Maximilian Götz is a racing driver from Germany who competes in GT World Challenge Europe for Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed. Götz is a two-time champion (2021, 2025), with 7 wins and 32 podiums from 141 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,422 ranks Götz 685th of 38,983 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.
| 2026-04-11 | 6 Hours of Paul Ricard | P7 | +58 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +164 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2017 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P2 |
| +155 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P4 |
| +154 | Nürburgring Nordschleife 2016 | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | P3 |
| +149 | DEKRA Lausitzring Grand Prix 2021 | DTM | P1 |
| +144 | Monza 2021 | DTM | P2 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +58 | 5,422 |
| 2025 | ▸British GT Championship | 2 Seas Motorsport | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | −290 | 5,364 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Boutsen VDS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | −42 | ||
| ▸Bathurst 12 Hour | Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −6 | ||
| 2024 | ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Boutsen VDS | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P6 | +322 | 5,702 |
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team Bilstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +21 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +72 | ||
| 2023 | ▸ADAC GT Masters | Haupt Racing Team | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P9 | −347 | 5,287 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Mercedes-AMG Team Akkodis ASP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P35 | +68 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −106 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge America | Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +65 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +85 | ||
| 2022 | ▸DTM | Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −406 | 5,523 |
| ▸ADAC GT Masters | Madpanda Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −346 | ||
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +71 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +73 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P29 | −96 | ||
| 2021 | ▸DTM | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +1,229 | 6,227 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Hub Auto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P42 | −193 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +116 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | +4 | ||
| 2020 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +219 | 5,445 |
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −93 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | GetSpeed Performance Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +194 | 5,052 |
| ▸GT World Challenge Europe | Mercedes-AMG Team GruppeM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +92 | ||
| ▸Nürburgring 24 Hours | Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −57 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | Mercedes - AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +226 | 4,731 |
| 2017 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HARIBO Racing Team Mercedes - AMG Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +28 | 4,580 |
| 2016 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | HARIBO Racing Team - AMG Mercedes-AMG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +309 | 4,624 |
| 2013 | ▸Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | GT Corse | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −376 | 4,151 |
| 2008 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | RC Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −101 | 4,527 |
| 2007 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | R.C. Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −48 | 4,628 |
| 2005 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | ASM Formule 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +45 | 4,676 |
| 2004 | ▸Formula 3 Euro Series | Kolles | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P17 | +3,281 | 4,631 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Maro EngelFIA Platinum | 6,385 | 54 | 19 | 35 | 35% |
| 🇦🇹 Lucas AuerFIA Platinum | 5,443 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 47% |
| 🇿🇦 Sheldon van der LindeFIA Platinum | 5,889 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 47% |
| 🇩🇪 Sven MüllerFIA Gold | 5,352 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 49% |
| 🇦🇹 Kelvin Van der LindeFIA Platinum | 5,636 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 46% |
| 🇩🇪 Marco WittmannFIA Platinum | 5,739 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 38% |
| 🇫🇷 Franck PereraFIA Platinum | 4,982 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 33% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca StolzFIA Platinum | 5,443 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 45% |
| 🇨🇭 Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,257 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 50% |
| 🇨🇭 Ricardo FellerFIA Platinum | 4,867 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 55% |
| 🇬🇧 Lewis HamiltonFIA Platinum, 9× champion | 8,638 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 9% |
| 🇩🇪 Nico RosbergFIA Platinum, 2× champion | 7,900 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15% |
| 🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum | 7,300 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 675 | 🇧🇷 Tarso Marques | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,434 |
| 676 | 🇧🇷 Airton Daré | IndyCar | 5,432 |
| 677 | 🇺🇸 Regan Smith | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,432 |
| 678 | 🇮🇹 Giacomo Ricci | GP2 Series | 5,430 |
| 679 | 🇬🇧 Gareth Rees | International Formula 3000 | 5,429 |
| 680 | 🇬🇧 Derek Bell | Formula 1 | 5,426 |
| 681 | 🇧🇷 Luiz Razia | Stock Car Pro Series | 5,426 |
| 682 | 🇯🇵 Nobuharu Matsushita | Super Formula | 5,424 |
| 683 | 🇫🇷 Alain Ferté | 24H Series | 5,422 |
| 684 | 🇮🇹 Luca Badoer | Formula 1 | 5,422 |
| 685 | 🇩🇪 Maximilian Götz | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,422 |
| 686 | 🇫🇷 Patrick Lemarié | International Formula 3000 | 5,421 |
| 687 | 🇩🇪 Manfred Winkelhock | Formula 1 | 5,420 |
| 688 | 🇷🇺 Mikhail Aleshin | GT World Challenge Europe | 5,420 |
| 689 | 🇺🇸 John Lee Paul Jr. | IndyCar | 5,419 |
| 690 | 🇺🇸 Robby Unser | IndyCar | 5,419 |
| 691 | 🇳🇿 Ryan Wood | Supercars Championship | 5,419 |
| 692 | 🇦🇺 Cam Waters | Bathurst 12 Hour | 5,418 |
| 693 | 🇦🇺 James Wharton | Formula 3 | 5,418 |
| 694 | 🇺🇸 Robby McGehee | IndyCar | 5,417 |
| 695 | 🇦🇷 Esteban Guerrieri | TCR World Tour | 5,414 |
Maximilian Götz is an established professional sportscar driver rated 5,556, placing him among the top tier of full-time competitors in GT and endurance racing. His FIA Platinum categorisation reflects a career spent primarily in the world's most demanding shared-driving championships. Across 120 starts spanning from 2004 to the present, he has accumulated six wins and 25 podiums, competing most frequently in GT World Challenge Europe and DTM. His 2021 DTM title, won in three-point contention with Liam Lawson, remains his highest individual achievement in single-seat competition; his 2025 British GT Championship victory in the GT3 class represents his current peak in endurance racing.[1]
Götz's record against his peers reflects a driver who sits firmly in the professional middle, capable on his day but not dominant. In 45 shared races with Lucas Auer, a 2024 GT World Challenge Europe champion, Götz finished ahead 19 times but behind 26. Against Maro Engel, another top-tier Platinum-graded rival, the disparity widened to nine wins versus 27 losses across 36 races. His head-to-head record against Kelvin van der Linde, the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe champion, showed closer parity at 18 finished-ahead against 16 behind. Notably, Götz has occasionally out-raced much stronger drivers; he finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton twice and Sebastian Vettel five times, though these instances were scattered across career encounters rather than sustained patterns. His 2004 to 2008 spell in Formula 3 Euro Series produced just one podium from 39 starts, indicating he established his career primarily through sportscar racing rather than single-seater progression.[2]
Currently active in 2025 and 2026, Götz continues to compete at the sharp end of British GT and other endurance series. His recent success in the British GT Championship, where he has taken two wins from nine starts this season, shows he remains competitive at the professional level, though his average finishing position of P9.4 across his entire career underscores that he is a capable, race-winning professional rather than a series-leading figure.