Championship Formula Le Mans Belgian GT Championship ADAC GT Masters FIA GT1 World Championship French GT Championship Blancpain Endurance Series American Le Mans Series DTM | ||||||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Clio Cup France | ||||||||||
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Born in Uccle, Martin finished fourth in 2006 in the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium series.[1] In 2007 he began racing in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy, finishing third overall with one victory. The following year he finished as runner-up, with six wins. He also won the French Renault Clio Cup title. In 2009 he raced mainly in the FIA GT3 European Championship for AutoGT Racing in a Morgan Aero 8, winning at Silverstone.
For 2010 Martin began racing in the new FIA GT1 World Championship for the Marc VDS Racing Team in a Ford GT. Along with teammate Bas Leinders he scored two podium finishes and ended the season 14th in the standings. In 2011, Martin teamed with Frédéric Makowiecki to win 4 races, including both rounds at Ordos. Between 2011 and 2013 Martin raced in the Blancpain Endurance Series mainly driving a BMW Z4 GT3 also for the Marc VDS Racing Team. His best result came in 2012, where he finished runner-up together with his teammates Bas Leinders and Markus Palttala.
After strong results in the Blancpain Endurance Series driving the BMW Z4 GT3, Martin was promoted to a factory driver for 2013. In 2013 Martin mainly competed in the American Le Mans Series with BMW Team RLL in the all new BMW Z4 GTE. He and his team mate Bill Auberlen won in only the second race and finished 6th in the Drivers' standings.
In 2014 Martin made his debut in the DTM championship for BMW. He won a race at the Moscow Raceway, the first victory for a Belgian in the DTM.[2][3] In 2015, he won another race, this time at the Nürburgring.[4] In 2016, he only managed to finish twice on the podium, and ended the year winless. 2017 was his most successful season yet in the DTM, ending the season with one victory and four podiums.
In 2016 Martin won the Spa 24 Hours together with Alexander Sims and Philipp Eng, driving a BMW M6 GT3.[5] By winning this race, he followed in the footsteps of his father Jean-Michel Martin, who won the race four times, and his uncle Philippe, who won twice alongside Jean-Michel.
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In late 2017 Martin announced he would leave BMW after 5 years as a factory driver. He later announced he would join Aston Martin Racing as a factory driver to race in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship. In September 2020 Martin won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMGTE Pro class together with Alex Lynn and Harry Tincknell for Aston Martin Racing. He took four more podiums during the season and finished runner-up in the Drivers' standings.
While Aston Martin Racing officially ended its factory involvement in the FIA WEC after the 2019-2020 season, Martin was retained as a factory driver to support the customer racing program. However, due to a lack of opportunities in 2021 he raced on Porsche cars on several occasions. In 2022 Martin will race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 from The Heart of Racing Team. This marks his return to a full time program in North America for the first time since 2013. Martin ended up winning two races in the GTD class during the season, one of which was the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen, helping his teammate Roman De Angelis win the title. At the end of the season he and Aston Martin decided to part ways after five seasons.[6]
On October 26, 2022 it was announced that Martin would return to the squad of BMW factory drivers.[7] In 2023 Martin will mainly compete in the GT World Challenge Europe series partnering MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi driving a BMW M4 GT3 for Team WRT. Beside his GT program Martin will also be involved in WRT's testing program of the BMW M Hybrid V8. On July 16 he and Rossi won the second sprint race at the Misano circuit which marked Rossi's maiden win in the championship.[8]
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford GT1 | ABU QR 6 |
ABU CR 13 |
SIL QR 19 |
SIL CR 8 |
BRN QR 16 |
BRN CR Ret |
PRI QR 20 |
PRI CR 4 |
SPA QR 9 |
SPA CR Ret |
NÜR QR Ret |
NÜR CR 11 |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR 5 |
NAV QR 3 |
NAV CR 5 |
INT QR 11 |
INT CR 5 |
SAN QR 3 |
SAN CR Ret |
14th | 54 |
| 2011 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford GT1 | ABU QR 1 |
ABU CR 8 |
ZOL QR 5 |
ZOL CR 8 |
ALG QR 6 |
ALG CR Ret |
SAC QR 1 |
SAC CR Ret |
SIL QR NC |
SIL CR Ret |
NAV QR 3 |
NAV CR 4 |
PRI QR 5 |
PRI CR 6 |
ORD QR 1 |
ORD CR 1 |
BEI QR Ret |
BEI CR 4 |
SAN QR 15 |
SAN CR 11 |
6th | 98 |
| 2012 | Valmon Racing Team Russia | Aston Martin DBRS9 | NOG QR 16 |
NOG CR 12 |
ZOL QR 9 |
ZOL CR 12 |
NAV QR 14 |
NAV QR Ret |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
MOS QR |
MOS CR |
NUR QR |
NUR CR |
DON QR |
DON CR |
28th | 0 |
‡ As Martin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BMW Sports Trophy Team Brasil | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR 2 |
NOG CR 1 |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
MOS QR |
MOS CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
MIS QR |
MIS CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
14th | 31 |
| 2016 | Boutsen Ginion | BMW M6 GT3 | Pro-Am | MIS QR 25 |
MIS CR 25 |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
6th | 21 | ||||||||||
| Rowe Racing | Pro | NÜR QR 9 |
NÜR CR 8 |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
CAT QR |
CAT CR |
26th | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 2 |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 1 |
HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 7 |
VAL 1 8 |
VAL 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 7 |
5th | 50 | ||||
| 2024 | BMW M Team WRT | BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 25 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
8th | 27 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kronos Racing Marc VDS Racing Team |
Vanina Ickx Bas Leinders |
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | LMP1 | 328 | 7th | 7th |
| 2012 |  OAK Racing |
 David Heinemeier Hansson Bas Leinders |
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 14th | 7th |
| 2013 | Thiriet by TDS Racing |
Pierre Thiriet Ludovic Badey |
Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 310 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 |  Aston Martin Racing |
Alex Lynn Jonathan Adam |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
327 | 37th | 13th |
| 2019 | Aston Martin Racing |
Alex Lynn Jonathan Adam |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
325 | 44th | 12th |
| 2020 | Aston Martin Racing |
Alex Lynn Harry Tincknell |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
346 | 20th | 1st |
| 2021 |  Hub Auto Racing |
 Álvaro Parente Dries Vanthoor |
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro |
227 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 |  DKR Engineering |
Tom van Rompuy Ugo de Wilde |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 311 | 32nd | 15th |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | 3rd | ||||||
| 2024 | Team WRT |
 Ahmad Al Harthy Valentino Rossi |
BMW M4 GT3 | LMGT3 | 109 | DNF | DNF |
(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 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 20 |
OSC 14 |
HUN 6 |
NOR 17 |
MSC 1 |
SPL 15 |
NÜR 7 |
LAU 14 |
ZAN 6 |
HOC Ret |
7th | 47 | ||||||||
| 2015 | BMW Team RMG | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 14 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 8 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 10 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 17 |
SPL 1 14 |
SPL 2 19 |
MSC 1 18 |
MSC 2 4 |
OSC 1 11 |
OSC 2 9 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 13 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 6 |
7th | 94 |
| 2016 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 3 |
SPL 1 6 |
SPL 2 5 |
LAU 1 9 |
LAU 2 13 |
NOR 1 6 |
NOR 2 3 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
MSC 1 6 |
MSC 2 17 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 10 |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 7 |
HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 6 |
8th | 90 |
| 2017 | BMW Team RBM | BMW M4 DTM | HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 8 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 3 |
NOR 1 2 |
NOR 2 1 |
MSC 1 16 |
MSC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 6 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 11 |
SPL 1 6 |
SPL 2 11 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 6 |
8th | 132 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SPA 6 |
LMS 13 |
SIL 4 |
FUJ 9 |
SHA 4 |
SEB 8 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 14 |
8th | 66 |
| 2019–20 | Aston Martin Racing | LMGTE Pro | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | SIL 3 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 4 |
BHR 3 |
COA 4 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 1 |
BHR 4 |
2nd | 160 |
| 2024 | Team WRT | LMGT3 | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 | QAT 4 |
IMO 2 |
SPA Ret |
LMS Ret |
SÃO 5 |
COA NC |
FUJ 3 |
BHR 14 |
6th | 61 |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Turner Motorsport |
Billy Johnson Paul Dalla Lana Boris Said Bill Auberlen |
BMW M3 | GT | 631 | 28th | 18th |
| Bill Auberlen Michael Marsal Andy Priaulx Gunter Schaldach |
- | DNS | DNS | ||||
| 2014 | BMW Team RLL |
Joey Hand Andy Priaulx Bill Auberlen |
BMW Z4 GTE | GTLM | 679 | 7th | 2nd |
| 2016 | Turner Motorsport |
Michael Marsal Markus Palttala Jesse Krohn |
BMW M6 GT3 | GTD | 701 | 19th | 5th |
| 2017 | Turner Motorsport |
Justin Marks Jens Klingmann Jesse Krohn |
BMW M6 GT3 | GTD | 628 | 25th | 8th |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team |
Ross Gunn Alex Riberas |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GTD Pro | 103 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Paul Miller Racing |
Corey Lewis Bryan Sellers Madison Snow |
BMW M4 GT3 | GTD | 726 | 28th | 8th |
| 2024 | BMW M Team RLL |
Connor De Phillippi René Rast Nick Yelloly |
BMW M Hybrid V8 | GTP | 778 | 7th | 7th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
IND |
ELK |
VIR |
COA |
PET |
28th | 33 | |
| 2016 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 5 |
SEB |
LGA |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
AUS |
PET |
43rd | 27 | |
| 2017 | Turner Motorsport | GTD | BMW M6 GT3 | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 8 |
SEB |
LBH |
AUS |
DET |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
LGA |
ATL |
63rd | 23 |
| 2022 | Heart of Racing Team | GTD Pro | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 13 |
SEB 11 |
22nd | 436 | ||||||||||
| GTD | LBH 12 |
LGA 7 |
MDO 8 |
DET | WGL 1 |
MOS 1 |
LIM 2 |
ELK 6 |
VIR 2 |
PET 7 |
11th | 2137 | ||||||
| 2023 | Paul Miller Racing | GTD | BMW M4 GT3 | BMW S58B30T0 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 | DAY 8 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 55th | 252 | |
| 2024 | BMW M Team RLL | GTP | BMW M Hybrid V8 | BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 7 |
SEB 4 |
LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET 10 |
20th | 810 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | KFC VR46 with Team WRT |
 Sean Gelael Valentino Rossi Tim Whale Max Hesse |
BMW M4 GT3 | Pro | DUB 3 |
ABU |
MUG |
SPA |
MON |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
BAR |
KUW |
3rd | 3rd |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | VDS Racing Adventures |
Eric De Doncker Stéphane Lémeret Raphaël Van Der Straten |
Ford Mustang FR500 GT3 | 1 | 574 | NC | NC |
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