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Date of Birth > 02/07/1997
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Team> DS PENSKY

Maximilian dominated the racetracks from a young age. He became vice champion in Formula BMW and scored numerous victories and podium finishes in the ADAC Formel Masters which resulted in two runner up finishes in the Championship. In addition he was an important part of Germany’s most notable junior program, the Deutsche Post Speed Academy, which he won twice.
With the support of Mercedes-Benz, Maximilian entered the world’s most competitive junior formula series in 2015 and his victory at the Norisring proved that he was already an impressive talent in his rookie year in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Four race wins and the runner up position in the overall standings of 2016 confirmed his continuing development. In 2017 Maximilian was in a close championship battle, resulting in third overall place and victory at the prestigious Grand Prix de Pau. With 5 wins, 16 podium appearances and 27 top ten finishes, Günther made a significant contribution to Prema winning the team championship. In this season he ranked as the most successful driver to have contested the series in a car powered by a Mercedes-Benz engine.
Furthermore he was the test- and reserve driver of the Mercedes AMG DTM Team and completed successful testings. Since 2016 Maximilian was working as the simulator and development driver of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team. Here he was an essential part in the development and setup work of the two world championship winning cars, the W07 and W08.
In 2018 he started in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the direct substructure of the Formula 1. At the opening round in Bahrain he finished second and won the British GP at Silverstone halfway through the season. Parallel to that Maximilian acted as the test- and reserve driver of the Dragon Formula E Team of Jay Penske and absolved most of the testing work of the new Gen2 Penske EV-3.
For the 2019 season he got the race seat in the Dragon Formula E Team and completed his first season as a professional racing driver. He achieved two 5th place finishes and scored 20 of the 23 overall points of the entire team.

In 2020 he moved into the BMW i Andretti Motorsport factory team. He scored two race victories in Santiago de Chile and Berlin and another second place finish at Marrakesh. With 22 years of age he became the youngest ever Formula E race winner of the history and finished the season in 9th position.

In 2021 he won the New York City E-Prix and reached the Superpole 7 times

CAREER

2023/2024 P7 in overall standings. Racing for Maserati Racing

2022/2023 P8 in overall standings. Racing for Maserati Racing.

2022 FIA Formula E World Championship
Nissan e.dams Formula E driver

2021 FIA Formula E World Championship
BMW i Andretti Motorsport Formula E driver
Winner E-Prix New York City/USA

2020 FIA Formula E Championship
BMW i Andretti Motorsport Formula E driver
Winner E-Prix Santiago/Chile
Winner E-Prix Berlin/Germany
Second place E-Prix Marrakesh/Morocco

2019 FIA Formula E Championship
Dragon Formula E driver
5th place E-Prix Paris/France
5th place E-Prix Bern/Switzerland

2018 FIA F2 Championship
Winner Grand Prix of Silverstone/UK
Second place Grand Prix of Manama/Bahrain
Dragon Formula E test- and reserve driver

2017 FIA F3 European Championship – _Third place
Winner of the Grand Prix de Pau
FIA F3 World Championship Macau GP – _5th place
Mercedes AMG DTM test- and reserve driver
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 development and simulator driver

2016 FIA F3 European Championship – _Vice champion
ADAC Junior Motorsport Man of the Year (Germany)
Motorsport Talent of the Year (Germany)
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 development and simulator driver

2015 FIA F3 European Championship
Second place at Grand Prix de Pau
Second place overall at Deutsche Post Speed Academy

2014 ADAC Formel Masters – _Vice champion
Motorsport Talent of the Year (Germany)

2013 ADAC Formel Masters – _Vice champion

2012 ADAC Stiftung Sport