Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a German-Austrian racing driver currently competing in Formula E for DS Penske. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with BWT Arden and for Dragon Racing, BMW i Andretti, Nissan e.dams and Maserati MSG Racing. in Formula E. He achieved his first win in Formula E at the 2020 Santiago ePrix.
| Maximilian Günther | |
|---|---|
 Günther in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 2 July 1997 Oberstdorf, Germany |
| FIA Formula E Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | DS Penske |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 7 |
| Former teams | GEOX Dragon, BMW i Andretti, Nissan e.dams, Maserati |
| Starts | 72 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2022–23 |
| Finished last season | 8th (73 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2015–17 2013–14 2011 | FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 European Championship ADAC Formel Masters Formula BMW |
Junior racing career
editBorn in Oberstdorf, Günther began his racing career in karting in 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
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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.
Formula E
editDragon (2018–2019)
edit2018–19 season
editGünther 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] He was replaced by Felipe Nasr after the Santiago ePrix.[4] However, Günther returned to the team for the Rome ePrix, and he completed the season with the team.[5] He scored his first points in Formula E with a 5th-place finish at the Paris ePrix.[6] He finished 5th again at the Swiss ePrix, meaning that he finished his rookie season 17th in the Drivers' Championship.[7]
BMW i Andretti Motorsport (2019–2021)
edit2019–20 season
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For the 2019–20 season, Günther was signed to race for BMW i Andretti Motorsport after Antonio Felix da Costa moved to reigning champion team DS Techeetah.[8] 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.[9] At the next race in Santiago, Günther claimed his maiden Formula E victory after a last lap pass on da Costa.[10] He finished second at the Marrakesh ePrix after starting second on the grid.[11] He won his home race at the Berlin ePrix after starting second.[12] He finished the season with three points finishes, all of which were podium finishes.
2020–21 season
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Günther was retained by BMW for the following season.[13] He won the New York City ePrix, taking advantage of a collision between Jean-Éric Vergne and Nick Cassidy.[14]
Nissan e.dams (2022)
edit2021–22 season
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Günther moved to Nissan e.dams for the 2021–22 season.[15] His first points for the team at the Mexico City ePrix would prove to be a red herring, as the German struggled to finish close to teammate Sébastien Buemi throughout the races.[16] The second and final top-ten finish of his campaign would come at the London ePrix, during a weekend where a collision with Nick Cassidy earned Günther critical comments from the New Zealander.[17] Günther ended the season 19th in the standings, having scored just six points.[18]
Maserati MSG Racing (2023–2024)
edit2022–23 season
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Günther switched to Maserati MSG Racing for the 2022–23 season, partnering Edoardo Mortara in a seat vacated by Nyck de Vries' decision to switch to the AlphaTauri team in F1.[19][20] His campaign started out disappointingly, as an eleventh place in Mexico City was followed by a crash in qualifying for the first race in Diriyah, after which the car could not be repaired in time for the race.[21] Günther failed to score points until the Berlin ePrix, where a last-corner overtake on Sébastien Buemi earned him a place on the rostrum.[22] He finished sixth the following day, having started from 21st, before retiring at Monaco as a result of a collision with Dan Ticktum.[23][24] In Jakarta, the German experienced his best Formula E weekend to date, scoring pole for both races, finishing third on Saturday ahead of a dominant win on Sunday, Maserati's first in single-seater competition since the 1957 German Grand Prix.[25][26] He took one further podium in Rome and ended the year seventh in the championship.[27]
2023–24 season
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Günther remained with Maserati MSG Racing for the 2023–24 season alongside a new teammate, Formula 2 driver Jehan Daruvala who replaces Edoardo Mortara who went over to Mahindra.[28] He scored a victory at the 2024 Tokyo ePrix.
After two successful seasons with the team, Günther departed Maserati at the end of the season.[29]
DS Penske (2024–)
edit2024–25 season
editGünther would move to DS Penske for the 2024–25 season, partnering Jean-Éric Vergne and replacing Maserati-bound Stoffel Vandoorne.[30]
FIA World Endurance Championship
editIn 2022 Günther drove an endurance racing car for the first time, driving the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar during the post-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit.[31]
Personal life
editGünther currently resides in Monaco. He holds dual German and Austrian nationality. In addition to his native German, Günther also speaks English, French, and Spanish.[32]
Racing record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Southern German ADAC Kart Cup — Bambini A | Ebert Motorsport | 2nd |
| ADAC Kart Masters — Bambini A | 2nd | ||
| 2008 | ADAC Kart Masters — Bambini A | Ebert Motorsport | 7th |
| 2009 | ADAC Kart Masters — Bambini A | Valier Racing | 11th |
| 2010 | ADAC Kart Masters — KF3 | 1st | |
| Werner-Grossevollmer-Memory-Throphy | RS Motorsport | 10th | |
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 6th | ||
| Monaco Kart Cup — KF3 | 16th |
Racing career summary
editComplete ADAC Formel Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | OSC 1 5 |
OSC 2 3 |
OSC 3 5 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 6 |
SAC 1 2 |
SAC 2 16 |
SAC 3 13 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 2 |
NÜR 3 4 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 3 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 1 |
LAU 3 7 |
SVK 1 Ret |
SVK 2 Ret |
SVK 3 7 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 9 |
2nd | 240 |
| 2014 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 1 |
OSC 3 8 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 1 |
ZAN 3 10 |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 2 |
LAU 3 5 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 4 |
SVK 1 Ret |
SVK 2 4 |
SVK 3 7 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 3 |
NÜR 3 3 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 8 |
SAC 3 1 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 9 |
2nd | 262 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
edit(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 Macau Grand Prix results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Prema Powerteam
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Dallara F312 | 7th | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Prema Powerteam
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Dallara F317 | 4th | 4th | 5th |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(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
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Felipe Nasr replaces Gunther at Geox Dragon ahead of Mexico". FIA Formula E (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Maximilian Gunther returns to FE to replace Nasr at Dragon in Rome". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Administrator, admin (27 April 2019). "Top 5 finish and ten points for Maximilian Günther at the ABB FIA Formula E in Paris after another strong performance". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Administrator, admin (24 June 2019). "Top-5-finish for Maximilian Günther at the ABB FIA Formula E in Bern after a strong performance". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Administrator, admin (9 September 2019). "Maximilian Günther to race with BMW i Andretti Motorsport in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship as a factory driver". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Administrator, admin (29 February 2020). "Second place for Maximilian Günther at the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Marrakesh". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Administrator, admin (8 August 2020). "Victory for Maximilian Günther at his home race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Berlin". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Günther to remain with BMW i Andretti Motorsport for Season 7". Motorsport Week. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Administrator, admin (11 July 2021). "First win of the season for Maximilian Günther in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in New York City". Max Günther. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Guenther joins Nissan e.dams for 2022 FE season". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Double top 10 finish for Nissan e.dams in Mexico City". Official Global Newsroom. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Cassidy furious with "Mr Desperados" Gunther's London Formula E contact". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Every full-time 2022 Formula E driver ranked". The Race. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Maserati MSG Racing confirms Mortara and Guenther for Season 9". www.fiaformulae.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Guenther gets Maserati Formula E seat that was for De Vries". The Race. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Quali shunts put paid to Maserati qualifying and Guenther's race". The Official Home of Formula E. Retrieved 28 January 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Formel E Berlin 1: Günther bei Jaguar-Doppelsieg auf dem Podium". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Formel E: Nick Cassidy gewinnt Berlin-Rennen am Sonntag, Protestaktion verzögert Start - e-Formel.de". e-formel.de. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Ticktum vs Guenther in Monaco Formula E's messiest incident". The Race. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Lienert. "Allgäuer Maximilian Günther ist der Formel-E-König von Jakarta". Allgäuer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Max Gunther cherishing Jakarta E-Prix win ahead of Portland race". Arab News. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Gunther's fine form continues with home podium for Maserati". Motorsport Week. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Maserati MSG Racing Sign Jehan Daruvala Alongside Maximilian Guenther". The Official Home of Formula E. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Daruvala and Guenther to depart Maserati MSG Racing". The Official Home of Formula E. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Guenther to drive for DS PENSKE in Formula E 2024/25". The Official Home of Formula E. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (4 November 2022). "Vandoorne, Gunther to drive Peugeot hypercar in Bahrain test". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "MaxG". Max Günther official website (in German).
External links
edit- Official website
- Maximilian Günther career summary at DriverDB.com