Maxime Martin
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 competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Aston Martin Racing. 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.
| Maxime Martin | |||||||||||
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| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgian | ||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1986 Uccle, Belgium | ||||||||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |||||||||||
| Debut season | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Current team | Aston Martin Racing | ||||||||||
| Former teams | TDS Racing | ||||||||||
| Starts | 17 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | ||||||||||
| Poles | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 | Clio Cup France | ||||||||||
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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 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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 Dutch). Retrieved 2016-08-04.
External links
- Official website
- Maxime Martin career summary at DriverDB.com