Maximilian Günther

Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a German racing driver currently competing in Formula E for BMW i Andretti Motorsport. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with Arden and for Dragon Racing in Formula E. He achieved his first win in Formula E at the 2020 Santiago E-Prix.

Maximilian Günther
Maximilian Günther celebrating winning the 2020 Santiago ePrix
Nationality German
Born (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997
Oberstdorf, Germany
FIA Formula E Championship career
Debut season2018–19
Current teamBMW i Andretti Motorsport
Car number28
Former teamsGEOX Dragon
Starts21
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2019–20
Previous series
2018
201517
201314
2011
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
ADAC Formel Masters
Formula BMW

Career

Born in Oberstdorf, Günther began his racing career in karting 2007. He remained in karting until 2010. In 2011, Günther competed in open-wheel racing, in Formula BMW Talent Cup. In 2013, Günther competed in ADAC Formel Masters from ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V., he ended the season second. In 2014, he also finished second. In 2015, Günther débuted in the European Formula 3 with kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Günther made his Formula 2 debut in 2018 with Arden.,[1] partnering Nirei Fukuzumi, who graduated from GP3. He scored his maiden podium in only his second race and went on to claim his first F2 victory in the Silverstone sprint race. For the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, he was replaced by Red Bull junior driver Dan Ticktum.

FIA Formula E Championship

Günther joined the Dragon Racing team as test and reserve driver, participating in the Marrakesh rookie test in 2018 and pre-season testing for season five. After Jerome d'Ambrosio departed to move to Mahindra Racing,[2] Günther was promoted to a race seat and made his debut in the Ad Diriyah E-Prix in December 2018.[3]

After finishing his rookie season 17th in the standings with a best race finish of fifth in Paris and Bern, he was signed to race for BMW i Andretti Motorsport after Antonio Felix da Costa moved to reigning champion team DS Techeetah. The second race of the season in Diriyah saw Günther take a maiden podium in second place behind teammate Alexander Sims, but was demoted to 11th after passing Lucas di Grassi under safety car conditions.[4]

At the next race in Santiago, Günther claimed his maiden Formula E victory after a last lap pass on da Costa.[5]

Personal life

Günther currently resides in Monaco. He holds dual German and Austrian nationality. In addition to his native German, Günther also speaks English, French, and Spanish.[6]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup ? 16 0 ? ? ? ? 2nd
2013 ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 24 2 8 2 11 240 2nd
2014 ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. 24 4 5 4 10 262 2nd
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 27 1 0 0 2 150 8th
Prema Powerteam 3 0 0 0 0
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 4 7 4 13 320 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 5 3 2 16 383 3rd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship BWT Arden 22 1 0 0 2 41 14th
2018–19 Formula E GEOX Dragon 10 0 0 0 0 20 17th
2019-20 Formula E BMW i Andretti Motorsport 11 2 0 0 3 69 9th
2020-21 Formula E BMW i Andretti Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL
1

9
SIL
2

12
SIL
3

21
HOC
1

5
HOC
2

4
HOC
3

5
PAU
1

4
PAU
2

18
PAU
3

2
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

10
SPA
1

13
SPA
2

7
SPA
3

8
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

1
NOR
3

Ret
ZAN
1

29
ZAN
2

7
ZAN
3

12
RBR
1

20
RBR
2

14
RBR
3

19
ALG
1

14
ALG
2

14
ALG
3

Ret
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
8th 150
Prema Powerteam HOC
1

4
HOC
2

4
HOC
3

6
2016 Prema Powerteam Mercedes LEC
1

5
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

1
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

1
HUN
3

Ret
PAU
1

3
PAU
2

14
PAU
3

13
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

6
RBR
3

3
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

3
NOR
3

5
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

2
ZAN
3

1
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

7
SPA
3

6
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

2
NÜR
3

1
IMO
1

12
IMO
2

Ret
IMO
3

12
HOC
1

2
HOC
2

8
HOC
3

9
2nd 320
2017 Prema Powerteam Mercedes SIL
1

3
SIL
2

4
SIL
3

4
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

4
MNZ
3

3
PAU
1

3
PAU
2

1
PAU
3

1
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

6
HUN
3

6
NOR
1

1
NOR
2

3
NOR
3

2
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

3
SPA
3

Ret
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

7
ZAN
3

3
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

13
NÜR
3

7
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

7
RBR
3

5
HOC
1

10
HOC
2

2
HOC
3

1
3rd 383

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2018 BWT Arden BHR
FEA

8
BHR
SPR

2
BAK
FEA

Ret
BAK
SPR

15†
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

12
MON
FEA

11
MON
SPR

6
LEC
FEA

12
LEC
SPR

11
RBR
FEA

15
RBR
SPR

12
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

1
HUN
FEA

16
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

9
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

12
MNZ
SPR

16
SOC
FEA

16†
SOC
SPR

10
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
14th 41

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos Points
2018–19 GEOX Dragon Spark SRT05e Penske EV-3 ADR
15
MRK
12
SCL
Ret
MEX HKG SYX RME
19†
PAR
5
MCO
Ret
BER
14
BRN
5
NYC
Ret
NYC
19
17th 20
2019–20 BMW i Andretti Motorsport Spark SRT05e BMW iFE.20 DIR
18
DIR
11
SCL
1
MEX
11
MRK
2
BER
DSQ
BER
Ret
BER
1
BER
Ret
BER
Ret
BER
12
9th 69

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

  1. Kalinauckas, Alex (13 February 2018). "Mercedes DTM junior Gunther seals 2018 F2 graduation with Arden". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. Smith, Topher (16 October 2018). "Mahindra Racing announces d'Ambrosio and Wehrlein". e-racing.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. Hilda, Noor Amylia (12 November 2018). "Günther to partner López at Dragon Racing". e-racing.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. Smith, Topher (23 November 2019). "Günther loses maiden podium following safety car infringement". Downforce Radio. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. Smith, Topher (18 January 2020). "Günther fights his way to maiden victory in Santiago thriller". Downforce Radio. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "MaxG". Max Günther official website (in German).
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