Quick Facts
Biography
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 DTM for BMW Team RMG. Martin has 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. 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.
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. In 2015, he won another race, this time at the Nürburgring.
In 2016 Martin won the Spa 24 Hours, also for BMW. By winning this race, he followed in the footsteps of his father Jean-Michel Martin, who won the race four times.
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
Complete DTM 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 |