Maxime Martin
Maxime Martin | |||||||||||
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Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||
Born | Uccle, Belgium | 20 March 1986||||||||||
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||
Debut season | 2013 | ||||||||||
Current team | Hub Auto Racing | ||||||||||
Former teams | TDS Racing, Aston Martin Racing | ||||||||||
Starts | 18 | ||||||||||
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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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 an Aston Martin Racing driver for which he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship between 2018 and 2020. Martin had been a BMW factory driver since 2013, racing full-time in the American Le Mans Series for BMW Team RLL that season, 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.
Career[]
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. In 2013 Martin also 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.
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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.
Racing record[]
Complete GT1 World Championship results[]
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 |
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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 |
28th | 0 |
Complete FIA GT Series results[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
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2013 | Marc VDS Racing Team | BMW Z4 GT3 | Pro | NOG QR |
NOG CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
SVK QR |
SVK CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
BAK QR 5 |
BAK CR Ret |
NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ As Martin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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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 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2011 | ![]() ![]() |
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Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 | LMP1 | 328 | 7th | 7th |
2012 | ![]() |
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Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 14th | 7th |
2013 | ![]() |
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Oreca 03-Nissan | LMP2 | 310 | DNF | DNF |
2018 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
327 | 37th | 13th |
2019 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
325 | 44th | 12th |
2020 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage AMR | GTE Pro |
346 | 20th | 1st |
2021 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Pro |
227 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]
(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 |
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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 |
Complete British GT Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2018 | Jetstream Motorsport AMR | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 8 |
ROC 1 5 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 9 |
SIL 1 13 |
SPA 1 1 |
BRH 1 Ret |
DON 1 11 |
7th | 77.5 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(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 |
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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 |
Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results[]
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2013 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 | GT | 631 | 28th | 18th |
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2014 | ![]() |
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BMW Z4 GTE | GTLM | 679 | 7th | 2nd |
2016 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | GTD | 701 | 19th | 5th |
2017 | ![]() |
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BMW M6 GT3 | GTD | 628 | 25th | 8th |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2022 | Heart of Racing Team | GTP | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | DAY 13 |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
-* | 0* |
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maxime Martin. |
- ^ "Maxime Martin". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Martin proud of first Belgian win". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Leeuwen, Andrew van. "Moscow DTM: Maxime Martin converts pole to first series win". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Adam, Mitchell. "DTM Nurburgring: BMW's Martin wins after clash with Wehrlein". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ "Maxime Martin wint spectaculaire 24 Uur van Spa met BMW - AutoWereld". www.autowereld.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2016-08-04.
External links[]
- Official website
- Maxime Martin career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Uccle
- Belgian racing drivers
- French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- FIA GT Championship drivers
- Eurocup Mégane Trophy drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- British GT Championship drivers