Maxime Martin (born 20 March 1986) is a

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professional racing driver and son of four-time

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winner

Jean-Michel Martin Jean-Michel Martin (born 19 June 1953) is a Belgian racing driver. He won the 24 Hours of Spa four times, including twice with his younger brother Philippe in 1979 and 1980. His son Maxime also won the race in 2016. He was on the winning team of ...

. He currently is an

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driver for which he competed in the

FIA World Endurance Championship The FIA World Endurance Championship is an auto racing world championship organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The series supersedes the ACO's former Intercont ...

between 2018 and 2020. Martin had been a BMW factory driver since 2013, racing full-time in the

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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

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, Martin finished fourth in 2006 in the

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1.6 Belgium series. In 2007 he began racing in the

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, 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 The Renault Clio Cup Series is a one-make racing series created and managed by Alpine Racing (until 2020 known as Renault Sport). The championship was born after merge the 4 active Renault Clio national cups at that moment plus the Clio Cup E ...

title. In 2009 he raced mainly in the

FIA GT3 European Championship The FIA GT3 European Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It was a championship derived from the international FIA ...

for AutoGT Racing in a

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, winning at

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. For 2010 Martin began racing in the new

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for the

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in a

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. Along with teammate

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he scored two podium finishes and ended the season 14th in the standings. In 2011, Martin teamed with

Frédéric Makowiecki Frédéric Makowiecki (born 22 November 1980) is a French professional racing driver, currently competing as a factory driver for Porsche Motorsport in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTLM class. Career After competing in karting, Arra ...

to win 4 races, including both rounds at

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. Between 2011 and 2013 Martin raced in the

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mainly driving a

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also for the

. His best result came in 2012, where he finished runner-up together with his teammates

and

Markus Palttala Markus Palttala (born 16 August 1977 in Nakkila) is a Finnish racing driver. After racing in karts, Palttala began racing cars in the Finnish Touring Car Championship in 1998. He competed in the 2001 European Super Production Championship, dri ...

. In 2013 Martin also competed in the

with BMW Team RLL in the all new

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. He and his team mate

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won in only the second race and finished 6th in the Drivers' standings. 2014 DTM HockenheimringII Maxime Martin by 2eight DSC6714

In 2014 Martin made his debut in the DTM championship for BMW. He won a race at the

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, the first victory for a

in the DTM. In 2015, he won another race, this time at the

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. 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

together with Alexander Sims and

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, driving a

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. By winning this race, he followed in the footsteps of his father

, who won the race four times, and his uncle Philippe, who won twice alongside Jean-Michel. Aston Martin Racing (43212381105)

In late 2017 Martin announced he would leave BMW after 5 years as a factory driver. He later announced he would join

as a factory driver to race in the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship. In September 2020 Martin won the

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in the LMGTE Pro class together with

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and

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for

. 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

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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

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on an

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from The Heart of Racing Team. This marks his return to a full time program in North America for the first time since 2013. Martin ended up winning two races in the GTD class during the season, one of which was the

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, helping his teammate

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win the title. At the end of the season he and Aston Martin decided to part ways after five seasons.

Racing record

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete FIA GT Series results

^‡ As Martin was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(

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

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(

) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

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