Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 19 March 1994) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the

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for Garage 59. He is a

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factory driver. Kirchhöfer achieved successes on the junior formula ladder, winning the 2012 ADAC Formel Masters and 2013 German Formula Three titles, before entering GT racing in 2017. He is the winner of the

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with AWA.

Career

Karting

Born in

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, Kirchhöfer began

karting Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...

in 1999 and mainly raced in Germany, working his way up from the junior ranks (Bambini-B) to the KF2 category by 2010. In 2011, he won the German Kart Championship (

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), winning all five final races. Marvin Kirchhoefer 2012 Lotus

ADAC Formel Masters - 2012

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saw his debut in the

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championship with Lotus. He was able to win the first race in

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and scored two wins from pole position at the following race weekend in

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. He finished the season with a perfect round at the Hockenheim with 2 poles, 3 fastest laps and 3 wins in the 3 races. He won the championship in his debut year with 9 wins and 329 points.

German Formula 3 - 2013

In 2013 Kirchhöfer debuted in the German Formula 3 Championship. He dominated the series, taking 25 podiums in 26 races, including 13 wins. He finished on 511 points with second place, team-mate

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, on less than 350. His only non podium finish was a 4th place in the 2nd race of the year. He also set the fastest race lap in 17 of the races. His team Lotus won the team's championship while Kirchhöfer won the rookie cup with only 4 races not finishing as the best rookie.

GP3 Series

In 2014, Kirchhöfer debuted in

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with

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. In his first season, he finished third in the standings with one win. He remained with the team for 2015, again finishing third place, and accumulated six wins and fifteen podiums over his time in the series.

GP2 Series

In March 2016, it was announced Kirchhöfer would graduate to GP2 with Carlin.

McLaren factory driver

In 2023, Kirchhöfer embarked on a full-season campaign in the

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, joining Danish drivers

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and

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in Garage 59's Pro class entry.

Goodwood Festival of Speed

In July 2023, the McLaren Solus GT made its dynamic debut at the 30th

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. During the timed shootout, Kirchhöfer set the fastest time in the Solus GT, finishing the hillclimb in 45.34 seconds. This made him the first German driver to win the shootout since

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in 1999.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

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

Complete German Formula Three Championship results

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

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

^* Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Complete British GT Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Kirchhöfer was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

References

External links

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