Maximilian Götz is a racing driver from Germany who last raced in DTM for Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing. Götz is a one-time champion (2021), with 3 wins and 9 podiums from 30 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,475 ranks Götz 34th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DTM | Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −832 | 6,475 |
| 2021 | DTM | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 15 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +308 | 7,308 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹 Lucas Auer | 6,387 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 54% |
| 🇩🇪 Marco Wittmann | 5,897 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% |
| 🇨🇭 Nico Müller | 6,063 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 68% |
| 🏳️ Kelvin van der Linde | 5,312 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% |
| 🏳️ Sheldon van der Linde | 5,965 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 57% |
| 🇮🇳 Arjun Maini | 5,572 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 78% |
| 🇩🇪 Maximilian Buhk | 5,455 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% |
| 🇩🇪 Esteban Muth | 3,370 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 91% |
| 🇺🇸 Dev Gore | 2,791 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 89% |
| 🇩🇪 Luca Stolz | 6,170 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% |
Maximilian Götz is a German racing driver who progressed through the junior single-seater ranks, including Formula BMW ADAC, where he won the title in 2003, and later the Formula 3 Euro Series and International Formula Master. He subsequently built a strong reputation in GT racing, claiming the 2012 ADAC GT Masters championship and the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Cup class title, before moving into the DTM, where he became most closely associated with Mercedes-AMG machinery. His most notable achievement in the series came in 2021, when he won the DTM drivers' championship with Mercedes-AMG Team WINWARD Racing.[1]
Across his DTM career, Götz made 30 starts, taking 3 wins and 9 podium finishes on his way to the 2021 title, his only championship in the series. He is now listed as retired from DTM competition. In Racer DB's rating system, Götz holds a Racer Rating of 6,475, placing him 34th among active drivers on the platform's Elo-style scale, where the leading names in the sport typically sit between 10,000 and 11,500. In his final recorded season, 2026, he competed across 15 rounds without a win but with a single podium finish, ending the campaign 11th in the standings.[2]