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🇩🇪 Max Hesse
Racing driver from Germany. GT World Challenge Europe, Team WRT.
Driver facts
Full name
Max Hesse
Born
2001(b. 2001)
Nationality
Germany
Current team
Team WRT
Series
GT World Challenge Europe
Status
Active
Career wins
10
Career podiums
23
Career starts
70
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
5,830
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,830Rank 359 of 40,308 indexed, +547 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Max Hesse is a racing driver from Germany who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Team WRT. Hesse has recorded 10 wins and 23 podiums from 70 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,830 ranks Hesse 359th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P12 | −17 |
| 2026-09-20 | Zandvoort | P4 | +45 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P6 | +32 |
| 2026-08-02 | Magny-Cours | P9 | +2 |
| 2026-07-19 | Misano | P6 | +37 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +178 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2020 | Nürburgring 24 Hours | P1 |
| +150 | Road Atlanta 2025 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +145 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2021 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P1 |
| +144 | Watkins Glen International 2025 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +135 | Daytona International Speedway 2026 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | +244 | 5,830 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Asia | Team Krc | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −12 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Paul Miller Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +154 | ||
| ▸Bathurst 12 Hour | Team KRC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +31 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +77 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | ROWE RACING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +52 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Paul Miller Racing | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +43 | 5,283 |
| ▸24H Series | AlManar Racing by Team WRT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +66 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rowe Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −76 | ||
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rowe Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +50 | 5,251 |
| ▸British GT Championship | RAM Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | −697 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BMW M Team RMG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BMW M Team RMG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +85 | ||
| 2023 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rowe Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +116 | 5,813 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BMW Junior Team | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +252 | ||
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Team WRT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +68 | ||
| ▸24H Series | Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +40 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BMW Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −71 | ||
| 2022 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Rowe Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | +205 | 5,406 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BMW Junior Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +121 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BMW Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −54 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | BMW Junior Team | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | ↑1,970+154 | 5,135 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | BMW Junior Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −69 | ||
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑305+3,740 | 5,090 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +178 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hesse finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,111 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 61% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher MiesFIA Platinum | 5,103 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 53% |
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,358 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37% |
| 🇧🇪 Frédéric VervischFIA Gold | 5,271 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 66% |
| 🇦🇹 Klaus BachlerFIA Platinum | 4,388 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 53% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 5,215 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 47% |
| 🇩🇪 Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 4,963 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 57% |
| 🇩🇪 Fabian SchillerFIA Gold | 4,169 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,585 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 43% |
| 🇫🇷 Thomas NeubauerFIA Gold | 5,339 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 71% |
| 🇳🇱 Max VerstappenFIA Platinum, 4× champion | 8,679 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion | 6,803 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% |
| 🇦🇺 Broc FeeneyFIA Gold, 1× champion | 6,596 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | 🇳🇱 Larry ten Voorde | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,852 |
| 350 | 🇬🇧 Gary Paffett | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,849 |
| 351 | 🇪🇪 Juri Vips | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,845 |
| 352 | 🇦🇺 Will Brown | Supercars Championship | 5,844 |
| 353 | 🇬🇧 Emil Bernstorff | GP2 Series | 5,843 |
| 354 | 🇮🇹 Stefano Modena | Formula 1 | 5,842 |
| 355 | 🇺🇸 Bob Bondurant | Formula 1 | 5,839 |
| 356 | 🇪🇪 Paul Aron | Formula 2 | 5,837 |
| 357 | 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb | Formula 1 | 5,832 |
| 358 | 🇲🇨 Arthur Leclerc | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,831 |
| 359 | 🇩🇪 Max Hesse | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,830 |
| 360 | 🇺🇸 Kaden Honeycutt | NASCAR Truck | 5,829 |
| 361 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Fuoco | Asian Le Mans Series | 5,828 |
| 362 | 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | Formula 1 | 5,828 |
| 363 | 🇿🇦 Jordan Pepper | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,828 |
| 364 | 🇻🇪 Ernesto Viso | GP2 Series | 5,827 |
| 365 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt | Formula 1 | 5,826 |
| 366 | 🇯🇵 Nirei Fukuzumi | Super GT | 5,824 |
| 367 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 368 | 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 369 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
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