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 | 2 July 1997 Oberstdorf, Germany |
| FIA Formula E Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | BMW i Andretti Motorsport |
| Car number | 28 |
| Former teams | GEOX Dragon |
| Starts | 21 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2019–20 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2015–17 2013–14 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
- 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.
- Smith, Topher (16 October 2018). "Mahindra Racing announces d'Ambrosio and Wehrlein". e-racing.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Hilda, Noor Amylia (12 November 2018). "Günther to partner López at Dragon Racing". e-racing.net. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- Smith, Topher (23 November 2019). "Günther loses maiden podium following safety car infringement". Downforce Radio. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Smith, Topher (18 January 2020). "Günther fights his way to maiden victory in Santiago thriller". Downforce Radio. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "MaxG". Max Günther official website (in German).
External links
- Official website
- Maximilian Günther career summary at DriverDB.com
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